Don’t forget Bon Jovi’s documentary premiere tomorrow on Showtime

You guys, whether you’re a Bon Jovi fan or not you should set your DVRs for Saturday, Oct. 24 at 9 p.m. Eastern, because the boys from New Jersey are gonna knock your socks off.

I’m sometimes skeptical of concert films because they’re pretty much 90-minute commercials for an album or some other merch. But I’ve watched some of the exclusive Web video from When We Were Beautiful and it promises to be a very compelling story, driven by the skillful interviews of director Phil Griffin.

Seriously, just listen to Jon Bon Jovi describing how “psychotic” it is to go from a small, silent room into a stadium with 70,000 “screaming maniacs” and then back to a silent hotel room, with just the ringing in your ears to keep you company.

“This ain’t such a romantic life,” he says with a wry look. “At the end of the day it’s fucking stressful.”

Good stuff, right? Here’s a longer taste:

For more, check out Showtime’s online Bon Jovi exclusives here.

Also, the band just announced tour dates for its new album, The Circle. If you like ‘em on film, maybe it’s worth being one of the 70,000 maniacs who turn out to see them in concert.