Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Board members attending: Axl4Prez2004, axlnyc, Bandita, bDinan, BluesGNR, Captaint, christina_rose, cmznets917, crayallica, Dalshime, Devoid, Eclipsed107, Ellroy, GetInTheJungle, gmGnR, GNR2002, gnr2006, GNR estranged, ibelieveinaxl, ItsSoEasyMan, jarmo, jazjme, JohnSDMF, marknroses, MR.BROWNSTONE, patcooper, sjgotnitro, TheGame1085, tonya_ytzerman, WAR41, younggunner

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Setlist: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Robin Guitar Solo/Jam with Frank and Dizzy, Sweet Child O' Mine, Better, You Could Be Mine, Piano Moving Jam, Dizzy Solo, The Blues, Piano Moving Jam, Band Introductions, Richard Guitar Solo, Richard & Robin Guitar Duet (Beautiful), Out Ta Get Me, Piano Moving Jam, November Rain, Ron Guitar Solo (Don't Cry), Rocket Queen, Used To Love Her, IRS, My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach), Patience, Nightrain

Encores: Chinese Democracy, Paradise City

I hope I can go!!!

I realllllllllly want tickets to this, my home state! Just I think I'm going to be busy saturday morning:(

According to live nation this should be November 6th-



http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/245730/

I be at this one for sure if I can get tickets.

I'd like to be a board member attending...if I'm lucky enough to get tickets!    :nervous:
Hopefully see ya'll up in Joisey!

I really want to go too!!! I hope it works out!!!

Pre-party by My car in the parking lot free beer for all board members!!! :beer:

Folks, do we have it official that there's no November 5th show in E. Rutherford, NJ?  Sinshine reported hearing it on 2 different radio stations.  Any thoughts?  I'm trying to work out who I'm going with to the Baltimore show, and who I'm going with to the NJ show!  Please help!!

Ifinglovevr, that sounds cool...as things firm up I'll get back to you on that offer!!  Will you still be in old school axl gear?  that was awesome!   :beer:

Yea, I'm acctually getting new gear off ebay right now, for holloween and the shows

Those 4 Hammerstien shows in may, really put some wear n' tear in that outfit. I'm getting a new wig, kilt, & probably a Charles Manson t-shirt instead of the leather jacket, and I'll get some fake tatoos and stuff :beer:

Ya know, I just heard the radio ad on Q104.3 and paid no attention to the dates they were saying.....duhhh

But they did call it the Chinese Democracy World Tour and said "The wait is over!"

Jarmo, if you could get me on the pre sale list it would be greatly appreciated. I check in quite often and I can't believe I missed it.   Thanks, Gary

Damn and I thought it was gonna be at the Bada Bing/Satin Dolls on Rt. 17!  JK

Free beer?  I am there! :beer:

ill be here and at msg

will be at this show and MSG!

Just pulled up the seating chart, the entire hockey rink FLOOR is general admission. Saw them that way at tiny Hammerstein and it was awesome. But an arena with no liquor service to keep some people occupied, that's sick. If I can get great lower side seats, fine.....but I'm not sweating this one out to stand for 5 hours again in pee and vomit.

I think I shall choose to sit at this one as well.  That floor is MUCH too big for GA.  I will watch the antics from the stands.

Thats prety much my feelin for the continetal show, though its nnot my favorite venue for a show, I did however see, pink floyd there, and boston, a few others cant remember, the floyd show was great, but for somereason I was disappointed n the boston show, what ever, GNR will kick ass!

Since there was one for NY... I doubt this one will fill up as quickly  :peace:


GA FLOOR!

GA floor as well. Congrats!

Section 1 Row U 4 tixs  :peace:

Off to the races see everybody tonight

I got 1 ticket for NJ, section something or other. I forget now, I'm too excited!!!!!!!

2 GA here and now I am a broke ass after all this! :hihi:

2 GA for the floor for me as well! Now I just need to sell my tv and a couple other things to pay for all the tickets I bought today.

Board garage sale, anyone? hahaha

Congrats to everyone!

Thanks - Better see ya at one of these shows!

If we're organizing a garage sale, I've got some old chairs from Philly to sell  :hihi:

just got mine for NJ and NYC!!!  Can't wait.

Matt Sorum and Baz' guitarist Metal Mike will be on Talking Metal on Monday - http://strigl.wordpress.com/

do you guys know how the GA is going to work? i got GA9 whatever that means. this is awesome, i cant wait!

GA floor also ;D

Ill be there also!!!

That's just internal recordkeeping by the venue for how many tickets they sold.  GA is GA.  No seat even though it probably says on in your email.  Hammerstein and Vegas were the same way.

I'll be at the venue by 8am to start this line

Ill find ya!

Check the front  :hihi:

I'll probably buy a cheap cooler and bring sandwiches and drinks for people.. nothing fancy, but a fun time for sure.

Well, they offered me tix for GA so GA I will be. 

AWESOME! sounds great!

ill be in sec 123 if any1 wants to hang

Get in the front of the line with us and have a hell of a good time!

I'm meeting people from this board if it kills me..   :beer:

meeting fellow gunners has been in my expierience one of the best things in life, , right up there with seeing GNR!.

I met a lot of cool people at the 4 Hammerstein shows.. one of them is flying out for MSG and splitting a room with me - I just want to put faces to names for once!!

well if you were at Mustangs, I met ya!.lol

I'll do the walk of shame on that one..  I went to Mustang's on Saturday for dinner but not while there were any preparties lol.  I suck, I know... I waited in line from 9am straight through all 4 days

do the pre party!!!

i got my tix this morning, was 10 minutes late for work, but fuck em'

this is the best year ever!

rock on gnr2006!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :peace: : ok: :beer:

I'm going to NJ with someone I met at hammerstein too.  : ok:

Glad to see so many interested in NJ.  I thought MSG would have overshadowed it a great deal, but it's really not.

I'll probably hit a preparty in NYC this time around for fun  :beer:

ill look for you guys there, should be an awesome time!

You know it!  I'm hyped and we've got to wait over a month...blah.

I live nearby to Continental... takes me a five minute drive... it's more exciting to me than MSG.

I've seen them at MSG before, and I know that's the "marquee" show, but there is something exciting about hearing Axl yell "NEW JERSEY..... GOOD FUCKING NIGHT"

it's so awesome. I could walk there if i had too. might take a little bit but it's not out of the question. if my car dies on the way i'm just gonna leave it where it is and walk.

GNR IN NEW JERSEY!!!!!

All shows are going to rock.. I'm especially looking forward to NYC and NJ.. md is an added bonus (the gf is going with for that one and we have GA tickets.. looooong night for me!)

i couldnt agree more! cant wait for this show!

I am closer maybe by a few mins to Continental as well. ?That is, when the traffic on Rt. 17 isn't backed up for a million miles....

I have never seen GNR at Continental so I am pretty excited for this one as well! ?I saw them at Giants a couple times but that place is so huge.

If your car breaks down just look for me in my red HTGTH shirt and I will give you a ride, haha!

THAT SO ROCKS!, I understand! YEAH ITs gonna be a great fuckng show!

see ya all there

Where is the date/presale on gunsnroses.com.

I wasn't going to go to the show so I didn't get the presale password from here, but with this press release I don't think anything closer to me will be announced, so I'm thinking I should get tickets there, but the date isn't on gunsnroses.com. :'(  Does anyone know why?

will be attending! got tickets this morning!!

is anyone having delays getting their actually tickets via eticket????

i'll be in section 123 row 15. sunday night in nj and then friday night at the garden. i cant wait.

