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Jon Bon Jovi<\/a> recently told\u00a0People\u00a0<\/em>magazine<\/a> he’s “fully recovered” from his well-documented vocal cord surgery and is ready for Bon Jovi<\/a>‘s return to the stage<\/a> next month.<\/p>\n The rockers will play nine shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden in July, followed by a handful of United Kingdom shows in August and September. These dates will mark Bon Jovi’s first full-scale, public concerts since 2022, after which the frontman underwent a vocal cord reconstructive\u00a0procedure<\/a> known as medialization<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I’m\u00a0fully recovered,” Bon Jovi said. “It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Bon Jovi Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n Following the conclusion of the band’s 2022 tour, Jon Bon Jovi was unsure if he would tour again.\u00a0“If I can’t be great, I’m out,” he said<\/a> at the 2024 Pollstar Live! conference. “We have a brand-new record [2024’s Forever<\/em>]\u00a0that I’m very excited about. And the hope is that I get to go out and celebrate it this time, because I’m so excited by it. But if I can’t do it at a level to which I’ve grown accustomed, then there’s no harm in that.”<\/p>\n The frontman\u00a0now marvels at his bandmates’ unwavering support over the past four years as he rehabilitated his voice. “They never doubted [me] and never looked for work or decided to retire. The sacrifices that each one of them have made to be there for me is on a whole ‘nother level,” he told People<\/em>. “They said, ‘No, we’re with you.’ Every day of every rehearsal they were there with me. My love for them has only deepened.”<\/p>\n Bon Jovi will make their return to the stage on July 7. The frontman is less concerned with hitting every note flawlessly than with making a genuine connection with his audience.<\/p>\n “It’s not about perfection. It’s about excellence,” he said. “It’s like I have the gift to be able to hold this light. The gift that I receive is being in the reflection of that light when it hits the audience, and that’s what I’ve been working for — I’ve been training to find the ability to hold that light. It’s like this whole spiritual communion between the band and me and the audience.”<\/p>\n See who else is\u00a0hitting the road this summer in our 2026 rock summer tour guide:<\/em><\/p>\n Here’s a sneak peek at more than 90 of rock’s biggest Summer 2026 tours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat Did Jon Bon Jovi Previously Say About Returning to the Stage?<\/h3>\n
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