Originally Posted by Franiac

Before you read this, please know that I am a Bon Jovi fan, and have attended many concerts. In fact, when pre-sale tix went on sale for the Albany show, I got some right away. Having said this, please read this with that in mind.

What a great show in Albany! Here's the setlist: LAST MAN STANDING,
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME, COMPLICATED, BORN TO BE MY BABY, STORY OF MY LIFE, I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD,...oh wait, that was the beginning of the list from Boston (both shows), and wait, from Uniondale, NY, etc. My point is, why are they mixing things up a bit? I mean, sure, they don't do every show 100% the same, but pretty close.

I remember watching one of Bon Jovi's DVD's, and they said something to the effect of: "we're always mixing the setlist up so it's not the same thing all the time....sometimes Jon will even change the setlist after it's been wrote up....we're never going to fall into the safety net of doing the same show, night after night."

Well, look over the setlists from the Have a Nice Day tour so far.....especially where they played two nights in a row at the same city...almost the same set list! The first 6 or 7 songs are pretty much in the identical order, night after night. Sure, you want to include the hits, that's obvious. But instead of doing I'll Sleep When I'm Dead every night, how about alternating with I Believe or Dry County or In These Arms Tonight? Or, throwing in some tunes from These Days (great album, indeed!).

I know I've upset some people with this post, and I'm sorry if I did. My point is, I wish they'd just mix it up a bit more, like in prior years. No matter what concert you attend, the band (any band, whether it's Metallica, Alan Jackson, or U2) is always going to leave out someone's favorite, that's a given. But, at least by mixing things up a bit, it'd keep it fresh.