I kinda get Richie's "excuse" for bailing and perhaps i would have a little empathy if his method of telling Jon was different. But getting someone else to do it 3 hours before the show is heinous.

All would have been totally different if Richie would have sat down with Jon in a hotel room and poured his heart out to him. Then I'm sure Jon would have had more respect for Richie. But now I feel there may be irreparable damage. Certainly the brotherhood is lost - all because Richie didn't have the bollocks to be honest.

And another thing from the latest interview. The pressure for Jon to carry on the tour must have been huge. We seem to forget the 100s of road crew relying on (and I quote from Jon) the pay cheque to support their families. Thats the philanthropist in Jon i suppose. It isn't just the fans he would have been letting down.