Becky,

I'm with you on this part for sure. I traveled to Atlanta to see the May 1 show, and it was my only chance through the whole tour to see them. (I almost didn't get to do that either!) That was a Thursday night and I had to work the next day. I don't have freedom of selecting which days I want to be off, so I really did *Have to* work the next day. Atlanta is a 3 hour drive for me.

I was hoping they would do Charlotte NC (as they almost always do) or even Greenville SC (which they did during HAND). That didn't work out. Then, I thought maybe I could travel to NYC for the MSG shows -- but again, that was 2 weeks earlier in the year than it has been the past 3 tours, so I couldn't go. But it's not all about me -- Sadly -- Jon and company do not ask for my input far as tour stops, dates, song choices, etc.. (and I WOULD give them good advice, too!)

I am with you 100% on wishing more southeast shows were in the lineup and especially on Saturdays.

But hey, I did finally get it worked out to head to Atlanta on that Thursday night. I'm so happy for you that you were able to catch them a few times this tour. I'm also happy for those who got to see them in Amsterdam, Hamburg, Munich (wow! Those were great shows!)

Mel

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