Chris has been on record in several interviews prior to the start of this tour saying that she was not a fan of doing Songbird at the end of the show. She said she always was surprised they didn't want to end on something more upbeat, and do Songbird somewhere in the middle of the set (like Landslide I guess). But the rest of the band always wanted it at the end. Maybe it is cut because of her hand (the song isn't just about her
singing it but the whole experience of her out there by herself with that big grand piano… and now with LB on guitar and just the two of them having that moment together so having Brett play it would change that whole dynamic) but I wonder if she's not also saying, 'see, we don't have to end with it, the fans aren't freaking out". I think people just want to hear it somewhere, not always at the end, but of course others may feel differently. Just saying she might not be unhappy about closing with something different, which would be her preference anyway. Maybe she's just trying to get them to break the mold
