Bon Jovi named first headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027 in London

Bon Jovi have been confirmed as the first headliner for the 2027 edition of BST Hyde Park, the London outdoor concert series, NME reports. The band play on Thursday 24 June 2027, with tickets on sale on 23 October at 10am BST through Ticketmaster.

The show extends the band's “Forever Tour”, which has already included nine sold-out nights at New York's Madison Square Garden, three sold-out stops at Wembley Stadium and sold-out dates in Edinburgh and Dublin. Bon Jovi opened the festival's very first edition in 2013 with songs such as “Livin' on a Prayer”, “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “It's My Life”. Jon Bon Jovi called the return “a full circle moment”, 14 years after that show, and praised the energy of UK crowds.

The announcement follows the release of “FOREVER (Legendary Edition)”, which reworks songs from the band's 2024 album “FOREVER” with guests including Bruce Springsteen, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Jason Isbell, Carín León, Joe Elliott, Robbie Williams and Avril Lavigne.

The tour marks the band's return to large-scale touring after the frontman's major vocal cord surgery in 2022; in June he said he was “fully recovered”. Jim King, CEO of AEG Presents, noted that Bon Jovi helped launch BST Hyde Park and described their return as a rare occasion. More acts for 2027 will be announced later; the 2026 edition featured Garth Brooks, ATEEZ, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, Duran Duran, Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi.