I wasn’t saying I want to see them in half full arenas
That’s exactly what the RIF tour was last year and it was pretty soulless and misjudged. I just didn’t feel like the band were particularly enjoying even selling out small venues for parts of the Truth tour tbh, so whilst I do understand why they played as many as they did, they probably would have been happier doing less. Plus there are venues bigger than the ones they played, but a lot smaller than arenas (like Manchester Apollo for example) that would have worked and would still probably have sold out. Or they could have got an orchestra and done concert halls...that would have fitted the album well and would have been something a bit different.
I just think band and fans would benefit from a break from touring in general after the last few years. We’ve had three different anniversary tours in the last 5 years and an unnecessary badly sold arena tour for their last album. I know people who usually follow them on entire tours have got bored and cut way back, so it does feel like something is amiss at the moment.