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2006 - May 12th
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
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Opening Act
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Bullet For My Valentine |
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Better
Live And Let Die
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Madagascar
You Could Be Mine
The Blues
Out To Get Me
November Rain
My Michelle
Chinese Democracy
There Was A Time
Patience
I.R.S.
Nightrain
Encore :
Paradise City
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Sold Out
Attendance : 3,800 (approximately)
Sebastian Bach performs with Axl on 'My Michelle'
Show ends with a shower of confetti.
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REVIEW :
'Warm-Up Show' for Guns N' Roses
By BEN RATLIFF
New York Times
Published: May 13, 2006
Rock and roll audiences want to identify with the guy singing the song; they need to, in fact. But you’d be hard-pressed to prove that the crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday night was identifying with W. Axl Rose. What does he represent, at this stage of the game? Survival? Re-invention? Creative control? The tortured artist? The persistence of the yowl? If the spirit of his age resides in him, his long postponement of an infamous album has diluted that spirit somewhat.
But if the physical reality of Mr. Rose - dressed L.A. style in a leather shirt and jeans and wearing a large silver cross, his hair corn-rowed and pulled back - wasn’t an easy figure to identify with, his voice and body language did the job instead. When he sang “Paradise City,” the crowd adopted a yowl in kind; when he danced in his undulating movements, like the letter S turning itself inside out, the men and women in the audience involuntarily moved that way too.
Friday night’s concert was the first of four Guns N’ Roses shows at Hammerstein Ballroom. On stage, Mr. Rose called them “warm-up shows” for the band’s European tour, which begins May 25 in Madrid. It’s fair to assume that the large-theater shows will have clearer sound and more effective stagecraft; Mr. Rose’s voice sounded strong, even in his highest nasal shrieks, but the band wasn’t using the warm-up time to experiment. The set list of the two-hours-plus show, complete with flash pots and confetti, came pretty close to what an only slightly different version of the band was playing four years ago, on its last tour.
Mr. Rose is the only original member left in the quintessential ‘80s hard-rock band, and this has been the case since 1997. The newest of the seven musicians backing up Mr. Rose on Friday, one of its three guitarists, is Ron Thal, also known as Bumblefoot. (One of his guitars has been designed to look like the bottom of a foot, with bumblebee stripes.) He takes up the role of the pyrotechnic shredder, vacated in 2004 by the guitarist Buckethead. At certain points in the show, including a few discontinuous unaccompanied solos, he accelerated to impressively fast chromatic runs; he also played some lavish, Hendrix-influenced blues language. Why this band’s gut-level songs now require the ornamentation of a wizardly guitarist at all remains unclear. It makes the band more atemporal, more Vegas-y, than necessary.
It was the group’s principal guitarist, Robin Finck, who made the sweetest and most grounded music of the night, and seemed most comfortable at work. An off-and-on member of the band for nine years now, Mr. Finck assumed most of the lines in the old songs formerly played by the guitarist Slash. But when he improvised, he spun out simple patterns, shaking the guitar’s neck and getting warmth and resonance out of each note or chord; his own unaccompanied solo, just before the concert’s final number, was a beautifully coherent, non-shredding couple of minutes, the best of the less-familiar music played in the show. He gave himself to the crowd, even literally, diving in to the audience three times.
The less-familiar songs were, actually, kind of familiar. That infamous, postponed Guns N’ Roses album, of course, is “Chinese Democracy,” which has been in the making for much of the last decade, and still has not been scheduled for release. Some of its songs included in the concert—“The Blues,” “Better,” “Madagascar,” “Chinese Democracy,” “There Was a Time,” and “IRS”—are easy enough to find on the internet, in leaked demos and bootlegged live performances. And in the concert, the new songs distinguished themselves visually as well as sonically, with serious-looking video backdrops: stained-glass details, religious portraiture, Martin Luther King speeches.
The crowd didn’t go nuts for them. Most of the new songs are dystopian, tense, portentous, finally a bit inconclusive; they dabble in electronic rhythms, big keyboard sounds and droning repetition. They didn’t produce much catharsis, on stage or in the audience. “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “Patience,” on the other hand, were among the set’s old songs that motored along on earthy, meaty riffs, and provoked the fully expected but still astonishing spectacle of a full house roaring along with every word.
Guns N’ Roses continue at Hammerstein Ballroom on May 14, 15, and 17.
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2006 - May 14th
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
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Opening Act
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Bullet For My Valentine |
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Rocket Queen
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Live And Let Die
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Better
You Could Be Mine
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
Chinese Democracy
My Michelle [with Sebastian Bach]
Patience
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Nightrain
Encore :
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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Sold Out
Attendance : 3,800 (approximately)
In attendance : Lenny Kravitz, Fred Durst, Mickey Rourke
Show ended with a shower of confetti.
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2006 - May 15th
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
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Opening Act
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Bullet For My Valentine |
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Better
Sweet Child O' Mine
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Out Ta Get Me
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Rocket Queen
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Madagascar
You Could Be Mine
November Rain
I.R.S.
Nightrain
Encore :
Patience
Chinese Democracy
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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Sold Out
Attendance : 3,800 (approximately)
11:06 pm - 1:19 am EST
During 'Better', Axl tells security to "ease up a little".
Band intros took place after Chinese Democracy.
Sebastian Bach performed with Axl during 'My Michelle'.
During 'You Could Be Mine', Robin Finck crowd surfs.
Axl mentions Izzy after 'Sweet Child O' Mine' and before 'Rocket
Queen'.
Show ends with a shower of confetti.
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2006 - May 17th
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
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Opening Act
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Bullet For My Valentine |
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Welcome To The Jungle
It’s So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Think About You (with Izzy)
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Better
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
You Could Be Mine
November Rain
Out Ta Get Me
Richard Fortus and Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Rocket Queen
Patience (with Izzy)
Madagascar
I.R.S.
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Nightrain (with Izzy and Kid Rock)
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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Sold Out
Attendance : 3,800 (approximately)
Izzy Stradlin guests on : 'Think About You', 'Nightrain', and 'Patience'.
Sebastian Bach guests for vocals with Axl on 'My Michelle'.
Kid Rock and Izzy guest on 'Nightrain'.
'Rhiad' was on the stage setlist, but wasn't played.
Axl called for Lenny (Kravitz), when the band came backonstage after
the encore, but Lenny didn't appear onstage.
'Nightrain' was started twice, prompting Axl to say "We rehearsed this
song twice today. See?? This is still Guns and Roses'.
The band gathered at 'Aspen' in Chelsea for supper prior to the show.
Steven Tyler was seen watching the show.
Show ends with a shower of confetti.
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2006 - May 25th
Auditorio Juan Carlos I
Madrid, Spain
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Living Things |
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set:
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo [Ziggy Stardust]
The Blues
You Could Be Mine
Jazz Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
I.R.S.
Out Ta Get Me
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
Axl Piano Solo
November Rain
Jazz Jam
There Was A Time
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Chinese Democracy
My Michelle
Patience
Axl vocal jam
Nightrain
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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This show was originally scheduled for May 28, 2006.
Attendance : 15,000
GN'R was originally scheduled to take the stage at 10pm, but that was
later changed to 11pm. Regardless, they didn't hit the stage until
midnight. Fans become restless and start throwing chairs before Guns
come on, but security is tight. The show ends with technical
difficulties, the original cause of the delay at the start of the show.
GN'R play for two and a half hours.
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Rock In Rio
2006 - May 27th
Bela Vista Park
Lisbon, Portugal
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Metallica (headlining World Stage on Day One)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Carlos Santana
Shakira
Roger Waters
Sting
Anastacia
more....
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
I.R.S.
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo (Ziggy Stardust)
Live And Let Die
Jam
The Blues
Rocket Queen
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Richard Fortus and Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Axl piano solo which he jokingly named "fucking off in G"
November Rain
Bumblefoot Guitar Solo
Better
Brain [Brian Mantia] Drum Solo
You Could Be Mine
Patience
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Nightrain
Encore:
Paradise City
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The festival runs May 26 & 27.
Metallica will be headlining World Stage on Day One.
GNR will be headlining World Stage on Day Two of the festival.
