I will not be going to a show until January (Atlanta, GA), however, I was a little disapointed to hear about the opening act situation. While the main reason of going to a show is to obviously hear Bon Jovi, a good opening act really adds to the overall experience. One reason the band might have decided to do a contest to discover the opening act, is to gain publicity. A sort of "American Idol" thing. Maybe some of the shows will truly have a decent "local" opening act. I have not heard anything officially about the "second leg" of the tour, but I am guessing they will continue to do the same thing.