The Bon Jovi Situation Takes a Surprising Turn
Jon Bon Jovi is finally speaking out after years of silence.
After undergoing major vocal cord surgery that nearly ended his career, the legendary frontman has officially announced his comeback — the “Forever” tour — marking his first full run of shows since the surgery that left fans wondering if they’d ever hear his voice again.
But not everyone’s celebrating. Rumors of a long-awaited reunion with Richie Sambora have been circulating ever since the Thank You, Goodnight documentary, and now new reports claim it’s never going to happen.
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@MagicSchoolbus1
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
He needs to admit he’s done. I know it’s hard but he’s had a long run. He shouldn’t take people’s money knowing he can’t serve a proper performance.
Knowing when to leave is just good manners. Wish him the best.
@victorjones296
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Jon is also a producer for his act. He decides how the money gets distributed, in part. If you started a job as a welder and halfway through the job you were being paid as a janitor, what would you finish out the job or move on? The same thing happened with Sebastian Bach in Skid Row.
@Rick-j6v9b
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
He has enough of a voice to trash our current president.
@billyzink
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
A great case for lip synching if ever their was one. Get your wallets and purses ready fools.
@shayne5936
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Retire and hang with ya kids and shit
@shayne5936
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Sorry I'm a fan since I lined up over night in mall in 85 for tickets ..but .. hate me all you want
They're done ..
@Miadolph427
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
The surgery didn’t work. The guy cannot sing. If people want to pay for his crappy voice with backing tracks have at it. I will listen to the old stuff instead
@robertchutonogbanua2564
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Did you see Richie's recent performance of "Livin' On a Prayer" with Sammy Hagar, Orianthi, and Phil X (yes, Phil X)? Even though Richie co-wrote the song, he completely botched the guitar solo (which he's played hundreds of times) and the key change. Phil X had to jump in there and help out. Based upon seeing that performance, it doesn't seem that Richie is up to the task. To be honest (and I love Bon Jovi), Phil X and John Shanks are much better right now.
@slapitman
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Shock horror much loved band looses a member, years pass and finally they reunite. Stadiums sell out – oooh
@victorgutierrez3076
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
pues para mi el disco de is house not for sale es una joya del nivel de los que tocaba richie sambora
@jjjohny_a5965
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
glad to hear jon bon jovi back as much as i love richies song writing skills phil x is one of todays top 5 guitar players..should be a great tour hope they also get back into the studio too
@GatewayPro
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
My god man quit saying his voice is back or that he recovered it's still absolutely horrible there's three songs been released and he might be worse than ever
@GatewayPro
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
His voice is NOT back … Richie should stay away it's going to be an embarrassment
@GatewayPro
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
It's still rough, he's hiring strong "backup" singers
@Morten_Nielsen1979
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Hang it up Jon. Become a songwriter for other artists.
@Rebelheart1985
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Fans STILL begging for Richie back as if he didn’t chose to leave and they don’t have literal gears of content witb him before then, including solo work.
He’s not coming back at this point. He chose to leave. Accept it and move on.
@cpiper6338
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Jon's voice hasn't been right for a long time. He simply can't hit the same notes any longer. It happens a lot with singers who have been straining for high octaves for a while. It's just another part of aging.
But the ticket prices sure haven't changed, right?
@jefflep1
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Let’s be clear… we know why he’s not there. He was pushed out a little bit at a time as the band sound, direction , and presentation simply was not what it once was, and you work for Jon. They were no longer partner, and Richie could not accept being a hired gun playing the music they were now making.
@guillermodelnoche
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Richie was an absolute mess in the recent Billy Corgan interview. I highly doubt he has his stuff together enough to tour on a fully professional level.
@duke_drums
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
What should upset people/fans of Bon Jovi is Jon went out and played shows knowing full well that his voice was shot and he could not sing. But yet he played the shows anyway and had his fans pay exorbitant amount of money on ticket prices. He doesn't/didn't need the money, so it came across as a big F-U to Bon Jovi fans. Pretty piss poor
@karijordan4930
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Jon has always been about loyalty to the brotherhood of the band. So for Richie to leave without saying anything and putting the band at risk is considered a betrayal. If Richie had gone to Jon and said "hey dude I need to leave for awhile because I need to be with my family"; then we wouldn't be in this position today. But to leave and not say anything at all speaks volumes. Believe me, I wish, as all fans do, that Richie could be part of this "Forever Tour"but we all know Jon too well and loyalty is a big big deal to him!
@BillHajdu
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
No Sambora no thanks.
@d-baserox2773
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Yeah sorry no. No I don't need Richie back anymore would it be a cool thing to see. Four or five of the original members sure. But with some new hoodie and the Blowfish looking guitar player and John Longshanks or whoever that he is and I don't know how many different people there are in the band now it's just a weird hodgepodge of an adult contemporary band now. Richie wouldn't fit in Richie having a quality singing voice and being a scale guitar player just he just wouldn't fit in. I'm sorry John's ego just won't allowed the good looking Rich he is and he probably still has a halfway decent voice I'm sorry he just wouldn't want him to show up
Besides that other want to be guitar player In the back Long Shanks would be upset because he'd think wait a minute I thought I was supposed to be the new guitar player I'm the co-producer co-writer I forced my way in and remember the band now Period dork. Dork dork dork..
@mikegrassman4773
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
THESE shows will show if it can go on. Sambora is GONE. Period.
