Music Legend, 63, Once Said Reunion Could Happen After Bandmate's Sudden Exitoriginally appeared onParade. Fans have long speculated whether the legendary bandBon Joviwould ever reunite — and with past interviews suggesting the frontman is open to it, now might be the time. Last year, the 63-year-old rocker revealed he's only spoken to guitaristRichie Samboratwice since his unexpected departure from the group in 2013. "It was a shock,"Jon Bon Jovisaid of Sambora's sudden exit mid-tour. "Nobody anticipated it, no one saw it coming." He recalled one of their last conversations on Easter Sunday, when they discussed their albumWhat About Now. Sambora asked to stay home one more day — Bon Jovi agreed, expecting him back for their next show in Calgary. However, Sambora called and said he wouldn't be returning. The guitarist later claimed he left partly because he felt the band had grown "stale" — a claim Bon Jovi strongly disagrees with. "I didn't think so, and the collective, we didn't think so," he once toldClassic Rock. "I personally thought that everything was going incredibly f--king well. And it was never brought up—in the room, in the writing, in the recording, or during the first 20 shows of that tour." In that 2024 interview, Bon Jovi admitted the split still hurts and that they've barely kept in touch over the past 11 years. "I've talked to him twice," he said. "He. Quit. The. Band. I swear to Christ there was never a fight, nothing… He wasn't kicked out, he quit. And he hasn't made any great overtures about coming back." After Sambora's exit, the band tapped guitaristPhil Xto fill in. By 2014, Bon Jovi officially confirmed Sambora would not return. Still, the door hasn't fully closed. In 2023, Sambora toldPEOPLEa reunion "could definitely happen." "It's just a question of when everybody's ready to go do it. It will be a big, massive kind of undertaking," he said. The following year, while promoting his albumForever, Bon Jovi echoed that sentiment. "If he wanted to show up and play sometime, he knows the songs. Absolutely no animosity, I can promise you that," he toldAudacy Check In. So with both sides seemingly open — what's the hold up? With bands likeOasisreuniting after 15 years andBlack Sabbathreturning for one final farewell, a Bon Jovi and Sambora reunion would be a perfect addition to the comeback trend. Music Legend, 63, Once Said Reunion Could Happen After Bandmate's Sudden Exitfirst appeared on Parade on Jul 11, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
