I keep reading peopel saying Southampton wasn;t so great last year (in comaprison to other shows aroudn the same time)

Why?

Is it because they saved certain songs for the bigger shows? Or what?

The crowd were certainly good in Southampton that night so it must be soemthing BJ related - are they really THAT much better than how they were at Southampton last year and if so when is this magic likely to be rec-reated - only at the very biggest shows?