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2006 - May 28th
Venue to be announced (not confirmed)
Madrid, Spain
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2006 - May 31st
Papp Laszlo
Budapest, Hungary
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Intro (about 9 minutes long)
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Better
Solo
Live And Let Die
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
You Could Be Mine
Blues Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Out Ta Get Me
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
My Michelle
Axl Piano Solo
November Rain
Instrumental: "Ancient Hungarian Folksong"
Nightrain
Encore :
Bumblefoot Guitar Solo (w/ Don't Cry)
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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2006 - June 2nd - 4th (June 2nd)
Rock Am Ring
Nurburgring, Germany
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Also Appearing
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Bloodsimple
Stone Sour
Alice In Chains
Dir En Grey
Deftones
Korn
Tool
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Live And Let Die
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Jazz Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
You Could Be Mine
Out Ta Get Me
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
November Rain
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Band Introductions
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo [Beautiful]
Nightrain
Madagascar
I.R.S.
Patience
Encore :
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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GNR will appear on June 2nd
Axl thanks the crowd after the Jazz Jam, tells them that they
are 'very generous'.
Merck and Beta are at the side of the stage for most of the
performance.
Sebastian Bach joins Axl for vocals on My Michelle.
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2006 - June 7th
Hammersmith Apollo
London, England
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Opening Act
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Avenged Sevenfold |
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Madagascar
Better
Jam
You Could Be Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Blues Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Ron Thal [Bumblefoot] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
I.R.S.
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Richard Fortus Solo
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Patience
Jam
Nightrain
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Encore :
Paradise City
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Brian May was at the show, but only as an audience member.
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Thursday, June 8th
Hammersmith Apollo, London, June 7
Welcome to the jungle: three and a half hours after the doors of the venue open, the main act shows no sign of taking the stage. The mixed crowd - virginal looking young men, thirtysomethings with anachronistic haircuts - are clearly displeased with the delay. They boo between the rock anthems blaring out of the PA, long after support act Avenged Sevenfold have finished their set.
They don’t know that a certain W. Axl Rose, lead singer and sole remaining original member of Guns N’ Roses, has issued an ultimatum. “We know he’s in the building,” says one of the backstage managers at the Hammersmith Apollo, as if this is an achievement in itself. “He’s just insisting he needs two masseuses for a ‘Deep Heat massage’ before he goes on stage. He fired both his personal masseuses this morning. He’s also complaining because his personal hairdresser (from Africa) couldn’t enter the country because of visa issues. But there’s not much we can do about that.” As an excuse for keeping 5,000 paying customers waiting, it’s up there with throwing a hissy fit because M&Ms of the wrong colour have been found in the dressing room bowl. “This might be the worst act I’ve dealt with,” says the exasperated concierge. “It’s certainly up there with Velvet Revolver (the band comprising of Rose’s former GnR bandmates) who delayed a gig for 90 minutes until we got them a homemade Shepherd’s Pie. If this goes on much longer, I think there might be a riot... excuse me,” he breaks off, one ear pressed to his walkie-talkie: “a fight just broke out in the stalls...”
For the self-proclaimed “Most Dangerous Band In The World,” a riot due to a delayed or cancelled show is not without precedent. But then, for Guns N’ Roses, not many aspects of rock’n’roll behaviour are without precedent. Rose presumably found someone to rub him up the right way, even at such short notice: when he does finally make it on stage just before 11pm, with the 2006 version of GnR striking up Welcome to the Jungle, the weary audience is immediately roused, and immediately forgiving.
This London appearance, a warm-up for their headlining slot at the Download festival, in Donington Park, follows dates in New York as the band’s first gigs since 2002. The seasoned line-up assembled by Rose - Tommy Stinson (bass), Richard Fortus (guitar), Robin Finck (guitar), Chris Pitman (keyboard), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), “Brain” (drums) and new guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (who only joined the band last month) - confidently swap the riffs of a string of old favourites to open the show, including It’s So Easy, Mr Brownstone, Live And Let Die, and Sweet Child O' Mine.
In a series of outfits and sunglasses, with diamond jewellery and teeth flashing, Rose appears very much at home as the grand rock showman - except for his red and yellow dreadlocks and ginger facial hair; they merely make him look like a cross between Mick Hucknall and Metallica's James Hetfield. The 44-year-old’s reputed face-lifts are indicated, too, by his pinched features and unblinking eyes, and he’s sweating profusely as early as the second song as he pirouettes and canters restlessly around the tiered stage. Yet his voice – always a fantastic blend of catty screech and resonant bellow – appears untainted by the ensuing years of ultimate rock star indulgence and prima donna delay. The world is still waiting, a reputed $13 million later, for Chinese Democracy, the album his band started recording in 1998. It’s now scheduled for release this autumn, but that’s not a date to hold your breath over.
Two tracks from the new album, Madagascar and Better, exhibit militaristic drums and a certain nu-metal swagger, but in terms of both the audience’s reaction and the band’s energy, they pale in comparison with the ensuing You Could Be Mine, and a drawn-out Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door. Another new song, IRS, ostensibly a bombastic swipe at an anonymous former lover, namechecks the President, the FBI and the taxman as co-conspirators, but is merely an extension of Rose’s own persecution complex, summarised in the rebel yell of Out Ta Get Me.
Prone to virtuosic, if overlong, fret-tapping solo spots, the Axl Rose Backing Band (for that is what GnR amounts to these days) seem less comfortable playing the sluggish new material than their own guitar improvisations on Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful, or the familiar riffs of Night Train and Paradise City, which are rapturously received and accompanied by exploding fireworks and flame-belching cannons. Former Skid Row frontman, Sebastian Bach, comes on, hair akimbo, for a brief cameo appearance during My Michelle. When November Rain reaches its guitar-led epilogue, it is hard to deny that Guns N’ Roses are back - for the moment at least – there’s certainly enough old-school entertainment value from these familiar hits to justify the Apollo staying open past its usual curfew. But as the crowd starts to thin out before the clock strikes 1am, the occasion seems far from riotous. In fact, it's more like a karaoke singalong.
Two tracks from the new album, Madagascar and Better, exhibit militaristic drums and a certain nu-metal swagger, but in term’s of both the audience’s reaction and the band’s energy, they pale in comparison with the ensuing You Could Be Mine, and a drawn-out Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door. Another new song, IRS, ostensibly a bombastic swipe at an anonymous former lover, namechecks the President, the FBI and the taxman as co-conspirators, but is merely an extension of Rose’s own persecution complex, summarised in the rebel yell of Out Ta Get Me.
Prone to virtuosic, if overlong, fret-tapping solo spots, the Axl Rose Backing Band (for that is what GnR amounts to these days) seem less comfortable playing the sluggish new material than their own guitar improvisations on Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful, or the familiar riffs of Night Train and Paradise City, which are rapturously received and accompanied by exploding fireworks and flame-belching cannons. Former Skid Row frontman, Sebastian Bach, comes on, hair akimbo, for a brief cameo appearance during My Michelle. When November Rain reaches its guitar-led epilogue, it is hard to deny that Guns N’ Roses are back - for the moment at least – there’s certainly enough old-school entertainment value from these familiar hits to justify the Apollo staying open past its usual curfew. But as the crowd starts to thin out before the clock strikes 1am, the occasion seems far from riotous. In fact, it's more like a karaoke singalong.
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2006 - June 9th
RDS Arena (Royal Dublin Society)
Dublin, Ireland
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Opening Act(s)
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Funeral For A Friend
Bullet For My Valentine
To My Surprise
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Set:
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me,
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
You Could Be Mine
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Jam
November Rain
Better
Madagascar
Patience
My Michelle [with Sebastian Bach]
Nightrain
Encore:
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City [with Izzy]
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2006 - June 13th
Sazka Arena
Prague, Czech Republic
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Opening Acts
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Sebastian Bach
Avenged Sevenfold
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Soundcheck:
Chinese Democracy
Madagascar
Better
I.R.S.
The Blues
There Was A Time
Set:
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Sweet Child O' Mine
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
You Could Be Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Chinese Democracy
My Michelle [with Sebastian Bach]
Think About You [with Izzy]
Patience [with Izzy]
Brain [Brian Mantia] Drum Solo
Nightrain [with Izzy]
Encore:
I.R.S.
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City [with Izzy]
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attendance:
18,000 +/-
Axl was present for soundcheck.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers were in attendance for this show.
