Gazza wrote on Oct 25
th, 2014 at 7:15pm:
Steel Wheels wrote on Oct 25
th, 2014 at 7:39am:
The setlists are going to be war horse heavy. It seems to be the norm with many acts.
Just the lazy ones.
With quite a few acts from the same generation, its far from 'war horse heavy' , its downright adventurous.
Its still a bloody good show, and a large percentage of it being some of their best known songs is to be expected.
But, when you're talking about a show with only 19 songs, rotating some of those 'well known songs' in and out of the set isnt a big ask.
As it is, you have five or six relatively well known songs competing for the 'webvote' (where the shortlist will generally favour a well known song, as the people voting are people sitting at a pc who arent going to the show) and one other song about five songs in (usually the 'ballad' part of the show).
I was reading on other forums that Paul McCartney's set lists have been the same for ten years and that they will stop supporting his shows until he mixes it up a little.
The Tom Petty tour features only the hits. Not a b side in sight!
But the overwhelming thing I read in the forums and in the comments sections of news about these older acts is that for the price of a ticket, they better play only the big hits and no deep cuts.
I was very thankful to catch all three Philly shows on the Licks Tour. I got to hear so many songs that I'll never hear again.