What can we expect from a richie show?

Originally Posted by Kuba80BJ

I was wondering about that too. To be honest my ideal set list would include only his solo songs. Personally I wouldn’t want him play neither BJ songs nor covers. He’s got enough of his own material for one show, that most of us haven’t heard live. I wish it includes at least 5 songs from SITT, 5 from US and the new album in its entirety. Plus I would kill to hear ‘If I can’t have your love’ That would be more or less about 20 songs, which should fit just fine for about 2h show. Of course I don’t mind about 25 songs like at BJ show
I think that majority of the audience will be die-hard fans. People that know all his albums really well. Let’s face it, there’s only max. 2000 people at the show which is a tiny part of any BJ show. London’s show sold out in 10 minutes + 2 days of pre-sale, and casuals wouldn’t sit down in front of the computer at 9am sharp to get best tickets possible. Only die-hards would. Therefore I think there is no risk that people wouldn’t know any of his songs. I don’t need hits, I got the tickets for Richie show, and I want his songs. Those rarities are priceless and I hope he plays as much of them as possible.
I have only one request – Ballad of Youth. If he plays that on each show, that would be perfect. The problem is he played it only once on US Tour if I am not mistaken (in Australia I think) so that gives me some concerns about it. But I hope that with his new awesome band members, he will dust off this gem and make it a staple. For sure the song deserves it in my opinion. Apart from that whatever he plays from his songs, would be fantastic for me. So far I haven’t heard any of his new songs, apart from Every Road, but I bet they are great and that he is proud of them the most at the moment and wants to let them shine more than the old songs.

But having said that, I am fully aware that won’t happen. Looking at set lists from his previous tours it’s exactly a mix of everything. So about 3 covers
and 3 BJ songs at least, unfortunately, which for me takes the spot of his 6 songs, that would be so much more valuable. But I can dream

Originally Posted by efpg0708

Ballad of Youth was tough to sing back then, and IMPOSSIBLE for him to sing today ... Same for Father Times ... Unless he drops the key or sing it an octave lower, there is no way he will sing it.

Originally Posted by Neurotica80

I'm hoping for at least 3-4 stranger songs. I think BJ wise it'll be heavy on the NJ era, the only post 2000 will be IML if that. I'm really looking forward to him doing IBTFY at his show, think it'll be a def highlight.

Won't it be lovely to not hear him play, cap crash, who says, work for the working man, etc!

Originally Posted by Panda

Knock on wood, because he has played We Weren't Born To Follow acoustically at charity gigs and such.