American rock band Bon Jovi will be bringing their Forever tour to Croke Park in Dublin next summer.
The hitmakers will play a series of global concert dates to mark the band’s much-anticipated return to live touring.
The tour will include Dublin, London, Edinburgh and New York and will kick off in July next year at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Bon Jovi are no strangers to Ireland, having previously played the RDS in Dublin back in June 2019. The band also played Croke Park in 2006 and headlined Slane Castle in 2013.
The announcement comes following lead singer of the band Jon Bon Jovi’s recovery from vocal cord surgery.
Jon Bon Jovi at Croke Park recently to announce his band’s 2026 gig. Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland
In 2024, the band released their album and in October 2025 issued the with guest slots from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Robbie Williams, and Avril Lavigne.
The band will play Croke Park on August 30, 2026.
Tickets for Bon Jovi’s Forever show at Croke Park will go on sale via Ticketmaster on Friday, October 31 at 9am.
Ticket prices range from €82.25 to €161.25 and are subject to a 12.5% Ticketmaster service charge per ticket. Pre-sale tickets went on sale on Wednesday.
No support acts have been announced yet, but you can start the rumours now about whether Robbie Williams will jet into Dublin for the gig. The British singer recently collaborated with the band on a new version of from the album.
The 2013 gig in Slane featured and all-Irish support roster of Ham Sandwich, Bressie, and The Coronas.
While the setlist has not been released yet, the band will likely play some from their latest album, as well as crowd-pleasing classics such as and