I got my tickect today. I got section GA, row GA6, seats 19. So is the whole floor GA?

Yes, for this show it is.

Sec 109 row 23 for me.

Never been to the CA arena before, are these seats good enough?

I wanted GA but my girlfriend said she wanted the seats, and since she's paying her ticket (I can't afford 200 for tickets right now :hihi:) I went with her.

It's going to be a great night though, I can't wait!  My first Gn'R show! ;D

I need some advice / help

I'm going to this show, the bad news is I have bought way to many? tickets.

I'm taking my 2 kids so during the presale I got 4 seats on floor right behind GA in section 1 row U. I started thinking? that those might be a little to close to the action for my kids so I tried again and bought 4 more tickets and got section 123 row 21. I figure yes this is higher up but the kids and I will be able to see more action instead of being in the action.

Seems that other memebers from here also got section 123 so that will be cool being near them.

Long story short I have 4 Tixs for sale for Section 1 row U seats 5 thru 8. My total bill for those 4 tickets $410.80. I will sell them for the same price plus shipping, becuase that price was for the free shipping hard tickets which I got. Now I will not get the tickets until a few days before and I will overnight them to you or I will meet you at the venue your choice. I will even deliver them to you if they are within 1 hour of my house.? I prefer to be paid upfront as you do when you buy tickets through ticket master. I do not want to make a profit I just want to get my money back.
No Scams. I hoping to help out a fellow fan.

If no one is interested? within 1 week I will eventually list? them on ebay at no markup except for listing fees and shipping.

The wife almost went cross eyed when she saw a 800 plus deduction for ticket master. HAHAHAH? :hihi:

Do not tell her if they come to Philly or Ac I'm buying more? :beer: I figure 1 show for the kids a 1 or 2 for me. :beer:

I think I posted this in the wrong thread b4, but I just found a 6th who is totally pumped to go, but I've only got 5 tickets.  If anyone has an extra GA ticket I'd be more than happy to buy it off you so we can be in the same area of the building with our 6th friend.  In case anyone here has something come up and you need to unload a GA ticket, please let me know!     :beer:

-Axl4Prez2004

Can I please get on the "Board Members Attending" list?  Thanks a bunch!  I can't wait!
 :peace:

i will be there as well, this will mark the first time that Axl Rose has returned to New Jersey since the GUns/Metallica tour in 92

Section 109 row 23 is very good, just about the best that I have seen so far.  Ideally, you want to be in 110 or 120, just a few rows up so you have a little height over floor. But 109 and 121 are second best choices.

going.....

Thanks a lot Crayallica, now I'm even more psyched for the show. : ok:

yeah it is. They did two shows in 1992 at Gaints Stadium. They were 7-18 and 7-29. It's about time they came back to NJ.  : ok:

section 107 row 10 on ticketmaster right now.........the seats available are getting better...@ face value

I've been reading this website forever and am so freakin amped up that AXL IS COMING. Anyway, i was thinking, we should all designate a parking lot area and all get together to tailgait beforehand. Whats everyone think? HTGTH tailgate?

Thats the best idea, I plan on getting there around 3:00 with a full car (full of people AND beer) :beer:
Also I'm getting my friend to dress up as Bumblefoot (instead of Slash like he'll be wearing for holloween)

if you are driving to the Meadowlands, I strongly suggest you get a parking pass if they offer one.  The meadowlands has the worst and most confusing parking Ive ever seen.

its not that bad, and if we're gonna tailgate for a few hours, we dont wanna be in the vip parking area with all the cops and security, telling us to put the beer away

thats very true

True, I wouldn't park in the VIP area for that reason.  It's not that confusing, just go where all the other traffic is going.  It's not hard to tell the difference between Continental and Giants Stadium. 

not sure if you guys have been to the Meadowlands in awhile,  but they now have a parking garage next to CAA, where the two huge parking lots used to be. I dont know how they run traffic now, but it was a COMPLETE mess when I went to a NJ Nets game last year.

Got my tickects in the mail today.  :)   :beer:

  I hope me and my group can hang out somewhere we can relax and drink a few. 
When I got my tickets I got the parking thing with it off of ticketmaster.  It says arena deck 23.  Can we hang and drink there or do we have to venture out?  I have no idea what to expect.  I do know my buddies will have already had a bunch to drink on the way.  Since I'm the designated driver, I have a small window of drinking opportunity when we get there!!!   :beer:  We want to get there fairly early to hang out and enjoy the afternoon. 

  I've noticed a bunch of cool posters here at HTGTH that I'd like to meet as well.  See you folks up in Jersey!   :peace:

there will also be a giants football game at giants staduim right next door to CAA, the game starts at 1:00 p.m., so im sure the lots are gonna be packed.

I really want to go to this show but don't want to go by myself.  Anyone coming from nyc that wants to go?  Or anyone already going that I can tag along with? ;D

I am more than likely goin myself via a bus from port autthourity.could meet up. :beer:

That would be great.  :peace:  What kind of seats do you have?  You going with anyone else? Once I have someone to go with, I will focus on getting a tik.

Im just goin, I dont have a tix yet, cause Im waiting  till next weekend to get one, and I never  sit in my seat, I like to work my way around, lol, so yeah if you wanna go, lets do it. pm me. Im goin regardless!

We're all going together, Just meet all of us in the parking lot, by all of our cars

thats the plan , just find out a place or post what area, Im familiar with meadowlands, cause Ive been goin for yrs to see the JETS!

We will probably need to coordinate some sort of cell phone exchange for texting and stuff so we can all find each other beforehand.  It's a pretty big parking area-

Can you get their via public trans. the whole way  :smoking:to CA?

for that day probably, since "patcooper" said there's gonna be Giants game at 1

they have  busses running for the port authority to the meadowlands for all events, beit sports or concerts , racing .

This is supposed to be my first US GN'R show.  :D

Soy you're all meeting in the parking lot?




/jarmo

yeah thats the plan. ther is no other place to really meet up, its all tailgaiting, btw thre is a giants game that day also, wow gonna be a pretty hectic day, football and gnr fans, , gonna rock!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy shit!  I get to meet Jarmo!!!  At least I hope to!  This is incredible!  I hope to see you there Jarmo!!!  This show is going to fucking rock!   :beer:

Jarmo's US tour, woo hoo! :beer:

Yea nowhere near there that is really good for pre-partying.? Best bet is good ol fashioned tailgating!

That's cool it's going to be your 1st US Guns N' Roses show.  :beer: I see the Giants is at 1;00p.m. with the Houston Texans. So at lease it is not a night game. That would have really sucked.

IT sure is gonna be nuts that day, Football fans, GNR fans, and you know you'll hear WTJ at the game!

I will be there.

Sec 122 - Row 25.

Purchased parking - Is there a location everyone is meeting at in the lot?

Hey, Jarmo, could you add me to the list of attendees? Thanks.

I guess the parking lot is pretty huge...

So how are people gonna find each other?




/jarmo

Id sugest get , cell #s , of where a majority of people will be, iether that or jsut roam and mingle all around, when I go to football games there, with family and stuff, a cusin or someone would get there a bit early , sert up a BBQ thing, and relay message, text, or call the others, to let everyone know whre to go.

