No Richie on current leg of the tour

Back to their roots and the best thing they've done since Slippery?

Jeez Ron, how did you guess, brother?

I doubt that now. I think it's going to be a wait and see from the promoters and the band. They might want to see how the reaction is in Europe and wait to see the outcome for Richie. The Australian dates could be in crisis.

I don't get this either. Why go and boo Jon? At the end of the day, it's Richie that is not there and he is the one who should be getting booed. I see fans making videos of support and that they will be there for him.

This is the most dramatic thread in the history of Jovitalk! Pass the popcorn steel_horse lol

Jon can be a douche but at the moment we have no reason to think he's causing this issue.

Just listened to "Make A Memory", if you take Sambora out of that song, you'd lose everything.

I get what you're saying here. I actually thought this before Richie went- even things like how Hugh has gone from the front to the back, meaning less limelight to share.

Maybe wouldn't be a bad idea to re-shuffle for a bit, bring Dave & Tico forward a bit, closer to the fans. Dave's always good for eye contact, but bring him closer, give Jon more opportunity to interact with him too, even just a bit more eye contact with each other. Or going back to Hugh, bring him forward again. Anything to make that stage seem a little less lonely!

FYI This thread is a moderator's nightmare. It takes me an hour to catch up when I get home from work. I wish Richie would release a damn statement. If he's still in the band, he's being a total douchebag by not giving the fans at least an, "I'll be back as soon as I can" tweet. He doesn't have to say what his personal problems are. He just needs to tell people he'll be back someday. I don't think that's too much to ask for.

im making a point that the fans are treated like sh*t but have no ways of making it hurt the band and to show them the disrespect they, as a band, have shown us, whether it be Richie, Jon, Dave, Tico or that twat Matt on twitter. If he is seriously ill, just say he is seriously ill and we can all sympathise. If he has quite, then tell us that. If it is a fall out, then feck it, tell us they have fallen out. The fact is Jon is the CEO, it would hurt him most if the fans turn as he is quite an introverted, family guy who puts his guts into working for his company. Bonjovi wouldn't exist the size it is today, if at all, if the fans hadn't supported them through 30 years. The point has to be made to Jon that we are not happy. If sports fans are not happy with the manager or chairman, they let them know about it and vote by their voices and their feet. The same could, and likely will, happen here too. Feel free to suggest other way!

Probably. But who cares.
I kept hoping he'd be back and then the hope was gone. Poof.
I know how freaking emotional I get over everything. Richie not being there is something that makes me sad right now, don't want any reminders. That's why I'd rather not listen to their music for a couple of days and just forget about the whole thing until Munich. I've had enough of crying.