Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Web site: http://www.novarock.at/

Blue Stage: Guns N' Roses, Tool, Bloodhound Gang, Oomph!, Subway To Sally, Opeth, Sevendust, Die Krupps, Jesus Christ Smokes Holy Gasoline


Board members attending the show: Lucky-Luciano, oneAXLinamillion, tonya_ytzerman



/jarmo

Tickets - Click Here (http://www.globalticketservice.com/description.asp?event=General&eventid=984&eventimage=festival.jpg)

Metallica and placebo have already taken 2 of the dates, id assume gn'r are playing the other.

Metallica 15th

Placebo 16th

im guessing gn'r on the 17th.

bought 8)

It's probably already been asked, but I wonder why they're using the old GN'R logo in there?

It's quite strange seeing Metallica & GN'R on a banner next to each other again, it's like we're back in 1992! :beer:

Also noticed Alice In Chains is on the bill, which is odd considering Layne Staley is long gone...

The new one's also there...

Yeah, I can see that, maybe it means both lineups will be there...  :o

Tool and GNR! Hope they play the same day :)

That would be so fucking awsome!

Whats doing with Alice in Chains? Who is singing?


 :peace:

hmm, i really dont know... i thought they had broke up after Layne died..

I know at the reunion gig in seattle last february, the guy from puddle of mudd and the singer from damageplan shared the majority of the vocal duties...can't say if it'll be the same this time around...To be honest, after hearing the recording, I think it's best to let the memory of the band rest.

are we only allowed to buy a ticket for the 15th or would that ticket be for all 3 days?...what if GNR aren't playing on the 15th? :-\

at the moment there are only 3day tickets, maybe later there will be 1day tickets available, but thats not certain yet. i think/hope tehre will be 1day tickets, but i guess not too much.

on way or the other, i'll be there! :)

Its probably the guy who is singing with Jerry Cantrell in his band.... Cantrell did a lot of the vocals in AIC also? Anybody have a floor to sleep on in Austria!?? ?:peace:  "COMES WITH THE FALL vocalist/guitarist and member of Jerry Cantrell's touring band William DuVall"

good cheap hotells nearby anyone?

how far is novarock from budapest? and any hotels nearby to novarock? (cheap and good :P) thanx

it's a festival, so bring your tent :) . camping and parking are included in the ticket.
ps: I'm going there  :peace:

Jarmo?
Does this mean that Tool are opening for Guns N`Roses ?
That would be the biggest moment in history!!  :o

I'll be there to.

I' ll be there as well. I' m on my way to the festival now   :peace:

i am flying out from los angeles tomorrow morning for this. it would be grat if i could meet up with some people from the board. & also help me out since i will be lost as hell. im staying in the hilton in  viena is that far from the concert? please e-mail me psych0hatchet2002@yahoo.com

cheers guys, i will let you know all about the setlist.
firstly i'll post it on www.GUNSNROSESonline.DE then at htgth and cd.com

oidi

don't know, when it will beginn, but at the moment there are a lot of people with gn'r-shirts in the crowd

tool are playing at the moment

Intro
Welcome To The Jungle

it is a warm summerevening

It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone

Bumblefoot without his cap tonight

Live And Let Die
Happy Birthday for the stage manager
Madagascar


bumblefoot wearing his cap now

Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Band Jazz
Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Jazz Jam
Richard+Robin Solo (Beautiful)

You Could Be Mine
Knockin On Heavens Door
Better
November Rain

Band Intro
Bumblefoot Solo (Don't Cry full played)
Out Ta Get Me (Axl shots 2 soccerballs into the crowd)
Happy Birthday for Dizzy
My Michelle (w Sebastian Bach)

Izzy Intro
Think About You (w Izzy)
Used To Love Her (w Izzy)

Bumblefoot Solo
Nightrain (w Izzy)

I.R.S.
Patience (w Izzy)

thanks oidi! hope u liked it

Encore:
Rocket Queen
Paradise City (without Intro w Izzy)

155 minutes show!!

i have not been there (i am ill :( )

full set:

Setlist:
Intro
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Happy Birthday f?r den Stage Manager
Madagascar
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Band Jazz
Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Jazz Jam
Richard+Robin Solo (Beautiful)
You Could Be Mine
Knockin On Heavens Door
Better
November Rain
Band Intro
Bumblefoot Solo (Don't Cry voll gespielt)
Out Ta Get Me (Axl schiesst 2 Fussb?lle in die Menge)
Happy Birthday f?r Dizzy
My Michelle (w Sebastian Bach)
Izzy Intro
Think About You (w Izzy)
Used To Love Her (w Izzy)
Bumblefoot Solo
Nightrain (w Izzy)
I.R.S.
Patience (w Izzy)
Encore:
Rocket Queen
Paradise City (ohne Intro w Izzy)

Thanks for the updates oidi, and I hope you are feeling better...

preface: Drive from Zurich to Nickelsdorf (10hrs), camping for in the baking heat for 4 days (thanks for the advice to drink enough, jarmo :hihi: ), 2 cold showers (no hot ones available), a Metallica/Motorhead night, and an afternoon with Die Krupps, Apocalyptica, Oomph! and the Bloodhound Gang. Ok, Tool played right before Gn'R, but I didn't see half of their show cause I was busy beating up their fans on my way to front row.

