OK I totally understand from that point of view, but.... I never got to see Scenes in its entirety. (Closest I came was Shattered Fortress in NYC last year) - But I digress......
I programmed my kids to be into DT from the time they were toddlers. My now 15 year old daughter is such a fan, Scenes is her favorite album EVER. The idea that I could take her to see DT do this start to finish for one set, then another set of new album plus catalog, TAKE MY MONEY NOW!
I took the kids to Astonishing and I&W 25th. Both were awesome. I am planning to do VIP to get them to meet the band this time. So again, I get the old-timer fan perspective of not seeing SFAM over and over, I missed it somehow, and a whole new generation can be brought up to speed this way - and really, if there is any album to share as a complete unit - THIS IS IT!
It will be a great tour no matter what
Pretty over all these anniversary shows. I just want an awesome and well rounded setlist.
Yeah, I'm not so keen on that either. Everything else looks/sounds great though!
Although I still love the anniversary concept, having seen SFAM in its entirety 5 times, plus the 2014 anniversary dates (x3), I'm less enthused to have SFAM takes up half of the setlist. But I'm happy for Progmetty and those that are stoked to celebrate the album. For me, I'd like to see a good chunk of new material for the first leg, balanced by a broad representation of the DT catalog for the remaining set. Maybe save SFAM for a later Fall 2019 leg.