Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Time to start the concert threads again, GN'R is in town!


Guns at Garage

Garage/Bryggen (BA): : Axl Rose's guitarist, DJ Ashba, partyed at Garage last night.

As usually, it was crowdy and fun in the club in Nyg?rdsgaten. Somewhat unusual though, Daren Jay Ashba (his full name) was among the attendees.
 
Some members of Guns N' Roses, who plays a gig in Vestlandshallen on monday, checked in at the SAS hotel friday afternoon. The main star, Axl Rose, arrives saturday afternoon.
 
SURROUNDED BY LADIES: The 37-year-old who grinds the axe in the band had some beer and was surrounded by female Garage guests. It was obvious that Ashba enjoyed himself in Bergen - maybe because the club's dj played tracks from GN'R's latest album. Dj Ashba replaced Robin Finck who left the band in 2008. Previously he's been playing in Beautiful Creatures and Sixx:AM. He's been a official member since March 21, 2009.

SKUNK GIVES PARTY PROMISE: Earlier in the afternoon, BA's journalist met with a member of the 40-person GN'R crew.
 
? I don't know where the rest of the band is. Usually they are staying at a nicer hotel, says a member of the crew who calls himself Skunk.

He's a keyboard technician.

Even though he's been traveling all over the US, he never met Axl Rose.

? I've met Dizzy Reed and Dj Ashba. They are two great guys.

He promises a spectacular show in Vestlandshallen monday.

? AWESOME!: ? We've just been on a tour in the US [I guess they mean Canada], and it was fantastic. Monday's concert will be spectacular. Now we have much more time to get all details in place, Skunk says.
 
? The production consists of video projectors and lasers among many other things, and he adds:

? It's gonna be awesome!

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http://www.ba.no/puls/musikk/konsert/storkonserter/article5136423.ece (http://www.ba.no/puls/musikk/konsert/storkonserter/article5136423.ece)

Guns N' Roses enjoyed themselves at artcaf?.

Guns N' Roses had some coffee and red wine while checking out art in Bergen friday night.

However Axl Rose, the main star and only original member of the legendary band, wasn't among those who visited Cacti Art Caf? friday night. For the owner (Nils Friis) of the caf?, it still was a pleasure to greet the band welcome.

? I myself is somewhat of a heavy rock fan, so it was quite fun that they decided to come here.

Drummer Bryan Mantia [they mean Frank I guess] and keyboardist Chris Pitman was among the visitors.

? They wanted a good, strong coffee first. Later in the evening they had red wine, Friis tells us.

LONG TALK: He chatted for a while with the Americans he says.

? They were very interested in art, and one of them wanted to buy one of the pictures. He promised to come back.

? We also discussed coffee and beer. We have about 70 different sorts of beer, the owner adds.

He also proudly tells us that the musician Anthony Johnson from Anthony And The Johnsons, and Sir Roger "James Bond" Moore have stopped by the caf? previously.

He secured himself visible evidence of the celeb visit on the wall in the ground floor.
 
? They signed the wall here, he says excited and shows the autographs.

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http://www.ba.no/puls/article5136757.ece (http://www.ba.no/puls/article5136757.ece)

Basically the next notice is from Bergens Tidene (a newspaper) who wants your GN'R fan stories.


Have you met Axl Rose?

Guns N' Roses is in town!

Have you met the vocalist Axl Rose on Torgallmenningen or at Fl?yen? Have you met and chatted with any of the other band members?

Give us your story! Send SMS/MMS til 2211, send an e-mail to 2211@bt.no, or call us at 02211!


http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/Har-du-moett-Axl-1093352.html (http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/Har-du-moett-Axl-1093352.html)

Hmmm.. i wonder if it Brain touring this time around.. or IF they meant Frank...
Anyway! Thanks for posting
 :peace:

Edit Pjaff: Naa.. by the signature they left on the wall, it is indeed Frank =)

From what I could see of the signature on the wall, it says "Frank Ferrer". I guess the reporter is sitting on old info.

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News outlets in Bergen are devoting quite some space for GN'R today.

This is an article about all the Bergen-praising twitter messages from the members. "GUNS LOVES BERGEN"

http://www.ba.no/puls/musikk/konsert/storkonserter/article5136878.ece (http://www.ba.no/puls/musikk/konsert/storkonserter/article5136878.ece)

Back to the old tour routine. Cool!

This concert will rock!

Damn, now I'm really excited... only one day left before it all kicks off again.
Does anyone know at what time we should be there, to be sure to get the "pink bracelets" to be in "the circle" in front of the stage?

-Eirik

lucky bastards in bergen :P
having the chance to hunt autographs since friday xD

oh well, hopefully one might bump into the boys as they leave spektrum for some signatures...

How big are the venue?

Funny shit with the Axl Rose sighting thing...

GUNS N' ROSES CHARMED BY BERGEN

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Monday night Guns N' Roses will kick off the European leg of the "Chinese Democracy World Tour" in Vestlandshallen, before they continue in Oslo on Wednesday. Reed is among the few in the band who has been in Bergen before.

- It's nice to be back. I've been here once before, doing a sideproject. It was February and really cold and dark I remember. We played a small place called... Hulen? It was fun, definitively worth the train ride, Dizzy Reed tells NRK.no.

Practiced without Axl.
The keyboardist of Guns N' Roses came to Bergen together with the rest of the band - minus Axl Rose - on Thursday, but the 46-year-old haven't had the time to see much of the city.

