Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Time to start the topic, I'll try to do the updates during the show but I can't promise anything. The show is supposed to start in 4h!

Ron said that it's very possible that Mike will come on stage with GN'R tonight : ok:

don't understan,you mean 4 pm

You mean Michael Monroe? That would be trully awesome (I mean, if they play Ain't it Fun... I don't know what else they could play with him, tho).

Starts in four hours..


Yeah Mike Monroe :) I think he could play harmonica or sax too.. like during KOHD or something. That's what he did in 1993. But Ain't It Fun is what I'm hoping for!

TODAY.... Is GN`R

 :peace:

"Ain't It Fun?" would be awesome...and/or "Beer And a Cigarette."

Have fun guys, wish I could be there!
Planning to goto the Aalborg gig. Oslo wasn't enough for me. Eventhough I cant afford it, I have to find a way!

is six o clock...did show started

This should have been my first GNR gig ever, but couple days ago i had appendictis and i was at the hospital couple days. Now i can't attend this awesome show which sucks so much that i can't describe it. I still hope GNR will play in Finland at least one more time, i'm praying for that...

Hopefully everybody's night goes well tonight, GNR will kick ass.

Btw, my 300th post, a coincidence?  :(

At the venue on sunny Helsinki



/jarmo

It seems like GNR is 30 minutes late so far, i think they will start at any time now.

What's the fuckin time there?

I guess it's 09pm!  : ok:

Intro

06 style


Chinese

now listening through cellphone, they are kicking ass

Jungle

i like 06 style...is indoor or outdoor place?

Easy

Outdoor, here's picture from earlier today http://static.iltalehti.fi/viihde/livejuttu20506LS_vi.jpg

Im hoping that Mike Monroe will play some songs with the boys.

Outdoors in the sunshine!


Brownstone



/jarmo

Sorry

Sunshine??? Wow!!! ;D

awesome, might have some beer or wine to this :)

Fortus solo

Cant wait to see them  :P

Live and let die

Jam, this I love

Rocket queen

Jam/dizzy solo

Street of dreams

You could be mine

Dj solo

Sweet child

Jam (another brick....)/axl piano solo (goodbye yellow..../someone saved....)/november rain

Bumblefoot solo (pink panther)

Dj borrows George Chin's video camera to film the crowd



jam, Heaven's door

Thanks and enjoy the show...

 :beer:

Wow... that's cute...  :)

Bumble has a long way to sprint after the song to get his guitar for:


Nightrain

Dj in the pit

Encore: Madagascar

as in the encore or right after nightrain?

Better

Paradise city

Pitman's wearing a racing helmet

Tommy is lying down for part of the song

Thank you good night

Thank YOU Jarmo!!!

(http://static.iltalehti.fi/viihde/axl2juttu0506LR_vi.jpg)

Thanks for the updates Jarmo,-GOOD NIGHT

here are some of my pictures
http://www.wegotit.at/galleries/2010-06/096298269f5c/1 (http://www.wegotit.at/galleries/2010-06/096298269f5c/1)

damn ...  I missed it.   I'll never be able to figure out this stupid time difference thing!!!  :'(
THANKS FOR POSTING THE UPDATES JARMO!!!  :beer:

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!?

Oh man that was amazing! Greatest show ever! Great crowd too. And it was so cool to see these old school rockers in their 50's singing along Madagascar and all the other "new" songs. Oooooh.. The band seemed to be in a good mood too, very much energy and passion throughout the show! Can't really say much now.. I almost fucking cried during CD.

From Dj's Facebook:

Dj ASHBA? What an amazing crowd here in Helsinki!!! Wow! St. Petersburg Russia, Here we come!!!
23 minutes ago

Too cool, lucky you.

Thanks jarmo for the updates. I didn't think you were a part of this tour. I guess you got tired of the blog thing.

What a way to kick off the summer festival season! Fucking unbeliavable show! I ran into Frank Ferrer during Skunk Anansie's set and talked with him a bit, very nice guy! Managed to shoot a couple of clips with my nokia n95, will try to upload them on Youtube tomorrow, now I'm gonna try to catch some shut-eye. See ya!

