Jon Bon Jovi cuts 'Forever' tour show short: 'I've got to cool it'

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Set us as preferred Jon Bon Jovi’s “Forever” tour stop was cut short after the singer said he needed to cool it.Nearing the end of his nine-show residency at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, the 64-year-old rock icon apologized to fans when he had to pull the plug nearly an hour early.Just before launching into “Livin’ on a Prayer,” he told the audience in a raspy voice, “I am the most grateful man in the world right now because I know I’m letting you down, and it’s not like me to do that.

I feel f— great, but I’m gonna do one more song.I’m gonna need your help.

I might have to cool it because I’m f— hurt.”He performed the 1986 megahit, with the audience belting the chorus in his place toward the end.Bon Jovi then said, “I’m sorry, I’ve got to go.

Stay tuned.” “I’ve got to cool it,” he continued.“It’s just not going to get any better.

Don’t throw away your ticket stubs.I’m gonna figure something out, OK? Just hold onto it, we’ll figure out how to reschedule.” Music Hulu’s “Thank You, Goodnight” charts the good and the bad of Bon Jovi’s 40-year career.

The band’s frontman says, “I have nothing to hide.”Bon Jovi embraced his band mates in a group hug before heading off stage.Representatives for the “Bad Medicine” rocker told The Times that the concert ran for 90 minutes before ending.“Jon Bon Jovi spoke from stage and told fans he has been battling a sinus infection, which led to the show’s early ending,” the statement continued.

“As part of the Bon Jovi residency at Madison Square Garden, Jon has said numerous times that it has been a joy to return to live shows for the band.”Bon Jovi’s “Forever” tour is the first since the namesake frontman had surgery to repair a vocal cord injury in 2022.The tour kicked off July 7 at the New Yor...