If you knew the setlists would be this bad?

Yes. It is from a long time ago.

I'm torn about her. It's like "Man, she's so hot", but then I feel funny afterwards because she looks exactly like her father.

Haha. I totally understand.

you're noticing this now? she's had that avatar for about 10 years

Terrible Terrible Terrible.

I find it slightly galling that the What About Now songs have been dropped and the Lost Highway tour part 2 has begun. Canadian fans must be furious. If they pull that shit in the UK I don't think I'll ever go see them again. I had to really think about it this time round because I'm tired of the same old stuff but then was really pleased I did when the album came out.

But why play so many Lost Highway songs? I find it suspicious that as soon as Richie isn't around Jon brings in even more!!! Is that what the argument is about?

Jon is notoriously bad at understanding his crowd and what his best songs are, I've heard him even admit that a number of times, and this is another example. Why won't he listen to those around him?

STOP THE LOST HIGHWAY TOUR 2013!!!!!!

It's a difficult question to answer as I've been pretty blessed with the setlists at my shows over the years. If I was in the US and the setlists were as they are, and Richie being so on/off then I would only do 1 show per tour for sure. I wouldnt give up as I love Bon Jovi's music, and what's not to enjoy about hearing the songs you love being played live by the band.

I think the European sets are more tailored to the European audiences, and more in-tune with what die-hard fans would like, and so the problem hasn't occurred as yet, but I would certainly by going less and, more to the point, spending less on BJ shows if I was in the US. No way on earth would I pay the silly money for the best tickets, and I have been doing less this year. My £65 GA for Hyde Park was actually far and away the most I paid this year, with a pair of £12.50 to Manc and a pair of £25 to Villa, HP cost more than the other two combined, and its only GA. I hope more new songs turn up in the setlists when they come here, but given how quickly the album is falling out of the charts, no doubt Jon will assuming the country doesn't like it and play the bare minimum of them, which would disappoint me greatly, over 3 shows I would like to hear at least 7/8 WAN tracks.

I won't go to European shows, unless Richie is back and more WAN songs are in the set.
Defend the album God damn it!
And throw away LH songs for stuff from TD and Bounce. I hate that they pretend it don't exist.

Yup, I would. It really isn't much of a problem to me that the setlists are what they are, probably because of the number of shows I've seen, which is one. I'm not so picky yet, I guess.

Besides, it's not like they play i Sweden every week so I have to take the chance no matter what, really.

I've seen like 15 shows or so and have been blessed here and there with the sets, but I really don't see the problem most of you "fans" seem to have with the current sets - probably because I genuinely think Lost Highway is a great record (minus 1 or 2 songs like Summertime) or most of the stuff they did post-2000, including WWWB (epic), Crash, ILTT, The More Things Change, and so on...

Sure there are some NJ or KTF songs that I'd love to hear, but SWW is represented very well, TD doesn't need to be (for me), HAND could and should return, but otherwise most of the hits are there...

So, long story short: yes, of course I would go, also without Richie (would love to see Phil play live though I would of course prefer Richie, let alone for the backing vocals )

Not really too fussed on the sets anymore, I go as the people who I meet up with I generally have a good time with. The shows I'm going to this time around I know they'll have solid sets, anything else is a bonus.