Official July 27, 2013 -> Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA thread

I went to both shows. Glad to get TD and DC. However, very disappointed with the lack if any real changes. Glad I did not pay too much for tickets. Starting to really question whether I will be back for shows in the fall.

When I look at clips from the 80s and 90s I can see why fans would follow this band around the country and around the world and plan on seeing multiple shows each tour and be excited about it. I understand it less starting from the Lost Highway tour to now. I know they still put on a good-to-great show but it is just different from those earlier days. However, having said that, I still believe that magic can happen now and in the future. Go figure.

I can't believe we got the same freakin main set from Thursday. I was calling out the songs to my husband.Thought for sure we would get Amen and some other changes. Was thrilled to get DC. people around me had no idea what it qas. Playing DC did not excuse that setlist.

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.

To the setlist staticness, before the do-gooders come and "prove me wrong".

Was Jon in a good mood?

Yes it was lame. All the years I have been a fan and all the shows I have seen I don't think I have EVER seen a duplicate setlist like this. There were so few changes it felt like deja vu.

That said, if you hadn't been there the other night it was an awesome show. We had someone with us who had only ever seen 1 other Bon Jovi show and he thought it was awesome. Jon's voice was far better tonight than it was on Thursday night. Dry County was one of the best sounding versions that I have heard in a long time. It was a very strong outing. In my case it ranks up there with super special so I loved hearing it.

But FFS change up the setlist from one night to the next.

Just got home! I went to both shows. My friend had an extra ticket for tonight so I went with the hopes of hearing a few different songs since Jon usually shakes things up a bit on the second night. Disappointing set list! Even his stage banter between songs was about the same. Nothing special at all for the hometown crowd.

Just got back ...

Jon can go **** himself. He knows there are people who go to both shows, and some people even travel from other continents for this show (like I did). And what do we get: TWO changes. So, he just doesn't give a shit.

It's a pity, because this was the best show I've seen in the US. Jon was a beast on stage, and the crowd was going absolutely nuts all the time. I reckon it was Jon's best vocals on this tour, Dry County and Always sounded stellar. Dry County was simply incredible, I don't remember it sounding so good ever since it was brought back in 2006. The energy during all the concert was amazing. But, getting exactly the same set as thursday, getting the exactly same speeches (I know it's always the same, but this time it was incredible identical), and seeing Jon ending on ILTT instead of a bunch of songs he could've done, really ruined the whole thing for me. Why does Whole Lot of Leaving have to be played at both nights ? Memory was a disaster on thursday, why play it again ? Why not switch Bed of Roses for I'll be There for You ?? I just don't get it.

Once again, it's a shame because, if he'd changed some songs during the main set, making it more unpredictable, and performed it with the same energy that he performed today, this would've been one of the best Bon Jovi shows I've been to. The whole band and the crowd were immense.

So, Jon is the devil is cash rules everything around him. Period.

Dry County

There even was a fanclub trip about that he knew for sure so he at least knew that up to 250 people at least go to both shows.

Seems to me like they have two encores now....go easy on Jon, it's not fair on the casuals if they play really obscure songs for the die hards is it? Oh sorry unless Jons mates turn up and they play 9 covers, it's alright then.