Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Who's going

I am

Funny things AXL said last night

"sorry for being tartey, well like david lee roth said I don't feel tartey

Hope you guys aint tired(at about 2 am) we got a long night yet

MR bach put on a great show , helmut ok but went to long . really lost the crowd, suicide girls were different



was at the show last night? show ended at 2:45 and there were alot of pissed off people

OH WELL

I had great seats and people around me were leaving like 15 minutes before guns came on, thought he wasn't showing LOL

when they came out,? they got the crowd right away , but lost them after the solos and some of the slower tunes, alot of people left around 2 am

Bumblefoot didn't seem to exicted , maybe he was sick or something??

Axl threw the microphone into the crowd , he faked like he was going to throw it a long ways, but so many people had left the General admission area that he had to throw it short

Overall Great show now I must rest, In about 12 hours I will see it again in Minnesota

you posted review in wrong thread , you probaly meant o do it in 2006-12-01 thread ;)

I'm going....   lower level, section 112, long hair, unnecessarily torn jeans... that's me.....  : ok:

I'm going, GA.

Please, please, please try to update us tonight.  We all appreciate it so much.  I did it for the Chicago show, (I was completely loaded, too). It only took 2 secs. to text the first 2 initials of each song so my fellow gunners could get live updates.  It's all about giving back to the site and thinking of all of us living vicariously through the lucky few that are at the show.   

Anyone think that since this is essentially Tommy's homecoming show that maybe Axl will let him do a solo song from Village Gorilla Head?  :yes:

I can.  Who do I txt?

I am again available for recieving updates if anyone is willing to send them.

YYAAAYYY loretian!!!  I should be getting texts tonight now ;D

Thanks Loretian!  You rock!  :peace: Have an excellent time tonight.  You can text me also...I will pm you my cell #.  Thanks again.  ;D

Thanks!  Cool, I will try and msg both of you!

I'll be there.

everyone who's going have a rockin' time! :peace: :beer: :smoking:

Axlander?s attending it too.

I'll be there also, section 111 row A.  I am sitting next to AsianStyles and another board member...what are the odds :nervous:

Really looking forward to the show ;D

Minnesota, home of my favorite football team the Vikings!  How cool was it seeing those pics a few weeks ago with Robin in a Vikes shirt!   :beer:

Have a great time tonight folks!  You lucky sons of bitches!  I'm jealous as hell! 

Section 129 - Row Q!

I'll be there, long hair, leather jacket, steel toe boots, white Axl sketch shirt, and a JD  beanie, and that'll be me.

See you guys tonight!

I will be the guy in GA rocking out to HELMET!!!!! 

heh

I shall be there.

I will be there.  I will send a picture of the crowd to little fly like I did for the Iowa show.  Sec 129, rows E and D.   If Iowa can get over 5 thousand, I think show should get at least 7 thousand.

man, it'd be great if Tommy got to do a VGH song...I posted this request on his MySpace page, but it was curiously deleted.

Hope the attendees see a great show!

I've mentioned this in the past too. I love that album, and to see the other guys jamming on one of the VGH songs would be awesome. A lot of people complain that the solos slow down the show or kill the buzz...imagine replacing one of them with Tommy and the guys doing 'Motivation'.

That would be an absolute highlight of the tour...great choice...

I am leaving for the venue in one hour!!!  I have people drinking the night train right now!!!! wo0ooooooohoooooo

I think this post is pointless and should be deleted.

I kid Jarmo, he knows I kid. At least, I hope he does...

Why doesnt GNR perform TWAT anymore?......They did it on the first concert of the tour....and thats it...........

Sexkitten......you get my email?

they also performed it in madrid

i wish i was there....
ugh.


I WISH I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 more days to go for me  :nervous:

Sold out show in Calgary  :peace:

I'd love to hear them perform TWAT, too.  It's really grown on me.

Awesome...down on the farm made it in tonight's set!  Would've been a fun one to hear.

I don't know why there's been so many complaints about the solos. I dig 'em, even the "I feel good" jam. If you could get through a Matt Sorum drum solo you can get through anything.

Yeah I've been wondering why they haven't performed TWAT since Madrid.  Maybe its gone under a little retooling?  I love the song and Robin's solo flutters through my mind every so often.  Only 8 days until my back to back shows in the Pacific Northwest.   :rofl:  Just heard about DOTF!  That's trill!

Please don't say TWAT is getting retooled...  :nervous:

Wow, that crowd is hearing all the miscellaneous tracks tonight.

Great setlist comparatively.

Wow Minneapolis got a 21 song show tonight.

Thanks for the updates! :yes:



/jarmo

That is a hell of a setlist. Down on the Farm, Used to Love Her, Rocket Queen...

And notice, 5 new songs again. ?:)

totally agreed on the robin solo. i love playing it, its so simple, but beautiful. also, buckets solo is so awesome and epic, it stuns me every time.

That was the most excvited ive been about a GN'R show for ages. The set ruled. Hope there is a video of it.


 :peace:

Just got home from the show and it was awesome, except for the fact that the lady sitting next to me spilled about half of her beer on me. The setlist was unbelievable - they played all the songs that I had hoped for. I was really hoping for Rocket Queen and Madagascar and both were played. The fans were really into it and even seemed to enjoy all of the guitar solos. It seemed that the majority of the crowd hadn't heard the new songs before, even Madagascar, as there were very few people singing along with these songs. Axl didn't provide us with any rants, but he did say something to the effect, "Isn't it like 17 degrees outside, you must be some tough motherfuckers."

