At nearly every date, the group welcomed at least one A-lister into their backstage circle, turning MSG into Club Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi asked on Instagram, posting a photo from the July 9 gig with no less than Paul McCartney. Night Seven indulged Bon Jovi’s love for sports, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and tennis legend John McEnroe mingling backstage. (Monahan reprised the song with Bon Jovi’s David Bryan during a Train stop in Holmdel, New Jersey, the next night). After being sidelined by vocal issues and a subsequent surgery in 2022, the Madison Square Garden residency marked Jon Bon Jovi’s first tour in four years.