Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Richie Sambora just said the quiet part out loud. As Jon Bon Jovi returned to the stage for the first time in four years — opening the Forever Tour at a sold-out Madison Square Garden on July 7th, his first major show since reconstructive vocal cord surgery — his former guitarist went public with how he really feels about being left out. Replying to a fan on X, Sambora said Jon "wants me nowhere near this band," adding that "half of them get paid to start trouble."
We break down the full comeback night: the 21-song, two-hour set with no opening act, the Joe Cocker–style "With a Little Help From My Friends" opener, the deep-cut return of "In These Arms," and the verdict on Jon's rebuilt voice ("Do we got it anymore?"). Then we get into the feud that's overshadowing all of it — Sambora's exit in 2013, Jon's side of the story ("He quit the band"), the anonymous insider claims, and why TMZ, the New York Post, and NewsNation all report the same thing: a reunion isn't happening. Not now, not ever.
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Richie Sambora just said the quiet part out loud. As Jon Bon Jovi returned to the stage for the first time in four years — opening the Forever Tour at a sold-out Madison Square Garden on July 7th, his first major show since reconstructive vocal cord surgery — his former guitarist went public with how he really feels about being left out. Replying to a fan on X, Sambora said Jon "wants me nowhere near this band," adding that "half of them get paid to start trouble."
We break down the full comeback night: the 21-song, two-hour set with no opening act, the Joe Cocker–style "With a Little Help From My Friends" opener, the deep-cut return of "In These Arms," and the verdict on Jon's rebuilt voice ("Do we got it anymore?"). Then we get into the feud that's overshadowing all of it — Sambora's exit in 2013, Jon's side of the story ("He quit the band"), the anonymous insider claims, and why TMZ, the New York Post, and NewsNation all report the same thing: a reunion isn't happening. Not now, not ever.
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