Music star Jon Bon Jovi abruptly interrupted a concert at Madison Square Garden early Thursday night, telling audience members he needed to “chill.”
“Don’t throw away your ticket stubs… I’ll figure out how to reschedule the concert,” the Bon Jovi frontman said in videos posted on social media. “I’ll have to refrigerate it overnight.”
The rock star ended the performance about 90 minutes into the show due to a sinus infection, a band rep confirmed to ABC News.
Jon Bon Jovi performs on stage during Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour at Madison Square Garden on July 21, 2026 in New York City.
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“Jon Bon Jovi took the stage and told fans he was battling a sinus infection, which led to the show’s early end,” a rep said in a statement. “As part of Bon Jovi’s residency at Madison Square Garden, John said many times that it was a joy to be back to see the band perform live. Updated information will be available soon.”
The band was playing the eighth of nine shows at Madison Square Garden as part of their Forever Tour, which kicked off July 7.
Bon Jovi is still scheduled to perform Sunday at Madison Square Garden. The band then plans to finish the tour with five UK dates in August and September.
The Forever Tour marks Jon Bon Jovi’s first return to touring since vocal cord surgery in 2022.
The singer opened up about the injury and his recovery from it in the 2024 four-part docuseries about the rock band, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.”
“One of my vocal cords literally atrophied,” he said in the Hulu docuseries. “Your vocal cords should look parallel, or let’s pretend they’re as thick as your thumb – one of mine was as thick as my thumb and the other as thick as my little finger. So, the strong one pushed aside the weak one, and I sang poorly.”
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