Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has COVID-19.
The musician, 59, canceled a concert Saturday in Miami Beach, Florida, after learning he had the novel coronavirus. Bon Jovi was scheduled to hold an “acoustic storyteller presentation” on a Runaway Tours occasion at the Loews South Beach site when he did the test. positive.
A representative for Bon Jovi showed Asbury Park Press, a component of the USA TODAY network, that Bon Jovi had tested positive and “completely vaccinated and feeling well. “
Potential audience members were informed of Bon Jovi’s diagnosis through his brother Matt Bongiovi before the show, when he told them that Bon Jovi would not perform.
“There’s been a lot of sadness from the fans, but Jon’s fitness is more important,” fan Kerry Splitter said.
A reporter posted a video of a masked Bon Jovi leaving what seemed to be a hotel lobby on Saturday. The exhibition component of Runaway Tours’ “Halloween Weekend Getaway. “
The coronavirus has already affected Bon Jovi members near their homes. Band members David Bryan and Everett Bradley have tested positive for Covid-19, and Bon Jovi’s son Jake has also been concerned about the coronavirus.
In turn, Bon Jovi has the epicenter of rock ‘n’ roll in the war opposed to COVID, when an organization of Chicago residents sought to unify the city with a city-wide song from their window as a way to show their solidarity while Illinois was in order to “stay home” due to the pandemic. Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” was the song they chose.
Bon Jovi will receive an Intrepid Lifetime Achievement Award on November 10 at the Salute to Freedom Gala, which will be held in the United States, where Prince Harry and Bob Pittman, director of iHeartMedia, will win awards.
Chris Jordan of Jersey Shore covers entertainment and reporting for USA Today Network New Jersey. Communicate with him in @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app. com.