I think whoever's planning on getting there first should give out their cell #, and save a bunch of parking spots for whoever needs , I plan on getting there around 3-4

I am planning on the same and am willing to exchange cell #s for texing and such.   :peace:

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You Rule Jarmo

Anybody here going to the Iron Maiden show this friday at the CAA, if so, look around the parking lot and designate a good area for the party

If you goto Google Maps you can search "Continental Airlines Arena" in the state New Jersey. Click over to satellite, & zoom in. Seems fairly big, we should try & get in the bottom right corner. I think I might head over to this show.


Oh, and Jarmo, tailgating is cool. Just get a few cases, crank up someone's car radio & have fun  :beer: (frisbee, wiffle, walk around meet other fans etc). We should have a backup plan though in case it's really cold.

Or raining, which is always a possibility in Nov.

If it rains it'll make the party so much better

November Rain GNR Pre-Party

Well it will certainly give meaning to cold November Rain! ;D

like a dummy i bought one of those vip parking things. I guess that is good since I'm taking the family. Yes that is right  :hihi: All this tailgating talk is making me think I should of came by myself.  Well I was so f'd up on 5/15 to last me for a few shows.

So any way I need some help what tickets do I want to keep the section 1 seating on floor behind GA or 123 lower level seating. My thoughts are for the 123. section 1 would be to close for the kids.  :peace:

If 123 is on the side I would keep those because technically you would be closer without having to look over all the GA people-

i'll be in section 123.

That was my thought also but i thought maybe they are elevated. I do not know so I'm going with the safe bet 123 it is. I will be the guy with 2 kids agaes 9 and 12.  :hihi: My oldest wants to be a rcok star. Didn't we all at that age. Anyhow They both like GNR and I'm hoping them seeing someone jam live will give them the drive to continue there guitar lessons and work harder. I know the 9 year old might be border line to young but who cares I make the rules. I just hope he relizes that seat he is seating in is $100 a seat. GNR means the world to me and hopefully I can pass on that good trait to them : ok:

Well, my parents started taking me to concerts when I was about 8 and I think it's great that you are taking them!  I am 32 now and still a music maniac who loves to go to shows and I still go to a few a year with my Mom-

Anybody here going to see "Doanlaod Festival: The Movie" nest thursday?

So Jarmo.....

do tell...........

do I look for you in the hotel bar when I arrive NJ

 :P

I have 4 extra GA Floor tickets for the continental Arena show in NJ on 11/5/06. The tickets are general admission floor.  I am asking face value for the tickets.  If anyone is interested you can email me at nycmale27@aol.com.  Thanx !

I have two GA tix for the NJ show Nov 5th at CAA. Asking Face plus TM Charges. Will split up pair and sell as singles if needed. These are GA VIP Floor tix!!! :beer:

Pair is $207

Singles are $103.50 each.

Email me at cosmiclights@comcast.net or pm here on board.

Thanx!

So is Papa Roach opening for this show or not?  *hopes for not*  Do we know yet?  They're listed for every show before this one, and the next 2 or 3 after it.. so I'd assume so, but they're not listed. =/

Ticketmaster says this show starts at 8:30 unlike all the other dates with Papa Roach that start at 8:00, so probably not. but things could always change.

there are still amazing seats and GA tix on ticketmaster. I highly doubt this show will come close to a sell out unless they release a single in the next 2 weeks

Papa roach just added

I just got this e-mail from the Medowlands regarding reserved parking:

Thank you for your purchase of tickets to Guns N' Roses on Sunday, November 5.

Are you aware that you can also purchase Reserved Parking to the event for $20 a car?

Reserved Parking offers the following:
* Guaranteed parking space in Deck 23 (Ground Level or Level 1) which is located directly in front of the Arena and the Box Office entrance (between Gates A and D)
* A reserved parking space is waiting for you near the Arena and you will not be directed to overflow parking at Giants Stadium.
* Please note that tailgating, lawn chairs, coolers, open fires of any kind and party set-ups are prohibited in the parking deck.
* Please arrive by show time to guarantee your spot.
* General parking for this event is $12. General parking cannot be purchased in advance.

If you wish to purchase Reserved Parking, click the link below. There are a limited number of prepaid parking passes available for the show.

Just to note that tailgating isn't allowed in the reserved parking area-

Just checked ticketmaster for msg and i found this

Additional Information:
The Madison Square Garden Performance for Guns N Roses is almost sold out, if you would like to see Guns N Roses in their other New York Area appearance at the Continental Airlines Arena please click here

CAA is barley 1/3 sold out they must be really desperate to sell tix

Well, I really hope this show fills up and those that can't get decent tickets to MSG go to this show instead of paying some scalper.  I really would have thought GNR would do better in NJ, especially since there are only 2 shows at this point being played in the area. 

Wow i never thought NJ would be selling this bad

Thanks to Bandita on the parking info.  I messed up and got that reserved parking when I first bought the tix.  Is there any way we can return the reserved parking and go the other route???  I want to tail-gate!!   :crying:  Drinking and eating are fun!!!   :'(

http://www.ticketmaster.com/h/customer_serve.html

I guess you can contact TM and ask but generally they won't issue a refund unless the event is cancelled or postponed-

Oh man.  I'd be happy to let them keep the $20 parking fee, and I'll park in the $12 lots.  I'll have to call them tomorrow.   :nervous:

I hope MSG sells out too so the CAA show can start selling better...I got two VIP GA tix I need to sell! :-\

I have 4 tickets for section 1 seating for sale at cost.

I hope I do not get stuck with these. I guess I had to mush hope in a well promoted tour or CD annoucment to get everything rock'n. My fualt I will not buy extras again during presale. I figured it would be like Hammerstein and people would need tixs.

Am I the only person here who hasn't gotten his tickets yet?

I ordered them through Gunsnroses.com (tickets.com) the day they went on sale, and they still haven't come.

I'm getting worried since the show is only 2 weeks from Sunday.... :gulp:

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On another note, I hope this show isn't cancelled because of low ticket sales.  If it were I'd kill someone (since the Philly 2002 show was suppose to be my first Gn'R show, and now this one will be...)

Add me to the list of people attending!  : ok:

Wow I just checked to see how tix are doing.... this show is not selling well.  I hope Axl invites everyone down to the lower section.  I am pretty sure he did that at least once during the 93 tour in the US. 

Trust me, the place will be packed.  ;)  Alot will be happening in the next 2 weeks before the show.   :beer:

Does anybody know if there is access to the "fun"  (tailgating allowed) parking lot from the "not fun" (no tailgating allowed) reserved parking deck I so stupidly bought when I got my tickets.  ???  Thanks.  :peace:

i have 1 x-tra ticket section 108...great seat...selling for face. if need, pm me...........

Well, as far as I read on the venue website the parking lot for this show opens @ 5:30pm.  I guess because of the game going on at Giants Stadium the same day.  I am sure you could walk over to where someone else is in the parking lot if you had a location.

We need to do some coordinating for people going to these shows-

This isnt the only show not selling well....

yeah it seems that way :o My lady friend picked up 2 ga's for the warcester show without a problem.? We decided to go to that one instead since she can't make the nj show...but now I need to unload the VIP GA's for nj so if anyone is interested please pm me.....selling for face. 8)

HEY! i'll be attending this sow and the MSG show...i cannot fucking wait!!!

i have two VIP GA tickets and 4 100 section seats available for this show if any1 is interested...then we can party together!!! haha ---let me know if you're interested
e-mail me at CHAMPSNY@aol.com

what is the difference between VIP GA and regular GA tix? I didn't see any designation for either on the ticketmaster site. I was under the impression all GA tix were the same.  ???

