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Bon Jovi Heads Back on the Road This Spring: ‘We Have All Missed Touring’

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will hit U.S. arenas throughout April.

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Bon Jovi will be back on the road this spring with their 2022 North American tour. Produced by promoter Live Nation, the tour is scheduled to kick off April 1 in Omaha, Neb., at CHI Health Center.  

The 15-date trek will run through arenas in Minnesota, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and more. Bon Jovi will make three stops in Texas before closing out the dates on April 30 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.   

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“We have all missed  touring  and we know that nothing can replace the energy of a live show for the fans or the band,” said Jon Bon Jovi in a release.  

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The tour will be in support of the band’s most recent album 2020 , which was released in October 2020 and reached the top 20 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The band has also been working on new material over the course of the pandemic.   

In addition to new music, the band launched Bon Jovi radio on SiriusXM. The limited-run channel celebrates the career of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted group and features insight from Jon Bon Jovi and band members, as well as their crew. The channel also provides fans with exclusive weekly live concerts directly from the band’s archives.   

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The 2022 tour is sponsored by Hampton Water, a wine company founded by Jon Bon Jovi and his son, Jesse Bongiovi.   

Tickets will go on sale to the general public for most markets beginning Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. local time. Head to BonJovi.com for specific details on VIP packages as well as on-sale dates and timing. The JBJ Experience member pre-sale will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m. local time. Check out a full list of dates below.  

It’s official! We’ll be headed back out on this road this April for the #BonJovi2022Tour . Pre-sales begin January 11th and tickets will be available to the public beginning January 14th. For more information on tickets and VIP, head to https://t.co/6OX1pkc5GD . See you soon! ❤️🗡 pic.twitter.com/HqJ1rGACMb — Bon Jovi (@BonJovi) January 7, 2022

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Bon Jovi Return to the Road With 2022 Spring Tour

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Bon Jovi will return to the road this April for the band’s first full-scale tour of the pandemic era.

Dubbed simply “Bon Jovi 2022 Tour,” the 15-date trek — Omicron permitting — kicks off April 1st in Omaha and zips around the Midwest and southern region of the U.S. before concluding April 30th in Nashville. Check out Bon Jovi’s site for ticket information.

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It’s official! We’ll be headed back out on this road this April for the #BonJovi2022Tour . Pre-sales begin January 11th and tickets will be available to the public beginning January 14th. For more information on tickets and VIP, head to https://t.co/6OX1pkc5GD . See you soon! ❤️🗡 pic.twitter.com/HqJ1rGACMb — Bon Jovi (@BonJovi) January 7, 2022

Although their summer 2020 tour was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rock Hall-inducted Bon Jovi remained active, performing shows together for benefit shows , livestreamed gigs and promotional appearances . Jon Bon Jovi and company also released their politically minded LP 2020 , which featured songs about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, the pandemic, and mass shootings.

“I don’t think anyone will forget what their lives were like between March and September of 2020,” Bon Jovi  told  Rolling Stone   of their new album at the time. “I think this is the Spanish Flu all over again. But none of us, you and I or our parents, were alive 100 years ago. So this is that moment for us. This song won’t be about shoulder pads and having a hairstyle. This will mark a moment in time.”

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April 1 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center April 3 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center April 5 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum April 8 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center April 9 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena April 11 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena April 13 – Savannah, GA @ Enmarket Arena April 15 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena April 16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ FLA Live Arena April 19 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse April 21 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center April 23 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center April 26 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center April 28 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center April 30 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

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Bon Jovi Kick Off Spring 2022 Tour in Omaha: Photos, Recap + Setlist

The band is back on their first major live run since the global pandemic

Arena rock is a genre of music that will never die, as long as crowds convene inside hockey arenas around the country to sing along to our favorite anthems from our favorite artists. That’s exactly what took place when Bon Jovi kicked off their 2022 tour in Omaha, NE at the CHI Health Center on Friday, April 1st, for their first public in-person concert since the pandemic started.

