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Slash: 'Donington Was Crucial For Guns N' Roses Explosion'

June 04, 2010

The guitarist claims...

Former Guns N? Roses guitarist Slash has heralded the impact playing at Donington Park had on the band?s career.

The group performed at the outdoor venue in 1988 when it staged the Monsters of Rock festival.

Slash, who will return to the site to play Download next weekend, said the performance was a ?big gig? for the band.

?When we came down to Donington we were all tired and stuff, we went on stage and 80,000 people seriously reacted,? he told XFM.

?It was the moment or feeling that you?d really arrived. It was an important cornerstone in Guns? explosion.?

Slash, who is performing solo at Download, also hinted that he maybe joined by special guests during his set.

Download will be headlined by Aerosmith, Rage Against The Machine and AC/DC.

http://www.gigwise.com/news/56705/Slash-Donington-Was-Crucial-For-Guns-N-Roses-Explosion

Download 2010 Stage Times Revealed

Sunday June 13

Main Stage

20:40 - 22:40 Aerosmith
18:55 - 20:05 Stone Temple Pilots
17:25 - 18:25 Motorhead
16:00 - 17:00 Billy Idol
14:55 - 15:40 Slash
13:50 - 14:35 Cinderella
12:35 - 13:30 Saxon
11:45 - 12:15 Ratt
11:00 - 11:25 Dommin

http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/download-2010-stage-times-revealed

Hmmmmm, Lemmy and Weiland?

That's who I was thinking as well...

With this be streamed like last year?

I gotta see this

... and Tom Morello?

Tom Morello will be there the previous day.

It could be Steven Tyler and or Joe Perry also.

Billy Idol doing Out Ta Get Me? That would be great. I always thought VR should get Idol after Weiland left.

Billy Idol and Lemmy.  Not Scott.  He's doing some shows in the States with Idol, so it wouldn't surprise me if they did something together. 

Is he going to read the words off the piece of paper like he did at LAYNE?

Is there a livestream of the acts at download this year?

Apparently Lemmy will be playing with Slash and Slash with Lemmy at the Festival.

Download 2010: Slash Loving Life On His Own

Slash tells Rock Sound that he is loving life as a solo artist and life without "anybody holding [him] back."

Posted Sunday, 13 June 2010

Speaking backstage at Download 2010 guitar legend Slash told the gathered crowd at his press conference that he is adapting well to life as a solo artist:

?I just needed that freedom to go out and do it without anybody holding me back,? he says speaking of his new venture. ?I don?t have any unnecessary obstacles that I?m familiar with from past experiences so I?m actually really happy to be doing this. I don?t really think of the solo aspect because when we play live it becomes a band.?

The guitarist has played Donington four times with four different bands but his first appearance at the festival still stands out.

?The first time was super memorable, it was 1988 and Guns?n?Roses came over here not knowing how massive the band had become and the response we got was overwhelming and it stuck with me to this day.?

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http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/download-2010-slash-loving-life-on-his-own

Slash joined onstage at Download by Lemmy

Fans are treated to 'Paradise City' and 'Sweet Child o' Mine'

June 13, 2010

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash wowed the huge Sunday afternoon (June 13) Download crowd with a choice selection of Guns N' Roses material, as well as his own solo work.

Playing Guns N' Roses singles 'Sweet Child o' Mine', 'Paradise City' and 'Nightrain', as well as Velvet Revolver's 'Slither', with vocals courtesy of Myles Kennedy, Slash was on top form, playing some of the riff from 'Paradise City' behind his head.

Slash, the stage name of Stoke-on-Trent raised guitarist Saul Hudson, was joined onstage by Lemmy of Motorhead for a rendition of 'Doctor Alibi'.

Introduced by Slash as "a really good friend of mine", Lemmy walked on to massive cheers from the audience, who soon began chanting his name.

"Good evening," said Lemmy to the crowd, despite it only being 3.40pm.

"You have been the best fucking audience I've ever seen in my life," said Kennedy after the legendary pair finished the track.

After Kennedy had set up 'Sweet Child 'o Mine' by saying that Slash had played the song at Donington Park 22 years ago and that Slash was the world's greatest ever guitarist, Slash joked "I paid him to say that".

Slash played:

'Ghost'
'Back From Cali'
'Nightrain'
'Rocket Queen'
'Starlight'
'By The Sword'
'Sweet Child o' Mine'
'Doctor Alibi'
'Slither'
'Paraside City'

http://www.nme.com/news/slash/51493

Slash At Download 2010

NMETV ? June 13, 2010 ? Slash and Miles Kennedy talk about the getting the new album out on the road and what it will be like to play Glastonbury for the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhZrGC5ulps

5 new songs out of a 10 song set is not bad. Slash is at least willing to stand by his new stuff which is cool because at a festival I would think there is a very big temptation to stick predominantly with GNR and VR hits that you know people have heard since the audience is not coming specifically to see you as at a headlining show. Naturally you want to show off your new stuff, but at the same time no performer likes hearing crickets if the people aren't into it.

