Tag: Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi addressed the question of Richie Sambora during a talk with TV host Ellen on April 23.

When asked about Sambora's status within the band, Bon Jovi hesitantly replied with "Okay...well...all I can say is that, honest to God, it’s a personal matter, but we love him very much and he’s absolutely still a member of the band.”

The frontman was also quizzed on the band's 30 year history and their ongoing success. Describing himself as "blessed" to have been in the business for so many years. "We like each other, I think that was really the key," he said. "We all had to have a lot of give and take, you had to go through some ups and downs. In the big picture you had to really like each other so you could go to work.”

Bon Jovi took time to promote the band's new app, which aims to help re-embrace innovative album artwork.

You can see a clip from his interview below, along with his live performance of "Who Says You Can't Go Home."

In total, it took less than 5 minutes for all 65,000 tickets to sell out after public bookings opened at 9am. This has given rise to several rumours that a second date could follow.

"Basically we sold 65,000 tickets in the speed the system could handle it. If the system could handle it in seconds, we would have probably sold out in seconds. There are all these other artists out there this year — we’ve got Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi — but the tickets went as quickly as the system could do it" said concert promoter Rob Hallett.

Hallett also promised that anyone who had secured a basic £95 ticket would be able to get a ringside view on July 6.

"The band wanted the regular ticket-holders to be right at the front of the stage...not 200 yards away" he said. "The people who have coughed up for hospitality packages will get looked after in a way they have never known before. But when the doors open, if you can run faster than the next guy, it will be like any other general admission gig."