Tribute act Don Jovi will bring Bon Jovi’s catalog of hits to the West End Fair’s Main Stage on Thursday, Aug. 21.

Don Jovi, marking its West End Fair debut, plans to play distinct shows at 7 and 8:30 p.m. The current band lineup consists of: Don Chaffin, lead vocals; Sean Tarr, lead guitar; Chris Tristram, bass; Nick Troiani, keyboards; and Matt Ricci, drums.

Bon Jovi, formed in Sayreville, New Jersey, in 1983, has 16 studio albums to its credit. The rock band scored its biggest albums success with “Slippery When Wet” and “New Jersey,” released in 1986 and 1988, respectively. Combined, the sets sold more than 22 million copies domestically.

Bon Jovi scored four No. 1 singles on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart: “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “Bad Medicine” and “I’ll Be There For You.” Other hits include “Runaway,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” “Born to be My Baby,” “Bed of Roses” and “Always.”

Chaffin cited “Blaze of Glory,” Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi’s 1990 No. 1 solo single, as one of his favorite songs to perform.

Born in Bay Shore, New York, and raised in Lindenhurst, New York, Chaffin knew at a young age that he wanted to pursue music.

“Watching ‘Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert’ and ‘The Midnight Special’ with my parents on TV, specifically Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. That original inspiration stuck with me as I then got into Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, etc.”

Chaffin recalls his first public performance occurring when he was 14, with the band Smokey Rose in front of the House of Music store in West Babylon, New York. He went on to play in a number of bands thereafter.

“I’m still active with Voices of Extreme, which started back in 2004 and has now secured a new record deal and will be releasing a new album shortly. Red Lamb is no longer active, but I’m proud to be a part of that as it included Dave Mustaine and Dan Spitz.”

Ram Jam, he continued, “is no longer active, but I’m equally proud to be a part of that and the friendship and partnership with Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz. Riot Act may still be doing some music and performing in the future, as well as Road Crew.”

The name and idea of the Don Jovi band, Chaffin said, came about 15 or 20 years ago, “as I was constantly compared to looking very similar to Jon.” The band, though, he added, formed in 2023 in Long Island, New York.

As far as Chaffin knows, Don Jovi members have not interacted with any member of Bon Jovi.

Aside from Don Jovi, Chaffin performs in a specialty Legends of Rock show, now called Bon Halen. The show features Don Jovi and Chaffin’s friend Gene Henriksen, of the Van Halen tribute band Completely Unchained.

In terms of career highlights, Chaffin feels “blessed to have friends and industry veterans that I work with such as Debbie Gibson, Nicko McBrain, Dave Mustaine, Dan Spitz, Jerry Kasenetz, Mark Rivera, etc.”

Furthermore, “I look forward to continuing to work at a high level in this industry with both my original music and touring the world with Don Jovi.”