Just back from holidays so catching up with the first few shows. Shame we have settled into the standard US tour setlist with very few changes.

I can understand casuals being a bit miffed at the lack of recognisable songs- although as a concert goer, I would make sure I've at the very least listened to the current album and the greatest hits before going which should cover most things. You can't complain about THINFS songs being on the THINFS tour and I think the band should show conviction and keep the vast majority in- but switch some around to get the whole album airplay.

We Weren't Born To Follow, Lost Highway, Work for the Working Man is the real downer of the sets so far. The first and last of those have no place in the set these days and should be swapped up for something that would interest casuals and die hards alike - rarely played singles like Everyday, One Wild Night, Misunderstood, Say It Isn't So etc.. Having the same filler songs for about 5 tours in a row is tiring. Now was a good chance to have a blank page and learn a new bunch of songs to take on tour but it's sticking to the same old. I don't know what songs Jon can/can't manage, but if he can give Always a bash, there's plenty of easier songs that would work.

Thankfully, on the whole it's sounding ok on the audience recordings. The soundboards do Jon no favours but it's miles better than what I feared.