This is disappointing but expected. I love Stevie and appreciate the fact that she is still on the road singing great and looking great, but I'm afraid even I have reached the limits of my patience with her. I'm afraid I'm going to sit out her upcoming solo dates, although I may attend one of the dates with Eye Sack.
At this point, I think I would rather see Stevie retire once-and-for-all, rather than continue this downward spiral into tedium and obsolescence. Maybe it is time for her to pull a Joni Mitchell: retire from music, do artwork and pursue other causes, and then come back when she is inspired again to write, record and create music simply for the pleasure of creating music. Mama is clearly burned out and is resting on her laurels.
I used to think that if the online fan community could get together and sign a "Dear Stevie" letter outlining our sorrow with her stale setlists and lack of new songs, she would somehow be awoken from her fog and realize that she doesn't have to be a hits jukebox all the time, and that it's okay to try something new and fail sometimes. Now I don't think it would make any difference. Mama is on autopilot because she can get away with it. She doesn't give a sh*t about the audience, other than their ability to buy a ticket. In her own words, "This isn't about art..."