Ione, a singer from Sioux City, IA, was the contest winner of the opening slot for the Omaha tour date. With a full backing band — two guitar players, a bassist, a drummer, and a keyboardist — Ione filled the arena with her soulful voice, reminding one of ‘70s singer-songwriters like Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks. She emitted a free-spirited energy on stage, and captivated the audience with her pure, unadulterated pop-rock sound. It was a spectacular showing all around, and certainly worth arriving early for.

Then it was time for the main event. Bon Jovi brought their New Jersey flare to the heartland, led by lead singer Jon Bon Jovi. While it’s now occasionally a little difficult for Bon Jovi to project those higher notes to the back of the arena as he did back in the ‘80s, he is still an expert showman, first and foremost. He has a young soul to him, and on Friday, he pulled off an incredible Mick Jagger-like crowd control with the audience that was both engaging and entertaining.

It was also Bon Jovi’s first official concert since the pandemic started — they’d had to cancel a planned 2020 run — and it was clear they were very excited to finally play in front of a crowd. “It’s been a long time since I said good evening,” said Bon Jovi, before they kicked into “You Give Love A Bad Name.”

As for the rest of the band, they were in top form. Phil X has had some major shoes to fill playing lead guitar for over five years, but he does it flawlessly. During “Keep the Faith,” he impressively went through three guitars during the whole song, breaking one of the strings during the process. Elsewhere, Tico Torres was a beast behind the drum kit, while you can hear David Bryan’s signature synth sound from a mile away. Also, is it possible for guitarist/producer John Shanks to be made a permanent member of Bon Jovi? The man shared lead guitar duties and was a phenomenal rhythm player, earning the spotlight more than once during his guitar solos.

The band also paid tribute to Ukraine, performing “It’s My Life,” a song that has been adopted as an anthem for Ukrainians, and “We Don’t Run,” which was being filmed as part of a Global Citizen special. Elsewhere, they dusted off songs released over the past couple of decades, including five cuts from their latest album, 2020 , with Jon Bon Jovi stating he is “proud of this album.”

Finally, they ended their main set with the iconic “Livin’ On a Prayer,” which immediately had the whole arena singing in unison. At last, it was time for the two-song encore, starting with “Love’s the Only Rule” and ending with “Bad Medicine.”

Say what you will about Bon Jovi, but they remain one of the most influential rock bands, while proving arena rock is far from dead. Sometimes, you just want to sing along to a great hook, and that’s exactly what you’ll get on this run.

Bon Jovi next play St. Paul, MN at the Xcel Energy Center on Sunday, April 3rd. Tickets for that show, and for the rest of the tour, are available via Ticketmaster .

Check out the setlist and gallery of exclusive photos from opening night, taken by Robert Chadwick, below.

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Bon Jovi have announced a US arena tour for 2022. The run of 15 shows kicks off at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE, on April 1, and climaxes on April 30 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN.  

"We have all missed touring." said frontman Jon Bon Jovi, "and we know that nothing can replace the energy of a live show for the fans or the band." 

In 2020 Bon Jovi made the decision to cancel their entire summer tour rather than postpone it, allowing fans to use refunds for essential bills and shopping during lockdown. The band had lined up a total of 18 shows with special guest  Bryan Adams . 

The new run of dates does not replicate the 2020 itinerary, with no shows as yet scheduled in major cities like Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Detroit or Boston.    

Pre-sales will start on January 12 , with tickets on sale to the general public two days later.

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Apr 01: Omaha CHI Health Center, NE Apr 03: St. Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN Apr 05: Milwaukee Fiserv Forum, WI Apr 08: Charlotte Spectrum Center, NC Apr 09: Raleigh PNC Arena, NC Apr 11: Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena, SC Apr 13: Savannah Enmarket Arena, GA Apr 15: Tampa Amalie Arena, FL Apr 16: Ft. Lauderdale FLA Live Arena, FL Apr 19: Indianapolis Gainbridge Fieldhouse, IN Apr 21: St. Louis Enterprise Center, MO Apr 23: Austin Moody Center, TX Apr 26: Houston Toyota Center, TX Apr 28: Dallas American Airlines Center, TX Apr 30: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Bon Jovi have announced the Bon Jovi 2022 Tour, produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Hampton Water.

