Originally Posted by Captain_jovi

I see what you're getting at now. But I'm not talking about Jon booking a tour in support of his own solo career. I'm talking about him launching tours, very similar to the way the band does things, just doing it behind his own name. I was never talking about public recognition of his solo songs or cover songs.

Let's say a friend of yours says you they bought a ticket to see Jon Bon Jovi live without knowing anything about why they're touring. They're probably going because of the Bon Jovi hits and not because they saw the video for Midnight in Chelsea online. I have multiple friends who have seen Bon Jovi a few times and called it "him" and "I saw Jon Bon Jovi". I'm just saying it's not far fetched for Jon to release music similar to the band but on his own and the public won't bat an eyelash.

You mention that they won't notice once they get there. Won't notice what? The hits are being played, the talk box is still there, the smokey 12 string acoustic of Wanted too. They've nestled themselves into nostalgia because the new music isn't resonating and it's been too many years since relevancy that the line up will impact the masses buying tickets.