The first review of the show is titled "Guns N' Roses started 45mins late" ;D I mean.. C'MON!
It also says that the first song (CD) didn't start up the crowd, which is nothing but bullshit.

Edit. Helsingin Sanomat (main Finnish newspaper) gave the band thumbs up and the writer seemed to be pretty positive about the whole concert, even with the little problems like Axl's voice being too low at some points. He didn't complain about "Axl being late" and even though he mentioned that Dizzy and Axl are the only "old members", it doesn't seem to be important because the band works and the crowd enjoy it! He also mentioned Axl walking with his stomach pushed out front and laughing at his own joke ;D

And Ron pushed the piano away from the stage before his solo 8)

Jarmo: do you know anything about using an "old" stage setup?

An amazing show!! Great crowd, and the band seemed to be in an excellent mood!

/J Sorry. Couldn't stay there waiting for your call 'cause my ride left... And Sin Cut. My phone got fucked up and can only receive calls at the moment.. another trip to Nokia Care.

Well as I expected, Guns n?Roses was the best thing ever. I?m only sorry for making timetables for myself, I missed the encore as I had to hurry to the train...which I missed anyway  ;D If they ever come here again, I?m booking a hotelroom and don?t make a same mistake as yesterday  :(

I think the crowd was great, the beerlines were GREEEAT and the wheather was great  :)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/ipeniemela/05062010280.jpg)
Me and Frank Ferrer. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVuJGR49teA November Rain Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTjoXuauzog November Rain Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF0xXu9l3DI KOHD

Filmed by me.  ;)

Koskenkorvasieni: "Standing in line to have a beer tonight and there's a light on, heavy glow"  :rofl: Cheers mate  :beer:

unclezozo: Damn, It's a small world ain't it?  ;D

Oh man, what a gig :beer:

1st row, sunny day, great gig...what else you can ask for  :peace:

Well, also met BBF at meet&greet, shook hand with Beta :love:, saw /Jarmo (yep, it was me shouting your name when you walked pass just before the gig  :P), Del, George Chin etc.

Monroe was around when Guns were about to start, so maybe they just didn?t have any suitable song (or time) for him   yesterday. Monroe?s new band is very good, gonna see them again next month : ok: MM-band is a little one-dimensional for bigger audiences but who cares about that ::)

Guns then...oh man, now i can die as a happy man :drool:
Seeing them VERY close for a first time and really hearing Axl scream&sing when he is just few meters away...oh lord, that is something else :smoking:

This i love was soooo beautiful that i almost cryed :'( , Sorry was so fucking great that i can?t even describe.
Tommy was very drunk (i?m just guessing) :rofl:, but gotta love that man. A Legend.
Fortus, BBF and DJ played like angels and made MANY visits to "Axl?s spot", so a lot of fotos of them 8)
Didn?t really see a lot of Dizzy, Frank or Chris from my position, even when it was indeed 1st row (cause "Axl?s spot" was so high and just ahead of my spot), but ofcourse got finally see them after PC (final bow).

It was clear that when you are 1st row you will miss Axl?s whistle and microphone, but other than that it was a once in a lifetime experience for me, don?t think i will never again see them so close.

That?s it, my GN`R-gig, sorry about my shitty english :hihi:

Koskenkorvasieni, thanks for the vids! We had to be pretty close to each other, that looks so familiar ;D

Great show all and all. I met Bumblefoot on meet n' greet and have some pictures from the show as well. I will share some of those with you as soon as I figure out how to do it.  :)

Really weird to see them playing outside and when the sun is still in the sky.

How many people were there?

Hahah it is weird to have a gnr show during light day. Congrats guys and thank you for the reviews  :beer:

It was an awesome gig! Simply brilliant..! GNR @ its finest and I was glad that they played 6 songs from CD, especially Sorry and TIL.