The tour is scheduled for arenas this coming Spring. Tickets will go on-sale to the general public for most markets beginning Friday, January 14 at 10:00am local time, check www.bonjovi.com for specific details on VIP packages as well as on-sale dates and timing. The JBJ Experience member pre-sale will begin on Tuesday, January 11th at 10:00am local time.

The band spent much of the past two years recording and releasing new music, while also creating livestream performance content and launching Bon Jovi radio for their fans. Bon Jovi’s 2020 was one of the most critically acclaimed album releases of that year with USA Today calling it “BRILLIANT” and Associated Press highlighting the depth of lyrics within the songs that “chronicle pain, loss, fear and death from the coronavirus, police killings and mass shootings.”

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Bon Jovi remains one of the most prolific and sought-after tour tickets in live music today, and getting back on tour was a top priority for the band. “We have all missed touring and we know that nothing can replace the energy of a live show for the fans or the band,” said Jon Bon Jovi.

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Bon Jovi Tour Dates: Friday, April 1 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center Sunday, April 3 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Tuesday, April 5 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum* Friday, April 8 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center Saturday, April 9 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena Monday, April 11 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena Wednesday, April 13 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena Friday, April 15 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena Saturday, April 16 Ft. Lauderdale, FL FLA Live Arena Tuesday, April 19 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse* Thursday, April 21 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center Saturday, April 23 Austin, TX Moody Center Tuesday, April 26 Houston, TX Toyota Center^ Thursday, April 28 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Saturday, April 30 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena^

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Displaying a characteristic damn-the-torpedoes spirit in the face of the omicron surge, Bon Jovi has announced dates for an American tour beginning in April.

The recent omicron surge has caused the cancellation or postponement of multiple events — most recently Dead and Company’s Playing in the Sand festival in Mexico, which was canceled Thursday, a day before it was scheduled to begin , after guitarist John Mayer and multiple members of the touring team tested positive.

Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi tested positive for COVID-19 in October, forcing the cancellation of tour dates.

Regardless, the Bon Jovi 2022 Tour, produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Hampton Water, is slated to begin on April Fool’s Day in Omaha. Tickets will go on sale to the general public for most markets beginning Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. local time. The JBJ Experience member pre-sale will begin Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. local time.

“We have all missed touring and we know that nothing can replace the energy of a live show for the fans or the band,” said Jon Bon Jovi in the tour announcement. Reps for the band did not immediately respond to requests for further comment.

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TOUR ITINERARY:

Friday, April 1                         Omaha, NE                 CHI Health Center

Sunday, April 3                       St. Paul, MN                Xcel Energy Center

Tuesday, April 5                     Milwaukee, WI            Fiserv Forum*

Friday, April 8                         Charlotte, NC              Spectrum Center

Saturday, April 9                    Raleigh, NC                PNC Arena

Monday, April 11                    Greenville, SC            Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Wednesday, April 13              Savannah, GA            Enmarket Arena

Friday, April 15                       Tampa, FL                   Amalie Arena

Saturday, April 16                  Ft. Lauderdale, FL      FLA Live Arena

Tuesday, April 19                   Indianapolis, IN          Gainbridge Fieldhouse*

Thursday, April 21                  St. Louis, MO              Enterprise Center

Saturday, April 23                  Austin, TX                   Moody Center

Tuesday, April 26                   Houston, TX                Toyota Center^

Thursday, April 28                  Dallas, TX                   American Airlines Center

Saturday, April 30                  Nashville, TN              Bridgestone Arena^

*On-Sale date January 21 st

^On-Sale date February 4 th

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Bon Jovi (formed in 1983) is an American hard rock band known for their arena-filling live shows and instantly recognisable worldwide hit single “Livin’ on a Prayer”, hailing from Sayreville, New Jersey.

Originally comprised of Garden State natives, frontman Jon Bon Jovi, keyboard and backing vocalist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, lead guitarists Richie Sambora, and bassist Alec John Such, the group has remained a fairly solid lineup since its formation. The band began playing around New Jersey, opening for touring bands, which is how they caught the attention of record executive Derek Shulman. He subsequently signed Bon Jovi to Mercury Records and released their debut, self-titled album in January 1984. Peaking at No. 43 on the Billboard 200, the record introduced the band’s huge, dramatic and heavy guitar-driven sound, which resulted in the band opening for the Scorpions in the U.S. and Kiss in Europe.