- I wish we were in the middle of the tour because I love Bergen, and I would want to see more of it. Hopefully I'll be back sometime on vacation, and will get the time to see the city and the fjords. That would have been really cool, Reed says.

NRK.no got to take part of the rehearsals in Vestlandshallen on Sunday afternoon. Frontman Axl Rose weren't present but will probably be there for the final checks before the concert on Monday afternoon. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed and guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal substituted on the vocals in some parts, other than that, the band went through the songs instrumentally.

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The songs played while NRK.no were present were "Live And Let Die", "Sorry", "If The World", "Prostitute", "Rocket Queen" and "My Michelle". For those who are wondering: Guns N' Roses 2010 is an extremely competent and tight hard rock band!

The worst question
Dizzy Reed is the only one left in the band since they were really big in the early 90s. The keyboardist joined the band in 1990, and he has seen people come and go in an impressive tempo ever since. The break with Slash is a subject the band don't want to talk about, and Reed doesn't want to rip-up in the downfalls of the band before they reached a stabilized new group of musicians.

- What question regarding Guns N' Roses are you sick of?

- ?Where is Axl?? I've gotten that one for ages. So much for a while I almost thought it was my name. But I don't know, don't ask me, the 46-year-old chuckles.

New axeman
The latest member of the band is named DJ Ashba, and is the bands third guitarist. A spot he shares with Richard Fortus and Ron Thal. Without there being any chaos on stage, shall we believe the 37year-old.

- We share the songs amongst us. I do 80-90 percent of the Slash-bits, Ron does the Buckethead-parts and Richard does a lot of what Izzy did. Whatever fits our own style. We are very different guitarists, and do what feels natural, the guitarist tells NRK.no.

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- Is it correct that the band performs without a real setlist?

- Yes, and that's what's cool about Guns N' Roses. I've never been in a band like this before. You have to be on your toes the whole time, because it all depends on the feeling Axl has each night. Usually he calls out songtitles, sometimes in a completely different order than the night before. I love it, and first of all great for the audience. You'll never get the same show twice. That way, we keep the spontaneity, says Ashba.

- Jam!
On the latest tour the group have played around with many cover songs, for example "My Generation" (The Who), "Sonic Reducer" (Dead Boys) and "Whole Lotta Rosie" (AC/DC). The last one is a song GN'R often played in the start of their career, and they blowed the dust off it right before christmas when the band played in Japan.

- It was Axl idea. Sometimes the guitarists just throws out a riff, and sometimes he joins in, like he did that night. We ended up with a real cool jam, and since that we've been playing it from time to time, Ashba says.

The concert in Vestlandshallen Monday night is the tour opener for Europe, and this marks the first time they've visited Bergen. Dizzy Reed promises the fans will get their money worth when Guns N' Roses takes the stage.

- A lot of good songs, spectacular entertainment, lights and explotions.. Quality entertainment!

Rejects reunion
- If I was to bet on the classic line up to reform, what would you tell me?

- If I was a bookmaker, I would definatenly take your money. But don't. You would have lost. Guaranteed.




http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.7145662 (http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.7145662)

Hehe, the band rehearsing without axl today, oh well, guess he'll be there tomorrow afternoon... man, I cant wait now till tomorrow...

Amazing!!! Would totally sell my soul to be there! Enjoy! :beer:

Looks like Guns are enjoying themselves in Bergen...some good reads

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I'm ready! Bring it on!  =)

Alright, it's 12.48 pm here right now in my hometown... what a day, ready to take the bus to Vestlandshallen in a couple of hours... cant be too bad sitting in line for a few hours in this warming sun... : )

Anybody bringing updates from the show later tonight? Cant promise that I will do, but if no one else is, I might pop in on my HTC if I get the feel for it.

Anyways, gonna be a blast today!!!!!! Oh happiness!

-Eirik

Is Jarmo or someone doing updates tonight?

I can't, I'm not in Bergen.





/jarmo

I may get some MMS and SMS from the show.. but i dont want people there to worry about updating, but enjoy the concert.. so there wont be a setlist update form me, if not they decide to do it anyway =)

It would be great if someone would make a streaming for this show like what happened here in Brazil. (hint, hint!) :D

Has anyone seen Axl yet?

i guess someone have, but there is no reports =)

I'll be here with you guys!

19:19
The Doors have opend.. strict camera policy...

inside, with the fence, all the way in front ;)

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stage

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On the outside earlier today =)

Hmm.. they just got a message, that mobile phones have to be taken down

sounds kind of strict with the phones and cameras. hope you all there have a blast tonight!  :beer:

Is Jarmo attending this show? If so, I hope he can post some updates  ;)

No he`s not.. but i may get some more updates from a friend, if the mobile policy aint to strict

OMG! Wish I were in Bergen. Just 2 more days to Oslo ;D

Cool, I hope your friend is lucky and can send you the updates  : ok:

almost filled up in Vestlandshallen in Bergen..

Danko Jones, wants to go to heaven with Johnny Cash..

Danko Jones, is done, and ends with thanking the crowd on SWEDISH !!! WTF?  :hihi:

WTF?????



LOL


  :P

And then, i'm the stoopid...

They are changing the scene setup..

They are playing Metallica during the break!

Was show started?