Axl didn't really speak at all, except to thank us which he did about 20x. He also bowed to the crowd several times after songs. In all Axl and the whole band were on a great mood and they were joking/acting playfully on the stage. A funny "joke" Axl pulled was when he changed a shirt and came back onstage with his belly pushed forward so he looked pregnant  :hihi:


On a side note, Skunk Anansie was an awesome warm-up and they really amazed me! Skin was running around the crowd and at one point, I was a meter next to the place, she was standing on top of the crowd! People holding her up like some cheerleader or something.

The estimation is that some 17 500 people attended the festival/GNR.

What an amazing gig!!
Even the weather was perfect.  : ok:
I love this line-up, the band is really tight and they?re funny as hell playing on stage.

These last few days have been so awesomely unreal, standing in the front row two gigs in a row has just been mind-blowing. Without a doubt the best days of my life!!  ;D ;D

I didn't get tired of anything.

I decided to go see GN'R on my own free time.

They're playing in my 'hood!




/jarmo

Awesome day indeed!

Woke up around 8, begun enjoying some good high.

Got to meet Ron at the DLX, the rumours are true, he really is the nicest guy ever. Was cool to hear him "Holy shit" when he saw I was holding the booklet of Normal for him to sign instead of CD, also the added surprise when I whipped out the booklet of Uncool from my knapsack. At one point he gave me a copy of Abnormal but I gave it back as I already have it, which he then joked about that he can't even give these away :hihi:

The band was awesome, the setlist was a bit surprise but cool, just wish they'd have played longer.

After the show, hooked up with this one girl and got some.

Chris was wearing Kimi R?ikk?nen's helmet during Paradise City.


 ;D



/jarmo

NICE!  :)

+17500, great show, amazing crowd.

Ha! Mystery solved  :hihi:

Nice to see GNR outdoor again. For some reason I like the outdoor concerts better...

What a show!!  : ok:  : ok:  : ok: And it's so different when sober  :hihi: I'm so sore and only just got home but it was all SO worth it!

Here's hoping they come back soon, my wallet might not be able to take the hit tho lol

Well, now that I've had some time to "digest" the concert experience, I can write down my two cents: Excellent show, but maybe a bit too short, would have loved to hear a couple of songs more, like Patience, If The World, Don't Cry and My Michelle. Axl seemed to be in a good mood, but didn't really talk to the audience almost at all, I would have expected at least one rant. :D All in all a great concert experience, but seemed a bit "routine" maybe. Out of the three guitarists, Ashba was the one who really stuck out.  : ok:

The lack of rants and talk doesn't really bother me, it was just so great in all the other ways!

In todays Helsingin Sanomat was the "real" review of the concert. The writer was very happy and positive about the band. There was nothing about "new members", he only wrote about "the members", there was nothing about "Axl being late" and he even praised the solos! Especially Dizzys piano solo and Another Brick In The Wall got a special mention. Not to mention that he was happy to hear all those songs from Chinese Democracy :) He also wrote about the band's good mood and Axl's energy. Very positive review!

Here it is:
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Errr... he said they were mostly filler so I wouldn't put it quite like that.

And my 120% subjective view doesn't quite agree with what was written. "Charisma-free current lineup"? WTF? Relatively maybe yes, but mostly due to more guys with stationary instruments than back in the day. At least I wouldn't calli Dj's performance and crowd interaction any amount shy of that of Slash's. So would the difference in charisma be Duff vs. any "new guys" 'cause it sure as hell couldn't be Izzy's amazing stage presence back in the day...

Oh well. I guess it could've been a worse review. And over past few years I've lost total respect for that piece of shit rag (due to more important news) so I don't really care :D

Ilta-Sanomat had a pretty good review (not online, though). I don't have the paper here to get any real quotes, though. But the reporter had liked it, and she even wrote that let Axl do his thing and Slash his thing, it works pretty well this way. Her downside of the concert was the same as mine: Axl could be a little more talkative. The long rants of the early 90's can stay there, but I like Axl's little stories and jokes on stage, and there wasn't any (except that visual one about his stomach).

Finnish people probably get some kind of a kick out of this "review" (http://www.seiska.fi/julkkisblogit/johannatukiainen/1275889747235/itken+mieluummin+mersussa+kuin+ladassa/).