After a disappointing second album “7800° Farenheit” was released in 1985, Bon Jovi issued their breakthrough album “Slippery When Wet” in August 1986. Holding the top spot of the Billboard 200 for a remarkable eight weeks, the record was led by the No. 1 knockout singles “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer”, turning the group into household names the world over. The group’s 130-show supporting tour became a huge success and earned the band nearly $30,000,000. Building on this success Bon Jovi’s fourth, “New Jersey” once again found the top of the charts aided by the No. 1 singles “Bad Medicine” and “I’ll Be There for You”. With a reputation as one of the best and most intense touring bands in the world, Bon Jovi set off on a 232 show tour which included a show in the Soviet Union.

The constant cycle of recording and touring began to take its toll on the group and in 1990 Bon Jovi took a hiatus to focus on family and individual pursuits. After a conversation about the longevity of the group in St. Thomas, the members agreed to start making a new album. That new album proved to be “Keep the Faith” released in November 1992. Marked by its mature, thoughtful lyrics, the album was succeeded by the compilation “Cross Road”, which featured the band's most successful single to date, “Always”. Bassist Alec John Such was subsequently fired from the band and unofficially replaced by Hugh McDonald.

Following another huge worldwide tour, Bon Jovi issued their sixth album “These Days” in 1995, followed by “Crush” in 2000, and “Bounce” in 2002. In 2003 the band reworked a number of their biggest hits and compiled them onto the studio album “This Left Feels Right” in November. Prior to the arrival of their 10th studio album, “Have a Nice Day” in 2005, Bon Jovi was bestowed with the Award for Merit at the American Music Awards in 2003. Playing to nearly two million fans the world over, the “Have a Nice Day” Tour grossed nearly $200 million, following close behind successful tour by The Rolling Stones and Madonna.

The full-length “Lost Highway” followed in June 2007, led by the singles “(You Want to) Make a Memory” and “Lost Highway”. Following the subsequent tour, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2009, the same year they released their 12th studio album, “The Circle”.

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NO Bon Jovi yours coming up.So why are they Conradicting themselves here on Song kicks ????. the only

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Playing at small Venues. Along with the band that is backing him up "kings of suburbia" He hasn't done anything with the Bond Jovi

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Druve-Ins and Theaters. Now the only thing he is doing is for a vacation company called "RUNAWAY TOURS" for Halloween And it is only 2 nights He is gonna do a short gig and then take pictures and maybe answer some questions there's some questions for a couple of nights this is mainly just a vacation package to Miami, Florida That is outrageously expensive Is nothing like a tour concert. This thing hes doing now is a couple of $1000 plus And you have to pay for your plane fare and your food. And as for the Night of 29th and 30th And the 31st of October. But the hotel is only for 2 nights. And they still haven't booked up completely. The 1st one they did a few months ago booked up really fast for all that's for all 3 of the prices prices but this time they're not booking everything up. Most people can't afford several $1000.

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I've been going to Bon Jovi gigs in UK since 1986. I was 15, already had both their previous albums. First UK tour, they played a tiny local theatre, which was half empty as they were barely known over here back then! I've been to every UK tour since, except one..even saw them at Donnington "Monsters of Rock", which is now Download. Manchester, Stoke City Stadium, Coventry; I've loved every concert, but I have to say, Coventry is a lousy venue!! It's a nightmare to get to and the lack of parking is a complete ball ache. PLEASE do more dates at Manchester and replace Coventry with the Stadium in Stoke, now called The BET 365 Stadium and is home to Stoke City fc, so same size as Coventry. Loads of parking, and not clogging up motorway slip roads to get there either. Other than that, cannot fault ANY concet I've seen; Jon is so professional. 2 concerts, on 2 consecutive tours, it belted it down with rain and they carried on, towelling off inbetween. Jon even laughed while singing the line "til the heavens burst" during "Always" Phil X is a great guitarist too. I've seen Kiss, Halestorm, Def Leppard, TOTO, Tina Turner, Guns n Roses, plus many more and Bon Jovi will always be top of my list. Lifelong fan, 37 years on from my first concert and 39 yeats since my first album "Bon Jovi". Keep on rocking!

