I wouldn't make too much out of Richie singing TD, I think he's just letting Jon rest his voice, so that the band could still rehearse the song. Jon had a 3 hour show yesterday, which included lots of demanding stuff, like Always, Sat.Night, Roses, etc., and he has another show today and since I'd doubt he's gonna go from a 27 song set to ~21 the next night, it makes sense for him to rest.
If Richie indeed does sing TD at the show, I'm glad he finally got to sing, but this is the last song he should be doing in a Jovi show. He'd better do Every Road, for an American crowd most of them will be just as unfamiliar, so you might at least play a song that's your own and recent.
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