The only thing I didn't like about the show was Helmet. I thought that they were boring. All of their songs sounded the same to me and their stage presence wasn't that great.

Did Helmet play Unsung? I fuckin love that song


 :peace:

ta muchly for the updates!  down on the farm again!!  :peace:  glad you enjoyed so much asianstyles.

What a night!  Definatly the best Gnr show I have seen.  The crowd was amazing.  The floor was packed, lower level about 95% full, and upper was pretty scarce.  Not sure if it was more than the '02 show, but it seemed close.  Axl was in a great mood, very appreciative toward the crowd.  Great set, pretty much same as Ames, but Rocket Queen and down on the farm, which was very cool to see.  No sound issues, everyone sounded great.  It  was one hell of a show, I hope everyone get's a chance to see show like this. 

I just got back from the show...

It was amazing.

Helmet played Unsung. ?They are a great band, not really made for arena style rock shows, though, unfortunately.

The crowd was into it, and most people stayed until the end and were always into it. ?There was some drunk assholes bitching about how "they love guns n roses but axl is an asshole" and then they starting harassing my girlfriend for "being so hot" (forcing me to confront them, which is not something I want to waste my fucking time doing at a Gn'R concert). ?Once WTTJ started, they shut the fuck up, and actually left by the sixth or seventh song, being so wasted. ?So that was nice ?: ok:

Axl and the whole band were incredibly. ?Everybody seemed into it, nobody seemed to be "having a bad day" as I've heard in other reviews. ?Axl was singing his heart out at every turn, Richard, Robin, and Bumblefoot all tore it up in fine fashion as expected. ?The solos were incredible. ?Tommy seemed to be having a great time and as commented by a friend of mine, Dizzy's buttcrack was in full view (to her satisfaction)

Axl did make a joke about how we're all "tough motherfuckers" for being able to handle the cold, and that's why he left indiana, it was too cold. (or something along those lines). ?At the end of the show, after PC, he thanked the crowd for a great night, his voice sounded a bit horse. ?Tommy said something into the mic, I couldn't understand it, but Axl said, "and tommy thanks you too"

So, all in all, great setlist, amazing performance, I can't wait until they come back!!

Other stuff:
Axl jumped on the piano for the blues.? ? During a solo, Axl put on Ron's Russian looking cap thing, and did a little dance with it.? ?Somebody chucked some sort of item on stage, which axl swung around with playfully.? ?This might have been mentioned before, but Axl has shaved his goatee.? Earlier on during the show, Axl said something to the effect of "Tommy said he had a lot of friends here" (Tommy is from Minneapolis, for those who don't know).? Also, when Axl asked us to help him "sing this" on KOHD, the crowd response wasn't so great.? He said, "Is that a yes or a fuck off?" - in a very joking and friendly manner - ? and then the crowd cheered louder and got into it.

The band sounded particularly tight on Nighttrain, as expected.? I thought Axl sounded amazing on The Blues, better than I remember at Hammerstein.? His voice was solid through the whole show.

He said he had fun tonight.

Just got back from the show!  Best one of the tour so far!

Down On The Farm, Rocket Queen, Used To Love Her, OTGM, Chinese, Madagascar!

Awesome!   :beer:

I think they must really like and enjoy playing this song beause every time i hear it they sound so tight and amazing i love hearing the new band playing this live.

Thanks for the updates everyone and that sounds like an amazing show i wish i could of been there

I seen a red LED light from a camera going through out all of Bach's set. So let's hope.

Oh - and it was a Bra. Axl threw it on the stairs, then went up and then kicked it off the stage.

Wow,last night?s show seemed like an amazing show!Congrats to all of you who attended it and thanks for keeping us who can?t be there so well informed : ok:

As much as I'm disappointed about the lack of updates with regards to CD, it's good to see that Axl and the band are still keeping up the GN'R tradition of playing 2 hours and longer shows. I know partly that's due to the solos in there, but damn, they played 21 songs tonight and that's pretty damn impressive at Axl's age (or anyone Axl's age!), especially with what the songs require from him vocally, and the rest of the band too.

And without starting a VR vs GN'R debate, that's one thing I felt a bit short changed on when I saw VR live, they played 1.5 hour show, while GN'R still manage a 2.5 hour show. Which I guess we were spoilt from the UYI tours, but have come to expect from GN'R.

Anyway, great setlist, good to hear that the few days rest did Axl some good! : ok:

Just got back from my first concert ever (seriously) and I am still in awe. I cannot sleep so I will tell you my experience. I sat with my friend in section 138 in like row 8 so the seats were pretty good but I will never sit in the stands ever again if I see them. The first opening act mdz or w/e was ok, suicide girls were pretty fucking awesome, sebastian bach was top notch but helmet was a BIG disappointment. Almost everyone of their songs sounded the exact same and their singer sucked imo. Then the first note of WTTJ was played and I was in complete awe. After watching MANY gnr concerts live I couldn't believe I was actually experiencing at the concert in person listening to it. IMO Axl's voice was top notch tonight and I am glad they played a good amount Chi-Dem (hopefull) songs. All in all I will definitely go see them again hopefully next time with a new record!

I've gotta say it was very cool reading the updates from this show - One day it seems it's all gonna come crashing down and then you hear about shows like this and you think the exact opposite. I'm getting the feeling he's testing out cities and trying to determine if they'll go back there, should the album be released. Milwaukee is probably not on that list. ( Based on ticket sales )

Wow - what a great setlist!  Glad to hear you guys had fun.....    :beer:

I'm not surprised that some people are saying that Helmet sucks - they do!   :hihi:

Gotta admit it.  I'm feeling some jealousy about Rocket Queen.  Lucky fuckers.

