Not unless he (and his tour promoters) can afford to take a MAJOR hit on ticket prices.

Bruce Springsteen HAS a band, Jon Bon Jovi is IN one (whether Jon likes it or not). It is Jon PLUS Richie that is the core of the Bon Jovi "brand" (whether ANYONE likes it or not). And Bon Jovi has been a premium brand because of the endurance of their "blood on blood" brotherhood. If Richie goes, the brotherhood goes, too, and Jon closes out his career on the "C" list -- colleges, casinos, corporate events, county fairs, cruise ships, carnivals, cafes, coffee houses, and charities -- right alongside Ted Nugent, Bret Michaels...and Richie.

There's no need for anyone to wonder how Jon or Richie would do on their own -- since their very first solo albums, the evidence is all around in the form of the smaller venues they play and the extra high ticket prices Jon charges. And speaking of prices, don't forget that's there's a rotten economy going on. "Fanatical" fans may be willing to invest what's left of their discretionary income in seeing a Richie-less Bon Jovi live (again). But while "average person" fans may buy a Richie-less Bon Jovi album if they like it, would they be willing to spend what Bon Jovi usually charge for concert tickets?

It really comes down to whether the large venue promoters would see Jon alone as a gamble worth taking. I don't think his having Tico and Dave along will count for much -- if anything, Jon would have to push them even further into the background.