Maybe he just wants to make you jealous and heat you up for the tour, so that he can be sure you rock even more than you already do?
I'm really sorry for you, Hadley. I think you would have really loved to play for a smaller audience. You know what? I will scream extra loud for you in Cologne and Hamburg. Hey, maybe I can bring those GO HADLEY sign (remember Calgary 2002?). Just watch out for me, I'm in row 3 (hadleyside).