Man, the whole fuckin' joint was into it, EVERYONE in my section that I could hear were singing along, and it was fuckin' awesome.

Sounds like you guys in MN got a kick ass show! I wish they would've included Rocket Queen, Down On The Farm, and Used To Love Her when they played Chicago.  Oh well.

Damn that show must have been great.

Rocket Queen, I.R.S, Madagascar, Down On The Farm and Used To Love Her :drool: :drool: :drool:

I didn't hear any of those at my show. Fuckin' festivals :smoking:

WoW, WoW, and WoW. What a great show. I have to admit I havent been in the best mood around here and I've been taking cheap shots at these guys for the last few weeks. But Axl and Co. did an awesome job. That show rocked. I was really surprised how good everything sounded. The place was packed til the last 2 songs B4 Paradise, crowd was really into it. I was in Gen Adm, right in the middle about 15 feet from the stage for the first part then sat on the 2nd lvl for the rest. It was just killer. Everyone thats going to see GNR are going to have a great time. You people are in for a kick ass rock concert. Also, I hated the new songs up until I heard them live last night. They sounded great too. Cant wait for the album now, I hope it comes out soon. That is all

I posted this in the tour section to, but here it is agian-

I got there at around 6:45, before the place was open. We parked in my dads spot beneath his work, and walked from there to the Target Center. There were plenty of people in line to get in first (probably 200), but right when we got there, they annouced that the two gates to the right were open, so my friend and were about 5th and 6th in that line. We got in and sprinted full speed to where they sell the shirts. We both got there, bought a shirt, and then sprinted into the place. When we walked in, the whole first row was full, and there were about 2 more rows towards the center. We went right inbetween the far right and the center, first row. We waited there for about 15 minutes until the lights dimmed.

A band from St. Louise, Modern Day Zero's, came on. The singer did a good job pumping everyone up. They had a good drummer, and two great guitarists. I dident like the voice of the singer though, just wasent my style of music. Anway, they played a good 5 songs and said there goodbyes.

Suicide girls came on next. They danced to some popular songs (Hells Bells, Black Betty, ect). Seemed like most of the crowd was enjoying it. They did a scene on the right side about 3 feed away from me. One girl god ducttaped and tied to a chair, and the other was "tortureing" her. They got almost completly nude, exept they had a little black "X" over there nips. They were really flexible, and pretty good dancers. They sprayed water on all of us to, so that felt good. My overall rating ====drooling eek unibrow

We waited another 15 minutes, and then Baz came out. He was on FIRE!!! He talked to the crowd a bunch, dedicated a song to the troops,ect. He played all the Skidrow greats like 18 and Life, I Remember You, Youth Gone Wild, and Monkey Business. He also played some new song that he said was on YouTube and his Myspace. Overall, Bach did and awsome job pumping up the crowd, and his voice was fantastic!

At around 10:00, Helmet came on. They played Unsung first, and I thought it was great, but the lead singers voice sounded nothing like on the album. It seemed like they kept playing the same thing over and over agian, very repitive. I got pretty bored of them after 10 minutes. They got off stage around 11:00 or 11:15.

Another half hour rolls by, then it goes pitch black and you here "YOU KNOW WHERE THE FUCK YOU ARE!, and the place explodes! Everysang along with Welcome to the Jungle, it was insane.

Axl's voice was unbeliable. He was spot on all night long, full strength. I don't think he ever missed a note! He made the crowd go nuts! He did the usual running back and forth, spinning, and his dance. Axl is one of the best frontmen in rock ever. It is so worth buying a ticket to listen to this guy, just incredible.

Robin Fink played most of the leads. He did great! At one point, he lost a pick and had to play without one, and his finger got pretty bloody. There was blood all over the guitar..A string also broke and bubblefoot ran in to do the solo. Fink was very into his music. He got the crowd sucked in with his moves. I got eye contact from him at least 3 times, and two in a row, he looked directly at me (i'm 14), and gritted his teeth and smiled for at least 3 seconds, then he flicked a pick, but it fell to the ground, but the guard picked it up and gave it to my friend (right next to me), and my friend then gave it to me (he dosent play guitar). Anyway, I have a new guitar idle! Plus at the end during Paradise City, he jumped down the stage RIGHT AT ME! ALl the people in front reached out and touched his guitar/him.

Bubblefoot's solo was incredible. It was don't cry mixed in with his own type of jazzy/bluessy thing. Like somebody eles posted, "Slash would be Jeleous". Throughout the concert he put on quite a show. I have no idea how he plays when he's moving around like he dose. Its great. He also jumped down at the end and let everyone touch his guitar, witch some people tried to grab and take until security game in.

Richard- Not much to say about him, exept his solo was incredible. He made eye contact with me multiple times, and his guitar was pretty cool. He is a great guitarist, and fits in perfectly with the band.

Dizzy did an awsome job on the keyboard/piano. My dad (great piano player) was insanly impressed with his piano solo. He has a hell of a lot of skill with the keys. Him and Axl get along perfectly.

Ferrer did a great job on the drums, but I dident really get to see him at all.

My favorite songs of the night were Jungle, Mr. Brownsone, LALD (awsome fire on this song), Sweet Child O' Mine, YCBM, Night Train, Paradise City, well hell, it was all great. Baz and Axl nailed My Michelle. Axl's voice overpowered Bachs, but they were still both increidble.