Ticketmaster loves pissing people off, so what they they do is say the entire floor is GA, and then after you paid for the tix they decide to let you know that the Floor will be split in half

The Front half being VIP GA, and the back half just GA.

If your tix just say GA then your in the back

Are you freakin serious?? I didn't even see any VIP or front floor listed and had I known this to be the case I would have gotten actual seats.? This sucks.

Edit: I just sent a very nasty note to TM about this! :rant:

So, I am curious since I have been back and forth with TM customer service via email all day.  They keep telling me that GA means GA but I went on Ebay myself and found someone selling these VIP tickets.  The section on theirs says VI which I am assuming means VIP and mine say BA which I am assuming means BACK. 

I wasn't given any option for any VIP section when I bought my tickets, they gave me the best available just labeled as GA and when they came in the mail they had the BA printed on them.  I bought them at 10:01 am during the presale.

I guess my question is if they changed this after the fact?  I am really PO'ed over this simply because it wasn't stated clearly during the sale. 

Any clues about where the pre-show is? From what I understand, it's a huge parking lot!  :hihi:


Who's getting there "early" and at what time would that mean?



/jarmo

Well, due to the Giants game @1pm the parking lot doesn't open until 5:30 at least that is the information I received from the Meadowlands a few days ago-

Here is a PDF map of the parking area surrounding the venue and yes it is a huge complex-

http://www.meadowlands.com/sharedimages/premiumparkingcaa.pdf

We need to get something coordinated here-


EDIT:

After arguing with TM on the phone for an hour they told me that the promoter changed this event to split GA after the fact, meaning after the day of the presale.  So check your tickets, if they say GA BACK you are on the back of the floor.

wherever we make it i'll be there 2ish in my full new & improved costume, and a full car of beer :beer:

I had GA BACK tickets for this and the TM guy left me on hold so many times I scouted Ebay and someone was selling VIP front tickets for face value anyway so I bought them while he had me on hold.  So, in the end I lost just an hour of my life convincing TM to give me a refund which they finally did. :P


IFINGLOVEVR: I can't wait to see your new outfit, I remember seeing you outside one of the Hammerstein shows! :beer: :beer:

I'll be in the village halloween parade on the 80's float with a Slash

I never noticed that about the VIP on the tickect to now. I just lloked at my tickect and it has VI under section/aisle GA.

Did anyone get that reserved parking? Do you have to get to the show sooner if you get the reserved parking?  :-\

Okay Bandita, you just about made me have a heart attack! ?I never noticed what it said on my tickets so I ran to the kitchen where I have my tickets safely stashed away...thankfully, they say V.I.P. on them. ?Phew! ?I ordered the tickets from Ticketmaster at the pre-sale like you, so you had me worried! ?I'm glad you'll be a V.I.P. in Jersey, you deserve it! ? :beer:

5:30 is a late start though, can we get in any earlier??? ?If not, is there another plan for meeting up with fellow fans, and "the" V.I.P. himself, Jarmo? ?I'm really looking forward to this! ? 8) ?Ifinglovevr's car-full of beer sounds tempting as well. ? :yes:

PS  Mr. Brownstone, I too got the reserved parking.  Unfortunately we can't tail-gate in those reserved decks.  As for the time, I don't know either.  Hopefully, someone here familiar with shows at the Meadowlands (especially Sundays during football games) can tell us what our best bets are.  Thanks!   :peace:

I never even would have looked at my tickets that closely but then someone posted about it here in the thread and I looked. ?I can't even understand how this happened because I bought them the minute the pre-sale started. ?But at least I got it resolved now and have the front GA tickets I wanted, no thanks to ticketmaster. ?Now all I have to remember is to NOT bring my cancelled tix to the show!

As far as the e-mail I got from the Meadowlands, if you have reserved parking you can show up any time before the start of the show. ?I didn't buy it simply because they don't allow partying on the reserved deck and I plan on showing up early enough not to wind up in the overflow lot anyway. ?

I think I posted this some page back but here is the email again for those who missed it:

Meadowlands All Access [meadowlands@meadowlands.com]

GUNS N' ROSES
Sunday, November 5 at 8:30 PM
Continental Airlines Arena

Thank you for your purchase of tickets to Guns N' Roses on Sunday, November 5.

Are you aware that you can also purchase Reserved Parking to the event for $20 a car?

Reserved Parking offers the following:
* Guaranteed parking space in Deck 23 (Ground Level or Level 1) which is located directly in front of the Arena and the Box Office entrance (between Gates A and D) CLICK HERE TO VIEW MAP http://www.meadowlands.com/sharedimages/premiumparkingcaa.pdf
* A reserved parking space is waiting for you near the Arena and you will not be directed to overflow parking at Giants Stadium.
* Please note that tailgating, lawn chairs, coolers, open fires of any kind and party set-ups are prohibited in the parking deck.
* Please arrive by show time to guarantee your spot.
* General parking for this event is $12. General parking cannot be purchased in advance.

If you wish to purchase Reserved Parking, click the link below. There are a limited number of prepaid parking passes available for the show.

CLICK HERE FOR RESERVED PARKING http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00003D3BE0F62D12?artistid=926959&majorcatid=10005&minorcatid=103&brand=continental
(If link is not active, go to meadowlands.com)

^^^
Did they let us know that policy at the time of the pre-sale?  I was freaking out making sure my info. was good in that little 2 minute window they give you for securing your tickets.  Now, I feel stuck in reserved.  There's got to be a way I can get out of the expensive parking and mingle with all you common-folk!   :hihi:   

Well you can try screaming at ticketmaster like I did for a straight hour before.  My argument was that when I purchased the tickets online they made no mention of having a back GA section and I wasn't made aware of this until they arrived. Frankly I think the guy just got sick of listening to me so he finally offered me a refund, haha.  Possibly you want to get a woman to make the call for you, haha!

I think we may want to have some kind of Plan B for pre-partying though.  I know the area fairly well and have been scouting around for places in the general vicinity online but there really is nowhere great.  You can never tell what the weather is gonna be like, especially in November. 

oh hell I didn't know they were gonna do this when I bought the tickets! :o They were listed as GA on the TM site and still are listed that way...if the promoter changed the GA to split section GA's then they should have told people about this and made the proper adustments!

I'm calling TM tomorrow to complain...if they don't give a refund I'll just get my lady friend to call them up.... ;D I don't want these tickets anyway since we decided to hit the MA show instead but I still feel cheated based on the way this whole thing was handled by TM and the promoter! :no:

My tix say GA7 on them...whatever that means ??? ::) :-\

edit:

FYI: GA is now sold out for NJ! : ok: Only lower and upper level seats are available.

so if you need ga's pm me...unless TM gives me a refund I have two available at FACE! 8)

Do they say GA BACK or GA VIP?

That was my whole issue, my order history says nothing about split GA it was changed after the tickets had already gone on sale.  And yes, the GA is entirely sold out for the show which is why they gave me a refund instead of switching the tickets.

On another note, I am scouting bars in the area of the arena just in case there is really bad weather or the parking lot doesn't open until later because of the Giants game.

