Originally Posted by ticooooooooooo (Post 1218376)

there are many things wrong with a copy and paste setlist. First of all- the reason why it wasn't a problem in the 80s is that he has limited material to draw from. 14 studio albums plus 100,000,000 bon jovi fans later and there's no more excuses. It's lazy. It's nothing to do with appeasing fans on social media- it's that he's got more albums, more songs and should be doing it. Secondly, back in the 80s, there wasn't much of a tradition among big acts to vary setlists- nowadays bruce springsteen makes 10-15 changes a night, pearl jam change most of their setlist- there is now a culture to vary setlists more than there was 20-30 years ago. Thirdly, both jbj and david have boasted that they've rehearsed 95 songs and you never hear the same show twice- if you're only going to make one change a night, say nothing- don't go on record and build fans expectations up. Fourthly, friday's show was in atlanta, sunday's in sunrise and tonight in tampa- there will be a reasonable amount of people who will be attending multiple shows because they are a (relatively speaking) stones throw away! My brother and sister travel up and down the country when he comes to england and are planning on doing both new york and toronto in april. Last time he came to england, they saw him in all 4 england shows and slane castle... I saw more songs in 2 bruce springsteen shows than they did in 5 bon jovi shows and it wasn't even that close. You need to cater to all your audience- the die hards and the casuals. Especially when you go on record saying you've rehearsed 95 songs.

Originally Posted by ticooooooooooo (Post 1218376)

There are many things wrong with a copy and paste setlist. First of all- the reason why it wasn't a problem in the 80s is that he has limited material to draw from. 14 studio albums plus 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans later and there's no more excuses. It's lazy. It's nothing to do with appeasing fans on social media- it's that he's got more albums, more songs and should be doing it. Secondly, back in the 80s, there wasn't much of a tradition among big acts to vary setlists- nowadays Bruce Springsteen makes 10-15 changes a night, Pearl Jam change most of their setlist- there is now a culture to vary setlists more than there was 20-30 years ago. Thirdly, both JBJ and David have boasted that they've rehearsed 95 songs and you never hear the same show twice- if you're only going to make one change a night, say nothing- don't go on record and build fans expectations up. Fourthly, Friday's show was in Atlanta, Sunday's in Sunrise and tonight in Tampa- there will be a reasonable amount of people who will be attending multiple shows because they are a (relatively speaking) stones throw away! My brother and sister travel up and down the country when he comes to England and are planning on doing both New York and Toronto in April. Last time he came to England, they saw him in all 4 England shows and Slane Castle... I saw more songs in 2 Bruce Springsteen shows than they did in 5 Bon Jovi shows and it wasn't even that close. You need to cater to all your audience- the die hards and the casuals. Especially when you go on record saying you've rehearsed 95 songs.

Originally Posted by Captmorgs (Post 1218393)

Scrolling through the set list quickly, saw your user name Dry County, and freaked out for a minute. [emoji3]


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Originally Posted by Falco (Post 1218398)

I'm sorry but if these shows are being recorded and sold on their website, every night should have a different set list. Sure, keep the opening 4 or 5 songs and the encore, but the middle of the show needs to be mixed up a bit, rotate song, etc.

Originally Posted by Sugardrops (Post 1218400)

Thank you! That is what I've been thinking while sitting here reading the back-and-forth about changing the setlist. You'd think that if they are wanting to sell the recordings they would want people to consider buying more than one. If the sets are EXACTLY the same, it's not going to inspire many people to drop another $35...maybe not even spend it in the first place.

Originally Posted by efpg0708 (Post 1218406)

Wow ... How I miss the Circle/Greatest Hits tour ...

Originally Posted by ticooooooooooo (Post 1218411)

Exactly the same as Atlanta, correct? So if there were people who, as a number of Super Fans do, did the three shows in the area- Atlanta, Sunrise and Tampa- they would have heard one different song?

Originally Posted by CLEYoungGun21 (Post 1218412)

Talk about a vanilla setlist... and possibly a vanilla tour


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Originally Posted by efpg0708 (Post 1218419)

Those Jovi magic moments are long gone ...

Bon Jovi - Something to Believe In - Sydney 19 Dec 2010 - YouTube

Originally Posted by CLEYoungGun21 (Post 1218418)

But 95 songs!!!


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Originally Posted by rosa3 (Post 1218423)

And once again the whining is back! Boy you guys just won't give it up! Face the fact that this is Jon's and the bands tour, there show, period. This whining about a "vanilla" set list makes you sound like a bunch little spoiled kids, and u do sound spoiled, you know why? because you guys just so focused on the past tours, comparing them, and also comparing Jon to other artists and there tours, eg Bruce Springsteen, that you won't be happy or satisfied with anything Jon does because you so used to Jon in past tours, remember that was the past! this is now, and this is how Jon wants to perform his tour. Thisis not Burger King, you can't always have it your way. Can we all just be happy this band is still touring now!

Originally Posted by DryCounty (Post 1218424)

What's you defence for the fans that bought tickets for multiple nights based on the comments Jon and the band made prior to the tour about changing up the set list each night and having almost 100 songs to choose from?

Originally Posted by rosa3 (Post 1218423)

that you won't be happy or satisfied with anything Jon does because you so used to Jon in past tours, remember that was the past! this is now, and this is how Jon wants to perform his tour. Thisis not Burger King, you can't always have it your way. Can we all just be happy this band is still touring now!