I got THE BEST cell phone pics you will ever see. They look great, but when I enlarge them they probably wont be so hot. I don't have the software to put the pics on the computer right now, but i'll download when I find it. I also have one of Fink looking directly into the camera, and one of the whole band "Modern Day Zero" holding they beers up to me in the crowd.

That was me who posted that earlyer today, and for some reason I see it now has been deleted... I have no idea why. But i must say it was kick ass, wish I could find a video of it!~!@!

Okay, don't really like giving reviews but I'll try my best to not bore everyone.  I got to the Target Center around 10:45, and the place was pretty much full.  I caught the end of the Helmet set but wasn't really into it.  It all sounded like one long song.  I'm sure they are okay but at this time I was trying to stock up on beer since they stopped serving right when GN'R came on.  That sucked but I got enugh for the whole show.  Anyway, like I said the place was probably 95% full.  I was worried there would not be as many people at this show compared to the 02' one but there was more.  At 11:45 the lights went down and the place went nuts.  I think everyone stood the whole show.  I had seats right to the left of the stage and am so glad I got seats.  The floor was completely full and it just looked to hot, and conjested.  Anyway, the band came out and looked and sounded great.  I think all of them were kind of pumped to play before Tommy's hometown.  I have never heard them sound this good.  Axl didn't miss a beat the whole night.  The set list was probably one of the best they have done.  I can't believe I got to see them play five new songs plus DOTF, UTLH and RQ.  I'm not going to make this too long but just was so excited that the place was so full and they sounded so good.  Axl and the whole band really interacted with the crowd the whole night and people were loving it.  If I didn't have to work tomorrow I would have driven to Winnipeg to see tonights show as well.  This band sounds so good right now.  I love this band and I really hope they read some of these reviews.  It will really be a tragedy if they don't get the album out soon.  They all deserve credit for making this band look and sound so tight right now.  I hope they come back again soon.  I suggest everyone drive and see them at there best right now.  GN'R thanks for a very fun night!

Here's the Star Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/457/story/851386.html) review of the show.   It's basically positive, just a ripping on "old Axl" a little.  Anyway:

Axl comes up Roses at Target Center
MUSIC REVIEW: GNR's erratic frontman took the stage at 11:45 p.m., but at least he showed up. Or did he?
Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune
Last update: December 03, 2006 ? 7:10 PM

All the doubts that Axl Rose would show up for his Target Center concert with Guns N' Roses were finally answered about 11:45 p.m. Saturday, when the blaring guitar intro of "Welcome to the Jungle" filled the Minneapolis arena and 9,100 fading fans awakened.
Alas, Axl never made the nearly 2?-hour gig. The guy who did emerge on stage to scream, "Do you know where you [expletive] are?" sounded like Rose. He even looked like him, although, thanks to Axl's reclusiveness, no one really knows his look nowadays besides cornrows and pale skin.

But this fill-in guy -- let's call him Rose's Bud -- was too congenial and way too professional to be the ne'er-do-well Axl we've all come to know. He seemed happy to be back, and he looked to be in better shape than Rose did in 2002 at Target Center, when his 12-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" album was supposedly almost done (it's still not out).

Rose's Bud even generously shared stage time with his bandmates. We all know that the real Axl -- who long ago split with GNR's original players -- would never do that.

The faux Rose did a pretty good job acting like the real one early on. Wearing a half-unbuttoned, vinyl-like black shirt and beat-up jeans, he dropped a few extra F-bombs into "It's So Easy." In "Mr. Brownstone," he threw his mike stand hard against the stage.

Rose's Bud also wasted no time flashing Axl's enormous ego of old, performing his versions of Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die" and Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" as if they were so definitive, he couldn't pass them up.

After a spot-on remake of "Sweet Child o' Mine," though, things got weird. Part-time Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck played the first of three lengthy axe solos -- one for every guitarist in the band. Rose's Bud even let keyboardist Dizzy Reed get a few minutes alone in the spotlight. As if the real Axl would ever let anybody tarnish the baby-grandiosity of "November Rain" by letting them play a piano solo.

Without oddball axe-man Buckethead, whom Rose fired after the 2002 tour, the new GNR looked more workman-like and punkish. Its style reflected its feisty and frill-less approach to classics such as "My Michelle" (sung with opener Sebastian Bach) and the setlist surprise "Down on the Farm."

With Minneapolis native Tommy Stinson still playing the bass spread-eagle style, the band made a solid case for the unreleased songs -- you can't really call them "new" anymore -- especially the stormy and frayed rocker "Better" and the freakish encore opener "Chinese Democracy." Best of all, those songs were where Rose's Bud really pushed himself vocally, almost as much as the real Axl did back in 1991.

So where was Rose on Saturday? He might have been sidelined by that ear/throat problem that canceled the Milwaukee show Wednesday. Or else maybe he got stuck at Best Buy headquarters in Richfield explaining why the most-anticipated rock album of the '90s (most folks stopped caring around 1998) still didn't make it to shelves for Christmas, as Rose's people promised.

Hopefully, when "Chinese Democracy" finally does come out, Axl will bring along his friend for the tour.

Wow that was probably the most creative review of the tour I've read.  Kind of makes me think about it in a whole different way.  This whole thing (the Hammerstein shows and the following tour up to now) has been so surreal and its hard to wrap my brain around it.  Oh well I'm going to see them in a week in Everett, WA and Portland, OR and its all I think about these days.

