Jon Bon Jovi abruptly stops NYC concert and tells crowd he is ‘hurt’

Jon Bon Jovi abruptly halted his concert in Madison Square Garden on Thursday as he told fans in attendance that he was ‘hurt’ before departing the stage.

The 64-year-old rocker, who is currently in the midst of his band Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour, had been taking part in night eight of the group’s nine-day residency at the iconic venue in New York City. 

However, after performing the hit track Livin’ On A Prayer, the singer announced that he could not continue. 

An eyewitness claimed to Page Six that the star told the crowd, ‘I’m sorry, I’m hurt and you’re not getting the best of me.’

The music artist then encouraged attendees to not discard their tickets as he shared plans to reschedule. 

‘Don’t throw away your ticket stubs, I’m gonna figure something out, okay? Just hold onto it, we’ll figure out how to reschedule.’

Jon Bon Jovi, 64, abruptly halted his concert in Madison Square Garden on Thursday as he told fans in attendance that he was ‘hurt’ before departing the stage; seen on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden 

Bon Jovi added that he would ‘have to cool it for the night’ but told fans that he still felt ‘great.’

Jerry Braden, who is the host of the Jon Bon Jovi Discussions podcast, posted to X that the rocker was battling a sinus infection. 

‘Due to a sinus infection, Jon couldn’t sing the end of Bed of Roses & let the audience sing.’ 

Braden added, ‘He said the internet trolls can have at it tomorrow, but thanked the supportive fans for having his back Fans at the show (and online fans) are supporting you We Believe in you.’