Congratulations to The Riptide Movement and The Fallen Drakes following their performances at Vicar Street last night which saw the bands earn the right to open for Bon Jovi at the RDS Arena next month.

The two bands were selected as winners of the prestigious Bon Jovi opening act competition by judges Peter Aiken, Mark Crossingham (Universal Music) and
Carol Dooley (Radio Nova) after seeing off stiff competition from Doris, Jody Has A Hitlist and Simon Fagan.

The Riptide Movement will open for the legendary stadium rockers on June 29 while The Fallen Drakes will kick things off the following day. Tickets priced from €65.70 to €91.25 are still available for the Bon Jovi show on June 30. All tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster outlets.