Bon Jovi named first BST Hyde Park 2027 headliner for June show
The band will return to the London festival 14 years after headlining its first edition. General ticket sales are scheduled for 23 October.
Bon Jovi have been announced as the first headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027. The band is scheduled to play London's Hyde Park on Thursday, 24 June 2027, returning to the festival it headlined at its inaugural edition in 2013. General ticket sales open on Friday, 23 October at 10am BST.
The announcement gives fans the first confirmed act and date for next year's series of outdoor shows. NME reported that the performance will extend Bon Jovi's Forever Tour. Further names for the 2027 festival are due to be announced later; Bon Jovi are the only act named so far.
When Bon Jovi tickets go on sale
UK Festival Guides lists three presale windows ahead of general sale: an Amex presale on Monday, 19 October at 1pm BST, an artist presale on Wednesday, 21 October at 10am BST, and an AEG presale on Thursday, 22 October at 10am BST. Both UK Festival Guides and NME give Friday, 23 October at 10am BST as the general sale time.
Why the Hyde Park return matters
Bon Jovi headlined the first BST Hyde Park show in 2013. Their scheduled return in 2027 comes 14 years later, making the band the first act announced for an edition with a direct connection to the festival's opening year. NME reported that the 2013 set included ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’, ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’ and ‘It’s My Life’.
Jon Bon Jovi called the booking a ‘full circle moment’, according to NME. He said the band had a long history of performing at Hyde Park and thanked fans for the reception they gave the Forever Tour. AEG Presents chief executive Jim King also welcomed the return, pointing to Bon Jovi's role in launching the festival in 2013.
NME reported that the tour has included nine sold-out nights at New York's Madison Square Garden, sold-out dates in Edinburgh and Dublin, and three sold-out shows at London's Wembley Stadium. The Hyde Park date follows the release of FOREVER (Legendary Edition), which reworks songs from the band's 2024 FOREVER album with guests including Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Williams and Avril Lavigne.
For now, the 24 June Bon Jovi show is the only announced booking for BST Hyde Park 2027. The festival says more names will follow, according to NME; no date for those announcements has been given.
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Sources and context
- Bon Jovi announced as first headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027NME
- Bon Jovi to headline BST Hyde Park 2027 on Thursday 24 JuneUK Festival Guides
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