Bon Jovi will return to the road for their first tour since 2022 when Jon Bon Jovi lost his voice, which required surgery.
They have announced seven shows — four in New York, and one each in London, Dublin and Edinburgh — starting next July.
This announcement comes after a much documented vocal cord surgery and rehab process seen in their Hulu docu-series Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. Jon says, “There is a lot of joy in this announcement – joy that we can share these nights together with our amazing fans and joy that the band can be together. I am lucky enough to be able to hold a light out to the audience each night and stand in their reflection for a tremendous collective experience – I get to stand in the WE of our concerts. And I’ve spoken extensively on my gratitude but I will say it again, I’m deeply grateful that the fans and the brotherhood of this band have been patient and allowed me the time needed to get healthy and prepare for touring. I’m ready and excited!”
The shows are:
- 7/7, 9, 12 & 14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- 8/28 – Edinburgh, SCO – Murrayfield Stadium
- 8/30 – Dublin, IE – Croke Park
- 9/4 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
All dates are subject to change and tickets for New York go on sale on October 31st at 10am ET at BonJovi.com.
This tour is in support of this Friday’s release of their new album, Forever (Legendary Edition), a duets version of 2024’s Forever, which was a flop.
The announcement came during a livestream at noon ET today with the band doing three songs — “Legendary,” “Red, White and Jersey” and “It’s My Life.”
You can definitely hear a change in Jon’s voice and he was clearly hesitant on his delivery, having, as he said last year, undergone “major reconstructive surgery in my vocal cords, and I never had anything like this, ever. So it’s been a difficult road, but I found a doctor in Philadelphia who did something called a medialization, because one of my cords was literally atrophied.”
Medialization is when a paralyzed or damaged vocal cord is moved to the middle so that the healthy vocal cord can regain normal function. He said he needed the procedure because his “strong [vocal cord] was literally taking what was left of the weak one. So they put a plastic implant in, and for the last two years now, I’ve been in this rehab, getting it back together. But I’m getting very close.”
Bon Jovi will return to the road for their first tour since 2022 when Jon Bon Jovi lost his voice, which required surgery.
They have announced seven shows — four in New York, and one each in London, Dublin and Edinburgh — starting next July.
This announcement comes after a much documented vocal cord surgery and rehab process seen in their Hulu docu-series Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. Jon says, “There is a lot of joy in this announcement – joy that we can share these nights together with our amazing fans and joy that the band can be together. I am lucky enough to be able to hold a light out to the audience each night and stand in their reflection for a tremendous collective experience – I get to stand in the WE of our concerts. And I’ve spoken extensively on my gratitude but I will say it again, I’m deeply grateful that the fans and the brotherhood of this band have been patient and allowed me the time needed to get healthy and prepare for touring. I’m ready and excited!”
The shows are:
- 7/7, 9, 12 & 14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- 8/28 – Edinburgh, SCO – Murrayfield Stadium
- 8/30 – Dublin, IE – Croke Park
- 9/4 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
All dates are subject to change and tickets for New York go on sale on October 31st at 10am ET at BonJovi.com.
This tour is in support of this Friday’s release of their new album, Forever (Legendary Edition), a duets version of 2024’s Forever, which was a flop.
The announcement came during a livestream at noon ET today with the band doing three songs — “Legendary,” “Red, White and Jersey” and “It’s My Life.”
You can definitely hear a change in Jon’s voice and he was clearly hesitant on his delivery, having, as he said last year, undergone “major reconstructive surgery in my vocal cords, and I never had anything like this, ever. So it’s been a difficult road, but I found a doctor in Philadelphia who did something called a medialization, because one of my cords was literally atrophied.”
Medialization is when a paralyzed or damaged vocal cord is moved to the middle so that the healthy vocal cord can regain normal function. He said he needed the procedure because his “strong [vocal cord] was literally taking what was left of the weak one. So they put a plastic implant in, and for the last two years now, I’ve been in this rehab, getting it back together. But I’m getting very close.”
