Well, I'll list my reasons:
- Richie backing vocals, they're needed and missed.
- Richie and Jon's chemistry is another different show inside this show.
- I agree that Phil can play as good or even better than Richie, but his addition has bringed a strange change in the sound, in some songs is for the better, I gotta admit, in some songs is not. I'd rather have the classic Richie sound.
- You say "the same songs will be played", but they played more different songs with Richie than with Phil. Also, I think Jon will back up on some songs until Phil can play them exactly as Richie did. Richie on stage means any song can pop out at any moment, Phil means that we'll only have what's been played and maybe some of the audibles that haven't seen the light yet.
- I was born with those four guys being Bon Jovi, I'd like that to stay and I'd like to see that on stage.
That is just my opinion as a guy that is going without a doubt to see Bon Jovi with Phil X and that likes how the guy plays.