There's certain elements of it I like, some I don't TBH.
Basically, I agree with numbers 1, 2, 4, and 6 very strongly (Outside of the WHo Says thing, as that will be played every show, in every country.) I disagree about The Circle songs, because I think Love's The Only Rule is perfect where it is right now.
Personally, the most bothersome thing about the latest setlists are (IMO) how close they are to being awesome. If they would do something like this:
1. Blood on Blood
2. We Weren't Born To Follow
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. *Lost Highway single or album cut*
5. *Bon Jovi or 7800* single or album cut*
6. *The Circle album cut*
7. *Wild Card*
8. *Wild Card*
9. Bad Medicine W/Doctor Doctor
10. We Got It Going On
11. Homebound Train W/Richie on Vox
12. *Jon-Centric, Richie gets a brief breather slot* (Hallelujah, (You Want To) Make a Memory, Open All Night (Bounce), Mystery Train)
13. *Monster hit ballad slot* (Bed of Roses, I'll Be There For You, Always, TAALS (one can dream), Never Say Goodbye)
14. Something For The Pain (Acoustic)
15. *Interchanging acoustic song*
16. Work For The Working Man
17. *Keep The Faith, Hey God, or Have a Nice Day*
18. It's My Life
19. Who Says You Can't Go Home
20. Love's The Only Rule
Encore:
21. Wanted, Dead or Alive
22. *The Circle album cut*
23. *Wild Card*
24. Living on a Prayer
^It's really not that far off from what they're doing, but offers a lot of night-night variety. Granted, it's not my *perfect* setlist, but I doubt mine (or anyone else's) *perfect* setlist is realistically possible.
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*8/7/03 12/21/05 7/18/06 10/28/07 11/9/07 11/10/07 2/12/08 7/12/08 7/14/08 7/15/08 11/15/09 (JBJ Solo) 5/26/10 5/27/10 5/29/10 7/9/10 7/24/10 2/24/11 2/25/11 3/5/11 5/6/11 5/20/12 7/25/13*
New Jersey/Keep The Faith/Slippery When Wet/Crush/These Days/The Circle/Have a Nice Day/What About Now/Lost Highway/Bounce/Bon Jovi/7800*Farenheit
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