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2006 - June 15th
Legia Stadium
Warsaw, Poland
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Opening Acts
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650 North
Kobranocka
Oddzial Zamkniety
Sebastian Bach
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
You Could Be Mine
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
Chinese Democracy
November Rain
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
My Michelle [with Sebastian Bach]
Think About You [with Izzy]
Patience [with Izzy]
Nightrain [with Izzy]
Encore:
Madagascar
I.R.S.
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City [with Izzy]
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attendance:
11,000 (approximately0
GN'R were
supposed to start at 9:15pm local time but they actually hit the stage
early,
around 8:38pm.
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Nova Rock Festival
2006 - June 15th - 17th
Pannonia Fields II
Nickelsdorf, Austria
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BLUE STAGE, June 15th
Metallica
Motorhead
Alice In Chains
Alter Bridge
Avenged Sevenfold
Stone Sour
Bullet For My Valentine
Trivium
Bloodsimple
Unheilig
RED STAGE, June 15th
Sportfreunde Stiller
Queens of The Stone Age
Hard Fi
dEUS
Elbow
tba
Body Rockers
tba
Zeronic
BLUE STAGE, June 16th
Placebo
Massive Attack
Live
Juliette & The Licks
The Datsuns
The Sounds
Billy Talent
The Answer
Tyler
RED STAGE, June 16th
The Sisters Of Mercy
Apolyptica
Lagwagon
BoySetsFire
Gogol Bordello
Panteon Rococo
The Locos
She -Male Trouble
Guadalajara
BLUE STAGE, June 17th
Guns N' Roses
Tool
Bloodhound Gang
Oomph!
Subway To Sally
Opeth
Sevendust
Die Krupps
Jesus Christ Smokes Holy Gasoline
RED STAGE, June 17th
The B-52's
Speed
M.I.A.
Madsen
Keith Caputo
Julia
Virginia Jetzt!
Disco Ensemble
Matt Boroff
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Blues Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
You Could Be Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Better
Jam
November Rain
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
Out Ta Get Me
Happy Birthday Dizzy
My Michelle [with Sebastian Bach]
Think About You [with Izzy]
Used To Love Her [with Izzy]
I.R.S.
Patience [with Izzy]
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
Nightrain
Encore:
Rocket Queen
Paradise City
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2006 - June 20th
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Paris, France
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Also Appearing
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Avenged Sevenfold
Bullet For My Valentine
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Soundcheck :
Out Ta Get Me
Think About You
Nightrain
Set :
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Madagascar
You Could Be Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo [Ziggy Stardust]
The Blues
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
Better
November Rain
I.R.S.
My Michelle
Used To Love Her [with Izzy]
Patience [with Izzy]
Nightrain [with Izzy]
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City [with Izzy]
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2006 - June 21st
Hallenstadion
Zurich, Switzerland
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Also Appearing
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Avenged Sevenfold
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Setlist
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Show was postponed until 1st July, 2006.
Press release from Sanctuary Management:
Guns N' Babies!
Guns N' Roses have been forced to postpone their show in
Zurich at the Hallenstadion this evening the 21st of June, 2006. Their drummer
Brain aka Bryan Mantia has had to return to San Francisco earlier than
scheduled to be with his pregnant wife. The band have been travelling with
understudy drummer Frank Ferrer and he will be ready to step in when the tour
continues as scheduled on Saturday with their next show at Belgium's Graspop
Festival.
It is expected that Brain will return to the tour in
approximately 2 weeks time. The band had a phenomenal show at Bercy in Paris
last night which they consider to be the best of the tour to date. During the
exuberant performance guitarist Robin Finck pulled his hamstring but will
benefit from the extra day of rest and will be ready for Saturday. The
Hallenstadion show in Zurich will now take place on the 1st of July and all
tickets are valid.
Guns N' Roses apologize to their Swiss fans for any
inconvenience and look forward to seeing them in a couple of weeks.
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2006 - June 23rd - 24th - 25th
Graspop Metal Meeting
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June 23rd (Friday)
Whitesnake
Lacuna Coil
Satyricon
Michael Schenker Group
Moonspell
Evergrey
Edguy
Trivium
Y&T
Leaves' Eyes
Leatherwolf
The Gathering
Gojira
36 Crazyfists
Soilwork
more....
June 24th (Staurday)
Guns N' Roses
Korn
SoulFly
Opeth
My Dying Bride
Nile
Obituary
Alice In Chains
Stone Sour
Bloodsimple
Deicide
Bullet For My Valentine
Akercocke
The Dew York Dolls
The Datsuns
more....
June 25th (Sunday)
Motorhead
Saxon
Cradle Of Filth
In Flames
Helloween
Arch Enemy
Agnostic Front
After Forever
Exodus
Armored Saint
Dragonforce
Ignite
Ensiferum
Machine Men
As I Lay Dying
Devil Driver
more....
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
The Blues
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
I.R.S.
My Michelle
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Paradise City [with Izzy]
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GNR will appear on June 24th
Frank Ferrer,
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2006 - June 26th
Globen
Stockholm, Sweden
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Also Appearing
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Bullet For My Valentine
Avenged Sevenfold
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Jam
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Jam
You Could Be Mine
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Axl Piano Solo
November Rain
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
My Michelle
Madagascar
Nightrain
Encore :
Chinese Democracy
I.R.S.
Patience
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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Sold Out. |
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2006 - June 29th
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde, Denmark
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Also Appearing
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Tool
Opeth
Volbeat
Amplifier
Steve Angelo & Sebastian Ingrosso
Animal Collective
Arctic Monkeys
Birdy Nam Nam
Burst
Ba Cissoko
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Coheed & Cambria
Coldcut
Deftones
Toumani Diabete & Symmetric Orchestra
Disco Ensemble
Bob Dylan
Floetry
Franz Ferdinand
Free Hole Negro
Guns N' Roses
Hatesphere
JR Ewing
Killl
L.O.C.
Lady Sovereign
Looptroop
Magtens Korridorer
Marcelo D2
Melk
Morrissey
Rasmus Mobius
Opeth
Orange Blossom
Pellarin & Lenler
Placebo
Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
Josh Rouse
Rumpistol
Serena-Maneesh
Sigur Ros
Spleen United
Sterling
The Streets
Tiga
Tool
Under Byen
Jens Unmack
Veto
Ricardo Villalobos
Volbeat
Rufus Wainwright
Roger Waters
performing 'Dark Side of The Moon'
Kanye West
WhoMadeWho
Wolfmother
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Sweet Child O'Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
The Blues
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Better
My Michelle
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Paradise City
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2006 - July 1st
Hallenstadion
Zurich, Switzerland |
Also Appearing
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Avenged Sevenfold |
Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Piano Moving Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
You Could Be Mine
Richard Solo
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Think About You
Jam
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Moving The Piano Jam
November Rain
Band Introductions
My Michelle
Patience
Nightrain
Encore :
I.R.S.
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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This show
was originally scheduled for 21st June, 2006.
Press release from Sanctuary Management:
Guns N' Babies!
Guns N' Roses have been forced to postpone their show in
Zurich at the Hallenstadion this evening the 21st of June, 2006. Their drummer
Brain aka Bryan Mantia has had to return to San Francisco earlier than scheduled
to be with his pregnant wife. The band have been travelling with understudy
drummer Frank Ferrer and he will be ready to step in when the tour continues as
scheduled on Saturday with their next show at Belgium's Graspop Festival.
It is expected that Brain will return to the tour in
approximately 2 weeks time. The band had a phenomenal show at Bercy in Paris
last night which they consider to be the best of the tour to date. During the
exuberant performance guitarist Robin Finck pulled his hamstring but will
benefit from the extra day of rest and will be ready for Saturday. The
Hallenstadion show in Zurich will now take place on the 1st of July and all
tickets are valid.
Guns N' Roses apologise to their Swiss fans for any
inconvenience and look forward to seeing them in a couple of weeks.
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2006 - July 5th
Hartwell Arena
Helsinki, Finland |
Opening Act
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Bullet For My Valentine
(cancelled)
Melrose
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Madagascar
You Could Be Mine
Knockin' On Heavens Door
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo [Don't You Ever Leave Me - Hanoi Rocks]
The Blues
Think About You (intro jam about Sweden)
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
My Michelle
Patience
Better
Nightrain
Paradise City
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Sold out in 8 minutes, prompting second date.