@DrTinyToff
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Sounds like this dude deserves better fans. They dont give a F about him. All i see is bitchy snidey comments about how he is nothing without Ritchie. The guy left. He chose to go. He deserted and hurt his bandmates. If the fans care more about him that Jon Bon Jovi himself, then call yourself Ritchie fans, not Bon Jovi fans.
@Darkest_Soul_187
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
He's like 80 years old..Just give it up, and do something else in those last years.
@judecrasto9527
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Ritchie Sambora Should Want to Reunite With The Band and Should Break His Silence To His FANS
@marc176
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
I never believed that Richie would join the band when they are touring an album he wasn't involved with. If they did a farewell tour that wasn't tied to an album he had nothing to do with, I could see there being a possibility. I think there are some conditions too… IMO, I don't think Richie has an issue playing with Phil. I don't think he wants to be around John Shanks, who basically took his place being the writing and musical partner to Jon. But… who knows.
@frankklaudusz7907
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Jon won’t finish the tour his voice is still shot
@Jm-Gonz
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
It’s sad. Saw him several times in the 80s and 90s, people need to know when it’s time to retire
He is far passed that point, it’s sad, but his voice has been shot out for years
@jamieobrien8729
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
It’s very mortifying that there isn’t no reunion with Richie Sambora, really pissed me not just me, but to everyone and those who are affected by no reunion with Richie, I feel for you guys trust me and we’ll never know if a reunion is gonna happen and now what we feel now is fuckin heartbreak💔
@limey91111
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
That’s BS , Richie is coming back , we asked him last week Friday , who you going to drop in the band to bring Richie back – he asked who would you drop – I told him shanks , he said that’s the only choice.
John needs Richie
@larzgod
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Bon Joki. Sucks. Always have. Anyone who likes them wouldn’t know good music if it came w an engraved invitation
@SergioGarcia-xn6jk
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Phil se ha ganado a pulso ese sitio y sambora perdió su tren. Perdió ese tren y todos los demás, porque no es nadie sin bon jovi. Ni siquiera se parece al guitarrista que era. En el documental toca el solo de lay your hands on me y parece que está maltratando un gato. Nadie valora lo complicado que es técnica y emocionalmente sustituir a un guitarrista de una banda como está, y Phil, lo ha hecho de 10. ¿Que no es sambora? Yo nunca se lo pedí
@wimbosatwiko4231
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
After watching 'Thank You, Goodnight', I made a peace with myself that Richie will never return, even for one-off one song performance at any stage. All 80s and 90s kids should let it go. We will not get the old Bon Jovi, or Jon's younger voice, back. We should listen to our old records we have, or searching for old videos in YouTube for the sake of good old days.
@sgt.pepper2599
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
we need Richie back.
@jimcanaris9734
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
He still can’t perform vocally, even at a drop key level. It’s not fair to the fans, playing the high ticket prices for a subpar Bon Jovi without Richie also
@121music4life
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
I saw the promotion live show for the tour and he can’t sing for shit and it’s painful to watch
@MrUmandMrEr
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Phil X is way better anyway!
@ScottTomasLaub
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Jons voice is NOT back. RETIRE
@BiffBifford
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
If Richie does not comeback even for one show he will go to his death bed regretting it. You only walk this world once and the chance to play for the last time for your fans and for yourself amy never come around again. What a shame.
@laurahykes9206
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Bring Richie Sambora back before it is too late. Let egos and pettiness go!! Make the fans happy, that is what we want!!!
@ianlewis3294
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
They were untouchable in 1995, one of the best shows I ever saw. The last good tour was The Circle. They did a residency at the O2 Arena in London, playing 3 hours a night. By the time the 2013 tour started with Richie quitting hours before it started, they were the JBJ solo project, really watered down and middle of the road music, no bite, which is one of the reasons Richie walked. Fact is, there’s no room for Richie in the line up. The only was he would return would have been a greatest hits tour focussed on 1984 to 2000 material.
@rgeorge9260
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
It's truly not Bon Jovi without Richie Sambora – it's merely 'some other band'. It would be like if years ago, the three remaining Beatles got together and decided to go on tour, with a replacement for John Lennon. That idea was floated, and Paul McCartney said "There could never be a Beatles reunion without John. It would merely be some other band". And such is the case with Bon Jovi. Replace Richie Sambora? Then Bon Jovi merely becomes 'some other band'. And on Jon's voice: after having damaged his vocal cords, AND coupled with his age, there is no 'coming back'. Oh, he might last for a bit, but no way his vocal cords hold-up for an entire tour. It is completely natural to lose A LOT of vocal ability when you get older, and I'm talking about vocalist that have NEVER had vocal cord issues / surgery. I promise you: no way Bon Jovi sings anywhere near what he used to. We'll see! Honestly, I hope he proves me wrong! I know I won't be paying big ticket, asking prices, to go see him! His best days are WAY behind him!
@robertborchers9247
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
This happens to every singer eventually.. All singers voice will go away with age. Hard to do what ya did in your 20's when your 70..
@Rhino-hn3jd
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Fans living on a prayer….. smh 🤣 🤣 🤣
@alanmurphy8293
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Not going to happen. Ritchie said he is happy where he is now happy
@xj358
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Nothing more than a Bon Jovi tribute act without Richie Sambora. They haven't even written a decent record since Richie departed the band.
@637lupita
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Jon needs to see the band sucks without Richie
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