So c'mon... What is a realistic set list they should play?

Contradiction of the century.

1. Lay Your Hands on Me OR I Believe
2. Radio Saved My Life Tonight
3. Lost Highway
4. It's My Life
5. Because We Can
6. I'm With You
7. What About Now
8. This Ain't a Love Song
9. Wild in the Streets
10. Blood on Blood OR In These Arms
11. Born to Be My Baby OR Runaway
12. Just Older OR Superman Tonight
13. What's Left of Me
14. Army of One
15. Any Other Day OR Love's the Only Rule

16. When We Were Beautiful OR What Do You Got OR It's Hard Letting You Go
17. Thank You for Loving Me OR Amen OR You Want to Make a Memory
18. Bed of Roses OR I'll Be There For You OR Never Say Goodbye

19. Right Side of Wrong OR Dry County
20. Undivided OR Hey God OR No Apologies OR All I Want is Everything
21. That's What the Water Made Me
22. Keep the Faith OR Bad Medicine

Encore 1:
23. The Fighter OR Room at the End of the World
24. Have a Nice Day
25. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
26. Wanted Dead or Alive
27. Living on a Prayer

Encore 2:
28. These Days
29. Always

I don't think this is that unrealistic, or even that different from what he's doing now. It's tackles a lot of What About Now, and still manages to represent a lot of his albums. And it gives Bad Name a rest, which I personally feel it is in dire need of

If I were to base the setlist on what was played last night in Stockholm, taken into account what Jon can pull off (or rather not) vocally, this is one way to easily improve such a set.

1. That's What The Water Made Me
2. You Give Love A Bad Name
3. Wild In The Streets
4. Blood On Blood
5. Raise Your Hands
6. Bed Of Roses
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. What About Now
10. Blaze Of Glory
11. Keep The Faith
12. Runaway
13. Bed Of Roses
14. I'm With You
15. We Weren't Born To Follow
16. Love's The Only Rule
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (with Rockin' All Over The World from start to finish)
18. Bad Medicine (with part of Start Me Up)

ENCORE I:
19. Something To Believe In (acoustic)
20. Midnight Rider / Wanted
21. Have A Nice Day
22. Prayer

ENCORE 2:
23. In These Arms
24. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night


Audibles to finish with one additional song if the stamina is still there:
These Days, Always, TAALS, I Believe, NSG

acoustic something to believe in? and midnight rider without richie?

No wonder you weren't happy with the setlist. You want things that don't exist.

How anyone can even be remotely happy with what was played last night is beyond me. And the setlist I wrote isn't unrealistic. Phil X could do his rendition of Midnight Rider and easily play STBI acoustic.

1. Raise Your Hands
2. That’s What The Water Made Me
3. You Give Love A Bad Name
4. Born To Be My Baby
5. One Wild Night
6. Runaway
7. Because We Can
8. It’s My Life
9. Diamond Ring
10. Bed Of Roses
11. What About Now
12. The Distance
13. Keep The Faith
14. What’s Left Of Me
15. Lay Your Hands On Me
16. We Weren’t Born To Follow
17. Who Says You Can’t Go Home
18. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead W/ Dancing In The Street & Start Me Up
19. Bad Medicine W/ It’s Only Rock & Roll

20. I’m With You
21. Wanted Dead Or Alive
22. I’ll Be There For You
23. Livin’ On A Prayer

24. Always
25. Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night
26. These Days

I remember on previous tours (esp in the 90's) when the songs took on a new meaning live... The spoken part of Dry county b4 Richie's monster solo or the solo on lay your hands on me when Jon and Richie were running from side to side.
What about the ad libs at the end of Always... 'Through the wind, through the snow...'
The songs back then would feel different live and sometimes an extra verse or alternate ending would make the song feel more special. Now all the songs are performed the same way night after night.
Look at Bruce... He's in complete control of the song. Somestimes a song can be 4mins one night and 8mins the next.

What do think guys... The songs feel stale because the sound the same most nights.

Bruce might mix up the sets but he also can keep a concert for 4 hours too despite his age Here is mine:

1. One Wild Night (Crush)
2. You Give Love A Bad Name (Slippery When Wet)
3. Bloon On Blood (New Jersey)
4. I Believe (Keep The Faith)
5. It's My Life (Crush)
6. Love's The Only Rule (The Circle)
7. This Is Love, This Is Life (Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection)
8. I'll Be There For You (New Jersey)
9. Because We Can (What About Now)
10. Water Made Me (What About Now)
11. Always (Crossroad: Best of)
12. These Days (These Days)
13. Bed of Roses (Keep The Faith)
14. Born To Be My Baby (New Jersey)
15. Runaway (Bon Jovi)
16. Sleep When I'm Dead (Keep The Faith)
17. Dry County (Keep The Faith)
18. Just Older (Crush)
19. What About Now (What About Now)
20. Bad Medicine (New Jersey)
21. Ballad of Youth (Richie Sambora on Vocals)

Encore (I):
22. Have A Nice Day (Have A Nice Day)
23. Santa Fe (Blaze of Glory)
24. In These Arms (Keep The Faith) (David Bryan ft. JBJ)
25. Amen (What About Now)

Encore (II):
26. Wild In The Streets (Slippery When Wet)
27. Let It Rock (Slippery When Wet)
28. Wanted Dead or Alive (Slippery When Wet)
29. Livin' On A Prayer (Slippery When Wet)

Additional Songs: (Can replace any of the above mentioned or extend the concert's duration)

30. Only Lonely (7800 Fahrenheit)
31. Lost Highway (Lost Highway)
32. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Crossroad: Best Of)
33. Roulette (Bon Jovi)
34. Thank You For Loving Me (Crush)
35. This Ain't A Love Song/Hey God (These Days)
36. Wild Is the Wind (New Jersey)
37. Captain Crash (Crush)
38. Bounce (Bounce)

nice setlist! I'd only add Living In Sin, King of the Mountain & Undivided and I'm ok. oh maybe a Queen's cover like Under Pressure would be a fine option too