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Well, I start off by getting there about 8:16 - just in time for the end of the Suicide Girl's. The blonde one who said that she LOVED MPLS was pretty hot. They ended their show.

About 10 to 15 minutes later, Sebastain Bach and his band came out. They were fuckin' amazing, Bach's vocal's kicked hella ass, and he mentioned that last time he was in Minneapolis, he was Jesus Christ. He also said he's been waitin' 10 years to come back and play the Target Center. I've got a small video clip of one of his songs on my phone. One of the highlights of his set was the Myspace/Youtube rant. He goes on to say that the song they're going to play next has like 350,000 views on youtube. And then goes on to say 'your tube, his tube, her tube, my tube, She doesn't have a tube, but I've got a tube, you want my tube?'. Audience responded very well.

Then, after Bach's set, Tyler and I went and walked around the venue, I went out for a couple smokes n' then I have a homeless black man two bucks, just 'cause I was in a good mood tonight. Went back inside, and Helmet started playing, they sucked. So we just walked around, I got my poster. It kicks mucho ass. Helmet finished about...I'd say 11:15 - and according to Event Staff, they're suposed to end at 11:10, so that wasn't bad.

Next, Gn'R flag backdrop raises to the top and the wait begins. About 10 to 15 minutes later I see Frank backstage drumming on some pratice pads. And, see Robin's Guitar tech tune the guitars. And then, the intro music starts! The whole crowd is on their feet and pumped. They start playin' the Welcome To The Jungle teaser, and then Axl comes out, D'ya know where the fuck you are! The crowd erupted. They break into It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, and Live And Let Die. The pyro was...stunning, the heatwave that rushed over the crowd was so warm and toasty. Almost like a blanket fresh outta the dryer.

Anyways, after that they played Better, which from the few rows in section 129 that I was able to hear, no one knew the song but me and the drunk man sitting next to Tyler. Then Robin's out for his first solo, and man, I don't know about the rest of the Center, but my section was LOVING it! No one was sitting, no one was doing anything but enjoying it, well, the guys behind me were smokin' a bowl. Anyways, Robin runs backstage, and from my seat - I could see almost everything goin' down - Robin's tech handed him the Les Paul, and I shouted Sweet Child, and then Robin took it away, I think the people I was around were suprised that I was able to know what's comin' up next.

And, right along into Knockin' On Heavens Door we go, the whole fuckin' place seemed like it was singin' along. I think the highlight of this song, was when Axl said we've got one more left, and then went into knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. That whole segment, from where I was, the vocals were 100% spot on, I almost choked on my cigarette. Then, Frank started pounding away the drums for You Could Be Mine. The pyro was warming once again (as I'm sittin' here freezing).

Anyways, The Band starts to jam, and then Dizzy started Angie, so I knew The Blues was next. Once again, I was the only sober person near me that knew the song and was all the way into it. I turned to Tyler and I was like, watch Axl's goin' to get on the Piano in about 20 seconds, I no longer got done saying that, and sure as shit, there he is! Then another lil' mini jam, and then Down On The Farm. Man, the crowd was so fuckin' into it, it was surreal. Perhaps the best song of the night for me, since I've been wanting to see it since they played it this year. After Down On The Farm came the band introduction and then Richard came n' did his solo, and then Robin came out and they had their nightly duet. That was kickass, once again, very few people sitting here also. Then they broke into 'Out Ta Bite Me'. At the end, Axl was like 'they can't bite me'. It was funny, so I yelled 'fuck the swedish police' and I don't think anyone knew what I was talkin' about. Then out came the piano once again, for November Rain. Axl did a lil' solo, and then went into the song. At the end, after they put the piano Axl threw something into the crowd, and put his rings back on. Through out the show however, I saw Beta grooving n' having a great time (Please tell the band thanks for the great show, Beta!)

After throwing something into the crowd, Axl then busted into I Feel Good. That was a shocker, since it hasn't been played since Rock In Rio. Personally, since I'm a huge Door's fan, I'd rather of heard Light My Fire, but this was an amazing suprise. Then, after I Feel Good, Used To fuckin' Love Her started, the few rows by me once again erupted. Love Her ended, and then Ron took it away with IRS. Yet again, I was the only sober person in the rows by me that knew the song word for word. The very long 'true' scream, totally owns. I know I've said IRS is too cliche, but live, brings it some justice in my opinion.

And, Mr. Ron Thal came up and did his shreding and then Don't Cry. After, Axl introduced Bach once again, for My Michelle. Baz totally owned! I really loved it, and it was just pure magic, Baz reminds me of a lil' kid on coke though how he's always running around, but the man is a great asset to any band, he's got the livly hood new age Rock n' Roll is missing. The 'get up n' go' attitude. Next, Frank did a lil' drum jam, and then blew straight into Rocket Queen. The guys behind me went nuts! They were talkin' about it before the show started, and sure as shit it was played. To be honest, it brought a tear to my eye. Rocket Queen's a very personal song for me, and I was suposed to be there with my girlfriend, but she couldn't attend. It made me kinda sad not to share that moment with her, but it was alright, I was just glad they played it. And they went into Patience. Gotta love the drunk bimbos about 3 rows behind me singing more off key then anything I've heard before. But, the song was great once they shut up. Went through a pack of smokes by this time, and was on my second pack.

