Bon Jovi are back on tour: for now the closest date is in London
Era April 2022 when Bon Jovi completed theirs last tour, a short series of dates in North America. Subsequently, Jon Bon Jovi revealed that he had a throat problem which put his voice at risk and forced him and the band to stay away from the stage for some time. Now, the band is finally ready to return to the stage announced his return to tour.
Bon Jovi will return to tour for the first time in four years in 2026. At the moment departure is scheduled from New Yorkfor four concerts at Madison Square Garden scheduled from July 7th to 14th. After that, the band will fly to the UK for a stop at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on August 28 and one at Wembley Stadium in London on September 4th. In between, on August 30th, there will also be an appointment in Croke Park Dublin. It is not known whether there will be other dates in other countries: for now, the closest date for Italian fans therefore seems to be London.
“There is great joy in this announcement”, declared Bon Jovi in the official press release on the tour resumed by “Ultimate Classic Rock: “Joy in being able to share these evenings with our incredible fans and joy in the fact that the band can be together. I am fortunate to be able to cast a light towards the audience every night and stand in their reflection for an extraordinary collective experience – I can stand in the we of our concerts. And I have spoken about it a lot expressing gratitude, but I will repeat it: I am deeply grateful that the fans and the brotherhood of this band have been patient and given me the time I needed to heal and prepare for the tour. I’m ready and excited!”.
As stated in the group’s official channels, for tickets of the New York concerts, fans can now sign up for the artist pre-sale, which begins Monday, October 27 at 9am EST. For live shows in the UK and Ireland, fans will be able to access the pre-sale by pre-ordering “Forever (Legendary Edition)” on Bon Jovi’s online shop.
The group’s last full public concert was held on April 30, 2022, following a short North American tour. Subsequently, due to vocal cord problems encountered by the frontman, the band dedicated itself exclusively to studio work and released the album “Forever” (read the review here), released in June last year and arriving on 24 October 2025 in a new version with the songs from the album rerecorded with guests of the caliber of Bruce Springsteen and others.
After the last show of 2022, Jon Bon Jovi made a public appearance during a short set in February 2024on the occasion of the MusiCares Awards in Los Angeles and, in addition to the small performances in his (former) venue JBJ’s in Nashvillereturned to perform with the band in the first full concert in three years on the occasion of Marathon Music Works of Nashville.