I came up with this one so far-my friends band played here some time ago-

www.parkcitybar.com

It is right near the arena.  I emailed them and asked for their Sunday hours and am waiting for a response-

they just say GA7 on them...nothing else ???? I guess I'll just try to get a refund ;D


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holy crap on second look they say GA VIP Floor real small near the top! ;D? So much for the refund idea huh? :-\? I still can't make this show so hopefully someone here wants them. :beer:

Yea that is what I am talking about, you should keep those they are good tickets-

These are the ones I cancelled-

(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/banditaunit74/P1010004-1.jpg)

Pardon my bad crayon work-

yeah mine say GA VIP Floor in that spot ;D (Can't beleive I never noticed it lol)

I can't make the show though...gonna be up in MA with my lady friend..supposed to go to the Patriots game(not my team lol) and spend some time together...then hit the concert there on wednesday....I'll have to ask her what her tix say.  :) But in the meantime I need to unload these! 8)

Bandita, holy smokes, I can see why you went off on them!  That would have pissed me off severely! 

Also, may I ask what the 5x on that ticket means next to "event code?"  Mine say 1x and I have no clue what that means.   ???

Thanks for the work on setting up plans b and c, etc.   :peace:

I have no idea what that means, I had enough issue trying to explain to the TM guy that this was a split GA event.  My new tix are on their way today! ;D

Does anyone here know what the event code letter and number mean???  ???

it has nothing to do with your seating. Event code is where the event is taking place.

As long as your tix show your seat location and number(if applicable) you shouldn't have a problem. :beer:

man I hope this show sells out(or close to it) soon! :nervous:

  Hello fellow Jersey show partiers!  I just got off the phone with a very nice lady at the Meadowlands who gave me some helpful information.  I was calling to see if I can return my Reserved Parking ticket that I bought at TicketMaster's checkout.  For $20 you too can park inside and not be allowed to tailgate/drink/hang out.  I understand the need for an area like this...but it would be nice of them to label it appropriately as a "Family Area," or, "No Fun Zone."  Long story short, if I send back the parking ticket by certified mail, before the show, they can cancel it and refund my money for it.  Pretty cool.  I can get an extra concert tee.   :yes:
  She told me lots 21 and 22 are the outdoor, regular lots where we can tail-gate.  Now, apparently, these lots are not the same as the football stadium's parking so that's pretty good, parking should be available.  22 is by Gate A, and 21 is between Gates B and C.
The other interesting fact she told me was that if you get there early enough, they won't even charge for parking.  I found that hard to believe, but I asked several times, and she said they probably won't have anyone charging at that gate before 4 or 5. 
  Personally, I was hoping to get there around the start of the Giants game at 1.  Eat, drink, relax, maybe toss around a football.
  I still think a Plan B is a good idea in case the info. I got was bad.
  One last thing, I've got to get a pic with the man...no, not Axl...Jarmo!!!  What kind of beer do you like Jarmo?    :peace:     

I'm not so sure about your answer about the event code.  I've seen event code 1x, 2x, and 5x, all for the same Meadowlands show.   ???

 :hihi:

Anything is fine, except Swedish beer or Carling from England....  ;D

Meaning lager beer...  ;)


/jarmo

the event code is listed up top...what you are seeing is below the section/aisle area...mine says v1 ?1x - it's just the way they keep track of tickets.....the only thing that matters is your section location and seat number. 8) You either have GA Back or GA VIP Floor. that is listed on top horizontal part of the ticket under Section/Aisle.

All the other codes and numbers, etc mean squat to us...it's just the location that is important. :beer:

ice cold lager for Jarmo...done!   :peace:

Yuengling!

Best lager in the US!

Very helpful info, so I guess we should aim for one of these lots, I don't see why she would tell you something untrue, especially since she works at the venue-

Lot 21 looks good to me-

http://www.meadowlands.com/sharedimages/premiumparkingcaa.pdf

Now all we really need to do is work out some kind of cell phone chain for texting and such, I would think-

I'll be willing to send updates if thats what you guys mean? I did it for Vegas and it turned out well =)

Texting?  If anyone wants audio of a lunatic fan like myself screaming his ass off while jumping up and down, you've got your man!   :hihi:  I don't think texting would be physically possible for me at a GNR show.  Sorry.

Also, isn't Yuengling the oldest brewery in the United States?  Jarmo, is this your first trip to the United States?

Yes it is.




/jarmo

^^^Very cool.  Be sure to bring along some beautiful Swedish babes for your American fans!   :hihi:  Damn, I can't wait for this show!!!   :peace:

I actually meant texting so we could find each other in the parking lot. ? :hihi:

I am not gonna spend time pressing buttons and typing in the dark while my fav band is on! ;D

swedish babes are alwas a bonus! :beer:

I'm going on record to say that I will be at this show.
How do I get to Continental Airlines Arena by NJ Transit?

MNW

Public Transportation:
By Shuttle Bus:
The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan @ 8th Avenue and 41st Streets offers bus service to the Meadowlands Sports Complex for $20

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061010161145AAwNMXm

New Jersey Transit Bus 351 direct from the Port Authority Bus Terminal (42nd Street & 8th Ave) to Continental Airlines Arena.

Be sure to buy a round trip ticket in the PABT before you start the trip.. the bus does not take cash.

Here is the PDF for bus 351-

http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0351.pdf

You can put my name on the list for this show too. Can't wait to tailgate! :beer:

See ya there Dalshime.  This show is gonna rock!  10,000+ people for the 1st 2 shows of the tour!!!  Shuttin' the negative fucks up...sweet.   :yes:

Whenever there's a Jets or Giants 1:00 home game, once the main Giant Stadium lot starts filling up(typically around 10:30 - 11:00 am), they start routing cars across the highway? to the CAA lot, where they do have people collecting the parking fee - meaning, there will most likely not be free parking - unless you get there around 9:00 am.

I ain't showing up at 9 am when GNR won't take the stage will past 11 pm.  Show should rule those.  What's up with the requests for Jamo to bring us women LOL.

9am in November when it's freezing out no less!

When I go to Jet games there, with my family we usually get there real early for 1pm games bought 10am, and trust me there is someone there to collect your money to park.

Yea I would advise everyone to bring their 12 dollars for the lot.  I think they may even charge more for games, so getting there too early might actually even result in a higher fee-

I found this on the Meadowlands site-


PARKING AT GIANTS STADIUM
Giants, Jets, Concerts & International Soccer - $15
Red Bulls - $10
Charter Buses, Limos, RVs - $20

Mind you this is for Giants Stadium, I am only trying to point out that getting there too early might cost you more since they will charge you the game rate-

Also on tailgating their policy:

TAILGATING - IMPORTANT TAILGATING INFORMATION


Tailgating has become a ritual at Giants Stadium and is permitted provided guests tailgate behind their vehicle or in one of the designated tailgate areas. Additional parking spaces are not to be utilized for tailgating under any circumstances.

Tailgate Courtesy Squads will patrol the lots to ensure that the "one car, one space" policy is followed. Guests who take over additional parking spaces to tailgate will be asked to clear out of those spaces. Failure to comply may result in fines, towing or other punitive actions. Please be courteous to your fellow fans -- open parking spaces are not to be used for tailgating.

Grills are permitted for tailgating enjoyment, provided guests do so only in the same space occupied by their vehicle. However, their use near buildings or in any area where guests or property may be damaged is strictly prohibited. Please do not discard hot coals near vehicles or in plastic waste receptacles.

