Ok, anyone got any ideas as to why us Brits are getting inferior setlists to the rest of europe?

Let me say first - as fans we fall into two camps.
1. The fairly casual, haven't seen them that many times - play what you want type of fan

2. The more serious, have seen them loads, know what they are capable of , type of fan. This board has a lot of them, myself included.

I have seen BJ on every tour since 1986, making 14 times so far and I have felt really let down by the three UK gigs so far. I missed Wovlves because my daughter was ill in hospital, so the tickets are still sat in my wallet. I spent a large part of Wednesday night/Thurs morning debating whether or not to get a wildcard ticket for Manchester because of this (she was out of hospital by then) and it was only my wife who stopped me really, pointing out that the wolves set was rubbish so why spend more money?

I pointed out that this increased the chance of Manchester being special.

Oh what a fool I look now!

Why are we getting bog standard 'hits' shows when Jon has said time after time that it is the UK, Japanese and German markets that really keep them going? The rest of europe got some classic sets with stuff like 'Blood on Blood'. 'I'd Die for You' and the three These Days songs - us in the UK (apart from Dublin, oddly) have got nothing special at all.

It will make it worse if they now do extra stuff at London - rubbing our faces in it as if they are saying 'The only show we care about in the UK is the London one'

Any thoughts why because so far this is shaping up to be the worst tour in years.

Ps I am coming from the viewpoint that These Days was the last great tour they did - unusual songs, risks taken and extras thrown in left, right and centre. acoustic slots. I have a sneaking feeling they are coasting at the moment