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_910b8sIdSBg/TAQSz3CJiWI/AAAAAAAAABM/ZhVLwxNZvPM/s1600/IMG_0450.JPG)Almost packed!
Waiting for GnR

I'm hoping for the updates to keep coming too!

thanks for the updates

found this on another forum:

http://www.ba.no/puls/musikk/konsert/storkonserter/article5139309.ece

good old axl and his timings lol!

erm...translation,please?  ;D

This article says that Axl landed on Flesland Airport at 20:05
He is now backstage..

sorry should have clarified that! google chrome, excellent browser, translates as you view the page.

i was wondering when he would show up!

Thank you!

Danko jones played longer than planed! But they did a great job, and got good response from what i have heard...

Is there any differences at the stage?

People are loosing patience...

some jerks are yelling, and behave like monkeys !

Why such hurry?  ;D ;D

Seems like Bergen and S?o Paulo are not too different. :hihi:

What's the capacity?

You just stole my words.

lol, hopefully no bottle issues.

http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/konsert/Festen-er-i-gang-1094396.html

BT will do a review of the concert..

and the review will start with - after waiting more than an hour after the previous act had left the stage....blah blah blah...

people are staring to get pissed off... (but i guess they should know which concert they attended ;)

No.

In Bergen, I could wear a FC Santos shirt without problems.

 :P


/jarmo

You sure could.. but i dont know if it would be very popular if u wore a Rosenborg BK or V?lerenga IK shirt :P

Exactly. It?s just beyond stupid and then they?ll repeat the usual " I have to wake up early tomorrow". Sorry fro the off topic, I couldn?t help it lol.

God! u must be excited, Guns N'Roses tonight, that counts as much as a fuck date to me :hihi:

Also, they need time to set up the stage properly. And from what I can remember, there's A LOT of stuff to set up there.

Probably, haha.

I think today's concert will have a bad ass set list.


Man, i miss 03.16.10 :(

Guns N Roses has hit the stage in Bergen!

here they go guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :peace:

CD for the opener still?

What are they playing?

Aaah, Europe FINALLY!

 Chinese Democracy
The room is exploding

Welcome to the junge...

I await changes in the set list  ;D

3.Its so easy

axl is wearing a silver jacket, he has a biker mustache and dark sunglasses

U can fallow the BT direct review here http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/Axl-Rose-direkte-1094317.html

Same old Setlist?

I guess the most of u cant understand norwegian, but u can see the "dice"

You can't be serious. The tour is like 4 songs old and you're already going to bitch about the set list?

true that there is a possibility Estranged be played?

yeah that was cool, CD gets a 4 right away and wttj a 5  :smoking:

I "semi-understand" what they say as well, positive :)

don't expect it

Brownstone

It's not exactly old for the people in the audience in Bergen since they haven't seen the band on this tour yet.

So tiring hearing the setlist whining....  ::)




/jarmo

4. Mr Brownstone

I'm not bitching about it.

I'm just saying, that they should play another songs.

I mean, if you are there, you don't complain about it, but here, you do.

Great to have GNR back in Europe!! Can't wait to see them in Helsinki...sounds like Bergen is a great night thus far!!! :peace:

stop fucking bitchin, sitting at home and complaining about a set list on the other side of the world for you

smite me with a fucking minus karma cause you're a loser

Yeah, say that in my face.

Wrong.

If that's why you're here, log out and come back in two weeks after the tour is over.

Nobody needs your whining.

It's fucking boring and a waste of time. The band aren't playing for you. They play for the people there.



Next post whining about the setlist or continuing your useless spamming will be the last post you make here.  : ok:

I'm not gonna have some fucking guy sitting on the other side of the Atlantic whine about a show in Norway.

It's not gonna happen, so just drop it.





/jarmo

Ok, bye bye.

But, they've already played for me, porto alegre.

And an obstacle to read the updates  :P

the only problem I'd have with that is how far away from me you are :rofl:

now back to the show

setlist are planned for people who see the band only in their cities/countries not for people who attends more than 4 shows per tour  or us who are just waiting for a bootleg

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Axl in Bergen

From Del James facebook =)

True its ridiculous...

Instrumental jam

Live and let die

according to that BT reporter there was some aditional " instrumental masturbation" prior to LALD......don't quite get that, the solo/jam spots are pretty damn cool if ya ask me

I guess the instrumental jam would be the James Bond/Richard solo, right?

Anny comments on the new stage (assuming it is new, of course)?

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i'm guessing it's the same as canada? they didn't have all the gear to SA or did they?

I haven't seen it yet myself, but I wonder if it's more like the one used in Canada than the one used on South America....




/jarmo

Havent got any info about that!

But BT.no says the audience is "with them" =)   Meaning, is good! =)

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I don't really know the difference between the Canada and South America stages, so I dunno. :(

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Picture from Ba.no

Sorry

This i love

Rocket Queen


Guns N Roses are getting a direct review from Bergen newspaper...

and just to quote: right shall be right! you seldom see such a good rock show in in Bergen!
They love the show so fare..

Chinese Democracy
 

 En litt slapp Axl lunter frem og tilbake. Som introl?t fungerer den suboptimalt. Bandet virker langt unna publikum.
 
Welcome To The Jungle
 

 N? er publikum med! Plutselig har Axl f?tt energien og stemmen i gang. Herlig kaotisk lysshow. Massivt og seigt, uten d?dtid.
 
It's So Easy
 

 Sur vokal, og sjefen dropper deler av teksten, men bandet drar det i land. Enda en l?t fra Appetite... men det er det folk vil ha.
 
