Everyone Can Say Whatever He/she Wants...one Thing Is For Sure...no Richie For South African/european Leg..i Think This Sums Up Just About Everything...maybe Richie Is Done With The Band.the Rest Is Small Talk...

I would really love to know Jons reasonings behind moving Hugh to the back of the stage.
I'd love to just see the band playing like on the ''An evening with...'' VHS/DVD, playing 'in the round', interacting with eachother. In other words, playing like a true BAND and not JBJ and friends.


Andi

JLS split this week.

I think Richie is trying to make his own JLS up and that's why he isn't appearing on this tour.

Right now, somewhere in the world, Richie Sambora is practising his backflips.

I know I shouldn't be, but I'm truly shocked. I honestly thought Richie's reemergence the last week of this past leg (tweets, driving Ava to school) was a signal his "personal issues" we're sorted and he'd be joining the band for leg 3.

There are close to 300 pages of speculation, but seriously, what could the reason be???

Matt wants fans to "support with love," but how can we when we don't know what we're supporting?! How can we when he tweets bullshit about his Every Road cover contest, but nothing about letting the fans down by not being at the shows? How can we when we know he's not in rehab or at his mother's bedside because he allowed his daughter to video him and publicly post it? He can we when we know Ava and Heather are both fine? WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE SUPPORTING???

I can't think of one logical explanation of a "personal issue" that we haven't ruled out that would be acceptable. So if there is one, it should be revealed. As someone posted earlier, fans would be more sympathetic and understanding if Richie would just come clean. How he or Jon thinks they can get away with "it's personal" and have him come back at some point as if this never happened is insulting.

I'll forgive him everything if this is true.

It really puzzles me. There's just this big empty space on one side of the stage!

I think along the lines of, as "unofficial" band members, he doesn't want to give more prominence to Hugh over Bobby. That's my best guess!

On a serious note, I don't know how I feel about this.

1) I am gutted. I feel this is the end of Bon Jovi and it's the first chance I have got to see the band live abroad only to find out that it won't be the band. My girlfriend has really gotten into Bon Jovi over the past year or so and even though she fancies the pants off Jon, she is a Richie fan. She is gutted because she can only make it to the Manchester show with me and was really excited.

2) I'm fuming with how this has happened. Richie can tweet about his contest and what not but can't let us know himself why he won't be joining the band for the rest of the tour. What is that all about?

3) I can't believe that 'statement' we got. What a load of crap. It's almost like they don't care anymore and money is the only thing they want now. That's how this band is coming across.

4) I don't think Jon should be to blame like a lot of people are saying on Twitter. Yeah, he may be carrying on the shows without his right hand man but he's obviously torn between letting the fans down by not playing or letting them down by carrying on without Richie.


It makes me think, have Jon and Richie sat down after the American leg was over and Richie told Jon that it isn't for him anymore?
How can we believe Matt when he says he will be back when he said he would be back for Europe.

I'm still going to go to the shows and make a good time out of them. Jon has gone out of his comfort zone since Phil X has come in so hopefully this gives him another kick up the arse and makes him go that extra step and play rarities for us.

The band need to have a break. If Richie has quit, then the band should. If he hasn't quit, theynneed a long break after this tour and let everyone do their own things for a while.

I don't remember Matt ever saying Richie would be back for Europe. Did he really say that?

He said Richie would be back, that I remember, but I don't think he ever said when.

I don't know. I thought he did but looking through his tweets, maybe not.