Izzy was not present.
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2006 - July 6th
Hartwell Arena
Helsinki, Finland
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Opening Act
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Bullet For My Valentine
(cancelled)
Melrose
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Setlist
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Intro
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo [Finlandia]
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo [Don't Ever Leave Me]
The Blues
You Could Be Mine
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Think About You
Band Introductions
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
I.R.S.
Patience
Nightrain
Encore :
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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Notes
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Sold out.
Axl was singing on top of the piano at the end of 'The Blues'.
The band had a teddy bear fight onstage.
Chris Pittman was wearing a dress for part of the show.
Robin Finck received partial standing ovation after playing 'Finlandia'.
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2006 - July 8th
Spektrum
Oslo, Norway
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Opening Act
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Bullet For My Valentine
(cancelled)
Amulet (Norwegian)
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Setlist
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Intro
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Short jam with Axl at vocals
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Axl jokes
Better
Moving the piano jam / Dizzy Reed Piano Solo with band
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo without band (Ziggy Stardust)
The Blues / Moving the piano jam
You Could Be Mine
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Moving piano jam / Axl piano solo with band
Asshole song
November Rain / Moving piano jam with Axl at vocals
Band introduction
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo [Don't Cry]
I.R.S
My Michelle (Axl: "This song is about having good family values")
Think About You (with Izzy)
Axl jokes
Patience (With Izzy)
Nightrain (With Izzy)
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Madagascar
Axl jokes
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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The first show (June 28th, 2006) sold out in minutes, prompting this
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2006 - July 10th
Frankenstadion
Nurnberg, Germany
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Opening For
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Rolling Stones
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Setlist
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Cancelled
Cancellation due to Rolling Stones ' tour being postponed. |
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2006 - July 10th
Rockwave Festival
Malakasa, Greece
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Also Appearing
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July 11th :
Franz Ferdinand
The Dandy Warhols
Editors
Green On Red
Mecano
The Sunday Drivers
July 12th :
Twisted Sister
W.A.S.P.
Celtic Frost
Crimson Glory
Moonspell
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Moving The Piano Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Piano Jam
You Could Be Mine
Axl singing Light My Fire
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Piano Jam
The Asshole Song
November Rain
Better
Band Introductions
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Madagascar
My Michelle
Patience (with Izzy)
Nightrain (with Izzy)
Encore:
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City (with Izzy)
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Axl
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Official Site
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2006 - July 12th
Zentralstadion
Leipzig, Germany
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Opening For
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Rolling Stones
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Setlist
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Cancelled
Cancellation due to Rolling Stones ' tour being postponed. |
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2006 - July 12th
Kurucesme Arena
Istanbul, Turkey
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Opening
Act
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4lyn
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
You Could Be Mine
November Rain
Out Ta Get Me
Better
Think About You (with Izzy)
Patience (with Izzy)
Nightrain (with Izzy)
Encore :
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City (with Izzy)
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PRESS RELEASE (Supernova Concerts) :
Guns N' Roses To Play Turkey
THE RETURN OF GUNS N' ROSES
Phenomenal rock giants Guns N' Roses, one of
the greatest bands of all time, have been confirmed as the headliner for
Istanbul at Kurucesme Arena at July 12 , 2006.
Guns N' Roses' performances over the past
decade have been an extreme rarity and Rock Istanbul Org./Supernova Concerts by
arrangement with John Jackson at K2 Agency can confirm they will be exclusively
providing the only Turkish show by Guns N' Roses in 2006. With this confirmation
and the forthcoming release of Guns N' Roses' long-awaited new album, this
certainly promises to be a great year for GN'R and their devoted fans.
Guns N' Roses' vocalist Axl Rose said, "The UK
and Europe have always been special for me. After our last great shows there, we
are all very excited and looking forward to getting back over there and in front
of such great audiences. It is for me an honour and a privilege that none of us
take for granted. We look forward to seeing all of you this summer!"
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2006 - July 14th
Bilbao Live Festival
Bilbao, Spain
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Also Appearing
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Placebo
Ben Harper
Heavy Thrash
The Cult
Blue Oyster Cult
Deftones
Mando Diao
Fun Lovin' Criminals
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
(The band starts playing Aerosmith's "Mama Kin" but they stop after a few
seconds)
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Better
You Could Be Mine
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo (Ziggy Stardust)
The Blues
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't cry)
My Michelle
You Have To Move (blues classic) (with Izzy)
Think About You (with Izzy)
Patience (with Izzy)
Nightrain (with Izzy)
I.R.S.
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City (with Izzy)
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The show
finished at 1.35 (The band played for 2 hours and 15 minutes)
Attendance : 20.000+
2nd day of festival Sold Out
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2006 - July 15th
Natural Music Festival
El Ejido
Almeria, Spain
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Notes
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naturalmusic.es/
Natural Music Festival is a 3-day event, with GN'R performing on the 2nd
day of the
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From Yahoo News : May 25, 2006
El Ejido´s mayor , Juan Enciso, and the
manager of the producing music company " Music Frog", José Rial,
will present today ( may 25 2006) the first edition of the festival that will
have the participation of bands like
GNR, Pretenders or Placebo.
The village will shelter this musical event on July 14 and 15 and, among others,
will have the participation of
Deftones, Ladytron, Sexy sadie, Marlango, Los Planetas and Soulfly.
The event will take place in El Ejido, opposite to Guardias Viejas Castle and
this festival was born with a
vocation of continuity in previous years. The official presentation will take
place today at 11 A.M. in Ejido´s
city council.
This village of the city of Almeria has also been chosen by The Rolling Stones
to offer one of their concerts
of their European tour "A bigger bang " which will be on August 16 in Santo
Domingo Stadium
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2006 - July 18th
Hallam FM Arena
Sheffield, GBR
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Opening
Acts
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Sebastian Bach
Bullet For My Valentine
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Jam/ Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Jam
You Could Be Mine
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
You Gotta Move (with Izzy sharing vocals at the end)
Think About You (with Izzy)
Patience (with Izzy)
Nightrain (with Izzy)
Encore:
Paradise City (with Izzy)
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Doors Open : 6pm
Sebastian Bach onstage : 6:40
Bullet For My Valentine onstage : 7:30
Guns onstage : 8:30
Ticket Price : All tickets
£37.50
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From the venue website prior to show :
Guns N' Roses plus special guests Sebastian Bach & Bullet For My Valentine
They're back!!! After taking over New York and completing
four sellout nights at the Hammerstein Ballroom and selling out a very special
show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo (June 7th) Guns N’ Roses announce their
first full UK tour since 1993 and they will be stopping off at the Hallam FM
Arena on Tuesday 18th July.
Please be aware that tickets for Guns N' Roses are no
longer being posted out.
Tickets will be available for collection 24 hours after
your booking has been made and must be collected by the credit card holder who
made the booking.
Guns N' Roses - whose shows at New York's Hammerstein
Ballroom sold out in less than 3 minutes - have reclaimed the throne that was
always theirs. From stellar reviews to audience adulation, Guns N' Roses' New
York shows proved that they are back in a big way.
Concert goers weren't let down as Axl Rose and band
mates Tommy Stinson (bass), Richard Fortus (guitar), Robin Finck (guitar), Chris
Pitman (keyboard), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Brain (drums) and new guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot"
Thal (who has only been in the band for two weeks!) burned through Guns N' Roses
classics such as "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," "My Michelle," "Mr.
Brownstone," "November Rain" and "Sweet Child O' Mine." The final show at
Hammerstein found the band joined by one time Guns' guitarist Izzy Stradlin on
"Think About You," "Patience" and "Night Train,".
Over the four nights, audiences were also treated to
nearly half of the band's upcoming new album, Chinese Democracy, with live
performances of "Chinese Democracy," "Better," "There was a Time," "Madagascar,"
"IRS" and "The Blues."
The four shows were the talk of New York City, with
fans and famous faces such as Matthew Perry, Mickey Rourke, Drea De Matteo,
Lenny Kravitz, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Fred Durst, Sebastian Bach, Ethan Hawke, Jay
Z, Jimmy Fallon, Maxwell and Sean Penn to name a few, paying homage to one of
the greatest bands in Rock n' Roll. Axl Rose commented, "We've just finished our
4 shows in New York and had an amazing time. New York has always been special
and it feels great to be doing this again particularly in front of so many
friends. I am very excited about Europe and getting back over here in
September."
