I just read the updated North American tour and setlist. Phenomenal setlist, but I'm utterly disappointed at how few US dates there are. It seems they almost always make a point to hit the Dallas, Texas area. But nothing even remotely close. DT was the very first real "rock" concert I brought my son to on the last tour. I'm hoping to repeat that event. Fingers crossed that more US dates will follow....
They'll do a second leg with a support act and hit the Texas cities. They just never come down here doing the evening with format.
I'll be curious to see what they'll do if they decide to do a second round of touring in Europe and North America on this tour. In Europe, they generally stuck with the Evening With format for both legs, but in North America, they did a package tour, but I get the sense that was more MP's doing than anything (keeping in line with his wanting to always change things up). For those cities that don't get hit on this leg of the tour, I hope that they'll consider another Evening With leg later in the year.
I'm surprised AZ got a date; they normally get skipped as well.
I agree with you regarding Texas, but what do you mean AZ gets skipped? Here's all the AZ dates thus far:
11/24/1992 Phoenix, AZ - Library Cafe
2/10/1993 Tempe, AZ - Club Rio
5/31/1993 Tempe, AZ - Club Rio
12/4/1994 Tucson, AZ - Buena Vista Theater
12/5/1994 Tempe, AZ - Club Rio
5/20/1998 Tempe, AZ - Club Rio
1/31/2000 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
8/19/2000 Phoenix, AZ - Web Theater
3/7/2002 Phoenix, AZ - Web Theater
8/8/2002 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
3/8/2004 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
9/14/2004 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
7/23/2005 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Amphitheater
7/29/2005 Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo
3/6/2006 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
7/25/2007 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
6/17/2010 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
12/4/2011 Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theater