The band hadn't performed with Richie Sambora since 2013
Bon Jovi was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its 33rd edition, which took place last night in Cleveland.
Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi said, "I've been writing this speech ever since the first time I grabbed a brush, pretended it was a microphone, and sang at the top of the stairs in my childhood home."
Bon Jovi added, “I’ve written this speech so many times and in so many ways. Sometimes I wrote the ‘Thank you’ speech. Other times, I wrote the ‘Fuck you’ speech. Writing has been therapeutic in many ways. Tonight I certainly see things differently than I did 10, 20, 30 years ago. In the end, time rules everything.”
Former guitarist and band founder Richie Sambora said about being part of Bon Jovi: "If I were to write a book, it would be called The Best Times of My Life."
Bon Jovi played 4 songs during the event: “Livin' On A Prayer”, “It's My Life”, “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “When We Were Us”
Check out 3 of these songs and the speech by host Howard Stern:
"Livin' On A Prayer":
"It's My Life"
“You Give Love A Bad Name”:
The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, and Nina Simone were also inducted.
Judas Priest, who were nominated for this year's induction, remain outside the Hall of Fame. Check out here a list of bands that should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.