My main gripe is not the static setlist. This is the norm for the first few shows. It's the flow of the first half. I fear that Jon will drop the THINFS songs to make room for more hits instead of that dreadful section with BTBMB, LH, Follow and Working Men. Casuals want hits! Lets keep Follow! One of the biggest hits ever! If he's going by the Greatest Hits, both the hits CD and the "fan favorites", at least swap Runaway for Follow, or Working Men for WWWB every other show. It's not a bad setlist stucture, but there are too many weak songs together.
Put different covers every night in Sleep or Medicine. Make longer instrumental breaks so Jon can wave that silly flashlight until his arms hurt. Let the band sing a verse... Small changes that don't need lots of work but make the shows feel fresh and changing
The second half is excellent. HAND, LYOHM, BOB and Sat Night electric work really well with the new songs and Jon seems much more engaged. The encore is uninspired but it could be ten times worst (*cough*ILTT*cough*)
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