While this isn't true for Western Europe, I think it's logistically more difficult to play in countries like Russia or Greece due to their relative lack of infrastructure (and, right now, relative lack of an economy) compared to Western Europe and the US. While distances are vast in the US, the interstate highways are good through all 50 states and make getting around a relative breeze if you have massive tour trucks lugging equipment.
I suppose they might also think that if you are playing Stockholm, it's not too difficult for someone from Copenhagen to get there, due to the smaller distances in Europe and the generally superb transportation options available. I think they look at Europe in the way that they look at the US -- not that they have to play a certain number of specific countries but that they have to play regions or geographic areas, which might mean that Stockholm has to serve all of Scandinavia, similar to how Chicago basically has to seve the Midwest (and people there have to deal with much, much greater distances).
Still, I do hope they add more dates and locations now and in 2016. Arena shows are great, if you can get in (and not sit in the rafters where the sound turns to mush).
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