Bon Jovi stars on their low-key tour demands

Bon Jovi stars Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres insist that the band’s tour demands now aren’t that different to when they started out 25 years - and 120 million album sales - ago.

Keyboard player David told the Sun recently: “We’ve been together for 25 years but the touring experience gets richer. Every time we step on stage it’s an honour as we know we’re incredibly lucky to be doing what we are doing.

“We’re the same as when we started out - just a little more expensive and a little older.”

Richie takes 24 guitars on the road with him these days, with one worth £200,000, but he insists his backstage demands are simple: “We don’t need meditation tents or anything like that. Just give me a room and I’m there.”

Drummer Tico added: “Our rider is pretty streamline actually. I just need chicken soup - that’s a must have.

“We may have been from vinyl to CDs, but we’ve had the same chef for 20 years. She cooks us meatloaf before the first date of our tour. Boy, that’s good.”

“Bon Jovi is our job. The travelling gets a lot more tiring but it’s great fun.”

The band’s European tour kicked off last week in Germany, with six dates in the UK planned for the end of June.