Mr. Brownstone
 

 Bandet f?ler det samme settet som tidligere p? turneen. Axl drar publikum med, danser og herjer mellom endene p? scenen. Stemmen er best n?r han tr?kker til som mest p? det klassiske viset. Publikum er elleville.
 
Live And Let Die
 

 Etter en hissig James Bond-inspirert gitarsolo kommer McCartney-coveren Live And Let Die fra Use Your Illusion II. Intens og overveldende, og publikum hopper som gale. Plankekj?ring, men det funker
 
Sorry
 

 Settets f?rste rolige l?t, fra Chinese Democracy. En slik pause kommer muligens litt for kjapt, kun et titalls lar seg rive med. Men l?ten fungerer bedre enn p? plate, takket v?re det massive tr?kket fra lydveggene.
 
This I Love
 

 Nok en ny l?t, og det pomp?se arrangementet fra platen blir enda mer bed?vende live. Axl er intens og gir alt vokalmessig. Svulstig, men suggerende.
 
Rocket Queen
 

 Det virker som om bandet stoler for mye p? de gamle l?tenes kraft, og gir for lite live. Dette g?r veldig opp og ned i innlevelse.
 

The Canada one had a little different layout.

There was also a lighting rig above the stage that could be lowered down towards the stage.




I bet they don't!  ;D





/jarmo

we will translate the song review for u later.. i guess... but i will let u know that they get very good critics..

This I Love got 5 out of 6 and a very good review from the local news paper. It seems like they like the show so far.  : ok:

I really think Guns N Roses are showing Norway something very important today.. ;)

Street of dreams ... dice 4

Courtesy of Del: Axl wore a "Free The West Memphis Three" t-shirt onstage in Bergen for the first few songs.


It might be a bit unclear in that pic....




/jarmo

wow, that's cool for that dude who said how much he loved CD :)

you could be mine

Dizzy reed solo after rocket queen btw

and the first instrumental may have been james bond theme if i get it right

I knew when this subject came up here that he would support those guys.
amyl

DJ Ashba solo

SCOM

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Check this out

http://images.bt.no/btno/multimedia/dynamic/00648/GunsRoses_portrett_648882c.jpg

Setlist so far:

Chinese Democracy, Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Richard Fortus Guitar Solo (James Bond Theme), Live And Let Die, Sorry, This I Love, Rocket Queen, Dizzy Reed Piano Solo/Street Of Dreams, You Could Be Mine, Dj Ashba Guitar Solo/Sweet Child O' Mine,





/jarmo

Got a message.. Axl By the Piano..

11. Sweet Child O' Mine

Great picture!

the man looks great in that pic : ok:

*Axl Piano Solo Goodbye Yellow Brick Road*

12. November Rain

DJ Ashba get good reviews from BT. His playing is soul full, and he arrangments during SCOM is great!

November Rain  :love: :love: :love:

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"is november rain one of the worlds most beutifull ballads, Yes!"

From Dagbladets, (newspaper) twitter update

I wonder if they will dedicate Knockin On Heavens Door to the rock n'rollers who have passed away recently...

Pink Panther Theme

that would be a nice gesture

Allerede etter turneens f?rste konsert ble bandet kritisert for ? spille gamle l?ter, men n?r November Rain sl?r inn, blir det tydelig hvorfor de gj?r det. Det er dette folk er kommet for. Blitzene lyner og ?lglassene vaier i hallm?rket. Bandet vokser seg st?rre med oppgaven, og n?r l?tens avslutning tordnes gjennom lokalet akkompangert av mektig pyro, f?r publikum en fullverdig GNR-opplevelse. En rotete avslutning til tross.

November rain Dice 5 !

Already during the tours first concert the band got critics for playing old songs, but when November rain hits in, its clear why they do! This is why peoples here.
The Blitz`s lightening and the beer glasses swings in the "halvm?rket" dim light... The band grows even bigger with the test, and the end of the tune thunders through the place akkompangert of mighty pyro, the audience get a full worthy experience! A bit messy end.. but..

sorry for the band translation... im a bit in a hurry :P

Pink Panther Theme

 Gitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thals p?f?lgende Pink Panther-inspirerte solo er grisete og cheesy, men den mest underholdende. Kanskje nettopp derfor.

Guitarist Bumblefoot thal Pink Panther inspired solo, is messy and cheese, but the mest entertaining. Maybe just therefore..

Setlist so far:

Chinese Democracy, Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Richard Fortus Guitar Solo (James Bond Theme), Live And Let Die, Sorry, This I Love, Rocket Queen, Dizzy Reed Piano Solo/Street Of Dreams, You Could Be Mine, Dj Ashba Guitar Solo/Sweet Child O' Mine, Axl Piano Solo (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road/Someone Saved My Life Tonight)/November Rain, Bumblefoot Guitar Solo (Pink Panther),





/jarmo

Knocking on heavens door =)

Glad to see This I Love in the set list! :)

They were different?  Were they really different or just minor details?

Update:  Just saw the explanation on the previous page, forget my question :)

Nightrain! Dice 5

Reports from BT.NO:

N? har Axl og bandet det g?y igjen. Mannen l?per, hopper, danser, vr?ler og gestikulerer. Innsatsen t?rer p? stemmen, men n? er han en rockelegende i levende live. Det er slik vi elsker ham.

Now Axl and the band is having fun again! The man i runing, jumping, dancing, growling and   umm "gesticulation"?. it all pulls on his voice, but now he is a rock n roll legend in living life. This is the way we love him!