Open fires are not permitted.

Trash receptacles are located throughout the Sports Complex parking lots and near the Stadium entrances. Please bag and dispose of your trash to make it safer for vehicles exiting the Sports Complex after the game.

ARAMARK is the official food service provider/caterer for The Meadowlands Sports Complex. To schedule a catered event, please contact ARAMARK at (201) 935-5660. Contracted and outside caterers are not permitted on Sports Complex property.

Ball playing and frisbee tossing in the Stadium parking lots and roadways are safety hazards and are not permitted. Many injuries occur as a result of these activities.

Man I wish GNR and the Bears/Jets game was on the same day.  That would have been an awesome combo.  You going to the Jets/Bears?

^^^Please don't shoot the messenger.  I was just passing on info. I got from the lady on the other end of the phone at the Meadowlands.  Of course you should bring money for parking! 

  Not being able to toss around a football, that's unfortunate, oh well!  I guess some folks take it too far. 

  At least we'll be able to drink and listen to some tunes.   :beer:

  Also, 10 day forecast has the Nov. 5th high temp. being 50 degrees, low of 43, partly sunny.  A nice crisp autumn day.   :)

I was joking about Jarmo bringing us beautiful Swedish babes.

 I was not joking about providing Jarmo with an ice cold Yuengling lager!   :beer:

hm, are camaras allowed at this show?

As long as Im off that day, I most likely will be. I only went to one of the games this season so far, , the opener . BUt yeah if the GNR show was the same day as a Jet home game, wow, that woulda been a fuckng great day indeed. I physically woudl proably drop stone cold for 2 days straight after that for 2 days of sleep!

Most likely not...security is always looking for camaras to confiscate :hihi:

http://www.meadowlands.com/eventDetail.asp...mp;eventid=2679

Check this link for seating at this show if you have GA tix, shows the split map.

Also states the parking area will not open til 5:30pm

Hey Everyone,

I have up to 3 tix available for this show in the 200 section.  They are available for $70 each (below face after all the TM fees).  Let me know if anyone is interested. 

PM me if interested. 

The tickets I have I believe are in section 231 or 232.  I am willing to part with them for $50 now.  We paid about $72 each I think.  Please help a fellow GNR fan out.  If you just want to go then these tickets are the same price as the 'cheap seats'. 

PM me if interested. 

Can someone please include in the list of board members attending this show?

Also, I have never been to the CA arena in NJ, therefore do not know how the parking situation is there.. and how can I meet and hang with other board members attending the show?

I have GA tickets  Row 1 seat 283, but I assume that there are no reserved spots in GA therefore it will a race to get good spots when the doors open right?

By the way, I am from Venezuela (South America) and here in the U.S on vacactions, right now in NYC.

See you guys there and appreciate your help.

 ;DME TOO!!  I'll be there and MSG 11/10

http://www.meadowlands.com/eventDetail.asp?navID=6&EventID=2679&facility=Continental%20Airlines%20Arena

The GA is split in 2 so check your tickets to see if you are in the front or the back.  See the map on the right on the above page-

As for meeting up I don't think we have anything definite planned yet besides being in the parking area-

Thanks Bandita..

I just checked my ticket and it says Back GA Floor , so I guess iam in the back and not the front VIP section which kind of sucks now that I think of it.  WHen I purchased the ticket from Ticketmaster it didnt specify whether it was VIP GA or back of GA,.

Is there anyway to upgrade my ticket for the front GA?  I would really like to be in that section, as Iam traveling from too far to see this.

Thanks

No, the VIP is entirely sold out.? I got TM to give me a refund because they didn't tell me mine were back GA when I placed the order (took me an hour of yelling on the phone) and I bought 2 VIPs for face off of Ebay.

SO probably it wont be too easy to get a refund  from TM and then find another ticket on the VIP section through ebay or something else..huh.

Is there a significant difference between the two sections VIP and back, besides the fact that the VIP is closer to the stage?   Also, is the back section too far back.. I mean so far back that I wont be able to see anything??

you'll be able to see if your row 1 in ga back with now problem. plus if remeber the arena has 2 giants screens on each side of the stage and the 3 screens behind the drum setup. i wouldnt worry to much.

Honestly I wouldn't worry.  You will have a good time no matter what.  It looks to be split right down the middle of the arena.  I basically just called to confirm what I already knew and the guy just got sick of listening to me after an hour so he offered me the refund.  I am only 5 ft. 2 so I didn't want to be in the back. 

My point was that they didn't notify anyone until after the tickets were received and I find that to be a bit screwy.  But according to TM it was at the promoter's request (Live Nation). 

Hey guys,

I have possibly 2 tickets that I might be looking to sell for face value + ticketmaster fees. Section 125 Row 22.

If you're interested, PM me!

Thank you guys, Im sure I will have a great time by just being there, my main concern was actually being close to the stage to see the band closer.. but I guess this is what happens when you get screwed by these big promoters and dont have much of a choice.. I will have a good time regardless.

Perhaps, I could get a security person to let me in the VIP section, specially if I get there early enough..

What time do you recommend that I be there at?  I assume there will be people in the waiting line since early morning

I just sold me tix today! WOOT!!! :beer: So don't mind my signiture..gonna change it soon ;D

(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1162/img0855wa5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

My costume is complete,

Slash was supposed to be with us but he will be Tomm. night at the Halloween Village Parade on the 80's float :beer:

I'll have much more pictures by wednesday

Too bad i couldnt get anyone to dress as Bumblefoot

I can't go to the NJ show on 11/5. I have 3 tickets for that show for $300. I would like to offer it to fans here before I go to stub hub etc.. I have been lurking for a long time. I apologize if this is the wrong fourm. Reply here or to bosshydro at gmail dot com. thanks

what type of GA are they? continental splits up the floor, v.i.p GA is in front of the stage, anything else is behind a gate in the middle of the floor of the arena...should say it on the ticket

my three tickets are for GA 3

Do they say GA BACK or GA VIP

Listen up , it is almost time. I have been so busy lately the time has flown by and I just relized only a few more days to go.? :peace:

Were gone a kick ass at that show? :peace: Show the band who the diehards really are? :beer:

I might have to hand craft some htgth shirts.

Hey Jarmo can you bring some with ya? :hihi:

I know, I just got my new VIP tix in the mail yesterday and realized this show is now only a few days away!!!

And we have a sunny day to look forward to on top of it!

http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/home/weekend/USNJ0128?from=36hr_topnav_home

jarmo, sjgotnitro, younggunner, bandita, jazjme, ifinglovevr, heck, everyone who's ever visited HTGTH!  What time can we get together before the show?  I met jaz and ifing up in NY in may, great guys.  Great fans.  I'd love to down a few drinks with some good company.  I've got a good group of friends heading up with me from Delaware.  We can't wait for the show!  See ya'll there hopefully.   :beer:   :peace:

I guess I'll be there after 5:30PM....




/jarmo

I got  a VIP GA ticket for this show ,,, now what time do you guys recommend me to be at the arena so that I can find a front row spot ? Im not sure what time people usually start getting there for the line..

Will there be before and after show parties organized by board members or anybody else?  If so please let me know time and place to be there too.