Bon Jovi remains, to this day, a musical icon. The band is one of the most successful and famous rock bands of all time and, judging on the ridiculously large crowd that excitedly came to see the band perform live, they will never, ever lose their star. Years after their formation in 1983, Bon Jovi’s hits are still classics that everyone, young and old, can’t fail to recognise. And this is precisely why it was so brilliant to watch them perform live, in a packed out arena of thousands of fans. The energy was out of this world, and the fans were so excited that they could barely contain themselves. Even the sound check guy got an ear deafening scream when he appeared on stage. When Jon Bon Jovi himself appeared, the world exploded. Proving that he still got it, Jon Bon Jovi put his famous vocals to test with a big opener: ‘Always’. The crowd went wild. We were treated to all the hits, spanning all the decades. ‘Who Says You Can’t Go Home’ was a notable one, with the whole crowd singing along, but it was ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ that, of course, brought the house down.

I Love Bonjovi!!!Have been a fan since 1984, seen them 9 times in concert, have all their music old and new, 3 shows I went to see them by myself, this show I went by myself, and as always it was awesome!!!! Jon is amazing, I loved what he did when he quizzed the audience about the radio station, lol I just can't get over that, as any woman I wish that was me lol,they always put on a great performance, and make you feel good, I also loved when he would turn to the back of the stage and kick box into the video at the end of the song he did this 3 times, I give them 10 stars on this show, Philx was really good, I could see how much he really enjoys what he is doing, the stage was phenomenal, with the slinky lights, and how this house is not for sale picture of the album was included awesome!!!! I also have to say how much I missed seeing Richie, but, they're performance proved they've moved on, got it together and Jon Bonjovi, Tico, and David, I remember you guys in your 20's,30's,40's, I just can't believe its been over 30 years, you guys are amazing!!

Some bands never lose their appeal due to the fact their hit singles still seem relevant and able to play on radios years later. They turn from songs into much loved anthems and are passed down between families and friends. New Jersey glam rock outfit Bon Jovi definitely sit within this category thanks to their runaway success in the 80s.

Years later they are still packing out arenas with fans old and new who are all enthusiastic and ready to bellow along to those recognisable choruses. Although it is over thirty years since the band first formed, all the musicians remain so lively and passionate onstage most noticeably Jon himself who conducts his crowd like a pastor addressing his faithful church commune. He preaches, they agree although there are no hallelujahs just great rock choruses on the likes of 'Always' and 'Bad Medicine'. They leave stage in a barrage of lights and guitar riffs yet the crowd knows they will be returning for the synonymous 'Livin' On A Prayer' which unites the thousand strong audience in one almighty singalong.

Bon Jovi has been rocking it around the world since the eighties and hasn't given up yet.

They've been touring huge arenas for years and even in their ripe old age they still manage to put on over a two hour long performance that will leave you breathless and will have you singing along and dancing all night to the hits from Slippery When Wet all the way up to their latest album What about Now.

They'll make you feel like you've been time warped to the land of neon t-shirts and big hair! You'll want to go bust out your members only jacket and flock of seagulls haircut after you see them. Bringing back a blast from the past you'll be able to see the hits like "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "Living on a Prayer" just like they were in the eighties.

Bon Jovi can still hit every note perfectly and does it with a flair that only he can bring. Richie Sambora never misses a note in any of his solos and can still rock out with the best of them even going as far as doing a ten minute long guitar solo in the middle of their set.

We paid for general admission seating so we couldn't get anywhere near the stage. The screen would have been fine, but the sound system was horrible and we could barely hear him. From what we did hear, the sound was entirely muffled.

In addition, people smoked all around us and there was no fresh air. Our 10 and 8 year old boys were miserable. There were a lot of people complaining but no one from Dick's Sporting Goods was there. There were only volunteers and no one knew how to address the issue. We decided to leave after 15 minutes of the music starting. And speaking of the music starting, he started 2 1/2 hours late.

It was the worst concert I've ever experienced. And not only did we put $280 for four tickets, we paid for a hotel room so we could go to the concert.