Madagascar

Madagascar   DICE 5 from BT.NO

bt.no :
Det er sent p? kveld og en liten del av publikum har allerede g?tt. De g?r dermed glipp av Madagascar, som gj?r seg betraktelig bedre i en r? liveversjon enn i klinisk plateversjon. Axl skal ha for fors?ket, men tidvis minner resten av bandet mer om fortidens maktdemonstrasjoner. Det er en underlig opplevelse. Og jada. Den sm?kleien Martin Luther King-samplingen er med her ogs?.

Better

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Better Dice 4 from BT.no

Thnak you for the updates and the translations NYtunz  :)

Is dice 5 the best?

nope 6

PC

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Paradice City   Dice 5 by Bt.no

bt.no :
En h?yst variert kveld g?r inn i sin siste fase med obligatoriske Paradise City. En d?rlig timet pyroeffekt truer med ? sende bandet ut i kaos for et halvt sekund, men erfaringen redder dem. Pubikum er slitne n?, og makter ikke helt ? henge med p? hovedpersonen, men Axl bestemmer seg for ? tyne seg selv til siste slutt. Til slutt regner konfettien over et band som tydeligvis har brukt Bergen til ? varme opp for st?rre bragder p? resten av turneen. Publikum er likevel forn?yde.

there is pics of red confetti and the band rocking and a pic where they are taking the :bow:

guess PC have been played and the show is over

Chinese Democracy, Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Richard Fortus Guitar Solo (James Bond Theme), Live And Let Die, Sorry, This I Love, Rocket Queen, Dizzy Reed Piano Solo/Street Of Dreams, You Could Be Mine, Dj Ashba Guitar Solo/Sweet Child O' Mine, Axl Piano Solo (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road/Someone Saved My Life Tonight)/November Rain, Bumblefoot Guitar Solo (Pink Panther), Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Nightrain


Encore: Madagascar, Better, Paradise City

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Thanks for your help Nytunz.  :beer:



/jarmo

Show is over.. people is very satisfied with the show!

Sorry, but i wont be translating bt.no review of the rest of the songs.. but i guess here is more norwegians, who can do it tomorrow
or maybe have theyr own review. No i gotta go to bed. Have an exam tomorrow, and then im jumping in my Chrysler Voyager, and heading for Oslo!

Hope to be able to give u some reviews from that show! =)



NP =) It was fun! =)

Thanks for posting the updates for us Nytunz!!!  :beer:

ta for updates.

cool pix.

Roll on aug 29th.

Axl supporting the West Memphis Three! Bad fuckin ass!

Thanks for all the updates

Thank you for the updates. It is greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys! :)

Alright, just back from the show.

Dead tired, so not many words, maybe more tomorrow.
I see the setlist has been updated.

A few notes before I go to bed:

yes, they went on late, but we're used to that. axl landed at the airport at 8.10 pm this evening. ("I was 24 hours delayd from LA, I think he said at the end of the concert? correct me if i'm wrong.)
Axl didnt talk much with the audience, but his voice was just incredible, and the band was playing really tight! Tommy stinson was totally wasted though, but I'm not a bass freak, so dont know if he did his job or not.

I was standing way in front all the time. Totally sober, but still so high, cuz this was just awesome people. cant wait to get to oslo to hear them again on wednesday.

Nightrain was one of the highlight, but many others as well...
DJ running by right were I was during that song. And Fernando was holding his hat 1 meter i front of me.... just a sidenote :)

Oh well, what can I say more, its been a fantastic evening... off to bed, excited to read the reviews tomorrow from the local newspapers.
I bet they will bitch about him being late on stage, but man, all the other stuff.... I'll give them a 5/6 on the dice :)

-Eirik

One show down, many more to come.

: ok:

Thanks Friends

 :beer:

Thanks and i'm glad you enjoyed the show!

edit: why they are using the 2006/07 stage layout?

Not a fan here.

I love ya Axl, but here we disagree.

November Rain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScwuFTzqDqM&feature=player_embedded

FUCKING GREAT MIX. I can hear clearly the bass and the drums are higher

gunsnroses    Bergen - you guys rockd! a fabulous crowd!!! thank you for coming out! Oslo! here we come!
about 1 hour ago via web

Very subtle way to show support for something he believes in.  : ok: to that.

Love the fact that Axl wore a 'Free The West Memphis Three' t-shirt. : ok:

Thankx for the updates Guys !

Yo what the shit?!!! I was just digging the fuck out of the performance but then it stops before the kick ass part kicks in. Motherfucking what the fuck?! Great mix though I agree with you JesusGNR. But that is some bullshit.

Did Axl say anything to the crowd?

First YouTubes are in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBZCV3sMLU&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcvADRTdLCU&feature=channel

Very cool!! Hope they'll come the The Netherlands....

Really cool interview with Damien Echols from the West Memphis Three in the new issue of Revolver Magazine.

Revolver: "What music have you been able to listen to? Do you still listen to metal and hard rock?"

Echols: "I'm not allowed to have CDs or an iPOD, so I'm stuck with whatever they play on mainstream radio now. Yeah, I still love metal, though. I think metal is the fountain of youth. It keeps you young. One of the local radio stations played the entire Chinese Democracy album by Guns N' Roses when it first came out, and I had tears on my face through the whole thing because of how magical it was. I heard Axl's voice, and it was like the past 17 years had never happened. For an hour or so I was 18 years old and free again."