I guess I will be getting to the parking area around 5:30 as well.? ?:beer:

If anyone wants to coordinate something before this please let me know-

I found 1 decent looking bar/restaurant in the area-

http://www.blarneystation.com/site.htm

I'll be driving to NJ early Sunday morning, so I should be there at 8 or 9 am.  I guess Ill just start the line myself, as there wont probably be that much people that early except me, and I dont have anywhere else to go at that time..  What time are venue doors open to public?

Let us all know if we are going to meet or hang out some place else other than the parking lot.

ga tickets are going for like 30 each on ebay, if any1 wants to sell me one ticket(any section except GA) for $35 or under please contact me

Well, I posted about the bar for those who are arriving early and may not want to hang out in the parking lot. ?I believe the place opens at 11am and is nearby to the stadium and serves food as well. ?

Just remember there is a football game going on that day and there will be 70,000 plus people in the parking area until 4 or so. ?

I got two tickets for this show. One for me and my freind. Will I found out today she can no make it.  :(  :rant: If anyone wants one GA Floor in the VI section row GA6 please contact me. I not trying to see it for more mony just want to break even. After the convenience chrg and processing fee it came to $103.70. Let me know if anyone wants it.  :( 

Jarmo and Members are we meeting at a certain location in the parking lot?

I am coming up from Philly - Will get there around 5:00pm  : ok:

Ill be there also with a few friends, and great fans, who I saw many shows with, of all the band members solo and Hammerstein !, we're driving over, should be there about  6 -7 pm, someone pick a location!

Have fun Jarmo, Browstone, Jazme, Bandita, Cotis, rX and anyone else!!
You all know you're in for a treat.  ;)

 :beer:

where are we all meeting tomorrow?

I hope you arent going by yourself tomorrow.  CAA SUCKS for tailgating/mingling with other people.  No bars nearby or anything.  I will be hammered with my brother and our friends.  Look for us as we will be making fun of everyone who walks by. 

Yea it really kind of is in the middle of nowhere-

hey guys,
doors dont open till 6.30pm, parking lot opens at 5.30 pm...
i'm taking the bus in from nyc and not sure what time i should start lining up so i'm guaranteed first row standing.
i'm only 5.3', i need the gates in front to survive or else i'll either be pushed the whole show or won't be able to see a thing.

i wish it weren't so cold out or else it wouldn't matter...but it's freezing in nj !

Lookin foward to running into a bunch of you crazy gunners tommorrow, as a fre cursor to THE METT UP AT STITCH on friday!!!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:!

I'm going... GA (BACK)... sucks..

I know most members that are going tonight are probably not online - but for some that are - are we meeting at a specific location in the parking lot?

where are we meeting?

who's phone number can i get/give?

doors open at 7:30 accoring to Meadowlands Website

check your PM!

thanks man c you there

JAZJME, IFINGLOVEVR AND GUESTS ATTENDING,

Where are we all meeting up - specific location/time? ?: ok:

Everyone have a GREAT time tonight.  I wish I could go this show !!

I hope everyone enjoys work tomorrow as much as I will.  Peeeeaaaaazzzzzz

hell no!!!!!!!!! i took tomorrow off because i know axl likes to rock into the weeee hours. :P

well sorry Axl, but it was getting late. they didnt start until after 11:30. the sound wasnt quit right, and i was standing next to the sound guys. next thing i know, who walks in front of me to talk to them....BETA.....as she walks away from the sound guys, im staring at her. she notices me and we stare at each other for like 4 seconds, then she smiles and says hi. i turn to my friend and say wait a second....i think Beta just walked by us to talk to the sound guys and tell them something was up with Axl's mic.

anyway, we left during BF's solo. i have work tomorrow, he had work tomorrow...actually...MANY people were yawning and leaving. note to axl: next time, try to play friday or saturday, but if it must be a sunday, start EARLIER. seriously, i just paid 100 bucks to watch Papa Roach and half of Guns set.

the sound seemed off....but Axl was amazing. no comment on Robin, and ill leave it at that. man, i love robin, but this was an off night. bad notes on the intro to SCOM, nasty solo....im sorry...i love him, but he needs to EQ the guitar and cut the high end at around 5k-12k. way way way way way too tinny-sounding.

Fortus RULED. enough said.

BF didnt sound too good. Better sounded jumbled.


im sorry guys, im just being honest. it was a weird crowd, and i think alot of people were out of it b/c it was a sunday night, and everyone has work, including me....i got home though in like 15 mins up the NJ Turnpike....the traffic out of Continental will be horrific at best....so we left early, and beat it all. im pissed, im sure nightrain or paradise is on now!

but rest assured, axl rose sounded absolutely perfect. he was soooo on! the drummer frank kept playing a beat to make the crowd chant GUNS? ?n? ROSES? ? ?GUNS? ?n? ? ?ROSES? ?....it got played out after like 3 or 4 times though.


over-all, not the best show. 2002 MSG and MAY 2006 were simply amazing.

Note to Robin: sorry about the criticism....my advice: cut the highs a bit, and be mroe careful when strumming all the string for single-note melodies...if u hit wrong strings, it sounds like a mess, which makes the rest of the band sound messy.

Note to Beta: thanks for saying hi after we stared at each other for a few seconds.

YUCK!

They do seem to not play on some Friday's and Saturdays, which is odd because those would be the best night to come on late and draw a big crowd. Thanks god the MN show is on a Sat!

if it was friday or saturday, id still be there, up front, having the time of my life. but i think alot of people were thinking about work tomorrow.....speaking of....since i left early...i should go to bed, huh?

Sebastin Bach came on around 8:30p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Bach played a nice set. Bach played Piece Of Me, 18 and Life,  I Remember You, Monkey Business and Youth Gone Wild were just a few of the songs Bach played. Then Papa Roach played from 9:40p.m. to 10:40p.m. Papa Roach was not as bad as I thought they would be. Some songs that Papa Roach played were Scars, Getting Away With Murder, Broken Home and Last Resort. Around 11:20p.m. Someone said they were having technical difficulties with the keyboards and Axl and Guns N? Roses are in the arena.  Guns N? Roses came out around 11:40p.m. The set was,

Welcome To The Jungle
 It's So Easy
 Mr. Browstone
 Live And Let Die
 Knockin' On Heavens Door
 Better
 Robin Solo
 Sweet Child O' Mine
 You Could Be Mine
 Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
 The Blues
 Robin/Richard Solo
 Out Ta Get Me
 November Rain
 Bumblefoot Solo (Don't Cry)
 Rocket Queen
 Used To Love Her
 IRS
 My Michelle (With Bach)
 Patience
 Nightrain
 Encore
 Chinese Democracy
 Paradise City

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.

Anthony

Ok. Let hear more reviews from you cats! Sounds like a mixed bag. Hey Sex Kitten - how was your experience?

Yeah I got excited when Axl said they might do something special.  But they didn't.  Fortus owns on Used to Love Her.

FYI, my gf and I stayed till the end, I slept 3hrs and am at work now... for traffic lleaving, i had never seen a parking lot emptying so quickly and the highway towards Manhattan was absolutely empty...

In terms of delay, I don't know if Axl had a problem but the Keyboard on the top left of the stage (looking from the crowd) did have have issues as it was the only area where one guys kep t coming back again anf again before they started the show.
I personally found the sound better than I expected given 1) all the past technical issues and 2) CAA is not known for good acoustic.

