Originally Posted by Derek Bliss

Here we go again.
While there are legitimate points to all of the posts, I take offense to the presumption that 'Jon's voice can't handle it' - that's bullshit.
However, now that he has trained his voice and does take better care of it, they plan their concert tours more carefully now. And that means scheduling the right number of shows in a row. Taking days off. Not killing themselves. Not going on marathon tours.
So if you choose to use this common-sense approach the band has taken to planning their touring schedules to bolster your opinion that Jon's voice is shot, so be it. But that's just convenient.
It's a catch 22.
If they don't do a massive tour, it's because they suck.
If they do a massive tour, and it's done the way it was in the 80s they will literally drop dead.
If they do a massive tour, and it's done the way they do tours now - spread out over time, they'll be away from home for 2 years. Sorry, but I'd rather see my kids grown up. These are grown men with lives and families outside the music world - it's selfish of me to want them to do nothing but tour the world to make all of us happy. It's disappointing that they miss lots of big markets.
And the money thing? Enough already.
Everytime the money issue comes up, even if it's legitimate, the whining about 'they have enough money' is tossed about 'it's all about the money.' Again, if that's the excuse you want to bolster your opinion and make you feel better about the demands and expectations you personally put upon the band, have fun. But time and time again, people have posted things about touring we don't have access to like salaries and how many people and buses and trucks and hotels and travel and building stages around the world. But it's easier to demonize the band and say they're after your money.