Then, Axl grabed the train whistle, and signaled for Nightrain! Man, was I ready to crash and burn, the vocals were fucking surreal. He was spot on, easily better then any bootleg I've ever heard (I've got every audio show out there so I know what I am talking about). This performance blew the shit outta the water compared to any other performanced of it, old or new. At the end of the night, Axl goes 'Good fuckin' night' and walked off stage. By this time throughout the show he's blown his nose twice. After that, everyone was wondering what was going to be next, so I'm shouting Chinese Democracy for a minute or two, and then Robin came on and started the intro to it. I jumped back up 'cause I sat down because my back was killing me and I needed to crack it. Yes, again, I was the only person in the rows that I could see/hear that knew the track word for word. Then, right after Democracy ended, straight into Madagascar. Pitman kicked major ass on this track. And then, Paradise City came! Everyone and their mom's was singing along, it was so fucking fun. Then the confetti cannons went off, and the pyro/fireworks show. The songs ends and they walk off stage, and then came back and took a bow. Then they walked off stage again, and Axl came back again and said that he had a good fucking time and Tommy came up and said that he had a great time also, and that it was great to be home, or something to that effect.

I made eye contact with Robin, Ron and Axl a few times. Loved the bit where Axl spoke about our weather up here, I don't fuckin' blame him. Loved the suprises of DOTF and UTLH. Totally dug Beta dancin' to Better, that was fuckin' awesome!</I>

And some footage. Here is a video of a Bach song (can't remember the name, can someone help me on this?) from my cell phone.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TM60BWEC - Sebastain Bach - Video Clip (MPLS) Can someone tell me the name of this song please?

Great review, AF

I think that Baz song is called "By Your Side" :beer:

Glad you enjoyed it. We were in chat watching updates and hoping for Perfect Crime. Oh well. Maybe it'll be played in Cali.

And why am I the only one who's never seen Beta? I think she's a Changelum :)

Over 9100 people came! ?It seemed like a much bigger crowd than 02, which I think it was, (6-7k in 02 i think) which is awesome! ?I did not like the Pioneer Press reviewer mentioning of a FEW deadasses would couldn't handle the show. The crowd was extremely energentic, 90% of the people in the lower reserved sections where standing the whole time. (myself included). It makes you wonder what show the reviewer was watching. ?I went to the IA show the night before, I though that crowd was decent, but last nights crowd was crazy energy, losts of moshing and cheering the whole night. A buddy I was with went to the Chicago concert, and he said last nights crowd was much better, and Axl sounded much better as well, and he said Axl sounded great in Chicago (So again, don't know where this Pioneer press reviewer is gettting the sketchy vocals nonsense).

I was 4th row right of the stage, so we got to ?watch Axl run into his ?little room the whole night( i really would love to see what its like inside there..lol) ?Before the show I yelled and waved to Beta and she waved back, that was kickass. I think I was the only one around me who knew who she was, everyone I was with was asking why I was waving to her. ? Also, the same buddy and I got Ron to point to us during his Don't cry solo because we were belting the words out at the top of our lungs, that was one of the big highlights of the night. ? ?This was the best rock show I have ever been to. ? I really think minneapolis got something special last night, but of course, any GNR concert is special. I may have to try and take a trip out west in January to take in my 3rd show of the tour!

Mr. Poop - did you see the camera flash a few times from behind you? That'd have been me...

That review from Pioneer Press is complete bullshit. Typical negative reviewer crap. Nobody I saw at the concert was bored, tired or otherwise. Everyone in the joint stood the entire time.
I've seen GNR four times, twice with the old band in the early ninties and then again in 2002 and last night. This was by far the best performance yet. This band is awesome. I can't add much more to what the others have already written, but I can tell you that everyone in the building was standing the entire time. There were more people than in 2002 and the crowd reaction to the new songs was much better. In 2002, the crowd didn't really seem too receptive to Robin and Richard but this time around they were totally into their solos and gave much deserved cheering when finished. I think Axl and the band felt the love too. You could tell by the way they were REALLY into this show.
A couple more observations: Bach rules. He's like a giant kid and it's awesome how much he loves to rock.
Helmet was bad. When they got done I told my wife it sounded like we just heard the longest song ever written. They never stopped once, probably out of fear of crowd reaction.
In closing, best GNR show yet. I feel like I was witness to a piece of GNR history last night.

I saw Ron do that, I was on the floor and was wondering who he was pointing at.

I agree about the reviewer pointing out one person who sat down, that was probably the best crowd I've seen GNR have in Minnesota and that includes the three I saw on the UYI tour. At both Target Center shows in '92 the crowd sat for most of the show while this time I didn't really see many sit at all. I was suprised at how energetic this crowd was, no one was really bitching about the late start time or anything, in '02 people were complaining and they came on 45 minutes earlier.

Nice!!!  Kickass that you noticed Ron pointing to us! I am still in awe of the energy of last nights crowd, I can't get over it! I did not get to see them in 92(parents would not let me go as I was 13 then), but I was at the 02 show and I agree this show and crowd was hands down more energentic. My seats allowed me a great view of the crowd, and I kept mentioning to my buddy while looking at the whole lower level all standing and cheering that this crowd was unbelieveable, and you could tell that the band fed of of it.  I was concerned about this show at first, since the album was not out yet and I thought there would be less people there than 02, but there was more people than 02 and they all came to rock! 

The only shitty part of the whole night is that we had to kick out drunkards who took our seats and security would not help us do so, but I took it as a compliment, since we had such great seats and people wanted to steal them! I also loved how diverse the crowd was.  There were people of all ages there, hell, there was an 11 year old with his dad right next to me. My friends were amazed on how many young people were at the show.  If they put out a DVD sometime, I hope they consider using some footage from this concert, because the crowd as totally into it.

