NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- Legendary rocker Jon Bon Jovi will play at a special benefit concert in New York City this December.

The concert is for the alumni, parents and friends of Hamilton College and will benefit student scholarships and new arts facilities at the college.

Jon Bon Jovi and the Kings of Suburbia will perform Wednesday, December 5th at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square.

Bon Jovi was number one on the Forbes list of most charitable celebrities in 2011.

Tickets go on sale September 17th. Fewer than 1,200 tickets will be sold.