My first concert was 95 wembley stadium. Ab absolutely mega l cant explain to people just how mega it was you wouldn't be able to understand or appreciate it unless you ate a fan of theirs. It was just electric. I was so excited it was Wembley stadium.l had never been anywhere as big as that. I remember going to the seats the sound of the music booming out. I think it was vanhalen jump.l was so excited l got to a bit where you could stand and l looked over the bars and felt as though l was going to fall into the crowd. I felt like l was walking on air and no l hadn't been drinking.it was just amazing l went with my mum who has now passed away. A memory l will hold in my heart forever.

What can i say, the show was fantastic, mind i have not been to a bad one yet, and i have been going since 1995, the shows get better and better, we always get vip, we have stood in que's for hours and had gold circle, also being at the front, but know we like a bit of comfort , so we go vip, which is fabulous , of you have not been to a Bon jovi concert you are missing out, the only thing i was dissapointed about was how long it took them to come to England and then there was only a choice of 3 venue' one up north and 2 down south, also jon i do miss the fireworks at the end bring them back , but all in all fab as always, just dont leave it so long next time xxxxxxxxx

Fortunate enough to be in a hospitality box, with a very good (close) view.

The biggest issue, was the terribly poor sound quality. I don't know if this was because of where our box was (to the side) or whether the sound was generally very poor.

when he spoke, we could not make out a single word he said.

again, when he sang, were it not for us knowing the words to his most famous songs, we would not have had a clue what he was singing.

visually, excellent, atmosphere was tremendous, but the sound was terrible.

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Richie Sambora says he’ll return to Bon Jovi if Jon Bon Jovi gets his voice back: ‘I swear to God’

The guitarist, who left the band in 2013, said that "the world could use" the good energy.

Emlyn Travis is a news writer at  Entertainment Weekly  with over five years of experience covering the latest in entertainment. A proud Kingston University alum, Emlyn has written about music, fandom, film, television, and awards for multiple outlets including MTV News,  Teen Vogue , Bustle, BuzzFeed,  Paper Magazine , Dazed, and NME. She joined EW in August 2022.

Keep the faith , Bon Jovi fans. Richie Sambora has confirmed that he’d return to the legendary rock band once again under one condition. 

The musician, who abruptly left the band in 2013 , revealed in a recent The Allison Hagendorf Show interview that he’d rejoin Bon Jovi once its frontman, Jon Bon Jovi , has fully recovered from his vocal cord surgery . (The “Wanted Dead or Alive” singer underwent a process called medialization to repair one of his cords, which had atrophied, in 2022.)

“The fans will just love it. It’s not finance, it has nothing to do with [that]. The world could use it,” Sambora said about returning to the band. “But, as Jon said, he’s been having problems with his voice, and now he had that operation.… It’s an iffy thing at best. I don’t know if there’s anybody that has ever had that be successful. I’m not really sure about that. And I went to his house, and we talked about it.”

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“If he gets [his voice] back, I’ll go play. I got songs. I swear to God," he continued. "It’s the honest-to-God truth.… I told everybody that I would, without a doubt, go back. The world needs it.… We need hope.”

Sambora made a recent appearance in the band’s Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story , where he apologized for his sudden decision to quit the band just before they were about to play a gig in Calgary while on tour in 2013. 

During his discussion with Hagendorf, the lyricist admitted that he probably should’ve left “a couple albums before” his actual exit, adding, “I think Jon was moving into a place where he wanted to not really be a band, you know?” 

Sambora also noted that he disagreed with “a lot of stuff” that appeared within Thank You, Goodnight and described the series as Bon Jovi’s “baby” and “perception” of the events that have unfolded over the band’s 40-year career thus far. 

“I really had nothing to do with it, you know? There were some incongruencies [sic] about time periods and this and that and it continues on,” he said. “I disagree with a lot of stuff or whatever, but I’m not really shaken by it at that point. It gave me a platform to go, ‘Here’s some new music now.’ Where now it’s relevant, because I think a guy who’s been around the block like me needed a platform.” 

Although he believes the four-part documentary could have been a lot shorter.

“We could’ve cut that down to about two hours,” Sambora said. “Because, to me, the celebration would’ve been the great songs that we wrote and how we sold all those millions of records and played for people.… That celebration of those great songs that people really took into their lives, that’s what I believed the 40-year celebration would be myself, but like I said, it was his baby.” 

