Originally Posted by semigoodlookin

in the band dynamic Richie can be replaced as the guys from KISS were. However Richie has a connection with the fans that those didn´t and it is with the fans that ultimately he probably can´t be replaced, and in the end I don´t think Jon´s ego is that out of control to think otherwise.

Jon has probably just drawn a line under this tour in a kind of "you don´t deserve to be here now" and would probably take him back for the next cycle.