And god bless you for being on the floor. Man were people moshing like crazy, it was an awesome site to see. 

Shit, I saw some like 5 to 8 year olds 'round the TC.

One of the guys I was with said it was the most diverse crowd he had ever seen at a concert.  I saw alot more young people this time than in '02.

What a great setlist? :smoking: !!Thanks for all the reviews guys!

Thanks for nice reviews everyone.
a diverse crowd with crazy energies for an energentic band with crazy diversity? :yes:


NickM I can't wait for the pics.

ohh poor Robin! hope it didn't hurt so much :-\


thanks a lot for the reviews, this sounds like one of the best shows lately!

Damn, sounds like Minneapolis had the best show in the midwest. I would have loved to hear all those songs! They didn't play any thing special in Chi-town just the same list but again I know he was sick. Lucky ass mother****ers! Great reviews! Thanks everyone!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3C1WMJ6Z

My pix from MPLS.

Here's my take on the show which I already posted in the reviews section....mine's a bit more drunken and I have to admit I forgot some parts of the show until I read your review...(that James Brown part was so cool)....anyways, here it is....

The show last night was awesome!! It was a roller coaster marathon of rock n' roll that had me exhausted when I walked out of the Target Center at 2:15 am. I already was nice and buzzed up when the show started at around 8:00 with the Suicide Girls doing their show which was actually pretty sweet  ....3 beers and a joint later, Sebastian Bach takes the stage and gets the almost sell out crowd rocking. This guy hasn't lost a thing in 20 years. I was really impressed with his whole show, especially "Youth Gone Wild". 2 more beers and another joint...things start to get fuzzy...Helmet takes the stage and after hearing the first two songs, I decide they kinda suck and decide to stock up on beer and food. While waiting in line for an overpriced sub, some dude comes up and comments on my GNR shirt, the shirt I got in Vegas on their first show back way back on 01-01-01. He asked if I was on the boards at all and I thought that was cool. Always good to see another fanatic. Keep on rockin whoever you were. I get back to my seat just intime to see the last two songs of Helmet. I thought their show was kinda sucky and I think most of the crowd agreed. The most exciting part of that was the fight that broke out right behind me. I saw some dude get punched and fall forward 2 rows of stairs. Then 2 chicks start pushing and shoving. I hadn't seen a catfight in a while, so I thought that was pretty cool. 11:37 the lights dim and the opening riff of "Jungle" bellows throughout the Target Center. The crowd explodes as Axl screams "Do you know where the fuck you are?!?!" The first 5 songs of the show (mostly off Appetite plus "Live and Let Die" were unbelievable...The energy was amazing and I'm surprised Axl's voice sounds awesome...considering he's been sick and shit. The first guitar solo starts and drags on far too long. I notice some Jimi Hendrix in the solo which was pretty cool. After this is when things really get fuzzy. I remember Sweet Child O' Mine starting and I can't help but think that I miss Slash. The solo at the end of the song breaks out and I don't miss Slash anymore, this band rocks the shit out of the song and gets the crowd right back into it. Then the ballads start, the beer and weed slap me in the face and I feel the momentum being dragged down again. I look around and everybody is holding up their cell phones. Axl comments that it looks like a christmas tree in there. Then a piano solo, I think I heard "Angie" that was pretty cool. "November Rain" and "The Blues" come on and the crowd was loving it. The next part of the show was so fucking sweet!! GNR rocked the shit out of "Down on the Farm" and once again, I'm in awe of the overall crowd response. Then came another long drawn out guitar solo...these things were cool in their own way, they just killed the momentum for me. I start to look for water, and get angry I can't find any. Maybe I shouldn't have drank that last beer. Then they picked it back up with "Out ta Get Me" and "You Could be Mine" which were simply amazing. I think to myself this was money well spent. I think the band went into another little jam and I get excited this should be the last little break in the show. Wow, i'm drunk...why'd I drink that last beer? The crowd gets rowdy as they pump through "My Michelle" with Baz (which was awesome) and Nighttrain and walk off stage. After about 2 minutes of the crowd going insane the boys come back onstage with "Chinese Democracy" The pyro was awesome as waves of fire went back and forth behind the band. The crowd went nuts and I was surprised to hear alot of people singing along. "Madagascar" was next and the crowd plateaus through this song in anticipation of "Paradise City". Once PC starts the crowd explodes again. I hear axl going nuts and I can't believe how good his voice sounds. The band played so well together, I couldn't believe it. Compared to the band I saw in Vegas in 2001, it was like night and day. It's like a whole new band now. They played better together, there was more energy, and they blew my mind. After Paradise City concludes with a hail of confetti, explosions, and fire. I have never heard the Target Center so loud in all the shows I've seen there. I apologize, everything was a blur for me, so I might have mixed up the order in the show or something. There were a couple other really cool parts but I can't remember right now. My body aches and I have a nasty hangover. I'm gonna go take a nap.

