Maybe when he's back on the tour? If Jon raises the paycheck OFC.

In response to what kind of person Jon is, that whole excuse "I'm just stating facts and just being honest", really translates into I'm a massive arse.

Do you think Richie would ever tell Jon to F*** off if he got pissed with him, as they are not simply friends but employer and employee.

That was great night, thanks for the reminder.

Whatever is going on i hope we are gonna get plenty more of that!

Wonder if Jon will now sell Tico's drums as the next part of dismantling the band............after all he sings about ii in Whats Left of Me??

Or he could sell his guitar so he doesnt play it every song!!

Or a moment like this again, that has some much needed unity.

New update from Matt about 10 minutes ago

I have to say its piss poor of them I post that on the official website in the first place when it was misleading.

I've said it before - The fact that they are saying nothing about when Richie will be back is not a good sign folks. Don't know (or care) if it's personal issues or not, but something is not right. Matt can dance around it all he wants. People aren't stupid.

You're becoming one hell of a doom-monger. Like one of those guys that wander around a city with a sandwich board saying "The End Is Nigh."

I'm pretty sure if they knew when he would be back they would say.

I would agree with this sentiment. There has been a number of times before this upset when they did not look they were best buddies, even in the promo tour in London. If it was personal, Jon would have told him to take the time off etc, instead he is the one receiving a phonecall at 15.30 (if we believe that!!) from someone telling him Richie wont be there! A 'brother in arms', 'best friends for over 30 years' etc etc would not be acting like that!
Does Richie hate teh new stuff, well he seemed to enjoy playing it and was integral to the early shows when Jon was static and boring, in fact he was decribed as many as holding the band together and being on fire during these shows. Maybe this is what pissed Jon off, there can only be 1 front man!! Either way, i would worry that Richie will not be in Europe, and if he is, it will be his final tour with the band. If there was a serious reason, family, health, rehab etc something would have come to light by now and/or the band would have let us know something furth but instead it is left hanging!

At this point it is obvious that the Bon Jovi machine is making huge missteps both in their silence and it their posting a misleading article on their OFFICIAL website. It has to be deliberate. They really can't be that incompetent. My feeling is that the silence and subsequent innuendo and finally the misleading post on their website are attracting more attention than was currently being given in the press to a typical Bon Jovi tour. It has been "ho hum" in the mainstream and tabloid press and social media until this point. Not that Richie's absence was planned. I don't think it was and I do still think it is a private matter but still...