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Jon Bon Jovi is ready to get back on the steel horse. The legendary rocker and front man will be going back on tour with Bon Jovi, which announced on Oct. 22 that the band will play seven dates in 2026 on its "Forever Tour" between New York City and Europe. Bon Jovi, 63, who will appear in an exclusive interview with Savannah Guthrie on TODAY on Oct. 23, has been off the road for three years since undergoing vocal cord surgery in 2022. “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 Bon Jovi said in a news release on Oct. 22. Here's what to know about the new tour. What Are the 2026 Tour Dates and Venues? The dates and venues are as follows: Tuesday, July 7, New York, Madison Square Garden Thursday, July 9, New York, Madison Square Garden Sunday, July 12, New York, Madison Square Garden Tuesday, July 14, New York, Madison Square Garden Friday, Aug. 28, Edinburgh, UK, Murrayfield Stadium Sunday, Aug. 30, Dublin, Ireland, Croke Park Friday, Sept. 4, London, UK, Wembley Stadium How Can You Get Tickets? For New York tickets, fans can sign up now at bonjovi.com for the artist presale, which begins Monday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. ET. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general sale, which begins on Friday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. ET at bonjovi.com. For presale tickets to shows in the UK and Ireland, fans can preorder the band's new album at shop.bonjovi.com. Presale begins Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. local time. General onsale will start Oct. 31 at 9 a.m. at bonjovi.com. The band will release its latest album, "Forever (Legendary Edition)," on Friday, Oct. 24, featuring new takes on songs from its 2024 album "Forever" with special guests like Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Avril Lavigne, Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Williams and more. Bon Jovi said in a news release the album was "borne out of necessity." "My vocal cord surgery and subsequent rehab was a well-documented journey that played out while releasing 'Forever' in June 2024," Bon Jovi said. "I was singing well enough in the studio for the recording, but the vocal demands and rigors of touring were still out of reach for me. Without the ability to tour or promote an album we were all very proud of, I decided to call on some friends to help me in my time of need." How Is Jon Bon Jovi's Health After Vocal Cord Surgery? The singer opened up about the surgery in February 2024 in the Hulu docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which chronicled the New Jersey band preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Bon Jovi said at a Hulu panel for the show that one of his vocal cords was “atrophying" into being "thick as a pinky," compared to his other vocal cord being "thick as a thumb," according to People. “So the strong one was pushing the weak one aside, and I wasn’t singing well,” he said. “My craft was being taken from me.” He said he received a "cutting-edge implant" by a surgical team to help build his weakened vocal cord back up, according to People. "But nonetheless, and I say in the film, and in the latter episodes, if I just had my tools back, the rest of it I can deal with,” he said. “I can write you a song, I can perform as well as anybody. But I need to get my tools back.” In the docuseries, Bon Jovi said he started noticing in 2013 that his voice "wasn't up to where I wanted it to be," and he had tried various remedies like lasers, acupuncture, vitamins, collagen and exercise. In Episode 3, he shares that his wife of 36 years, Dorothea, said she noticed an issue following a performance at a 2022 concert in Nashville. “She had said, ‘It wasn’t great and I’ve seen you be great,’” he said. “Of course then I heard (in my head), ‘It’s time to retire.’ It hurt my heart.” Bon Jovi described the procedure in the docuseries as “a facelift for the vocal cords." He worked with vocal coaches and did daily vocal exercises over the the course of years to help regain his voice. The singer had hinted at a potential tour in an interview with Mix 104.1 Boston in March 2024. The band released its most recent album, “Forever,” in June 2024. “It is my desire to do a tour next year but I’m just still recovering from a major surgery,” he said. “Although 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, 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. And so I’m working towards that goal.” In the meantime, he has become a new grandfather. His son, Jake Bongiovi, 23, and Jake's wife, "Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown, 21, announced on Aug. 21 that they had adopted a baby. “They adopted a girl and we met the baby, obviously. And immediately that becomes your grandchild, you know what I mean? Your baby. So it’s beautiful,” he told Bunnie XO on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast in September. “I want to see pictures like every other day," he added. "I’m that pain-in-the-butt guy already, so it’s cool.”