I just got back to Vegas.....fucking amazing show, IMO it was better than the 2 shows at the Hard Rock...I was still front row on the floor, just unbelievable....We rode the nightrain starting friday night well into sunday, and again sunday night, I'm shot....Sex drugs and Rock n' Roll all the way, booze, coke, pussy and Gn'R, what a weekend, I'm gonna go fall over now, rock n roll.

that's what it's about, man

Ok, so heres my review....although it's more about the weekend than it is about Gn'R, as it was written for my friends and not people here, but I hope you enjoy reading it none the less, I just copied and pasted it from my myspace blog cause im too lazy to write two...here it goes:

Sex, Drugs, and Rock N' Roll..........that pretty much sums up my weekend, since there was a lot of all. I got to Minneapolis at about 4:30...Peterson was there and we went to the Booze Mart then to his house. Everyone else then showed up soon, and the party was on. We went to a bar and sang Kareoke......my drunken rendition of "You Could be Mine" was the loudest that night. I won't go into too much detail, but I will mention that I was a druken coked out mess running around naked at 7 am screaming Gn'R songs. Then I fuck and then I sleep :)

Saturday....this is the big day. Up at 2 pm and grab a booze, crack the Nightrain bottle (one of MANY) and wake up the rest of the house by screaming "DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE FUCK YOU ARE!!!!!!" Everyone gets up and we slowly start getting ready. By 6 pm, we are ready to leave. We went to Chevy's mexican place and ate and drank. Whitney spent 100 bucks on shots. At about 8:30 we proceed to the Target Center. We missed the Suicide Girls, which was fine, since I had my own girl before and after the show. Sebatian Bach fucking rocked, his voice is as powerful as ever. After Sebastian, I went out looking for my Crue. (Motley spelling intentional) I found Miranda and we drank in the lobby while Helmet was playing. (They sucked anyways) We then made our way up front to where Peterson and Whitney were. I was basically front row, eith only the two girls in front of me. The lights go out, and Robin Fink appears in front of me in the dark. He teases with "Welcome to the Jungle" and then came that scream filling the arena......"DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE FUCK YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!" Absolute mayhem...This was the longest show of the tour so far, 21 songs total, even better than the Vegas shows. Peterson was going ape shit the whole time, especially when "Rocket Queen" was played. I was in tears for a lot of the show, I lost my voice by the end of the show. After Axl screamed "BABY...LEAVE.....MINNNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA....GOOD....FUCKING...NIGHT!!!!!!!" at 2:15 am, we all met and tried to find a cab back to Petersons. Once we got back, the party was on once again. I was so full of energy still (Miranda was happy about that ) We drnak, and everyone else passed out...Miranda and I had our own party till 7 am. I woke up 4 hours later, still in amazement. I then got to see my sister and her baby Lily, and then Everyone went home. Peterson and I continued the party, drinkin Nightrain by ourselves reminising about old times. We went to bed, got up this morning, I had luch with my sister, then went back to the airport and came home to Vegas. I am sad now. I love Minneapolis. Maybe one day I can move back there. I want to thank Everyone who came and partied with me this weekend. Whitney, Jodi, Terry, Gaj, Brandi, Amber and Josh. A special thanks to Peterson for letting his house turn into a Rock n' Roll Circus. And an extra special thanks to Miranda, for coming down and being the coolest girl I have met in a long time. Hopefully we will be closer together in the future. Well, that's my weekend. It's one thing to use the term "Sex Drugs and Rock n' Roll." But it's another thing to live it.

Here's the full setlist from the show:

Welcome to the Jungle

It's so Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Finck solo
Sweet Child 'o Mine
Knocking on Heavens Door
You Could Be Mine
Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Down on the Farm
Band Intro
Out To Get Me
November Rain
Used to Love her
IRS
Bumblefoot solo
My Michelle
Rocket Queen
Patience
Nightrain
Chinese Democracy
Madagascar
Paradise City

P.S. I'm going agian January 13 in Reno....it's too bad everyone else can't come with me.

Rock n' Roll.

Everyone's forgetting I Feel Good on the list. After NR and before Love Her.

he sang like 2 lines of i feel good.....and i just copied the list from someone on here, i really dont care if i got the order right

I know - but once John M. puts it up on the site, it'll be in the list.

How was Chevy's?

Chevys was expensive, lol my friend Whitney spent 100 bucks for like 9 shots, it was packed, there were 12 of us, and we noticed a bunch of other people there for the show, good food though

Yeah - sounds like a normal day for Chevy's.

I am relieved that Whitney and Peterson had a good time. I was really worried.

Since everyone's covered everything just wanna add a couple more points.

Ron owned this night and his energy was up 100x from the night before.  Very impressed with the way the band was on stage, absolutely incredible.

Second, for those of you message board nerds that always bitch about the setlist but have a wet dream every time a rare song is played just consider this:  Down on the Farm got FAR AND AWAY the LEAST fan reaction during the night.  I counted 3 people on the floor that were into it.  Sure it was cool to be apart of and hear since I've never heard it live before, but I wouldn't want that song substituted for a "normal" set list song......especially if it was my first GNR show.....which for many it is.  The only time it should be played is when they go over 20 songs like tonight. 

I was one of the 3, the crowd went dead for that song, no one knew it, the new songs and solos got a better reception.

Dude, the lower seating sections, EVERYONE was goin' nuts!

Little late, but here are a couple of decent pics from the show.


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Very cool shots ipoopie. You're excellent at photography, aren't you?

@ Deeznuts, that's interesting info no one has reported.
no doubt the setlist is a well thought out and best chosen one.  :yes:

Thanks for the reviews, everyone.  :beer:

iPoopie - Gee that side of the stage looks familer! :lol:

And, my pictures;
http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o30/axlander3/120206/

How can I make my pics pop up on my reply?

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=16583.0

What a fucking show

Best Show I have ever been too


NIGHTRAIN KICKED SO MUCH ASS

IT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT FOR ME