Were you at the show?
East Rutherford, NJ, US - MetLife Stadium - July 27, 2013
- That's What the Water Made Me
- You Give Love a Bad Name
- Raise Your Hands
- Born to Be My Baby
- Lost Highway
- Whole Lot of Leavin'
- It's My Life
- Because We Can
- What About Now
- We Got It Goin' On
- Keep the Faith
- You Want to Make a Memory
- Bed of Roses
- Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
- We Weren't Born to Follow
- Who Says You Can't Go Home
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
/ Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones cover
/ Start Me Up - Rolling Stones cover - Bad Medicine
/ Old Time Rock 'n' Roll - Bob Seger cover - Dry County
- Wanted Dead or Alive
- Runaway
- Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
- Have a Nice Day
- Livin' on a Prayer
- Always
- I Love This Town
Encore 1:
Encore 2:
I wasn't there, but a friend who was said it was an amazing show. She was gushing about how they played "Runaway" which made no sense to me until she said it was her first show in 30 years of fandom. I have to remind myself sometimes that while I am not thrilled with their set lists anymore, somewhere out there in the audiences are first-timers who are giddy just to be at the dance.
ReplyDeleteI was there and was a little disappointed at the set list as well, although it was a good show, as usual. But a show in NJ could/should have been better
ReplyDeleteAlthought there are a number of people at each show who are seeing the band for the first time, it is fair to say that the majority of the crowd on any given night have seen the band before, and many of them at some stage on this tour. In NJ this is probably more likely than anywhere else. To keep a standard set (which has been the vast majority of this tour) is only going to disappoint the masses.
ReplyDeleteJon has often publicly pumped up his (and the band's) own tyres by talking about not playing the same thing night after night, and by constantly changing the set... well, that has disappeared this tour. I understand they have been limited by what Phil X can cover, however for some time they have been merely rearranging the order of songs more than making substantial changes. Jon is not in the same league as someone like Springsteen when it comes to changing the set each night, and being able to play songs from all parts of their career.
To get two nights in NJ and virtually no change between them, and no change from the standard set is very disappointing. Combining that with the constant references to the band needing to "have some fun" with the Kings of Suburbia show makes me think Jon is phoning it in at the moment.
Unless we see Richie back for the Australian leg, I am pretty sure I will be able to pick the set now for my Adelaide show!
I agree with everything posted on here. I really wish this was the last show of the entire tour. There are several things about this tour that have been very tiring, as a fan.
ReplyDeleteI was there, it was a great performance and the place was rockin'. I miss Richie's voice as part of the band and brand, Jon's vocals were in prime shape - best in a long time in fact - and he looked great as usual.
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