Just got back from Minneapolis for 2 shows and if passion and effort were what you wanted with the mainstays then well those shows had both!!!
There weren't any huge ssurprises songwise at these shows, but the performances, particularly on night two were pretty damn amazing!! I don't know if it's being lost in the translation to video but there was nothing vanilla or bland about Jon or the bands performance. I know reading setlists online these shows would seem boring, but they aren't.
Yes the LH stuff is there but you all know that much of it will not be there for the O2 run, but it fits in with the show being done now and people like those songs. Could Jon take them out and do TD stuff or whatever?? Sure, but remember he's getting paid to entertain the audience in front of him, not me or you sitting at home, or himself for that matter. I've always wondered what a show would be if Jon just played his personal favorite stuff, my bet is alot of people would be surprised.