I do agree that this tour is the best one I have seen since '95. It is millions times better than the Bounce tour. While it is true that the setlist hasn't changed drastically they have changed the order of the songs around (like not ending the main set with Bad RX/Shout, moving Sleep towards the beginning of the set, and even though many don't like the TLFR stuff (yeay I would prefer the originals too) they are doing things differnet, taking a chance and seem fresher. Of course a big part of this improvement in the tour is Jon quitting smoking... his voice is much better and stronger than on Bounce.. he is actually going for the high notes and seems to be pulling them off night after night on a consistent basis

The band seems to be very into being on tour and I think you can tell the difference the moment they come out on stage. Even though it is the same songs they seem to be really into the performance and not just going through the motions on this tour. And as far as surprises go, well they surprised me by doing Blood on Blood at my request. Who knows maybe if someone requests a major rarity they might do that one too. Another aspect of surprises at the concerts is for most people who don't read the boards they have no idea that Jon goes into the crowd and even sometimes starts off singing in the crowd~ it is a very big surprise to them when this happens... name the last concert where the singer has pulled that off... to me this is almost as cool as Jon flying out over the audience back in the days of SWW. It is all about trying to reach out to every fan.. and that is something I definitely admire with the band... they have impressed me very much with this tour.