Jon Bon Jovi was forced to cut his latest gig short at Madison Square Garden due to health reasons.
Bon Jovi, 64, suddenly pulled the plug on the eighth show of his Forever Tour on Thursday, July 23, wrapping up the gig in New York City after 90 minutes.
After performing the 1986 hit “Livin’ on a Prayer,” Bon Jovi addressed the audience, informing them he was unable to continue.
“Don’t throw away your ticket stubs, I’m going to figure something out,” Bon Jovi told the crowd. “Just hang onto it, I’m going to figure out how to reschedule.”
Before leaving the stage, the musician added, “I’m gonna have to cool it for a night. I feel great, I’ll see you again soon, bye bye.”
A rep for Bon Jovi told Us on Thursday night that the singer was forced to finish up early due to a sinus infection.
“The Bon Jovi concert at Madison Square Garden ended after 90 mins tonight,” the statement read. “Jon Bon Jovi spoke from stage and told fans he has been battling a sinus infection which led to the show’s early ending. As part of the Bon Jovi residency at Madison Square Garden, Jon has said numerous times that it has been a joy to return to live shows for the band. Updated information will be available shortly.”
Jon Bon Jovi. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Bon Jovi’s next performance at MSG is slated for Sunday, July 26, before the Forever Tour heads to Edinburgh in August.
The tour marks the singer’s return to touring after a vocal cord injury. He previously opened up about the health issue that had impacted his music career, reflecting on the injury and subsequent recovery journey.
When Bon Jovi appeared on Today in October 2025, Savannah Guthrie, 54, said to him, “There was a moment when it was, ‘If I can’t sing the way I want to sing, I’m not going to do it anymore.’”
“That’s right,” he responded. “I don’t do it for the applause. I’m not that applause junkie. I do it for the joy and I do it for the art. 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?”
In 2022, Bon Jovi underwent surgery to fix an atrophying vocal cord. The rocker explained that his stronger vocal cord was “pushing the weak one around,” and it was “dying.” Bon Jovi ultimately found a surgeon who placed an implant on the outside of his vocal cords.
When asked if the injury occurred because he was “hitting all those high notes all those years,” Bon Jovi replied, “You know, it’s 40 years of hard work. I don’t really know.”