Well, it makes sense they'd sing the 2 Myles songs and Lemmy was there to lend a helping hand as well.  Then "By The Sword" being the single from the album and "Ghost" being the most well received from rock fans.  I think it makes sense, but I see where you're coming from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0SEpdaddfw

i'll up the full set sometime this week in audio and a little later in video unless it glitches alot, my cam was playing up.

cool!!

wonder what Tremonti is gonna think of Myles calling Slash the greatest guitar player of all time..

of course Tremonti would have to realize he isn't in Slash's league.. as good as he is.. he is nowhere near Slash.

Sweet Child O' Mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPUdcJxXus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biFR0oJFFmk

Nightrain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUwNlaRCe2Q

Paradise City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uc3j9wu5is

Ghost:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n0dWXe0Y8o

Starlight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diZKcqsfFfw

Not usually a very big fan of Myles, but I enjoyed the way he sang Ghost more than Astbury's performance on the album.

I saw this over at an Alter Bridge forum and thought it worthy to post here.

Someone linked to a post about the Download festival forum and the vast majority of the posts in the thread agree pretty much Slash/Myles stole the show this weekend even though they were stuck playing in the middle of the afternoon.

These 2 (really the whole band) have something very special going right now as far as being a live act. Reviews for the tour have largely been outstanding, and Myles is winning people over in droves who didn't really in know he existed previously if for no other reason than because he handles the GNR material so well. Most people make a mess of it if they even try, and Slash himself said somewhere that largely even he is blown away by how well received Myles has been by the fans on the GNR stuff given people's expectations for how it should sound.

Slash most definitely pulled a rabbit out of his hat on this one to say the least.

http://forums.downloadfestival.co.uk/m4658759.aspx

Still not a fan of Myles on the high notes, BUT... what an absolutely amazing set! I wish they'd been given longer, because the rest of the audience and the band themselves appeared to be enjoying it just as much as I was. Strangely, I think 'Slither' got a better reaction this time than when Velvet Revolver played it in 2007. Very weird.

Ten minutes after Slash got offstage, the heavens opened with absolutely no warning... so Billy Idol, Motorhead and STP all played to relatively tiny crowds. Not sure about Aerosmith, because by the time STP had finished I'd realised that I couldn't concentrate on anything except for how wet and cold I was. Sucks, because Aerosmith were a band I was really looking forward to seeing.

That is a very astute observation.

After the show Myles tweeted out the following:


That tells me the band was enjoying it every bit as much as the fans were.

"Rocket Queen" Download Festival:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeUHLaY_X2U

"Doctor Alibi" w/Lemmy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRmtp6-yX4M

it was insane to see the crowd all the way back to the merch stands clapping along to paradise city at the end

full set audio

https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=YWhOVWRwY3lGOFEwTVE9PQ

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0APRG0GR

Thank u Alan!! U da MAN!!!!!

Little tip guys

THis is pretty bassy

open it in Itunes, go to the Get info, options and put on the Bass Reducer.. sounds awesome when u do that.

if someone wants to play around with it and improve it please do, and re-upload it  ;D

Slash France T?l?chargez le concert audio du Download Festival, UK 13-06-2010 / Download the Download (lol) gig ! Big Thanks to Alan from HTGTH.

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=112264768819501&id=309492046920

Slash Walks On Stage At Download 2010

NMETV ? June 14, 2010 ? Find out what it's like to walk on stage with Deftones at Download 2010.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgsTCqOWZc

It's like everyone pointing cameras and making "ooh" faces to you  ;D

Slash was definitaly the highlight for me.

Although I missed STP (the band I most wanted to see) and Aerosmith due to the cold and rain. Ive had knee surgery recently and the cold just locks the knee completely to the point that I cant stand, but considering I enjoyed Slash as much as AC/DC, the greatest live band ever, I'd definitly say they were best of the weekend.

Myles Kennedy is out of this world.

More of that.  :D

Slash's press conference backstage at Download 2010

http://twitpic.com/1wgbjf

A better "Nightrain":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0M3Jk4rCtI

And:

SLASH: Video Of DOWNLOAD Press Conference, Performance With LEMMY Available - June 16, 2010

Legendary VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash took part in a press conference at this year's Download festival on June 13, 2010 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Video footage of the question-and-answer session can be viewed below (courtesy of Peter Bailey of "The Metalheadz").

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141653

Slash with Motorhead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8r121xi_aU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqFrSOBJed4

Some footage of:

"Slither"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAevyDoc7y0

"Doctor Alibi"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GEwksSfbkA

"Paradise City"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn29eH-5v0c