If these shows are anything to go by this tour is going
turn up the heat this summer in the UK. This will be the first time the band has
toured in the UK since the ‘Use Your Illusion/Get In The Ring’ tour in 1993. On
the infamous ‘Use Your Illusion/Get In The Ring’ Tour of the early 90’s, the
band performed 92 shows in 27 countries over 26 months, playing to an incredible
7 million people.
Guns N’ Roses will be joined on the tour by special
guests, Bullet For My Valentine.
You can now reserve your top price seats, pre-show dining with drinks available
throughout the evening from a private paid bar, private toilets and cloakroom
and complimentary parking in reserved spaces. Hospitality packages for Guns N'
Roses in the Arena Club are available for purchase for parties of 6 or more,
priced £100 per person. For more information on the menu and reserve your
package call Lynn Gill on 0114 256 55 68 or email
The proposed running times for the show are highlighted
below, please be aware these are subject to change:-
Doors Open 6pm
Sebastian Bach on stage 6:40pm
Bullet For My Valentine on stage at 7:30pm
Guns n' Roses on stage at 8:30pm
Show ends around 11pm
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2006 - July 19th
Metro Radio Arena
Newcastle, GBR
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Opening
Act
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Sebastian Bach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Rinck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Jam / Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Jam
You Could Be Mine
Robin Rinck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Jam - Axl joins in on Piano
November Rain
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
You Gotta Move (with Izzy sharing vocals at the end)
Think About You (with Izzy)
Patience (with Izzy)
Encore :
Nightrain (with Izzy)
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After 'Patience', Axl sprayed Ron with some water which
made Ron fall over.
During 'Nightrain', something (a Pound coin)
was
thrown onstage
Axl then shouted "goodnight" and left the stage. He
eventually returned and completed the song only to
shout "That's the end of the show, goodnight".
House lights are turned on as band leaves the stage.
Show ended without 'Paradise City' being played.
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2006 - July 21st
Glasgow SECC
Glasgow, Scotland
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Also Appearing
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Towers Of London
Bullet For My Valentine
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Fink Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockjn' On Heaven's Door
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
You Could Be Mine
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Out Ta Get Me
Ron Thal [Bumblefoot] Guitae Solo
November Rain
Think About You
Used To Love Her
Patience
Nightrain
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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2006 - July 23rd
M.E.N. Arena (Manchester Evening News Arena)
Manchester, GBR
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Opening
Acts
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Towers
Of London
Bullet For My Valentine
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Better
Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Out Ta Get Me
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo
November Rain
You Could Be Mine
Bumblefoot [Ron Thal] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Think About You (with Izzy)
Patience (with Izzy)
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Nightrain (with Izzy)
Encore :
I.R.S.
My Michelle
Madagascar
Paradise City (with Izzy)
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2006 - July 25th
Birmingham NEC
Birmingham, GBR
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Opening
Act
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Sebastian Bach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Band Jam
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heavens Door
Band Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Jam
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Out Ta Get Me
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
You Could Be Mine
Piano Intro/November Rain
Ron Thal [Bumblefpoot] Guitar Solo
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Used To Love Her (with Izzy)
Patience (with Izzy)
Think About You (with Izzy)
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Nightrain (with Izzy)
I.R.S.
Paradise City (with Izzy)
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Sold
Out
Axl stopped
during 'You Could Be Mine' to yell at
security for beating on a guy for crowd surfing. The security
guards were made to
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2006 - July 27th
Nottingham Arena
Nottingham, GBR
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Opening
Act
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Sebastian Bach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Piano Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Jam
You Could Be Mine
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet [Beautiful]
Out Ta Get Me
Piano Jam
November Rain
RonThal [Bumblefoot] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Used To Love Her (with Izzy)
Think About You (with Izzy)
Something was thrown at stage during 'Think About You', and show
was stopped.
Patience
Nightrain
I.R.S.
Paradise City
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2006 - July 29th
Wembley Arena
London, GBR
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2006 - July 30
Wembley Arena
London, GBR
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Opening
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Sebastian Bach
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo (God Save The Queen)
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heavens Door
Jam/Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Jam
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
You Could Be Mine
Ron Thal [Bumblefoot] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Out Ta Get Me
Jam
November Rain
Jam
Band Introduction
You Gotta Move (with Izzy & Del James)
Patience (with Izzy)
Nightrain (with Izzy - Sebastian Bach comes on to sing the end of
Nightrain
without Axl.
Paradise City (Sebastian Bach - not Axl on vocals - a first)
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GUNS N' ROSES FRONTMAN
UNABLE TO COMPLETE LONDON SHOW;
SEBASTIAN BACH STEPS IN
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach sang lead vocals for the
last two songs ("Night Train" and "Paradise City") of GUNS N'
ROSES' set at the Wembley Arena in London, England on Sunday (July 30) after
singer Axl Rose was taken ill and was unable to finish the show. The band
performed an abbreviated set which reportedly featured no new songs, a departure
from the rest of the tour where several "Chinese Democracy" numbers were
regularly aired at every performance. *
In other news, GUNS N' ROSES played a special acoustic gig late
Saturday/early Sunday at a small London club called Koko, featuring a crowd made
up in part of audience members from GUNS N' ROSES first Wembley Arena
performance on Saturday (July 29) who had their names read out by Axl
during the show. The acoustic gig reportedly started at 4:00 a.m. and finished
at about 5:30 a.m.
The July 30 Wembley concert was the final show of GUNS N' ROSES' lengthy
European tour, which kicked off May 25 in Madrid, Spain.
* New songs 'I.R.S.', ' The Blues', and 'Better' were later reported as
having been played.
SCUZZ TV REVIEW OF WEMBLEY SHOW (7-30-2006)
That’s it now… Axl and his crew ended their tour with a kick ass show last night
at Wembley Arena.
Sebastian Bach kick-started the night (albeit an hour late), and reminded us
just why he is so good! The backstage staff weren’t exactly up to scratch- but
it was definitely entertaining as you sang along to Skid Row classics and Bach
swearing at the roadies! Pure entertainment!
Then there was Bullet for my Valentine… Fantastic lighting, grate guitar riffs
and class A vocals… but before we know it- Bullet were off stage without even
singing ‘All these things….’ and we were left waiting for another 45 minutes…
The tubes had stopped running and enthusiasm dies…as we stood up to grab a cab
home the arena darkened and the melodic riffs of Welcome to the Jungle echoed
through the crowd… There was no going home now!
Axl ran on stage and screeched in the only way Axl can, and the crowd went wild!
Special guests arrived on stage, much like Download Festival, but no new songs
were sang... only pure GNR classics…
Each guitarist had his own solo part of the show…but we cringed in sheer
disgusted embarrassment for them all as we had to endure their take on Christina
Aguilera’s ‘Beautiful’ (without the singing, thankfully!) But it did get to the
point where as soon as Axl introduced someone we would have a sit down as we
knew they just couldn’t live up to the original members, however when Don’t Cry
was played they totally redeemed themselves and everyone seemed to accept the
rest of the guys!
All in all, the gig was amazing, and at one point we felt like we were back ten
years earlier… but that was soon dashed when the solo of November rain was
changed slightly and the crowd booed… I know it’s not the same line up anymore
but you just don’t change a classic riff because you feel like it!!!
With fireworks, and confetti (yes, we know- we cringed too) Axl disappeared
halfway through Night Train and Bach flew on stage finishing up on a high with
Paradise City… But where was Axl? His manager, very kindly, told the crowd that
Axl was sick and couldn’t finish the gig- but he didn’t want to cancel- so he
struggled through and made it so far…
The whole night was amazing, and seeing Axl Rose cry lyrics with such a powerful
voice, even after all these years, was a truly rewarding experience. We know he
gets a lot of crap from the press, of course he does- he’s famous and, well,
eccentric- and an easy target! But no one can say he didn’t cut it on tour, nor
can they criticise the fact that he arrived late most of the time- Its Axl Rose…
It’s expected!
