Bon Jovi - Forever Tour 2026 hits Edinburgh, Dublin and London

Bon Jovi are back on the big stage in 2026 with their Forever Tour. According to the band’s own updates and major live outlets, the New Jersey rock veterans will play Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on August 28, Croke Park in Dublin on August 30 and London’s Wembley Stadium on September 4, 6 and 9.

Forever Tour 2026 - the key dates

The heart of Bon Jovi’s 2026 live comeback is a run of European stadium shows that follow a multi-night residency at Madison Square Garden in New York earlier in July. An overview published by AXS TV lists Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh for August 28, Croke Park in Dublin for August 30 and Wembley Stadium in London for September 4 as confirmed dates for the Forever Tour, with further shows at Wembley on September 6 and 9 highlighted in later updates.

AXS TV’s tour breakdown notes that tickets for these dates went on general sale on October 31, 2025, with artist and album-related presales opening in the preceding days, reflecting strong demand for Bon Jovi’s first UK and Ireland stadium run since 2019. The same routing is corroborated by Bon Jovi’s own news page, which outlines a summer 2026 run starting with Madison Square Garden before moving on to Edinburgh, Dublin and London.

Germany watches the tour from afar

For fans in Germany, the 2026 Forever Tour is still primarily an international story. Rolling Stone Germany’s coverage of the announcement emphasises that, as of late October 2025, no German dates have been officially announced, even while UK and Ireland stadium shows are confirmed. At the same time, German broadcasters such as NDR reported that Bon Jovi’s European leg would consist of three shows in Edinburgh, Dublin and London, explicitly noting the absence of a German stop.

This international focus is echoed by live-ticket portals, which frame the 2026 routing around Madison Square Garden and the British and Irish stadiums, while reminding German audiences that the band’s last concerts in the country took place in 2019. For now, the local relevance for German-based listeners lies in tracking the European stadium leg and following coverage of Jon Bon Jovi’s vocal comeback rather than in buying tickets for Berlin or Munich.

Slippery When Wet at 40

Bon Jovi’s 2026 shows arrive just as one of their signature albums hits a major anniversary. On August 18, 2026, Slippery When Wet turned 40 years old, a milestone the band marked publicly on their social channels. Classic Rock 93.9 and specialist music sites in Australia and the United States underlined how the record transformed Bon Jovi from a successful hard rock outfit into a global stadium band.

Noise11 points out that Slippery When Wet, released on August 18, 1986, produced three major US singles, including the number one hits You Give Love a Bad Name and Livin’ On A Prayer. When these songs return to the setlist in Edinburgh, Dublin and London, they do so with four decades of history behind them, turning each chorus into an anniversary moment for long-time fans.

Streaming numbers behind the hits

The scale of Bon Jovi’s catalog in 2026 can be quantified. French-based analytics platform ChartMasters documents that by July 28, 2026, the album Slippery When Wet had passed 4.8 billion equivalent streams worldwide. The same dataset shows Livin’ On A Prayer) crossing 2.3 billion streams by July 6, 2026, while It’s My Life reached 1.3 billion streams in mid-July 2026, underscoring the continued reach of both the 1980s and 2000s sides of the band.

ChartMasters also notes that the band’s 2000 album Crush has exceeded 1.5 billion streams, and the self-titled debut Bon Jovi is above 500 million streams as of summer 2026. These figures place Bon Jovi among the top 25 artists in ChartMasters’ all-time cumulative sales and streaming ranking, with a climb from number 28 to number 25 recorded on March 30, 2026. For German listeners who largely access the band’s music via streaming platforms, these numbers give context to the enduring popularity behind the tour.

The musical core of Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi’s sound combines arena rock choruses, melodic guitar work and an emphasis on sing-along hooks. Albums such as Slippery When Wet, New Jersey, Keep The Faith and Crush established a balance between hard rock riffs and radio-friendly songwriting, often produced by figures like Bruce Fairbairn in the 1980s. Across these records, Jon Bon Jovi’s vocals and Richie Sambora’s guitar lines define the band’s musical identity, supported by keyboard textures from David Bryan and a solid rhythm section anchored by drummer Tico Torres.

On the 2026 Forever Tour, that core sound is expected to be carried by a line-up that includes long-time members alongside touring musicians such as Phil X on guitar and Hugh McDonald on bass. The setlists at Madison Square Garden have already mixed older staples with more recent material from albums like Forever (Legendary Edition), which ties the current tour to the band’s late-career work.

What’s next for the band

As of August 25, 2026, the next officially scheduled Bon Jovi live date is the August 28, 2026 stadium show at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh, followed by Croke Park in Dublin on August 30 and Wembley Stadium in London on September 4, 6 and 9.

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