In the afternoon I was watching other shows from the back, and I saw a guy with a Gn'R VIP badge, so I walked up to him and talked for a while. His name was Kevin, and he's the bus driver for Sebastian's band. We chatted for quite a while, and here's some of the stuff that I remember from what he told me:
- Sebastian sleeps in a Hotel every night, while his band sleeps on the bus
- at some point, the hot water tank under the bus broke, and all their luggage and merchandise was wet. So in the backstage area you'd see drying tshirts everywhere (Supposedly that was when they were playing in Berlin) :hihi:
- it took Sebastian 2 hours to check into the Hotel in Vienna, cause he didn't like the first 2 rooms they showed him
- Axl is a recluse, even in the backstage area, where it would be safe, and always has his bodyguard with him even there. He has 5 personal assistants.
- Axl and Sebastian hang out a lot together, they go clubbing (but only in the VIP area of the clubs). In Budapest (or Prague? Don't remember) they wanted to go clubbing at 4 in the morning and then stayed for 2 hours
- Axl doesn't seem to be hanging out with the rest of the band
--> That's only what the guy told me, I don't know if it's true, I didn't make it up, and please don't start discussing that stuff ("i think axl should blahblahblah, don't you think Sebastian and Axl blahblah"). Simply take it for what it is.

During the Tool set, I got to 2nd row, and 1st row only during the show when the Tool fans left. I also was recognized by someone from this board (Kathrin?), and I still have your pen - sorry you were gone after the show, so I couldn't give it back :(

Gn'R hit the stage on time, set list was nothing unusual (see updates thread in the main Gn'R section). My cell phone hadn't liked the heat, half of the keys didn't work anymore - so you all should give kudos to jarmo for figuring out what I was texting to him (eg. sdge mgr = stage manager). I was pretty fucking busy with the texting and taking pics, but the show rocked!

Axl was in great mood, laughed a lot, but talked very few. Not even the usual jokes.

As mentioned in the updates thread, after LALD Axl came out with some dude & walked to the front of the stage where he put his arm round said dude's shoulders and leaned onto him. He said that this was Tom Mayhue, their stage manager, and that it was his birthday. Ppl started singing Happy Birthday at that sentence, but Axl started it over and then the dude left again.

Some time during the show, the security ppl jumped into the crowd and dragged out a guy with a videocam (the band didn't seem to take notice). Note: Bootlegging from the pit is not a good idea.

When Sebastian came on stage Axl told the band not to start the song when he got on stage, cause they "had to do something else first". Then he said that since it was past midnight, it now was somebody else's birthday now (Dizzy), and that someone should give the dude a cupcake. But since there were no cupcakes, Sebastian suggested somebody give him a cheeseburger. A roadie came out and gave Dizzy a beer. Then the crowd sang another Happy Birthday for Dizzy.

After My Michelle, Axl asked if we were ready for some more friends from the old days "if he's still here", and then Izzy came out. A lot of people seemed to be very happy that he was there, and there even was an Izzy-Izzy chant for a while. He didn't move much, but seemed to be happy. The band seemed to be ok with him, Tommy, Ron, and Robin would walk over to him n' stuff.

Was a great show - the friend that I'd dragged to the festival (she's more into the Placebo/Starsailor kind of sound) is now a new Gn'R fan :peace: , she came out two thumbs up and grinning all over her face.

After the show, Kevin the busdriver caught up with me and we had a drink or two while he was waiting to pick up the band to take them to the airport. He's a cool dude, and I hope he reads this and I want to say Hi!

aftermath: three hours of sleep in the car, 10 hours drive back, washing the car and giving it back to my brother (thanks to him for letting me have his baby for the weekend!!).

I took some pics (http://bkatrin.fotki.com/2006/novarock/). You can do with them whatever you please as long as you don't use them for some sort of thing you're gonna sell or otherwise make money with (if you copy them, a note about the copyright belonging to me would be nice, still).

tonya...yet again you came thru for us....Great pics and review :beer:

Awesome Review, Great pics   : ok: Its hard to believe Axl & Izzy are in their 40s they dont look a day over 30.

just got back home. show was great! did anybody tape the show?

here are some photos that a girl i know took. they're a bit messy but she was front row and kept hiding from bodyguards who were constantly trying to take away her camera. finally she was hurled away from  the main stage but she came back and sat a little bit to the left and enjoyed the whole show. too bad about the camera incident, though, i don't think they should've treated her like that. i mean she wasn't trying to shoot them or anything just taking some photos..

http://www.nicolaidefacts.go.ro//IMG_7616copy.jpg
http://www.nicolaidefacts.go.ro//IMG_7621.jpg
http://www.nicolaidefacts.go.ro//IMG_7627.jpg
http://www.nicolaidefacts.go.ro//IMG_7629.jpg

zbye...

Your links don't work (HTTP response 403: forbidden). Plus I can hardly understand why security would take away her camera (if it wasn't a professional one, that is) - i was in 1st row too, with Gio right in front of me. Taking pics wasn't a problem?

well, if taking pictures wasn't a problem, then what happend in St Louis? or why does security always search for cameras at Guns N' Roses' shows, allowing only cell phones...i mean really now, everybody knows that taking pictures at shows is not something  that Axl likes... and regarding the links...ahm...fuck it, the pictures are there, i just don't know why they can't be accessed...anyway...maybe i'll put them on photobucket or something..

a) St. Louis was way back in 92. Back then, nobody had cell phones, especially no cell phones with cameras. Nowadays, everybody has them, and you can't tell people they have to leave their phones at home. There are some cell "phones" which take pretty decent pictures, and therefore (well that's my guess), the promoters have started to allow "crappy" cameras.

b) Professional cameras still are forbidden (usually > 8 megapixel, or if they look bulky enough). You can only take small ones (ie: You won't be able to sell pictures taken with them).

c) I can only tell you what promoters told me and what I've seen at concerts. If you have different experience, well that's possible.