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Bon Jovi Miffed by Ticket Scalping for Free Central Park Gig

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Jon Bon Jovi is upset that tickets for his eponymous group's free New York concert, set for Saturday in Central Park, are being sold via online auction sites for up to $1,000. Some 60,000 tickets were originally handed out to fans at no cost. The singer is also steamed that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has refused to stop the third-party sales.

"We have always had the best interest in the fans at heart and repeatedly ... tried to educate [show sponsor] MLB [Major League Baseball] and New York City about the fairest and easiest distribution of tickets," Bon Jovi posted to his band's official Web site before the heated observations were later removed.

"As I said before, 'No good deed goes unpunished,'" the rocker added. "There are reports in the media about tickets being scalped for the free concert. I for one am not surprised, but our organization is disappointed."

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