Jon also changed the order of songs (not sure if he still does this or not), which is a rather simple way of tricking people into thinking they heard more different songs than they actually did over a series of shows. I took a look back over the 9 shows I have seen (in the UK, one in Buenos Aires over 20 years) and I was amazed how similar the setlists have been.

I discount songs from the current album as rarities. I mean if I saw them play Bounce on the Bounce tour, technically I got a rarity, but I don't see it that way. I also don't count These Days as one, it is played too often and is in Jon's backup setlist that fools people into thinking they have been treated to a rare song.

Aside from that selection of current album songs, the number of rarities I have seen is quite low.

And regarding above, I don't see why an album track from Slippery would be any different from an album track from Lost Highway other than Jon cannot or will not do it. Same with Hey God over These Days, for example. Do crowds in the U.S. really have a better time listening to Lost Highway than they would I Believe?

Jon could create excellent setlists but he chooses not to because like I said before, he has terrible taste in his own music. He also continues to sell tickets, so maybe he thinks what he is doing is working.