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2006 - September 16th
The Joint
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
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Opening
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Phantom Planet |
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Intro / Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Better
Knockin' On Heavens Door
You Could Be Mine
Piano Moving Jam / Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
Moving Piano Jam
November Rain
Band Introductions
Ron Thal [Bumblefoot] Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
IRS
My Michelle
Patience
Rocket Queen
Nightrain
ENCORE:
Madagascar
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Paradise City
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Tickets on Sale 8-19-2006
Doors Open 7pm
Show starts 8pm
SOLD OUT
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Date / City / Venue
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2006 -
September 17th
The Joint
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
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Opening
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Hoobastank |
Setlist
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Intro
Welcome to the Jungle
It's so Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
Piano Moving Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
Blues
Band Intro
Better
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo - Beautiful
Out Ta Get Me
Piano Moving Jam
Axl Piano Solo - November Rain
Ron Thal [Bumblefoot] Guitar Solo
My Michelle
IRS
Used to Love Her
Patience
Nightrain
Encore
Madagascar
Paradise City
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Doors Open 7pm
Show starts 8pm
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2006 -
September 20th
The Warfield
San Francisco, CA
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Opening
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Sebastian Bach |
Setlist
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Tickets on Sale 8-20-2006
Doors Open 7pm
Show starts 8pm
SOLD OUT
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2006 -
September 21st
The Warfield
San Francisco, CA
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Sebastian Bach |
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Tickets on Sale 8-20-2006
SOLD OUT
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2006 - September 27th -
rescheduled to 12-13-2006
Save Mart Center
Fresno, CA
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: December 13, 2006
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2006 - September 29th -
rescheduled to 1-11-2007
Rabobank Arena
Bakersfield, CA
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: January 11, 2007
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2006 - September 30th -
rescheduled to 1-13-2007
Reno Events Center
Reno, NV
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2006 - October 2nd -
rescheduled to 1-10-2007
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, CA
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: January 10, 2007
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2006 - October 5th -
rescheduled to 01-16-2007
Sports Arena
iPayOne Center
San Diego, CA
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2006 - October 20 -
rescheduled to 10-31-2006
Veteran's Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL
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Ticket prices : $39.50, $49.50, $76.00
Tickets on sale : 12pm,
Sat., Sept. 16
Showtime : 8pm
Re-scheduled to October 31, 2006
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2006 - October 22 -
rescheduled to 2007 - date to be announced
Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, TN
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Ticket prices : $32.50-$75.00
Tickets on sale : 10am, Sat., Sept. 16
Re-scheduled - 2007 date to be announced
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2006 - October 24
BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise, FL
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Also
Appearing
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Sebastian Bach
Papa Roach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
Piano Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Band Introductions
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Out Ta Get Me
Better
Piano Moving Jam
November Rain
I.R.S.
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Paradise City
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Ticket prices : $39.75, $49.75. $77.75
Official Start of 2006 Tour
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2006 - October 25
St. Pete Times-Forum
St. Petersburg, FL
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Also
Appearing
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Sebastian Bach
Papa Roach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
Piano Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Better
Band Introductions
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
Piano Moving Jam
November Rain
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Used To Love Her
I.R.S.
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Paradise City
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Ticket prices : $39.75, $49.75, $76.75
Tickets on sale : 12pm, Sat., Sept. 16
Showtime : 7:30pm
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2006 - October 27
96.1 K-Rock 20th Birthday Bash
Germain Arena
Estero, FL
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Sebastian Bach
Papa Roach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
Piano Moving Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo (Ziggy Stardust)
The Blues
Piano Moving Jam
Band Introductions
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
Piano Jam
November Rain
Better
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
I.R.S.
Used To Love Her
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Paradise City
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Prices : $49.50 - $89.50
Tickets on sale : 10am Sat., Sept. 16
Showtime : 8pm
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2006 - October 29
Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Fink Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Band Introductions
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
Piano Jam
November Rain
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Used To Love Her
I.R.S.
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Madagascar
Paradise City
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2006 - October 31 -
rescheduled to 11-02-2006
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
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Ticket
Prices : $39.50, 49.50 - $75.00
Tickets on sale : 10am Sat., Sept. 23
Showtime : 8pm
Re-scheduled to November 2, 2006
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2006 - October 31 - rescheduled from October 20, 2006
Veteran's Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL
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Also
Appearing
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Sebastian Bach
Papa Roach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Richard Fortus Guiatr Solo
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo
My Michelle
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Paradise City
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Ticket prices : $39.50, $49.50, $76.00
Tickets on sale : 12pm,
Sat., Sept. 16
Showtime : 8pm
Re-scheduled from October 20, 2006
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Billboard Review:
November 01, 2006,
Guns N' Roses Rocks, Infuriates In Jacksonville
Jeff Vrabel, Jacksonville, Fla.
Even on a sticky Halloween night in Florida, with much of the crowd in costume
and spooky holiday decor swinging from the rafters, nothing could quite
out-weird the main spectacle: watching 1/8th of Guns N' Roses perform a batch of
20-year-old smashes -- as well as a few from a record originally slated for
release during the first Clinton administration -- in front of, among other
things, a large and inflatable Homer Simpson balloon.
Welcome to the jungle, kids. We've got fun and games.
Or, more accurately, welcome to whatever this is. Well, what do you call this
ragged Frankenstein's monster of a band these days: GNR of the 21st Century?
Guns Minus Everyone But Axl? The GNR Experience Feat. Mr. Rose And His Band Of
Merry Pranksters? Or, in a time when nostalgia rock is about the only safe bet,
when Queen can tour without Freddie and half of the Who is one of the biggest
games in town, is 2006 Guns N' Roses merely another case of Hardly Authentic But
Good Enough?
Needless to say, one puts up with a lot in catching the remnants of GNR these
days (to be fair, it's actually 1/4th of the classic lineup, if you count
keyboardist Dizzy Reed). There's the wacky stage time (a classically Rose-ian
midnight on a Tuesday), the wearying wait for an alleged new record and the
small matter of all the Guns exiles who don't come around anymore.
But maybe the strangest thing is that for all its some-assembly-required vibe,
Rose's band knows how to tear up an arena show. Sure, these are hired hands, and
Slash would be pleased to know that Rose requires three guitarists to
replace/recreate him: ex NIN-ster Robin Finck, now a dead ringer for Matisyahu;
journeyman Richard Fortus; and, replacing Buckethead, Ron Thal, who goes by
Bumblefoot. You can't make this stuff up. But these guys bring the noise.
Moreover, Rose, impossibly, frustratingly, remains as galvanizingly watchable a
frontman as you're likely to find anywhere. The charisma? Enviably intact. The
vocals? Strained, but often thrilling. The drive is back, too -- sometime
between Guns' aborted 2002 run and today, Rose relocated his give-a-damn, and he
prowls the stage with an intensity and ambition that sometimes outweighs his
reach, but is crazy to witness. When he's on and his voice is doing age-defying
triple salchows on "Welcome to the Jungle" and "It's So Easy," he's cornrowed
lightning.
And for about half of the two-hour set, that's all you really need. Tracks like
"Jungle," "Mr. Brownstone" and even "Live and Let Die" are meteor impacts -- so
much so, in fact, that Rose adhered almost exclusively to songs from about 1987.
This night, he was solely interested in the most glorious of the glory days,
bringing out the big, boozy, misogynistic WMDs from "Appetite" ("Nightrain,"
"Out Ta Get Me," "My Michelle") -- and only invited songs from the "Use Your
Illusion" discs that originated in the "Appetite" era, like "November Rain" and
"You Could Be Mine." He's consciously blacking out a decent chunk of catalog
here.
But all the grand setup leads into a weird payoff. Because after a massive
opening salvo, reality begins to creep in with "Better," allegedly the first
single from the new album (the expensive-looking Eastern backdrop indicated Rose
remains apparently serious about this "Chinese Democracy" thing). Chunky riffs
aside, "Better," charitably speaking, ain't no "Brownstone." And due to lots of
things -- that inhospitable stage time (for which a smirking Rose denied
credit), his penchant for vanishing from the stage for long stretches (though it
added to his enigmatic legacy, one begins to wonder if he's really up to this)
and pacing issues, the show begins to grow cold and distant, despite the valiant
efforts of its frontman.
Oh, and this keeps coming up, too: Who the hell are these people?
