was hoping to watch jm concert and haye fight on saturday but i see it maybe on at the same time. doors open on saturday at 7pm for concert can anyone tell me what john will be due on stage and what time he finishes! thanks! 

825 pm - 1025 pm in The Hague, but don't blame me if he comes on stage earlier/later 

Wilco

HELLO ALL.
im going to the concert on sat in london. doors open at 7pm but i dont want to watch the film and would rather spend that time in a bar...... so can you tell me at about what time mellencamp comes on stage! thanks!

Film at 7 pm, about an hour I think, short break (15 minutes) and without any warning in The Hague the lights went out and the intro music started. You just make sure you take your seat at 820 pm.

Wilco

He even played a request (Cherry Bomb) for a fan he met on the streets who kept insisting that John should play old song (to which John replied that he wants to look forward, I know he also met a fan in Copenhagen who asked the same, but I like the story anyway)

This just doesn't make sense to me. I mean I guess the same request could happen two shows in a row but a/ hasn't Cherry Bomb been played on the US tour? b/ what's different with Cherry Bomb than all the other old songs played without comments.

Just seemed like an odd intro to me in Copenhagen. Loved the show though.

Artists like Springsteen, but also Mellencamp, are clever people who want to give their audiences a certain message during a show. John will probably mention each show in Europe that he has to play some old song as a request because he met a guy on the streets. And he plays the song (sometimes in a new setting), but at the same time tells us that he moved on, made new songs and wants to share these new songs with us, that's what I meant, but probably didn't say clearly enough because English isn't my mother tongue!
 
Wilco

To all,

I was very impressed by yesterdays show at the World Forum in The Hague. John played an excellent set, with old favorites (but Jack and Diane in a completely new style, nice!) and recent songs. He even played a request (Cherry Bomb) for a fan he met on the streets who kept insisting that John should play old song (to which John replied that he wants to look forward, I know he also met a fan in Copenhagen who asked the same, but I like the story anyway). Like 19 years ago he again took a fan on stage during R.O.C. in the USA. But unlike 19 years this fan didn't know the words and so he took another fan (the father?) on stage and together they sung a verse. I remember from 19 years ago that the guy who was asked then to sing this song took over things completely leaving John in awe and laughing about it. Highlights for me were Small Town and Scarecrow, these songs are like treasures. I also like the new songs, I think John is on a creative peak the last few years. Let's just hope he stays there for a long time!

Wilco