Actually he is not that positive about the band but considered them as bunch of harmless musicians who lack required charisma. For him and many other the band and gig seemed to be a nostalgic trip down memory lane. "There was not much rock and roll in Axl Rose's GNR show but as a character he is very interesting, embodying 1980-90s when - for the last time - rock bands could really become huge stars. " And he is right. Think about... well... who? Coldplay?

My random notes:
+ Axl really delivered despite rather slow and sluggish start; much better than I expected and his voice is aged well, actually it sounded better than the first time I heard him live (Donington 1988 which might have suffered from poor PA and early slot on the bill)

+ DJ Ashba ruled and he is well worth his salt - and salary. Perfect recruitment and his playing and attitude saved a lot.

- Other members were... er, sorry... just musicians who could have played for any artist in any band.

+ Pink Floyd was spot on cover knowing that Saturday was end of semester and youngsters were partying heavily
"We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone"

+ New songs rocked and actually almost none of them sucked (still don't like This I Love)

- Guitar solos were boring, no soul, emotion or idea whatsoever. Probably plenty of skills but that's not the point.

- Paid 179 ? to get access to VIP beer tents and other facilities but the host (Fosters / Hartwall) run our of beer well before encores. Surreal. It was like Guns N' Roses not having enough decent songs to play encores... not possible.

- / + Audience was not into it 100%. I guess it was much energetic near the stage but looking it behind lighting/mixing tower it was like just "just another day at the festival", i.e. people were chit-chatting, enjoying chilly but nice weather, wandering around and barely noticing there is something happening on the stage.

+ That belly thingy was hilarious. Axl really took the piss out of us.

All in all, Axl and guys turned the jungle into a nice day in paradise city (not referring to Helsinki).

"P??laulaja Axl Rose" Priceless.

A review from austria

http://www.oe24.at/kultur/So-wild-rockt-Axl-Rose-0720627.ece (http://www.oe24.at/kultur/So-wild-rockt-Axl-Rose-0720627.ece)

Ilta-Sanomat review:

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The concert was awsome!  Just got home and my body still hurts from all the jumping about just in front of the stage!

So, there were 17500 people at the show...but how many of them actually made it to the pre-party at Rocks? ;D

Two from the forum as I can recall, me and Seal (Otto) and his girlfriend Ida and friend Temmu. Thank you all  for being very nice to me. What a fantastic day it was :beer:

Thanx to Bumblefoot for the meet n greet, and yeah you were on "around 8.30" :peace:

I got there a little late, around 6pm....




/jarmo

Kimi Pitm?n pic from Chris' facebook:

Chris Pitman
I have been known to fly head first over my wobbly keyboard stand, so Kimi Raikkonen suggested I have one of his F1 racing helmets to protect my ass! thanx bro!

(http://gypsysoul.lunarpages.com/KimiPitman.jpg)

Oh we were early, headed out for Danko. Thanx for setting it up, catch you next time :beer:

If DJ is charisma-free then cows and pigs fly..  ;D Besides that was a rock consert, not a circus act. If guys consentrate on delivering the music then I can not see what the problem is.

Back in the UK, time for my review of the gig.

Had a great 4 days in Helsinki, lots of sightseeing, loads of koff beer, crowmore cider and a fowl beer with a bear on it that i don't wish to talk about any further! A wonderful little city full of amazing looking women, jesus you people have got the best genes in the world!  :beer:

Anyway...... failed to attend meet and greet with bbf as i ended up drinking in Kallio at some cheaper bars around midday and my friends didn't really fancy leaving! I didn't take much persuading to stay, given the 2 euro 50 cent beer! As a result of this i also missed the pre show meet at on the rocks. I had spent the previous 2 evenings in the place until 3am though! (great bar actually, fab music, only place i have ever heard double talking jive played in the club! in addition to rocket queen and nightrain on the same night - awesome!) Some crazy gnr must have been putting requests in!   :beer:

Walked from Kallio to the gig, arrived around 5pm, grabbed 2 fosters and watched danko from the beer area, we were all very impressed! Quite an entertaining act with some good tunes!

