Not sure why you would think that, Scotty. They have NEVER in recent history returned in a subsequent leg and played similar sets in the same locations, other than the mis-booking of the second NA leg for The Astonishing.
Not so Bosk. Excluding the shows from 2016, these 2 pairs of shows had the same exact setlist and were played during different legs of their respective tours:
2014/01/31 Paris, France (Le Zenith)
2014/07/07 Paris, France (L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix)
2017/02/08 Tilburg, Netherlands (013)
2017/04/25 Tilburg, Netherlands (013)
By extension, there are these shows:
2017/01/30 Rome, Italy (Auditorium Parco della Musica)
2017/01/31 Rome, Italy (Auditorium Parco della Musica)
2017/05/03 Rome, Italy (Auditorium Parco della Musica)
After the first 2 shows in Rome (which were the opening nights of the tour), they dropped A Life Left Behind and TSCO. Otherwise the setlists are the same as what was played in Rome 3 months later.
And while these shows might not be in the same exact city, they are certainly within the same areas (less than 40 miles away from each other), easily within driving distance, and were played on different legs of the same tour:
2014/02/18 Dusseldorf, Germany (Mitsubishi Electric Halle)
2014/07/18 Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen)
2014/02/13 Manchester, England (O2 Apollo)
2014/07/05 Sheffield, England (Sheffield City Hall)
Perhaps there are other cities in close proximity that also could be added to this list that I'm not aware of, since I don't know much European geography when it comes to city locations.
Anyway, I would be happy to be proven wrong, but this is the reason why I'm playing the doubting Thomas regarding changes to the setlist.
And I was jealous that USA got Don't look past me
Don't be. It was the lowlight of the show. There's a reason why it got dropped after 13 shows.
It's true. I was at one of the shows where they were still playing it, and it was the worst received song of the night. The band was spot on in their assessment that the song wasn't going over well.
That's only because the vast majority of the fans weren't familiar with the song. Had they been familiar with the song, it would've been received far better. And how are B-sides and non-album tracks supposed to be made known to the fans? Besides including them on compilations, playing them out live. It's how Another Won and Raise the Knife became well known songs. So I completely disagree with the assessment that DLPM was rightfully dropped from the set.