Bon Jovi are taking part in a whopping 9 exhibits at New York Metropolis’s Madison Sq. Backyard as a part of their not too long ago introduced 2026 “Perpetually Tour,” and singer Jon Bon Jovi says he’s taking inspiration from Metallica’s “M72 World Tour” when determining the setlists for the upcoming concert events.
Subsequent 12 months’s tour, which to date consists of the MSG residency (tickets out there right here) and a handful of dates within the UK and Eire, is a comeback of kinds for Bon Jovi, marking their first prolonged dates since Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal wire surgical procedure a pair years in the past.
Understanding that many followers will probably attend a couple of present at Madison Sq. Backyard, the singer says that he’s taking cues from Metallica’s ongoing “M72 World Tour,” which options the metallic band taking part in two utterly distinctive “no repeat” units over two nights in most cities.
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The vocalist even sought recommendation from Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, telling Planet Rock (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), “The one factor that I’m in command of, the one factor I’m in command of [is the setlist], ’trigger at this level, as a result of I do [rehearsals of] two hours a day, 4 days per week of units, of exhibits. I used to be trying to Metallica. And I talked to Lars. I stated, ‘So let me get this straight. In the event you’re solely doing “Grasp of Puppets” on one night time and “One” on one night time, is the viewers mad that they’re not there [on one of the nights]?’ And he goes, ‘Nope. We now have sufficient songs that it really works.’”
He continued, “[Lars] goes, ‘And your catalog…’ And I went, ‘I’m digging that idea.’ So not that we’re gonna try this, however I’ve sufficient songs and sufficient hits, I may do two separate total exhibits and have hits on either side. So I’m having numerous enjoyable placing collectively exhibits which can be multiple-night sort of exhibits.”
Requested about whether or not Bon Jovi had ever carried out a complete album in live performance, Jon answered, “We’ve completed these in conditions, like we did the This Home Is Not for Sale album at some theater right here for a report and for a TV present. And we’ve completed Misplaced Freeway like that. So, there’ve been a pair, however not rather a lot. I believe 2020, we did that too, however that was throughout COVID. However no, we’ve by no means carried out ‘Slippery [When Wet]’ in its entirety or New Jersey in its entirety, or Maintain the Religion in its entirety.”
Watch Jon Bon Jovi’s interview on Planet Rock under, and decide up tickets to Bon Jovi’s 2026 tour right here.