Purchased a cool gnr shirt with the Finnish flag on the back. (will be donning this at leeds fest later in the year!)

Toilet break (good facilities by the way)  then back to the bar, 2 more fosters and watched skunk, thought they were rubbish, 2 half decent songs and the rest was just a noise to me i'm afraid. Skin has the energy on stage but i just didn't get the noise, sorry music.

Time for a couple of jagermeister and another facility break then into position for GNR.

Managed to get a good spot 20 yards from the front of the stage dead centre. The wait began, started to need the toilet again, as fucking always lol! my 9pm estimate came and went, bumble was playing with and acoustic on the left side of the stage for about half an hour before GNR came on, he looked to be waiting patiently. Sure enough, 915 arrives, i decide to make a run for the toilet and sods law intro begins, i run back to original position to meet my laughing mates (without emptying bladder) and CD intro begins, awesome!

CD - Great opener, first time i've heard it live, everyone around me was into it, even a small group of idiot teenagers who tried to get some boos going after about the 30 minute wait mark. (they soon shut the fuck up when the show began  :hihi: )
Axls voice was a a little hard to hear, low in the mix?

WTTJ - Awesome as per usual, everyone was head banging now! Again axls voice, low in the mix.

Easy, Brownstone - excellent

Vocal was a lot louder after the first 4 songs for me.

Rocket Queen - a highlight for me, 1st time ive seen it performed even though this was my fourth show, axls voice fucking rocked!

TIL - WOW! again, that voice! Best it has been since the 80s. Without a shadow of a doubt.

SOD - Again, amazing vocal and performance.

Infact every song was great, i have no complaints, this was my 4th GNR show and the best overall performance i've seen. solid band, everything was great! DJ is a real prize and clearly enjoys himself!

There was nothing to complain about at this gig in my eyes, axl was on in good time really, 45 mins was nothing to wait. Any people moaning about that performance are fucking strange in my eyes, the sound problems at the beginning were minor.

I won't get greedy and say i would have liked to hear.......... ITW etc.... hopefully another time!

Finally got to the toilet after the gig, you will all be pleased to no  :smoking:

Can't wait for leeds and maybe one more on the euro tour later in the year!

Walked back to hotel in city centre, had some gin in the hotel then headed out after the gig to a sports bar opposite the train station where we met some lovely Finnish hookers, my mate thought he'd pulled lol

Overall, a great GNR road trip once again, my 4th gig in 4th country, a great time had by all (inlcuding a GNR skeptic who attended download 06 and hated it)! Anyone who hasn't ventured abroad to see GNR i woudl highly recommend it, way more enjoyable than waiting for them to visit your home town!

How i managed to go to work today, i have no idea!   Now, sleep..........................

That press scans are awesome. Thanks to all who are sharing pics and reviews!

bangit, good to hear you had a great time! :) And thanks for the review, so cool you guys enjoyed Helsinki and the gig.

I'm planning on going abroad to see GN'R too and Leeds is one of the choices.

Do you think to got there a little late??? My bro and me arrived there at the beginning of CD... but this is another story :-)

Some pics...

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he's rocking any gibsons's or fenders! damn.:P

Gibson is The Best guitar ever  : ok:

enjoy...
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And... Mr. Axl Rose
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Ron... so lovely man
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Great show  :beer: :love: :love: :love: :beer:

:)) I read from Seiska that Tuksu was trying to get backstage but did not get in. She had been shouting obseneties at Axl..maybe she thought that would work.. ;)

And thanks to sixgnr for posting such a great pictures.

Amazing Pics,,,, thanks

 :beer:

Thanks to this great family  :beer:

Karhu?

It's pretty awesome....


Glad you enjoyed Helsinki and the show. :)





/jarmo

It says the video is about a week old and I've been away for a week not following the forum, so I don't know if this already has appeared in another thread, but here goes anyway:

Video interviews (GNR, Danko + others) from the Helsinki show (http://www.vimeo.com/13510181)

Wow! That's really nice! Thank you!!

sixgnr, looks like you were standing right next to me, I had the exact same position  : ok:

It's possible, where were you?