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Old 08-05-2012, 04:14 PM
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Never have a problem with Bad Name as 2nd song, or in the first 3. Its throwaway and gets the casuals in the mood, whilst its pretty meh for everyone else so it gets it out the way. Prayer should always either end the main set or be in the encore.

Anything else, they should be more flexible with. It looks like they will move Wanted up to more of the middle of the show based on the lastest charity shows. As long as they ditch some of the tired songs like Sleep, Crash and Who Says (as if!) then its all good, with a decent revolving pool of other songs.

But mainly if they tour a new album I want at least 6 new album tracks per show, and the whole album to be played over the course of the tour, that should be a given and shouldn't be a problem if you are proud of the music Jon! You'll only become a nostalgia band sooner if you disregard the new material as quickly as you did on The Circle Tour.

When I go to see other bands that I don't have as much interest in, I make sure I listen to the current album and greatest hits and still expect to not know a few songs. They shouldn't worry about losing some people with rare songs, as there will always be songs people don't know.

Opening song- ideally something new, otherwise a revolving upbeat song. Bad Name 2nd- although if replaced, IML wouldn't be a bad replacement, although it does its job at getting a mid-show pop. BTBMB needs to move or be semi-retired. 4th/5th song is decent for an album track/rarity (Thorn was played about there a few times) and there on in just re-work most of the mid section to something different.

I do like the structure they had on the last tour, its pretty much as good as it gets for a solid spine, its too samey from previous tours.
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