Rose's minions are dressed like a ragtag pomo art outfit: keyboardist Chris
Pittman's in an ivory-white suit, Tommy Stinson rocks plaid pants, and
Bumblefoot has the name Bumblefoot. All have creative Tomorrowland haircuts (it
was hard to tell what was a Halloween costume and what wasn't). But Rose has
them faithfully recycle songs and solos as recorded by another guy 20 years ago.
He takes great pains to project a vibe of forward-thinking, then consents to a
jarring cameo by cornball Sebastian Bach, who in his opening set performs a song
called "Love Is a Bitch Slap" to emphasize all you don't miss about buttless-chaps
metal.
He adheres to a schedule of L.A. rock club ethics that doesn't so much apply in
Jacksonville early in the week. And he grants all three guitarists interminable,
momentum-killing solos; Fortus used his to jam on Christina Aguilera's
"Beautiful," and you weren't sure what his intentions were, much like you're not
sure what Rose's are.
Axl is capable of transcendent power: "Paradise City" seethed and roared, "You
Could Be Mine" worked up a mighty head of steam and if there's a better way to
open a rock show than with "Welcome to the Jungle," someone E-mail me about it.
And Rose seemed to be alternately salivating at and resentful of the challenge
of carrying this load on his shoulders.
But to what end? In the sense that anticipation is generally better than the
experience (I'm looking at you, god-awful "Star Wars" prequels), the mystique of
Rose's alleged "Democracy," if you're not bored of the entire episode in the
first place, will spot-evaporate the day it's released. One wonders if Rose
wouldn't be better served to leave it in the can until he's 60 and then bingo,
it's "Smile."
In those glory days, Guns N' Roses was just about as good it got. But its hole
card now is an album that might not exist, and once "Democracy" rises and falls,
Guns N' Roses, which can now maintain a spooky sense of mystery, will be very
likely trading the night train for the nostalgia train, whoever the hell's in
it. But in the meantime, GNR still can rock your night, or early morning, with a
primal power. Just bring a friend to help carry along the baggage.
Here is Guns N' Roses set list:
"Welcome To The Jungle"
"It's So Easy"
"Mr. Brownstone"
"Better"
Robin Finck solo
"Sweet Child O' Mine"
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
"You Could Be Mine"
Dizzy Reed solo
"The Blues"
Richard Fortus solo (includes "Beautiful")
"Out Ta Get Me"
"November Rain"
Bumblefoot solo (includes "Don't Cry")
"My Michelle" (with Sebastian Bach)
"Patience"
"Nightrain"
"Paradise City"
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JACKSONVILLE TIMES-UNION REVIEW :
Guns N' Roses puts on
good -- not great -- show
By ROGER BULL, The Times-Union
There is something about standing there at 1:30 in the morning, listening to yet
another guitar solo but knowing you're not going to leave until you hear
Paradise City. Yes, Guns N' Roses did make it to the Jacksonville Veterans
Memorial Arena on Tuesday night and put on a good -- but not great -- show.
All you needed was a little Patience.
It wasn’t the full, original band, of course. But Axl Rose was there, and that's
who they came to see. They just had to wait until midnight to see him.
The whole delay thing started at the beginning. Though the concert was scheduled
to begin at 8 p.m., the doors didn't open until 7:30. So hundreds of people
stood in line, listening to a monotonous recording telling them over and over
that guns, knives and clubs were prohibited. The crowd was mostly in their 20s
and 30s, but there were plenty several decades past that. Though fans had been
encouraged to wear costumes on that Halloween night, not too many did.
There weren't more than 1,000 people in arena when 8 p.m. rolled around. Ticket
sales had been slow but had reportedly picked up when prices had cut $13-$27. At
8:35, 35 minutes late, former Skid Row front man Sebastian Bach took the stage
with his band. They played for a little more than an hour, a mix of Skid Row
hits and some new songs.
Bach tried hard, you had to give him that. He still has his screaming pipes, and
he went through all the requisite hair metal moves: Pumping his fist in the air,
tossing his long blond hair and spinning the microphone. But the music just lay
there flat like, well, old hair metal. Except when he played his bigger hits
Monkey Business and Youth Gone Wild, he didn’t get the crowd very excited.
Instead, he had to implore them to sing along, to jump up and down, even to
applaud.
After Bach, there was a good 55-minute delay before Papa Roach came on. There
didn't seem to be much work going on with the equipment. We just waited.
But when they did come on at 10:35, they got rocking right away with She Loves
Me Not. The band was incredibly tight and energetic, all four fused into one
solid beat. Vocalist Jacoby Shaddix even went out in the crowd on a couple of
songs. More music, less posing and definitely a notch above Bach. They even got
a mosh pit going on general admission floor.
By the time Papa Roach finished up with Last Resort, it was pushing 11:30. And
it was midnight before Guns N' Roses came on. Keep in mind that if you were 18
when Appetite for Destruction came out in 1987, you are now 37 years old. And
you may just have, you know, a job, a family. In fact, while most of the lower
level was full by the time GNR took the stage, the crowd did thin during their
two-hour set.
Axl and the guys (of which only keyboardist Dizzy Reed dates back to when they
last produced an album) kicked it off right with Welcome to the Jungle. It was
Axl Rose, all right. He's sporting a corn-row pony tail these days and he's a
little heavier. He is, after all, 44. But the old moves are still there: the
hop, the spin and the snake dance. He’s still energetic, running from one side
of the stage to the other.
The voice, well, sometimes it sounded fine, especially on the shriek that sounds
like nothing but him. Other times, it seemed to break and disappear completely
and it was impossible to tell if it was him or the electronics that was failing.
On the softer tunes like Patience and Knockin' on Heaven's Door, it's clearly a
rougher, less agile voice than we remember.
At it's best, the concert was very good. It was, after all, Axl Rose up there
singing some of the better songs in rock. And in the full two-hour set, he did
just about all that you could ask for. At its worst, there were too many long
guitar solos by guitarists are who not as good as Slash and who threw in too
many silly theatrics. "Look, I can play my guitar when it's down by my ankles!"
When the band ended at 1:50 a.m., more of the crowd left, not waiting for the
encore they knew would be Paradise City. The band came back quickly for its
encore, and did a first-class version of a great rock 'n roll song.
Fireworks went off behind the stage, confetti blew out over the crowd that still
remained on the floor.
That was worth waiting for.
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2006 - November 2 - re-scheduled from October 31, 2006
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
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Also
Appearing
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Sebastian Bach
Papa Roach
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Better
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Band Jam
Richard Fortus & Robin Finck Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
I.R.S
Jam
November Rain
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Rocket Queen
Madagascar
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
You're Crazy
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Paradise City
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Ticket
Prices : $39.50, 49.50 - $75.00
Tickets on sale : 10am Sat., Sept. 23
Showtime : 8pm
Re-scheduled from October 31, 2006
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PHOTO GALLERY of 2006 SHOWS
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2006 - November 3
Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Huntington, WV
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Sebastian Bach
Papa Roach
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
You Could Be Mine
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Piano Jam
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Robin Finck Guitar Solo #2
Better
Band Introductions
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet (Beautiuful)
Out Ta Get Me
Piano Jam #2
November Rain
Down On The Farm
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Rocket Queen
I.R.S.
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
You're Crazy (LIES version)
Used To Love Her
Patience
Nightrain
Encore:
Chinese Democracy
Paradise City
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HUNTINGTON HERALD-DISPATCH REVIEW :
Send in your Guns N' Roses concert photos
Friday night's Guns N' Roses concert at the Big Sandy Superstore
Arena ran long and late, and we hope you will share some of your photos. E-mail
them to
news@herald-dispatch.com.
Meanwhile, enjoy the gallery to the right and Chris Mitchell's review.
By CHRIS MITCHELL
Meet the friendlier, more tranquil Axl Rose: The version who says thank you a
lot, high-fives fans in the audience, jokes around with band members on stage,
dances, smiles - he even starts his shows on time.
It wasn't the version concertgoers to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena may have
expected to meet during Friday night's epic, 5 1/2 hour concert featuring
headliners Guns N' Roses and high-energy opening acts Papa Roach and Sebastian
Bach, but they left satisfied and happily exhausted nonetheless.
