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This plus the very physical voice of the man. Their voices complemented each other and I dare to say Richie's harmonies carried Jon while he was struggling vocally for years. Now Jon's out there singing on his own *let's face it, even Dave's voice can't make for Richie's absence* and nothing is hidden anymore. We hear it loud and clear!
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You didn't hear much loud and clear actually. Besides a few signature songs like Wanted and I'll Be There For You Richie didn't cover as much for Jon as fans would like to believe.
Starting with the Have A Nice Day tour Richie started singing along with the backing vocals as opposed to being the leading guide for the backing vocals. Richie's voice declined from 2003 and he wasn't able to do as many of the higher harmonies as he used to.
The voice you're missing isn't Richie's voice, it's Bobby's. He covered for Jon from the moment he was hired as his voice blended well together with Jon's. He's the reason why songs like Bed Of Roses sounded as good vocally as they did from 2008-2011 as he sang along to a lot of the verses as well.
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They played it in Cologne (Köln) during the WAN tour. That was a big surprise and Jon praised Phil for the intro. So it is possible.
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It's also 6 years ago since it was last played and before Jon blew his voice out for good. The way he sings now is quite different from his decline in 2013.
To put things in a timeframe; some peoples expectations are rather similar to thinking Jon Bon Jovi could sing the chorus of Livin' On A Prayer in 1993 because he could do so in 1987.
Most suggestions here are rather odd anyway. Considering what the audibles were for the last 2 years and how most didn't get played every night there's little reason to believe that'll suddenly change because they're playing Europe.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan