Here Today... Gone To Hell!

My choise: Right Next Door To Hell - Welcome to the Jungle - It's so easy - Mr. Brownstone

Chinese Democracy or It's so Easy.

I think Chinese Democracy would send the message that the band isn't discounting the last 14 years.....

but I would think Welcome would be the bigger crowd pleaser.

I like It's So Easy, cuz the road so far has been far from easy. :hihi:

Only one...Jungle

Don't Damn Me, but realistically I guess Jungle or Easy.

Sweet Child would be pretty cool as well.

The build up on Riad is awesome, and I would love to hear it. But I know it's far from realistic.

I think Nightrain or It's So Easy. I love Chinese as an opening song, but I think this time is more about legacy.

Harken back to the UYI tour start off with "You wanted the best well they didn't fuckin make it so heres what you get from Hollywood GUNS N ROSES" then Nightrain kicks in

Perfect Crime, Nightrain, or Jungle

Jungle!

Is this guy still alive? If so, bring him in!!

This was briefly mention in another thread. McBob, who used to be Duff's tech, was Bumblefoot's guitar tech on the tours between December 2009 and June 2014.



/jarmo

I agree, McBob then Nighttrain. I think McBob did some VR shows and Slash shows too. Ha.

Is McBob Guns N Roses?

jungle

jungle-easy-nightrain-brownstone then toss it up in the air.....but, kick their teeth in right off the bat!  :o

Well,
obviously it would be Jungle.I'd like It's so easy or Reckless Life for a change !

It's so easy

another thing.....before Jungle, last warm up song....99 Problems by Jay Z...then have the "From Hollywood California..."  :drool:

Ha! I like this idea, I wouldn't be unhappy if this is what I see at Coachella :D

Down on the farm. ;D

They could play Chinese Democracy as the first song of the encore.

it would get the crowd bumpin and jumpin....then the intro...then that blood curdlin jungle scream....set the tone.

This has come up many times before - so here it is again

You cannot open this with anything but Jungle...period


After that - stick with the brilliance that follows - Easy, Train, Get me & Brownstone

Then all bets are off....start mixing in Illusions

I'd love to hear Don't Damn Me. It's a killer track that we never had the pleasure of hearing live, never mind as an intro. I think the fans would explode to hearing it live. However there will also be a lot of casual fans at Coachella who wouldn't be familiar with Guns back catalogue so they might be better playing a hit like Jungle. I'm praying for Don't Damn Me somewhere in the set list though

I'd say there is zero chance of this happening, BUT:

Do the McBob Intro, then you hear Axl say "Wake up, It's time to play" and they play Shadow of Your Love for the first time since probably 1987.

There is no way it'd happen, especially on a "reunion" tour, but I think Shackler's would be a great opener. Realistically, Jungle will probably kick off the show.


 :peace:

Opening with Coma would be very appropriate!  : ok: and then kick with WTTJ-ISE-MB trio!  :beer:

I mean lets be real here man... Jungle...

One of the greatest intro opening songs ever...

that or Nightrain. simple.

Will be either Jungle or Nightrain for sure.

I agree, but it never really became a regular opener until Rio3... It was usually deeper in the set. I'm very interested in what the dynamic of having Slash and Duff back in the band do for things we've gotten used to over the past 15 years. Do they have input, or do they just plug in like other pieces have since 2000.

First night Jungle, second night Nightrain. Why not make it interesting.

14 years... ;D

It has to be Jungle.

Lights go down, Slash walks out with the spot light focusing on him, teasing the crowd for a minute  or so.
Axl walks centre up front with Slash by his left, Duff by his right. He looks at both of them, then to the crowd "Do you know where the f**k you are!!! You're in the Jungle baby, Wake up! Time to diiiieeeee"
Will be the most intense and emotional Jungle not seen since Rio 2001.

Honestly my first choice is CD and that's coming from a fan of 25+ years...it has always been the most impactful start imo. All the classic AFD tracks have their spot in the setlist and really play a huge role charging up the crowd over and over during the show.

You could be mine

I would be shocked if any CD are played.

Lol I find it hilarious that people say that. That would mean axl admitting anything he's done post illusions wasn't quality Gnr. Everything released in his mind is Gnr. And it's still axls band so in sure it's his call...

Only jungle...
These shows will be pretty emotional and jungle will destroy everything...
Fuck new songs fuck everything....After 23 years these fuckers made peace...

Of course everything released in his mind is GNR. I say that because with Slash being back in the band he didn't have anything to do with post illusions GNR. I expect zero post illusions GNR with Slash and rightfully so.

Slash is not the only member in the band. And Duff already agreed on playing CD songs. And the Coachella press release mentions Chinese Democracy. And it's all GNR anyways. 

Slash is not the only member BUT him being back with Axl is HUGE! Those 2 were GNR. I'll make any bet they will not play any CD songs with Slash being back. 

It's gotta be Jungle, guys. Orthodox, I know, but it's gotta be.

Lights out, silence.

"You know where the fuck you aaaare?"

Lights on just Slash, intro riff of jungle, crowd goes insane

"You're in the Jungle Baby"

As the riff picks up, lights go on revealing duff and rest of band

"You gonna dieeeee" (Axl storms the stage and shit gets real)

It's gonna be Jungle. Has to be.

WTTJ
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Better  (LED BY SLASH!!!!)

I'm more curious to hear what CD songs they play and what Slash brings to them.

...or maybe like that killer opener in the old days...
Start the acoustic you're crazy and in the middle go in the appetite version.That would be killer

I still think nothing would beat "Pretty Tied Up", even if only for the Coachella gigs. Come on:

"Once there was this rock 'n' roll band rollin' on the streets
Time went by and it became a joke, we just needed more and more fulfilling, uh-huh
Time went by and it all went up in smoke"  :hihi:

Espescially if Izzy is there. Come on! would be so cool! See him lurking about on that one, yeah!

Like the most in there there's not doubt Nigtrain or jungle.  : ok:

Every GNR album was released by GNR, so of course they are quality! Every one.

Nightrain,jungle, or easy

Pretty Tied  Up would be bad ass though

If an indoor arena where it can be made pitch black for the intro - WTTJ
If outdoor venue - Nightrain or It's So Easy would do the damage too.

if i had to bet id say jungle, but if i was able to choose itd be Madagascar. people thought ax was dead, that he retired, and now that hes given up on cd. it would be the ultimate fuck you to all that noise.

Welcome to the Jungle
Nightrain
Don't Damn Me
Easy
Locomotive
You Could Be Mine
Brownstone
Right Next Door to Hell
Knocking on Heavens Door
Estranged
Don't Cry
Better
IRS
Sweet Child
Rocket Queen
November Rain
Patience
One in a Million
Crazy
Nice Boys
Breakdown
Coma
Dead Horse
Paradise City

I'd be happy with a mix like that

Sorry guys... i have to change my opinion now...

I think the BEST SONG TO OPENING COACHELLA IS




My bad... i was blind.

Choice #1 : Pretty Tied Up

Choice #1A : Nightrain

Never Gonna Happen Darkhorse : Reckless Life (with "hey fuckers..." intro) **

** could also be the second song

Gonna be Jungle.

You can dump a $42 overpriced shit beer over my head if it's not.

I'm thinking a very similar setlist, minus CD songs that, as recent tours..Lots of AFD, a dash of Lies followed by a sprinkle of UYI with perhaps topped off with a cover or 2...

I have always liked Nightrain as the opener. WTTJ is good, but I think it's even better later in the show when Axl just suddenly screams the familiar question. The transition from DTJ to Jungle is also pretty nice, shame they didn't use it more.

Sweet Child.  Slash with the riff. 

Way too cheesy to be taken seriously.

Nightrain or Jungle, two insane songs !!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Nice Boys...what are the odds?

For the people saying Jungle... Do you think Slash will play the intro like he always plays it, or do you think he will go along with the way they have been doing it since 2001 with the sort of teasing fractured start? Personally I hope they push the song further back in the set... what do people think on arraignment?

I would hope he does it his way and I would hope it opens the show.

I like it later in the show, personally.

And I highly doubt Slash will do the Hulk Hogan earcup.

 :rofl:

Slash will be our good old Slash  ;D

Those days are behind us, just a bad dream really. Our beloved GNR is back!  :beer:

I'm also hoping the band will play some serious deep cuts from the Illusions or a song like Move to the City, for example. I also hope is like back in the day when the setlists would change and you could always expect something special instead of the same songs night after night after night...  :no:

WTTJ would be my guess and my hope for the opener. Nothing speaks more Slash + Axl than that song, for me anyway.

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normally I wouldn't go with WTTJ because I#D play a more uptempo song but I think due to anticipation/excitement I wpuld go with WTTJ. It's a too epic of a scenario when the lights are down and you hear the first notes from the man himself who is back in the band. people hardly can't go more apeshit from there on.

Guns are pretty much blessed with having the perfect opening and closing numbers for their show in Jungle and Paradise City - I'd just stick with them.

The thing is when the two classic members that are joining (at least) for these shows was last in the band, Jungle wasn't an opener. It was typically much deeper in the set. Slash for example would 'pay' to start shows with Nightrain or Brownstone... I have to wonder how much input they are going to have on set lists. I also wonder if the show is going to be 'scripted' like is required for such an in depth pyro show, which means I am really wondering is that stuff going to be cut back a bit allowing them to play what they feel like playing when the feel like playing it.

This won't happen but what do you guys think about doing "Coma" in just the intro... and they extend the intro out... and when he sings "You caught me in a coooommmmaaaaa"

it goes dark... the the jungle riff starts?

That would be cool right? Surprise peopel I think. Coma was played just 1 time live in Chicago? Or was it 2 times? I don't remember. I know it wasn't played but a handful of times.

I think 3 times

I think for Coachella the opening song will be Jungle.

I think opening is:

- WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE -

By ? Welcome Back Slash

Welcome To The Jungle should open every gig in my opinion.

For this particular show, at that particular time?