He later added, “There’s one thing that’s not in it, and it’s [this]: everything.” 

Listen to Sambora talk about music and potentially returning to Bon Jovi in the clip above.

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Jon Bon Jovi, and his guitar, make a surprise appearance on the Asbury Park boardwalk

What are the chances of seeing Jon Bon Jovi on the Asbury Park boardwalk on a Monday?

Pretty good if you were on the boards of the city's North Beach on May 6. The rocker and a small entourage were apparently filming a video around 7 p.m.

Kristin O'Meara of Ocean Grove made the scene with friends Meryl Hayton and Valerie Powell after she was sent a pic of Bon Jovi at the shoot.

“He looked so good in the picture I thought it was fake,” said O'Meara, who lives in Ocean Grove. “We jumped in the car, parked illegally and there was Jon Bon Jovi playing a guitar on the on the boardwalk.”

A small crowd of 10 to 12 people were watching, O'Meara said. He was lip-synching to an unreleased song, and a member of the entourage asked fans not to share video of the shoot.

So far, fans have complied.

A new album, “Forever,” is due Friday, June 7.

Bon Jovi's vocal issues were center stage in the “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” documentary, which debuted April 26 on Hulu. The band hasn't toured in two years.

More: Bon Jovi plays hits at Paramount in Asbury Park for upcoming drive-in theater concert

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 No other members of Bon Jovi were seen at the shoot. Filming wrapped on Monday about 15 minutes after O'Meara got there.

“He said, 'OK, who wants photos?' ” O'Meara said. “We let out a little squeal and took pictures. He was very gracious and very sweet.”

Jon Bon Jovi got his start on the Asbury Park music scene, primarily at the former Fast Lane in the late '70s and early '80s. The band Bon Jovi played on the Asbury Park beach in 2012 as part of the Bamboozle festival. The band filmed a closed-theater concert in April 2021 at the Paramount Theatre on the boardwalk that was shown at more then 750 drive-in theaters, outdoor venues and movie theaters across the country.

A request for comment from Bon Jovi's rep about Monday's shoot was not replied to by press time.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; [email protected].

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Richie Sambora Reveals He Would 'Without a Doubt Go Back' to Bon Jovi — on One Condition

The guitarist abruptly left Bon Jovi mid-tour in 2013

Richie Sambora hasn’t shut the door on a possible Bon Jovi reunion.

The musician, 64, revealed in a sneak peek of a new episode of The Allison Hagendorf Show that he is open to playing with the band he famously and abruptly left in 2013.

“If he gets [his voice] back, I’ll go play. I got songs,” Sambora told Hagendorf of frontman Jon Bon Jovi, who underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022. “I swear to God. It’s the honest-to-God truth… I told everybody that I would without a doubt go back. The world needs it… We need hope.”

Though Sambora admitted that he’s only “casually” in touch with other members of the band “because there’s a bit of a rift” between them, he admitted that playing with Bon Jovi again would mean everything to his fans.

“The fans will just love it. It’s not finance, it has nothing to do with. The world could use it,” he said on the show, which is co-produced by Danny Wimmer Presents and premieres Wednesday, May 8. “But as Jon said, he’s been having problems with his voice, and now he had that operation… It’s an iffy thing at best. I don’t know if there’s anybody that has ever had that be successful. I’m not really sure about that. And I went to his house, and we talked about it.”

The rocker says he told his former bandmate that he would “definitely” perform with him once more if everything healed well, and says that his recent single “I Pray” was originally “earmarked” for the band for Sambora and Bon Jovi to sing as a duet.

Bon Jovi, 62, first began experiencing issues with his vocal cords around 2015 and eventually had a surgery to alleviate loose vocal cords that were causing problems in June 2022. (The frontman, who will release the band's 16th album Forever in June, recently told PEOPLE that " every day is the recovery process ," adding: “I’m capable of singing. What I’m not necessarily capable of is two and a half hours a night, four nights a week, but I’m aspiring to get that back.”)