Revolver: "You've collaborated with Pearl Jam and Michael Graves on music. Who would be your dream artist to work with?"

Echols: "Definitely Marilyn Manson. I love how he's constantly exploring new art forms and growing as an artist while refusing to let anyone define him. Rob Zombie is another one. He is an absolute genius. I'm also a huge fan of Nick Cave, both in literature and music, so to do anything with him would be pure magic. And Axl Rose, of course. There has never been a band that means as much to me as GN'R, no matter who else is in the lineup."

http://www.gnrevolution.com/viewtopic.php?id=8301&p=1

thanks for the updates and reviews people, sounds like this leg kicked off with a bang!  :beer:
If only it were tomorrow...and I'd be on my way to Oslo..

What was the situation with cameras/phones at Bergen gig - taken away??  Tight security?

oh my god....just watched vids for YCBM, LALD and NR....axl still sounds sharp as ever....oslo baby, here we come  :beer:

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.7147533

NRK are negative about the delay and a short concert...

Same with http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10008034

Axl was in the airport 8.05...

I hope they do but don't really see it happening, though let's pray to the gods of rock & roll n thunder that they'll come to Holland or Belgium or close !

Rock on Gunners !

2 reviews of the show (4/6 in both papers, and of course they all commented axls late arrival.)
1 comment about one of axls t-shirts.

Sorry, dont have time for any translations:


http://www.ba.no/puls/musikk/konsert/storkonserter/article5139608.ece

http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/Pyropakke-uten-sjel-1094508.html

http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/Dette-er-Axls-budskap-1094723.html

Sounds like a great show! I hope they'll play more songs from CD in the future though. But nice setlist anyway, and must have been a great start for the show.. Chinese Democracy and Jungle followed by ISE :)

Can't believe I'm going to see them in a few days time.

Typing this on my crappy phone, so I apologise for the poor layout and lack of smilies. Managed to get in the first group, so front row for me. Exhausting, but well worth it. Some random stuff about the concert:
 
Amazing show and the sound was absolutely incredible.
Set list maybe a bit short compared to other shows, but seemed like most people were only there for the appetite songs anyway. When Ron first appeared the guy next to me went: "it's Gilby Clarke"
 
During the encore Axl said something like: "less than 24 hours ago i'm sitting in LA thinking... I'm fucked"
 
Axl throws his hat to Chris who catches it mid air. Got a thumbs up.
 
Axl sneaking up on DJ during a solo in kohd to try and startle him. Didn't work.
 
Axl pulling Richard aside to show him a bottle with the label "dp". Richard had to think about it for a couple of seconds, but had a big grin when he got it. Ok, i'm just assuming he's thinking what i'm thinking. 
In the jam before NR Axl went something like: "if anyone wanna let me know what's happening, that would be nice". Talking about what they were playing I think.
 
Ron did the first part of his solo with a rose in his mouth before throwing it back to some girls in the crowd.
 
DJ did a solo running through the pit then disappearing under the stage.
 
A woman who I guess was Beta was sitting sidestage for a long part of the show, taking some pictures. Seemed to really be enjoying the show.

 ;D Thanks for sharing that jordinho.

Can we not post interviews from death row child murderers who just happen to like GnR music?

Not everyone has the same beliefs as you, so I'd say, Yes.

KV love ya but as you have noticed from this thread not everyone agrees with you on that one.
peace out

Being able to express different way of opinion; the internet is the shit

Most importantly Axl doesn't seem to agree and he's obviously free to think/wear whatever he wants.  So it's really not worth arguing.


Anyhow, great to see the boys back in action.  Hopefully the next show starts a little more promptly.  Was there a curfew for this show?  Possible reason for a somewhat shorter setlist?

I didn't mean to start an arguement. KV and I know each other some, thats all. And sorry I am the queen of off topics. I'll stay on topic. lol
peace out.

Just read this about the ACDC show in Oslo the other day.  Guess that answers my question about curfews.

AC/DC Forced To Shorten Oslo Concert

by Paul Cashmere - June 1 2010
photo by Ros O'Gorman


AC/DC fans in Oslo on Sunday got a cutdown version of the show because of a plane malfunction.


The band was due to leave Berlin but their plane had a mechanical problem forcing AC/DC to look for another chartered plane.

By the time they made the alternative arrangements, they did not get to the stage at Valle Novin in Oslo, Norway until 9:45pm.

Norway has strict laws governing curfew and the band had to get off stage by 11pm. (They were through until 11:15pm).

However, the setlist suffered with ‘Shot Down In Flames’, ‘War Machine’, ‘Black Ice’ and ‘For Those About To Rock’ being cut from show.

Blabbermouth.net has asked the question if this was the first time ever since the release of ‘For Those About To Rock’ in 1981 that AC/DC has not performed the song in concert? It might well be.

I'm assuming the rules aren't the same everywhere?

AC/DC played an outdoor show.

It might also be in more of a residential area compared to Spektrum which is in downtown Oslo....





/jarmo

In '06, I think the shows started at 'round 23 and ended after 01  :beer:

The show last night was ok/good...

From where we were standing the vocal was really really low for most of the show.

The setlist was great!

I was hoping for This I Love and I got my wish. Sadly Axl was out of sync with the music for the first half of the song.

All in all the band and production was great. Axl was not so great. Sadly, since he is the star of the show...

I'm off to Oslo tonight, hopefully the gig tomorrow sees Axl Rose on fire!

You were in the front?




