No Richie on current leg of the tour

Well Tico seems to be able to still promote his clothing brand successfully whilst on tour as demonstrated by last week in London, and he uses a little bit of the band/his fame to do so.
It's all about the way that it is done however.
I think however it seems to be the final nail in the coffin for some Richie fans on here, hence the Yoko Ono Conspiracy and..well..this thread.

Yes, this exactly. If Richie were on tour and fulfilled his commitments, then by all means promote away.

And, to the other person I was speaking, Richie is the one who needs to grow up.

We don't know the reasons he left is not holding up anymore, well it never was in fact or this thread would be one page long, so while growing up needs to be done here, it is not from those angry at not getting refunds.

What we do know is that he did "bail" for whatever the reason may be. There are people here taking the high ground with we shouldn't judge until we know. The truth is that people ARE judging on what they know, and that is very little. From the information that has come our way, those who are unhappy with him have every right to be.

How can you say that when you don't even know why he isn't on the tour?!

Like semigoodlookin said, I am going by what I do know and common sense. Just because everyone involved chooses to not give fans any information doesn't mean people won't form opinions. As crazy as it is to you that me and people that feel the way I do about the situation, it is just as crazy to me that you are still towing the "we don't know why he isnt there" line. I know enough to know that he could be there if he wanted to and if he really felt for the fans the way he claims to, he would be there.

So naive to say that you KNOW he could be there if he wanted to.

a) You don't know that he could just walk back, or that it was solely his choice not to be there in the first place. You don't.
and
b) Why should he be forced into something that doesn't make him happy, if that's even anything to do with this?

It's fine to form opinions - crikey, I'm annoyed enough myself. Raging, in fact. But I simply can't turn on any party in an organisation I've loved for so long without knowing more. That infuriates the hell outta me. But I'm not going to judge someone based on nothing.

You "know enough" - please enlighten me as to the FACTS behind you forming your opinion as to why it's all Richie's fault please?

Thanks

I don't agree. The band isn't marketing baby clothes, they're promoting a new album and tour. For Richie to be promoting his album and youtube contests and tv shows he's on and the band promoting What About Now, it's just weird. I'm not saying every single one of Richie's tweets should be about WAN but if you compare the amount versus the other it'd be lopsided.

Was there any reaction from Matt to that Richie interview? Since Matt always denied that this is a band problem and Richie told a different story...

But (as far as I know) Richie ISN'T promoting his solo album. He IS promoting his fashion line, same as Tico.
It's someone else that has *just* linked to his youtube videos....

I know what the specualtion is, and what Richie has insinuated in interviews, but...has Bon Jovi officially ever announced whether Richie will be part of this upcoming leg of the tour (starting in Chicago)?