It's gotta be Jungle.

When they go on tour (aren't I optimistic?), they can play with that, maybe, a little bit.  But not for this one.  For this one, you gotta open with Jungle.  You gotta close with PC.  And SCOM has to be somewhere right around the middle of the set (maybe with Izzy and Adler sitting in, as the close of their piece of the "set", if either of them are showing up).

I absolutely agree - this makes perfect sense all the way around Pilferk.

I also liked how it was around the middle of the show in the old days but it makes perfect sense as an opener on a reunion tour. The crowd will go ape shit right off the bat hearing that. Using openers like Perfect Crime, RNDTH,ISE,etc. from yesteryear will not have the same impact as Jungle will. No other song in the set can do what Jungle does.

Hell....even my grandma would go nuts hearing that. So will the Coachella hipsters.

I know this would be slightly ripping off metallica but i think a kick ass opening would be ecstasy of gold and then you get "Do you know where the fuck you are Your in the Jungle Wake up time to Die"

Curious whether the hardcore fans would prefer they open the shows with Jungle, or save Jungle for the middle of the set.  It goes without saying that Axl and the rest of the band will do whatever they want - and whatever they choose will be great.  But interested in the diehards' preference.

After thinking about this, I think opening the shows with Jungle is the better move.  I'm a little torn, because probably my favorite live clip of the band ever is Jungle at the 1988 Ritz show where they save it for the middle of the set.  To me, that performance was just perfect.  Axl introduces the song by telling the story of him hitchhiking before he was famous, Slash enters with his trademark feedback, teases the chords, and then the band goes into an electric performance. 

But in contrast, I was at the first two 2006 Hammerstein Ballroom shows in NYC where the new band opened with Jungle.  To me that was an incredibly effective way to start the show.  The crowd was full of diehards and the anticipation was building all night during the opening acts.  When first notes of Jungle broke out, the ballroom just exploded.  It set the tone for the entire show, which was amazing (both nights). 

Looking at the setlists over the years, I know the band has mixed it up - probably more often saving Jungle for the middle of the set.  But I just think blowing the audience out of the water with the first song, like they did in 2006, was the most effective way to set the tone for a great show.

What are people's preferences for the show opener?

I'd like to see Nigtrain return as an opener like it was during the UYI days.

Welcome To The Jungle all the way for me.  The opening riff is perfect to open any gig in my opinion.

I think Slash liked opening with Nightrain. ;)

Perfect Crime, Right Next Door To Hell, Welcome To The Jungle, and Chinese Democracy would all be cool songs to open with.

This The Song !!!

This is Nightrain !

lately ive been JAMMING to Right Next Door to Hell but it has to be JUNGLE

I think it will be something from Appetite. Probably "WTTJ" most nights- with the occasional "Nightrain" or "ISE" tossed in. Some of the UYI songs (e.g. "Perfect Crime", "Right Next Door To Hell", "Pretty Tied UP", etc.) would be cool openers in theory- but seems unlikely (IMHO) to open shows with songs from an era that may not be a real point of emphasis (e.g. Matt and Gilby on the sidelines, everyone wanting to celebrate Appetite's impending 30th, things the regrouped band may do in the future, etc.). I'm sure the UYI "hits" (e.g. "NR", "DC", "YCBM", "LALD", "KOHD", etc.) will still feature later in the show though...

The opening of jungle is amazing. So I'd root for that.
Also Nightrain would be a good pick, but I think it sounds better later on in shows, as Axls voice is more "warmed up" then.

Doesn't really matter though. I am more psyched on how they will do the light setting.
Maybe we won't see the guys together before the first show?
I imagine them coming out in complete darkness. Then the spotlight on Slash, starting an intro of whatever song.
I envy the people going to the shows. Hope they will so Europe as well.

-Eirik

Mix Of Members -->

Slash/Duff/Fortus/Pitman/Dizzy/Ferrer

New Intro / ChinDem / Wttj

 :smoking:

I would love to hear Mr Brownstone as an opener, imagine the beginning being extended as silohette of members take there place then WHAM straight into the song, its a proper knarly song too  :smoking:

I agree on mostly everything. But I think it would be very interresting to see them open with SCOM. Fucking blast their biggest hit that everyone and their mother knows the lyrcs too. Blacked out stage except for the catwalk. Slash casually walks up to the big middle cat walk. Plays the intro. Duff  AKA "the second coolest guy ever" walks right up to him and starts playing. Then Axl (in fucking great shape) run up the catwalk, joining the two singing the lyrics.

I would probably jizz in my pants. And I usually don't care for SCOM.  :rofl:

like it  : ok: but to add Slash plugs his guitar into an amp first (a bit like the video)

Nightrain.

Jungle should be reserved for later in the show.

I'd be happy for the old illusions format. Any of Nightrain Its so easy, 14 years etc

Can't see it being anything other than Jungle.  For fans that haven't seen them in ages, that's the song that will blow the place up.  Hammerstein 2006 was mostly all die-hards, who are all into the deeper cuts and whatnot, but when that opening riff and voice came on, forget it, pure madness.