/jarmo

Where I was standing the guitars seemed a bit low sometimes, but maybe it was just the drums and bass being really loud. Vocal a bit low in the beginning, but got turned up a bit pretty soon. Axl didn't really interact much with the crowd. Seemed to be having a good time though.
 
Also, Tommy had a T-shirt on that said "Garage", a local rock club. At the end he did some poses for the gnr-photographer, standing on one leg, arms stretched out. Looked a bit silly, but all in good fun.

Ah - fingers crossed then!  there would most likely be different agreements for indoor vs outdoor venues.

True, but the state of Arkansas and, soon, the Federal court of appeals agree with me.

There is very little that can stop his execution at this point. And there is a reason why the guilt of the 3 has been upheld at every level. The evidence is in the court transcripts which have not been represented in the documentaries.

Axl isn't the final arbitrator though. He can be as misguided as Johnny Depp and the Dixie Chicks girl who outwardly accused the stepfather of one of the victims of the murder.

As I mentioned, I disagree with his position and wish more people would parse through the propaganda of  wm3.org. They have consistently lied about facts in the case yet their followers believe every word.

I'm so glad the tour has started off brilliantly once again.

I can't wait until it's my turn to see this band again. I hope everyone who went had an amazing time.

 :beer:

Ok, so I travelled from London yesterday to see Guns in Bergen. This is the 7th time I?ve seen them. I'm a huge fan of all line ups and think this particular line up has the potential to be fantastic. However, last night was a mess. The wait is normal, that was not my problem but the actual show was poor. There was no connection with Axl to the audience, who on occasion did not even get to the stage on time to sing. Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal was furious with Axl throughout for being late, which was obvious from the audience. He could not look at Axl. Ron apologised to fans at his Radisson hotel after the show. I think Axl's behaviour was a little disrespectful to the people who paid so much cash to be there. There was times in the show where I felt sad, I was looking up at my life long hero and realising he's possibly lost it. Physically he looks like a sad man. It's a saddening sight seeing Axl looking like the old circus ring leader having to haul himself on stage to join the younger sexier troupe.

Disheartened . And it's not just me read
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bt.no%2Fbergenpuls%2FPyropakke-uten-sjel-1094508.html&sl=auto&tl=en

You really think that the trial judge also serving as the appellant judge didn't have a role in Arkansas upholding the conviction? That's about as reliable and unbiased as cops investigating other cops.

appears to be mixed reviews of the show so far.

I suppose given it was the first show in a while (maybe axl/the band were a little rusty? - dare i say..) and axl was very late, the reviews are not too bad!

set list looked good to me, sure the show rocked.

17 full songs, most bands do not perform for that long at all.

How much people attended this show?

Thursday, April 26, 2001
The Arkansas Supreme Court rules on Judge Burnett's Order in which he denied Echols' Rule 37 petition. They affirm part of the Order and remand in part with orders to Judge Burnett to make specific written findings on each issue raised by Echols

 Thursday, October 2, 2003
Oral argument before the justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Commercial Appeal: High court hears another argument in 1993 child murders

Thursday, October 16, 2003
The Arkansas Supreme Court denies Damien Echols' petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit court to allow him to seek a writ of error coram nobis.

and it goes on and on.....



Thursday, October 30, 2003
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirms Judge Burnett's previous denial of Damien Echols' Rule 37 petition. http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/2003b/20031030/cr991060.htm Attorneys for Damien Echols file a petition for rehearing of the Arkansas Supreme Court's October 16 ruling.

Thursday, August 18, 2005
William R. Wilson, Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, issues an Order denying the State's Motion to Dismiss Echols' Petition for Habeas Corpus.

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Without comment, the Arkansas Supreme Court denies Baldwin's and Misskelley's petitions to reinvest the circuit court with jurisdiction to consider their petitions for writ of error coram nobis. The petitions are "denied without prejudice," which allows the defense to renew the requests later.

Guys seriously go take all this off topic stuff somewhere else please! The majority of people here don't care about it and only want to talk about the show.


As usual the band looks to be on fire in those vids, they seem to be getting better and better all the time.

Maybe Axl wasn't on fire because he doesnt rehearse with the band? That's why he's usually out of breathe/tune and can't sing most of the new songs properly on the beggining of the tour, I think.

I don't know if Ron was angry, but he should. Everyone should. Waiting 2, 3, or even 4 hours for one man is a *REAL* pain.

some nice pics of Axl at LAX airport on faded youth web site : ok: he looks as if DJ gifted him a hat( sorry don`t know how to post them)

nice, i posted a pic and a link to more in the photo thread  :)

You mean these..........(http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq200/lucyt907/European%20tour%202010/a1.jpg)
(http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq200/lucyt907/European%20tour%202010/a2.jpg)

 :beer:

but wrong thread! :confused:

Thankyou  :)

great aren't they? ! The hat suits him :hihi:

totally agree, leave the politics out of the thread, getting too much!

vids are great, thanks to the uploaders!

Please take the off topic discussion to the Jungle since it has very little to do with GN'R.


Regarding Axl not being "on fire".

He's human after all. Not a robot. This was the first show since Puerto Rico.

As far as I remember, none of the first shows I've seen on any GN'R tour has been my favorite one on that leg....


I still bet the show in Bergen was better than most other shows....




/jarmo

No, I was to the right of the "mixingdesk" (or whatever you call it...). So pretty much in the middle of the arena...

At the venue some people in the know talked about 7000+. But there was a line at the ticket-stand outside. So there was prolly a good portion of tickets sold there. Not sure of the excact capacity of the venue.

