[freshmanjs]

When they show photos of the printed setlists on twitter, some of the songs have a large black dot next to them on the left. What do those dots mean? Thanks!

[DavetheGodofKeys]

Maybe the songs that have the dots are the ones that the band are surely going to play.

[DestinationJovi]

I think they're the songs played with a backing track.

[Captain.Crash]

Or related to guitar?

The San Antonio set had a dot next to Amen so I don't think it's vocal related.

[Captain_jovi]

The dots were next to This House, Knockout, When We Were Us, It's My Life, Amen, Have a nice Day and Prayer.

I can't quite figure out what they're for. Vocal tracks? What do these songs have different live? Maybe the setlist is for a specific cue.

[DryCounty]

The dots are definetely for backing tracks, mainly vocals.

This House has some vocal tracks for the oh in the verse and probably for the coming home part, Knockout there is vocal tracks in the intro, It's My Life, Have a Nice Day, Prayer obviously have vocal backing tacks in the chorus which is quite easy to hear.
Amen I don't really know. Either there are some helpt to thicken Jon's vocals in the chorus or there are simply some string or pads pre-recorded.

[Javier]

Originally Posted by DryCounty

The dots are definetely for backing tracks, mainly vocals.

This House has some vocal tracks for the oh in the verse and probably for the coming home part, Knockout there is vocal tracks in the intro, It's My Life, Have a Nice Day, Prayer obviously have vocal backing tacks in the chorus which is quite easy to hear.
Amen I don't really know. Either there are some helpt to thicken Jon's vocals in the chorus or there are simply some string or pads pre-recorded.

The backing tracks aren't just vocal related, they include drumloops, string sections to make Dave sound like an orchestra and of course the backing vocals that need a little help.

[Walleris]

Originally Posted by DryCounty

The dots are definetely for backing tracks, mainly vocals.

This House has some vocal tracks for the oh in the verse and probably for the coming home part, Knockout there is vocal tracks in the intro, It's My Life, Have a Nice Day, Prayer obviously have vocal backing tacks in the chorus which is quite easy to hear.
Amen I don't really know. Either there are some helpt to thicken Jon's vocals in the chorus or there are simply some string or pads pre-recorded.

I think Amen is there for some background orchestra noise we don't hear or something like that. If Jon were to start doing such blatant playbacks, he'd do it on BOR or another classic ballad, where at least it would be "worth it" from a reception standpoint.
What surprises me is no KTF there, when clearly the "FAITH" shhout in the chorus is a click track.

"There are no tape recorders on this stage"