Night one. The stage for the arena tour is very cool. There is alot of production with this show. Lighting is dramatic this time out and certain songs have graphics but I found all of this enhancing the show but it never was distracting or overwhelmed the band or the performance. I'm told there are more "tricks" in the production bag that haven't been worked out yet, including some pyro, but I don't know when it's going to be put in.
I know some were unhappy with the new configuration of the band members on stage, BUT, trust me when you see it you'll LOVE it!!! You can really see the whole band the whole show. Hugh, Tico, David and Bobby are all on risers in a line with Jon and Richie on the stage floor in front of them. And before anyone says thaJon is being a stage hog, or a primadonna, I have to say it just AIN'T so!!! Richie is very much in the spotlight this time out, he has several spotlight moments and Jon seems more than pleased to let him have them.
Highlights night one: The opening. the big screen attached to the back wall has an image of the circle on it and the venetian blind screens overhead turn into one big screen with the other end of the circle on it. It shows the four of them walking up through the circle tunnel until they reach the front circle, then the scteen lifts away and there are the four of them. Hugh and Bobby just go to their spots, they don't do the walk.

Richie doing Homebound Train: This is a great song for him, he really gets to show off his playing with this one and there was no mass exodous for beer or bathrooms in fact it got rousing applause in Seattle so that bodes well.
Something for the Pain Acoustic: A great surprise and very well done. David on the accordian is just well cool!!!
Loves the only Rule: Jon loves this song and he's pure Rockstar performing it!!! It rocks!!!
Thorn in my Side: Sounds great and Jon and Richie at the end make it rock hard!
Work FTWM: Not alot of die hards favorite but I have to say it works really well live, the audience got into it. This is a song that has graphics, some said they were a bit cheesy but I liked them thought they were kind of cool.
WWWB: This is just fantastic live.
Overall I was very impressed with this show . Jon is in good voice, not quite prime tour voice yet, but he's not far away from it. He's reworked some parts of various songs so they aren't a struggle for him anymore and quite honestly, the songs sound better for it, and unless you are a diehard, you won't even notice he's changed it.
My most persistent memory of night one is "OMFG, Richie is really really here, fully present, in the moment , very happy and playing like he hasn't in a long long time. It's good to have him all the way back.