Fortunately, and a bit surprisingly, this version of the fiery frontman
emerged from the darkness of the stage before an enthralled crowd of roughly
6,500 on this seventh night of the "Chinese Democracy" tour.
Though much has been made of the late start times on this tour - with Rose
rarely starting previous shows before midnight - he was prompt during his
Huntington visit, beginning the show shortly after 11 p.m.
The enigmatic vocalist seemed happy to be on stage and worked hard to please
the audience.
"I know it's cliché to ask this, but how are you all doin'?," he asked during
a brief break in the band's set. "It looks like you're having a good time, which
is helping us out. So keep that spirit going."
Rose charmed a captivated audience as he snake-danced, whirled, and swayed
throughout the band's 21-song, 2-hour-and-45-minute, continuous set that drew
heavy portions of 20-year-old favorites from the classic "Appetite for
Destruction" album, a couple cuts from the "Use Your Illusion" era, and a
four-song selection from the ridiculously long-delayed "Chinese Democracy," an
album that has been in production for nine years and has been estimated to cost
$15 million.
Cartoonish ex-Skid Row lead screamer Sebastian Bach kicked off the night with
a one-hour set featuring heavily from his former band's material, with a handful
of new songs mixed in for good measure. Dressed in tight, black leather pants, a
black vest and white cowboy boots, Bach swung his microphone overhead as he
head-banged to cuts like "Slave to the Grind," "18 and Life," and "Youth Gone
Wild." Stopping only briefly to introduce each new song, Bach peppered the
audience with a barrage of F-bombs and quirky one-liners. The audience reacted
well to Bach's act and the vocalist left the stage to a loud hand.
Perhaps the least enviable slot on the bill belonged to nu-rockers Papa Roach
wedged between the classic rock sounds of both Bach and Guns. The audience
seemed to take a wait-and-see approach with the band, and it wasn't until the
band's third song, "She Loves Me Not," from 2002's "lovehatetragedy" album, that
they broke through. The band worked through their catalog of rock hits,
including "Getting Away with Murder" and "Last Resort," as vocalist Jacoby
Shaddix led audience members in a Bono-esque sing-a-long to new tracks like
"...To Be Loved" and "Time Is Running Out."
Of course, the night was reserved for Axl and his
seven-man band.
"Do you know where you are?" Rose screamed the famous opening line from Guns'
incendiary 1987 hit "Welcome to the Jungle," kickstarting this last portion of
the show.
The crowd answered with an anticipatory roar as new guitarist Robin Finck
echoed the opening riff throughout the arena and a single spotlight careened off
Rose's jet-black glasses and matching silk shirt.
Finck, the longest-incumbent guitarist in the new Guns N' Roses fold and who
swung his ax previously in Nine Inch Nails, sported a scraggly beard and untamed
mane that reminded you of Jimmy Page's brief, bearded moment during the Zoso
album era.
In addition to Finck, other Guns members are long-time keyboardist Dizzy
Reed, who joined the band before the "Use Your Illusion" double albums in 1992;
bassist Tommy Stinson, formerly of the Replacements; fusion guitarist and
composer Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal"; keyboardist Chris Pitman; and former Love Spit
Love members Richard Fortus on guitar and Frank Ferrer on drums, the latter of
whom is filling in on this tour for Bryan "Brain" Mantia who is currently
spending time with his wife and their newborn daughter.
A bit heavier now and old enough to be the dysfunctional dad to many younger
Guns N' Roses fans in attendance Friday, Rose then guided his band of hired Guns
through a 21-song,
2 hour-and-45-minute marathon of fist-pumping heavy rock-n-roll to the delight
of many nostalgia-tripping 40-somethings and their kids - many of whom must have
come into the show wondering what they had missed out on some 15 years ago when
Rose was revered as the biggest, most controversial rock star in the world.
The audience maintained a high energy level throughout the show as the band
tore through a set allowing room to showcase their wide-ranging musical
abilities. They might not have been Duff, Izzy, Slash, and Matt backing up Axl
Friday night, but to their credit this is a very competent unit assembled to
crank out Guns' tunes with a similar tenacity.
Rose fed off the crowd's raucousness and showed many patrons in attendance
why he is still considered a captivating frontman. His aging voice cracked and
strained to hit high notes in songs like "My Michelle" and "Sweet Child O'
Mine," but his 44-year-old frame showed no signs of fatigue as he sprinted from
side-to-side of the stage to shake hands with fans, exciting those especially in
the first few rows.
The show ended with the fitting "Paradise City," another hit from the 1987
"Appetite for Destruction" album. That album alone has sold more than 25 million
copies worldwide.
The song marked an appropriate ending to a night that so many Tri-State rock
fans never envisioned happening. This was, after all, only the second time Guns
N' Roses has performed in West Virginia. Their first time was as an opening act
for Aerosmith in Wheeling, W.Va., in 1988.
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2006 - November 5
Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
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Setlist
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Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Browstone
Live And Let Die
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Better
Robin Finck Guitar Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
The Blues
Robin Finck & Richard Fortus Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
November Rain
Ron [Bumblefoot] Thal Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
Rocket Queen
Used To Love Her
I.R.S.
My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach)
Patience
Nightrain
Encore :
Chinese Democracy
Paradise City
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Right after Mr. Brownstone Axl said, you can’t blame my sorry ass tonight for
the delay. After NR Axl said, you guys are great tonight and thank you for it
but if a few people don’t stop throwing things on the stage they will go home.
After one of the songs Axl said, again you guys are great tonight maybe we might
do something diffent and also said, I think we will be staying here awhile.
During My Michelle when Bach came out he said, what do you think NJ want Axl to
live here also? Axl said, something like you never know. During Nightrain when
Axl was on the right side of the stage he almost got hit be something. I think
they may have cut the set one or two songs short because of it. I was on the
floor in the VIP section on the right side of the stage in row two by the
machine that shots the paper out at the end of Paradise City. Well next up MSG
and then Baltimore.
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2006 - November 6 -
cancelled on Nov. 6, 2006 - see official press release below
Cumberland County Civic Center
Portland, ME
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CANCELLED on Nov 6, 2006 - See official press release directly below
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TONIGHT'S GUNS N' ROSES SHOW IN PORTLAND, MAINE IS CANCELLED
Sanctuary Press Release
Tonight's show at the Cumberland County Civic
Center has been cancelled due to limitations imposed by local fire marshals.
A band spokesperson commented, "Axl and the
band are very unhappy about not being able to play for the fans in Portland but
have been advised after several meetings with local fire marshals Nelson Collins
and Bob Cadigan that they have made it impossible for the band to perform their
show to the usual high standards that their fans deserve.
More importantly, we have been informed that
officials intend to enforce rules and regulations that should not and do not
apply in this venue. Our production manager and crew have been in this building
with Clay Aiken and Green Day and none of the restrictions imposed on Guns N'
Roses were experienced by those artists. It is our opinion that they are going
out of their way to target and single out Guns N' Roses and the band's loyal
fans. Following consultation with the band's manager, agent and promoter, it was
felt that it was best to cancel the show. It is a regrettable decision,
particularly at this late notice, but it is of paramount importance that our
fans have the best experience possible without being harassed and threatened.
We look forward to continuing the tour in
Worcester on Wednesday."
**PLEASE NOTE THAT TICKETS CAN BE EXCHANGED AT
THE DCU CENTER SHOW IN WORCESTER, MASS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT - NOVEMBER 8TH.
TICKETS WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR BEST AVAILABLE LOCATIONS AT THE DCU CENTER.
If you are unable to attend the Worcester
show, refunds will be available at point of purchase.
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2006 - November 8
DCU Center
Worcester, MA
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Ticket
Prices : $38.25 - $73.75
Tickets on sale : 10am Fri., Sept 22
Showtime : 8pm
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2006 - November 15
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
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2006 - November 17
Scotiabank Place
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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2006 - November 18
Colisée Pepsi
Quebec City, QC, Canada
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2006 - November 20
Halifax Metro Centre
Halifax, NS, Canada
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2006 - November 24
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH
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Ticket
Prices : $39.50 - $77.00
Tickets on sale : 10am Sat., October 7
Showtime : 8pm
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Date / City / Venue
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2006 - December 6
Pengrowth Saddledome
Calgary, AB, Canada
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Date / City / Venue
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2006 - December 7
Rexall Place
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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