Die hard fans here are a lot of things but understanding is not one of them. I'm absolutely guilty of it sometimes.

I personally think he hasn't done himself any good going up there and trying to sing with the already damaged vocal chords he has been battling with the whole tour. Maybe he really got a shot some time before the show and thought he could pull it off. But Matt's tweet has put me off once again:

An honest apology with an explanation of Jon's health issues and why the show was cut short because of that would have been far better in my opinion. But this guy reacts like a spoiled brat anytime criticism may arise somewhere.

Actually I highly doubt that Jon will be in a good enough shape tomorrow and Saturday to go full force for the MSG shows. And these are probably the most precious ones to him on this leg.

If this video uploaded over Twitter was any indication, they ditched the Metlife backing track for the first time in this tour. And Jon did that part pretty well by 2017 standards.

https://twitter.com/sam_d369/status/849804990378123265

This.
Pittsburgh was the 4th show we've been able to see this tour (Greenville, Chicago, St. Paul). THISNFS sounded a little bit different; I thought he had decided to change it up a bit to prove that he wasn't lip synching, but I was wrong. Also, his voice wasn't powerful, but that's been a complaint throughout the tour. Anyway, as the songs progressed, he started not singing some lines and letting the audience fill them in. I believe he thought he could make it through the concert, but his voice deteriorated as he continued. He changed the set list, left out some of the new stuff, and played a few hits before calling it quits. I think he made the right decision. I'm disappointed but not angry. I feel sorry for the people for whom this was their only show.

Sounds different at least. To me, it sounds like Jon started live and then the track slowly came in, too. But then again, the note seemed longer, so maybe it was all live - or a new backing track, maybe an auto-tuned live performance from 2017 ;-)

Just curious, why is it known as the Metlife backing track?

Matt is not only on the payroll but is related to Jon. You'll never hear a bad word or criticism, even if justified. Which is fine, except he expects everyone else to think the same or they're patronised or ignored by him. In my opinion he's an arsehole.


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They've been using that line from the MetLife live stream in 2013.

Interesting, I didn't know that. I assumed they were just using the usual one for that show as well.

Sounds horrible, but at least not cheating.