The legendary group’s history has made headlines in recent weeks thanks to the Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story , which premiered last month. Over several episodes, the series explores the band’s rise to fame and its major successes — as well as Sambora’s abrupt 2013 departure and its aftermath .

"It's his project, and it's his perspective. I have a different perspective on all of that,” Sambora recently told PEOPLE of the docuseries.

A Bon Jovi source tells PEOPLE, "We’re confused that Richie says he has a different perspective. He was interviewed extensively over multiple interview sessions for the documentary and given free rein to offer his perspective.  Were his own words not his perspective?"

In his interview with Hagendorf, Sambora said he “didn’t agree with everything in that documentary,” and felt that the band’s setbacks “didn’t deserve to be mounted on me so hard.”

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In 2013, the Bon Jovi band mates were returning from a break during the start of a world tour when Sambora was a no-show — and never rejoined the tour or the band.

“We were all shocked,” Bon Jovi recently told PEOPLE. “It was a show that night … and he just didn't show up. And then the next night, and then the next night … We had 120 people on the road, 80 other shows to do. So the train kept going.”

Looking back, “it was the end of a chapter for the band,” Bon Jovi added at the time. “Difficult, but, you know, life goes on.” 

Bon Jovi previously revealed to PEOPLE that ahead of the docuseries premiere that he and Sambora watched some of it together.

"He came over and watched three parts of the docuseries at my house," he told PEOPLE last month , adding, "There's never animosity."

The singer also shared that "there was nothing but love" when Sambora left the band to focus on raising his daughter Ava, now 26, amid his divorce from ex Heather Locklear.

"There was never a fight," the singer said. "Ultimately being in a rock band is not a life sentence. He had to deal with his other issues."

Sambora also opened up about Ava being one of the main reasons he decided to leave the band in the docuseries, saying they "didn't have enough time."

“She needed me, and I needed her. Truthfully," he said.

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Richie Sambora wishes he would’ve quit Bon Jovi sooner

• Updated: May. 09, 2024, 3:05 p.m. |
• Published: May. 09, 2024, 9:46 a.m.

Richie Sambora arrives at the 2018 ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. He recently confessed that his one regret about Bon Jovi is that he would've quit sooner. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

• Saleah Blancaflor | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

There’s one regret Richie Sambora has when it comes to Bon Jovi .

Sambora, who was the longtime star guitarist for the band and unexpectedly quit in 2013 to spend time with his family, had a recent appearance on “The Allison Hagendorf Show,” and when he was asked what he would change about his exit from Bon Jovi, he was straightforward with his feelings.

“I probably would have left earlier,” Sambora confessed to Hagendorf. “I might have left a couple of albums before because, I think Jon (Bon Jovi) was moving into a place where he wanted to not really be a band.”

The Woodbridge native admitted that he had a sense early on that Bon Jovi wanted to pursue a solo career.

“When we first met, he was thriving to be a kind of a solo artist in a Bruce (Springsteen) way or a Rick Springfield way,” Sambora said on the podcast. “Quite frankly, it was an ultimatum for me when I just before ‘Slippery [When Wet]’ (was released). I went, ‘Come on, man. Let me in. We have to do this. We have to make this a band situation if we want to invade the planet and have people accept it.’”

Later on in the interview, Sambora expressed his unhappiness with the new Bon Jovi documentary “Thank You, Goodnight.”

READ MORE: Jon Bon Jovi talks new docuseries, vocal struggles, cruising with Springsteen

“Hey, look, this obviously was (Jon’s) personal perception. And this documentary was his perception, his baby. I really had nothing to do with it,” the guitarist said. “I disagree with a lot of stuff or whatever, but I’m not really shaken by it.”

He added that it could have been more of a celebration and that it could’ve been shorter “to about two hours.”

When asked what he would change about the documentary, Sambora responded: “Everything.”

The Hulu series introduces Sambora who appears to apologize to fans and the band, regretting how he ditched the tour, but not why: he needed to get clean and go to rehab for his daughter Ava (with ex-wife Heather Locklear) and family.

According to Bon Jovi, he never realized that Sambora wouldn’t be coming back. With him gone, he believes something will always be missing.

“My feet and my spirit would just not let me walk out the door,” Sambora tells director Gotham Chopra in one scene.

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