{"id":583230,"date":"2026-08-04T20:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/583230\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T20:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:02:11","slug":"bon-jovi-announces-irish-support-act-for-croke-park-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/583230\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Jovi announces Irish support act for Croke Park gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re livin&#8217; on a prayer&#8230; Bon Jovi are set to make their return to Irish soil in just a few short weeks, with a gig at Dublin&#8217;s Croke Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been seven long years since the band, fronted by <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2025\/10\/31\/entertainment\/celebrity\/jon-bon-jovi-family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Bon Jovi<\/a>, played in the capital&#8217;s RDS in June 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past, Bon Jovi have played at the historic Slane Castle in 2013, so we know they&#8217;re going to attract one hell of a crowd to Croke Park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/90214570.jpg\" alt=\"***NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** 30\/10\/12 Jon Bon Jovi pictured with Lord Henry Mount Charles this afternoon in Slane village at the announcment that Bon Jovi will play Slane Castle on Saturday 15th June 2013... Picture Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin. ***NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** Croke Park\" class=\"wp-image-1993875\"  \/>Jon Bon Jovi and Lord Henry Mount Charles. <br \/>Pic: Colin Keegan\/Collins Photos<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legendary rock band will perform at Croke Park on Sunday, August 30, with special guests Bob Geldof-fronted Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking about the announcement of their Croke Park gig last October, Jon Bon Jovi said: &#8216;There is a lot of joy in this announcement \u2013 joy that we can share these nights together with our amazing fans and joy that the band can be together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;I am lucky enough to be able to hold a light out to the audience each night and stand in their reflection for a tremendous collective experience \u2013 I get to stand in the WE of our concerts.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287384414.jpg\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 21: (Exclusive Coverage) Jon Bon Jovi performs onstage during Bon Jovi's Forever Tour at Madison Square Garden on July 21, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Bon Jovi)\" class=\"wp-image-2178999\"  \/>Jon Bon Jovi. Pic: Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Bon Jovi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;I\u2019ve spoken extensively on my gratitude, but I will say it again: I\u2019m deeply grateful that the fans and the brotherhood of this band have been patient and allowed me the time needed to get healthy and prepare for touring. I\u2019m ready and excited!,&#8217; he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are resale tickets available via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ie\/bon-jovi-dublin-30-08-2026\/event\/18006356DC52F0E5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ticketmaster<\/a>, so you&#8217;d better act quickly if you haven&#8217;t already gotten your hands on the gold dust.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1177992653.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Bon Jovi of the band Bon Jovi performs on stage during Rock In Rio day 3 at Cidade do Rock. Pic: Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-2054592\"  \/>Jon Bon Jovi performs on stage during Rock In Rio day 3 at Cidade do Rock. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Forever Tour kicked off in July 2026 with gigs at New York&#8217;s Madison Square Garden. They&#8217;ll move to Edinburgh\u2019s Murrayfield on August 28, perform at Croke Park, and conclude at London&#8217;s Wembley Stadium on September 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the eighth night of the nine-show NYC residency, the 64-year-old musician had to <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/07\/24\/entertainment\/celebrity\/jon-bon-jovi-abruptly-ends-show\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stop the show<\/a> because of a sinus infection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re livin&#8217; on a prayer&#8230; Bon Jovi are set to make their return to Irish soil in just&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-583230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}