I've never been to this venue before. I was surprised at the size of it... Fairly large imo!

Seems I made todays edition of the local paper, where they were asking people what they thought of new guns vs old guns. Glad to see i'm not the only one who'd rather see the current line up.

No problem, guys.

Nice to have the band back in the saddle.

Give them a show or two get back their touring legs. No worries.

Eh, no offense, but that is quite a reach you are making saying that Ron was clearly furious at Axl because he wasn't looking at Axl.  That is, unless, you have the ability to read a single mind in a crowded concert.  Maybe he was too busy focusing on his own performance? 

Ali

Well, then it isn't about what you SAW, but what you heard from Ron.  Which only proves my point that you didn't come to the conclusion you did from what you saw on stage.

What did Ron tell you, by the way?  What did he say about Axl and the late start?

Ali

I would not believe what someone said someone said, sorry if true

If someone will not provide further details, it becomes hard to believe a vague statement like that.  For me, at least.

Ali

I find it hard to believe that Bumble would tell people outside his hotel that he was "furious" with Axl about him being late. I'm sorry but there is no way in hell that would happen.

Unless Ron was really, really pissed and just could not filter his thoughts at all, I agree with you.  It's not that I don't think he would be frustrated, but I just don't believe he would divulge band business to a random fan outside a hotel.  Especially considering this is hardly the first time Axl has started a concert late.

Ali

In the LAX pics, Rose looks like a mix between Mike Tyson and Manny Ramirez.

I don't buy it, either. Troublemakers.  ::)

You people love reading too much into things, don't you? He never said Ron told the fans he was furious. He said Ron APOLOGISED to the fans in front of the hotel, which is normal and understandable. What the person said is that he looked furious. Looking and saying are two different thing.

Perhaps you should re-read what was written.  This is what the poster said in his second post:  The other reason that I can confirm this 'reach' is that I spoke to Ron at his hotel and he was furious.

Clearly, he is stating that something Ron said, or the way he was saying what he said, indicated he was furious.  I asked for clarification on what Ron said, but no response thus far.  Regardless, it is clearly about more than how he looked at Axl or his general demeanor.

Ali

I'm sorry, but can you not read? I stand by the exact words I posted earlier.

And you said it yourself: "Clearly, he is stating that something Ron said, or the way he was saying what he said, indicated he was furious." You are just assuming he said something. The poster never said Ron told him he was furious.



People who twisted that into "he said he was furious with Axl" just want to start trouble for nothing. Not cool.

 ;D

Yeah, how could you posssibly interpret that he was supposedly furious with Axl from this statement?


Crazy, man.

There was no twisting of this poster's words into "Ron said he was furious with Axl."  If I was trying to twist his words around, I wouldn't have responded to his post asking for clarification on what Ron said to him.  I'm not assuming Ron said he was furious, either.  In fact, I said I DON'T believe Ron would say that to a random fan outside a hotel.  Can YOU not read?

The person who is trying to "start trouble", i.e. the person you should be directing your frustration at, is the poster who said "Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal was furious with Axl throughout for being late, which was obvious from the audience."

I'm just trying to understand what this guy is basing his statement on.  As indicated by this guy's second post, his belief that Ron was upset at Axl is based off more than just how Ron was or was not looking at Axl during the concert.  It is based on what transpired afterwards.

Ali

It wasn't you, it was chineseblues who posted it, I know that. And I never implied you were the one who said so, I said "people", did I not?

The only thing I did was reply to your "perhaps you should re-read what was written.", to reinforce what I said earlier and show you I know exactly what I read at first.

No it wasn't - it was this guy:

Oh my God, why haven't I given up already?

Go back a few pages, read what chineseblues posted. Thank you and good day.

You mean this?

Guys... it's enough with the subject... Unless Ron comes out and says it HIMSELF, officially, so that all you guys can hear it, whatever you guys are thinking he expressed or said, nobody has the right to discuss ANYTHING... This shit about he said this, he said that is ridiculous! And I am sure that Ron won?t say a thing becausa he is the first not to speak anything about GNR business

I don't think Ron would say that, but even if he did, he is not wrong at all. I'd be pretty pissed at Axl if I was him. When you tell everyone a thing someone else mentioned in a particular conversation you're not being cool. That being said, Ron hardly would say to a unknown (to him) fan "hey, I'm angry at Axl... he's always late" unless, like someone said, that he was very angry.

It's not an interview, it's just a fan telling us something. He could be wrong, he could be lying. We don't know.

Bruno and Danielle - the original poster who wrote about the show and all never said that's what happened. That's what I was also trying to say - he never said Ron told him that. Other people who weren't even there and read what he wrote took it that way. The only thing he tried to say is that he thinks Ron looked pissed off, and he suggested that the reason for that was the late start.

And I don't find it weird at all for anyone in the band to be pissed off about that. I was just saying that I don't think we should put words in other people's mouth like that, turning it into "he said this, this and whatnot"



But, seriously? Enough of this. Ali misunderstood what I said and I explained it. That was all. And all's good now. Don't even know how we got this far.

That is exactily what I mean!!! : ok:


And I've just wanted to put an end on this subject!  :beer:

The West Memphis Three have been released ;)

Just read the news, good news but still there names are not cleared.
They had to confess in return for there release.

That is not true, actually. They are still allowed to maintain their innocence, they just have to admit the prosecution ha enough evidence to convict.

Ali