The arena was about 1/3 empty. ?The crowd was weak but it's not the first time I notice that at CAA. Frank'S GNR beat was going dead as soon as he stopped doing it. ?GNR performance was pretty good, Axl seems to have a good time as he usually does on this tour. ?Can't really compare to Hammerstein as, IMO, ?these shows in May were unique. We'll see Friday at MSG.

Oh, one point that dramatically improve are the solos/breaks. ?Those were much better than last May. The group jams are way better than the extra solos we had. ?I bitched about those in May but appreciated this time around.

No need to talk about the setlist, everybody knows it. Damn, I love IRS!!! People around did not seem to know any but this was not surprising.

I really thought the show was good. Sure they had some sound problems. Better was a mess. The crowd was rockin up until that song. People with seats sat down and right after better it's robins solo into sweet child, so the alot of people ?stayed seated i saw. I saw alot of people leaving an hour in. It was 1245 or so and people were hitting the parking lot. The late start really seems to hurt some fans. It didnt bother i'm off from work today. The new songs got NO RESPONSE from the majority of the crowd. I saw a dude laying down in his seat during the blues. I heard alot of people asking each other what song is this, i never heard this before.....I dont mind the solos i think the band plays them really well but for the most part when u have 4 and a bunch of slow songs like paitence and november rain mixed in with songs that the majority hasnt heard the crowd zones out. As far as the throwing shit. That needs to stop. I noticed alot of dudes throwing packets of ketchup and sugar packets at people. yeah its funny for a second but its really not cool. All in all i had a good time, my friend who was with me never saw GNR before and he really liked it, he said that axl sounds alot better when he is standing still compared to when he is running. lol. NO SHIT. Well i'll be msg on friday section 88 so hopefully the crowd there will be better.

What time did the show end?  Just curious?

Had a great evening in Jersey last night

Thanks to everybody who came down o the pre-show!  : ok:


/jarmo

the show ended at 2am beefeater.

Not a great review......

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1162879018148240.xml&coll=1

A long, late night with Axl Rose
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
BY BRADLEY BAMBARGER
Star-Ledger Staff
There was a surprise guest at Sunday's Guns N'Roses show at Continental Airlines Arena -- Axl Rose, the cuddly version.

The singer -- whose public tantrums, brawls and brutal dealings with intimates and fans are infamous -- seemed to be in a jolly mood, despite facing a surprising number of empty seats. Rose commented on the day's bright weather, continually thanked the crowd and even joked about the already late show's hour-long delay as not being his fault "this time."

Since he made guitarist Slash and his other original Guns N'Roses mates walk the plank out of the piratical Sunset Strip band, the 44-year-old Rose has become something of a dark clown. The obsessive-compulsive indulgence that has delayed the release of the first G N'R album under his sole leadership is a decade-long joke; many fans would expect to see a unicorn appear before his mooted "Chinese Democracy."

The original Guns N'Roses created one of the iconic rock albums of the late '80s, "Appetite for Destruction." And although the Meadowlands crowd was about 4,000 people shy of capacity, the G N'R brand name still draws -- Friday's Madison Square Garden show is sold-out, and four May shows at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom sold out in minutes.

Rose and his seven-piece backing band opened Sunday's set in style with three "Appetite" signatures -- the sleaze-rock classic "Welcome to the Jungle," "It's So Easy" (blurring sexy/sexist in the "Spinal Tap" tradition) and authentically gritty heroin tale "Mr. Brownstone." Rose's grandiose side took over, though, with his long-standing covers of Paul McCartney's James Bond theme "Live and Let Die" (all the spectacle without the humor) and Bob Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" (grim karaoke).

As for material from "Chinese Democracy," the rocker "Better" was the standout, brimming with brawny hooks. The title track boasted a jaggedly appealing riff, but Rose indulged his inner Andrew Lloyd Webber on an awful ballad, "The Blues."

Whether or not Rose has had plastic surgery as it appears, the years have not been kind to his voice. His vocals were a mannered mix of squeals and growls, which grew more strangulated as the night went on. The stripper's anthem "Sweet Child O'Mine" even brought to mind Adam Sandler's "Saturday Night Live" parody.

Although the semi-acoustic jangle of "Use to Love Her" ("but I had to kill her") sounded like edgy black humor in the '80s, it just sounds ugly now. And anyone enamored of the romance in a real rock band would be disappointed by Rose's group of anonymous hired hands. Now in hit act Velvet Revolver with his fellow G N'R exiles, the charismatic Slash was most missed during the over-the-top power ballad "November Rain," as the climactic guitar solo drizzled rather than stormed.

For a supposed megalomaniac, Rose was unusually generous with the spotlight; in this, he has something in common with Barbra Streisand, oddly. Like her recent use of smarmy vocal quartet Il Divo to cover her costume changes, Rose allowed all three of his guitarists and his piano player to take extended between-song solos. This was obviously to give his vocal cords a break, but these noodling features killed any momentum and bloated the set. The show didn't end until after 2 a.m. (with Rose having gone on at 11:40 p.m. after an hour-long technical glitch delayed his start following openers Sebastian Bach and Papa Roach.)

After a bit of show biz good humor that even he found forced, Rose exhibited self-knowledge that perhaps Streisand wouldn't. He said, "It's like that joke about the key to acting being sincerity. Once you learn to fake sincerity, you've got it made."

Bradley Bambarger's review can suck my balls.  "Used to Love Her just sounds ugly now," what a fucking idiot.  It was definitely on my highlight reel from the night.  Axl's voice was powerful and the song was fun.  Now, after that eloquent start, my review.


Positives:  Axl's voice, Axl's energy, the band was tight as hell, Frank was a hoot, Chinese Democracy's come a long long way from the first time I saw it performed in Boston, December 2, 2002.  Special mention to being able to meeting up with some awesome fans at the show:  Bandita, Dolphin, Jazjme, Younggunner, Ifinglovevr, his friends, tonya ytzerman and Jarmo our European friends!, sex kitten, and some anonymous Jersey skanks who probably have my brother-in-law's digital camera!  >:(  Oops, I guess that should be in the negatives.    : ok:  Let's see, parking was free.  That was cool.  Got there just after 5, and the gates were left open after the Giants game.  My wife was happy I picked up a GNR tee-shirt that didn't have a gun on it so I can wear it out to more places.  Axl jumping up onto the piano with The Blues...never saw it live before, I loved it.  Was it just me or were the guitar solos better at this show than hammerstein may 12th?  I loved the solos...one technically a duet Fortus/Finck Beautiful was awesome...Bumblefoot's fingers moved at warp speed on his solo!  Amazing.  I missed out on Bumblefoot's sprint along the front row high-fiving fans.  I was just a little out of reach unfortunately and didn't want to get tossed out lunging too hard. 


Negatives:  Hands-down the least energetic crowd I've been in.  My history?  Buffalo '92 highest level of Rich Stadium, Boston '02 ten rows from the roof!, and Hammerstein May 12th, '06 in mezz2.  I figured being on the floor for the 1st time would be awesome!  For me it was!  Despite some ugly glares from the security goons, I had a great time jumping and getting into the fun, but alot of folks just stood there with their thumbs up their asses.  only tech difficulty I caught was Bumblefoot's guitar being worked on as he was playing it, he'd play look over his shoulder, a sound guy came out, adjusted something, and this happened 2 or 3 times.

I had a great time and it was a great show.  I'm sure I'll have more to say at some point...probably when I see someone making a bullshit post about the show.   :peace: