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Jon Bon Jovi abruptly halted his concert in Madison Square Garden on Thursday as he told fans in attendance that he was 'hurt' before departing the stage.

The 64-year-old rocker, who is currently in the midst of his band Bon Jovi's Forever Tour, had been taking part in night eight of the group's nine-day residency at the iconic venue in New York City.

However, after performing the hit track Livin' On A Prayer, the singer announced that he could not continue.

An eyewitness claimed to Page Six that the star told the crowd, 'I'm sorry, I'm hurt and you're not getting the best of me.'

The music artist then encouraged attendees to not discard their tickets as he shared plans to reschedule.

'Don't throw away your ticket stubs, I'm gonna figure something out, okay? Just hold onto it, we'll figure out how to reschedule.'

Jon Bon Jovi, 64, abruptly halted his concert in Madison Square Garden on Thursday as he told fans in attendance that he was 'hurt' before departing the stage; seen on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden

Bon Jovi added that he would 'have to cool it for the night' but told fans that he still felt 'great.'

Daily Mail has reached out to reps of Bon Jovi for comment, but has yet to hear back.

Jerry Braden, who is the host of the Jon Bon Jovi Discussions podcast, posted to X that the rocker was battling a sinus infection.

'Due to a sinus infection, Jon couldn't sing the end of Bed of Roses & let the audience sing.'

Braden added, 'He said the internet trolls can have at it tomorrow, but thanked the supportive fans for having his back Fans at the show (and online fans) are supporting you We Believe in you.'

The band's Forever Tour officially kicked off on July 7 at Madison Square Garden with the final night at the venue slated for July 26.

The group will then travel to Edinburgh for a concert on August 28, followed by a three-night stint at Wembley Stadium beginning on September 4.

Bon Jovi took to Instagram earlier this month ahead of the opening tour date, four years after he underwent surgery to fix a damaged vocal cord.

An eyewitness claimed to Page Six that the star told the crowd, 'I'm sorry, I'm hurt and you're not getting the best of me'; seen in 2025 in London

Jerry Braden, who is the host of the Jon Bon Jovi Discussions podcast, posted to X that the rocker was battling a sinus infection

The band's Forever Tour officially kicked off on July 7 at Madison Square Garden with the final night at the venue slated for July 26; Bon Jovi seen on July 7 with Tico Torres, John Shanks, David Bryan, Everett Bradley and Phil X

'A lot of hard work and talented people helped get us here.. Thank you to everyone who had a hand in building the Forever Tour,' he wrote to his nearly three million followers. 'Now it's our turn to do what we do best Let's do it boys!!'

At the beginning of the show on opening night of the tour, Bon Jovi sang the first line of the 1967 Beatles song With a Little Help from My Friends, per People.

Alluding to his surgery, he sang the line, 'What would you do if I sang out of tune?'

Elsewhere in the concert, the beloved singer reflected, 'I haven't heard the roar of a crowd in four years and I didn't know if I would remember what that was like.'

He added that he was 'grateful and humbled by this whole ordeal.'

According to the outlet, the band performed for over two hours and had a 21-song set list.

Bon Jovi gave fans an update about his voice in June, after previously saying in 2024 that he did not know if he would be able to tour again following the ordeal.

The star revealed to People, 'I'm fully recovered. It was longer than I'd ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith.'

Bon Jovi took to Instagram earlier this month ahead of the opening tour date, four years after he underwent surgery to fix a damaged vocal cord; seen on Tuesday at MSG

Bon Jovi had a vocal fold medialization procedure (also known as thyroplasty) done in the summer of 2022; seen in 1989 in NYC

He recalled the shock of finding out his cord was impaired.

'I'd often joked and said the only thing that's ever been up my nose was my finger. I never did anything to hurt the cords; I didn't have any excesses,' he shared.

'I'm a trained vocalist. I've practiced the craft,' the entertainer explained. 'So when a doctor had to explain to me that one of the cords was literally atrophying, it was confusing.'

Bon Jovi had a vocal fold medialization procedure (also known as thyroplasty) done in the summer of 2022.

He further opened up about the rare throat surgery during a cover story for AARP's June/July 2024 issue.

While talking to the outlet, the singer shared his initial reaction to potentially suffering from vocal loss.

'People had to talk me off the ledge, because you're like, "I didn't do anything wrong! What's wrong?"' he expressed.

'People had to talk me off the ledge, because you're like, "I didn't do anything wrong! What's wrong?"' he expressed; seen in 2024 in L.A.

Lip-syncing and Auto-tune was not an option for the singer when it came to live performances, with the star stating, 'I'd rather get hit by a bus on the highway.'

In the summer of 2022, Bon Jovi underwent surgery and got a Gore-Tex implant in the attempt to strengthen his vocal cords.

'I could talk the day after the surgery,' the singer recalled. 'I just sounded like the Godfather. It takes some retraining of the mind and the body and then the spirit, and you just have to be patient.'

He later told AARP, 'Don't doubt that I can't sing anymore. This isn't a situation that the singer has lost his voice.

'But during this recovery, my goal is to do two and a half hours every night, four days a week,' he explained, referencing to how often he wishes to take to the stage on a tour.

He later told AARP, 'Don't doubt that I can't sing anymore. This isn't a situation that the singer has lost his voice'; seen in 2024

The band was formed in 1983 in New Jersey and has sold over a whopping, 130 million records globally; seen in 1984 in Illinois

'And you know, I am not going to go out there and give less than 110 percent.'

The star is known for being the frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, and the group released their 16th studio album titled Forever in June 2024.

The band was formed in 1983 in New Jersey and has sold over a whopping, 130 million records globally.

Back in 2018, the rock group was notably inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.