Well, first date of the tour is in the bag, and now I know the setlist.
If you are planning on seeing the tour this summer and don't want to be spoiled do not read any further.
SPOILERS
They changed 2 songs from last year.
Removed one older song, and one new song.
Replaced with one older song and one new song.
Dropped Hallowed. Most seem to think because it is so hard for Bruce to sing it now.
He isn't getting any younger and after the throat cancer he isn't exactly what he used to be.
Replaced it with Wrathchild.
That change really doesn't affect me one way or the other. I've already seen both performed many times over the years. So, meh.
They also dropped Tears Of A Clown. Which kind of bums me out, as I like that song.
They added The Great Unknown. Which does sound killer live (
video here).
This is also something of a historical moment for the band.
They have never premiered a new song on a tour after the original album tour.
Sure, technically this is still the BOS tour, but they have new graphics on the shirts to designate this as the 2017 tour. So that pretty much makes it separate from the 2016 tour.
The closest they came was 2001. When they played Fallen Angel, and Out of the Silent Planet at four of the last six shows of the BNW tour. (two shows at Shepherd's Bush + Mexico and Argentina. Chile and Rio got Run To The Hills, so it could be on the RIR cd/dvd) But that was still the same tour.