Bon Jovi is going back on the road.
The rock band announced the upcoming Forever Tour on Wednesday, marking their first tour since frontman Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022.
The Forever Tour kicks off in July 2026 with four shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City, followed by performances at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Croke Park in Ireland and Wembley Stadium in London.
The band is also releasing a new “Legendary Edition” version of their 2024 album, “Forever,” with guest appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Avril Lavigne, Lainey Wilson, Robbie Williams and more.
“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,” Jon, 63, said in a statement. “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,” the rocker added. “I’m ready and excited!”
Jon opened up more about the tour and his surgery during an interview on “Today” on Thursday.
“I think I can confidently say that I can go and do my two and a half hours night after night after night. But I wouldn’t do it unless it was that,” Jon told Savannah Guthrie inside MSG.
“I’m not that applause junkie. I do it for the joy and I do it for the art,” the “Runaway” singer continued. “The rest of it is great because I’m good at it. But if you couldn’t do it from a place of joy, what’s the motivation? I have other things in my life. It’s what I do. It’s not who I am.”
Elaborating on his surgery, Jon explained that his stronger vocal cord was “pushing the weak one around” and it was “dying,” but he was able to find a surgeon who performed a medialization laryngoplasty — also known as a thyroplasty — to strengthen his vocal cords.
“The road has been long. It’s been tough,” he shared of his recovery process. “But I persevered.”
Jon also compared rehearsing his voice for the upcoming tour to “training for a marathon.”
“Anyone can go for a run. Being able to go the distance is a whole different set of commitment. You have to physically, mentally and spiritually be ready to do that again,” he said.
Last year, Jon admitted that his touring future was up in the air after his vocal cord surgery.
“I’m well on the road to recovery and was able to take my time and do a song a day when I made the record,” the “Wanted Dead or Alive” crooner told Mix 104.1 Boston. “My need, want, desire is to be able to do two-and-a-half hours a night, four nights a week for months on end.”
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