Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I'm headed right to the club box area.  And its air conditioning.

Give no fucks about either opener.  Will not head out to my seat until I hear the Looney Tunes music.

We are in the coaches club section at metlife. Contacted them today and they confirmed club will be open for folks seated in that section. Private restaurant/lounge with (for extra $$) Food and drinks, plus a/c, and much easier access to bathrooms. Depending on weather, we might hit that early...til Lenny comes out at least. Maybe til gnr is about 15 min out. ;)

It's the whole reason I went this route.  A place to chill beforehand and sit out a possible shit opener (came true) or Axl's tardiness (pleasantly surprised to be wrong on that).

I went right to the club box on the Nightrain presale.  Likely why I couldn't get as fired up about seat location.  Got my dream seat in about 90 seconds.

Is xfinity live open? Going solo, not tryingto crash a random tailgate!

Imagine it's packed.

Was packed for Pearl Jam, and that was half the amount of people.

Parked at 4:30. Doing a water every other beer. Hot as hell. Great vibe in the lot. People r fired up!!

Let's do this!!!  :beer:

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What did Axl say?

Something to the effect that he thanked them for coming and he wouldn't blame them if they hadn't and that was all on him... and then he thanked them again.

Something to the effect that he thanked them for coming and he wouldn't blame them if they hadn't and that was all on him... and then he thanked them again.

I got sucked into a work "emergency" (aka..someone elses emergency became my problem), but am listening to scopes on and off as i light off queries). I concur. If the scopes are even close, they sound fucking awesome. What a show!

I was at the same page, bro. Had to cover a massive story late at night when nobody is available. And my boss is flying back from US, so... Still, amazing to catch up the Periscopes. Indeed sounding amazing.

Just a hunch, the tragedy tonight in Nice, France?

Just a hunch, the tragedy tonight in Nice, France?

That Rocket Queen was superberb. Is it me or seems like they are on fire tonight?

No, I write about telecommunications. Even though I had an eye at the news in France, the problem was in Portugal - there's a corruption scandal envolving both Portugal and Brazil's biggest telcos. It's massive in my field, lol.

Slash is using his weird wooden guitar. :)

The solo was.. unexpected.

Slash is using his weird wooden guitar. :)

The solo was.. unexpected.

What do you mean? It's differerent from the soundcheck's version?

Axl joking at/to "mean mean mean security"

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I'm one of those who absolutely hate all the smart phones in the crowd :rant:

Then this is what we get... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPYSi2s828fCRgIx1xiCoaA

90% of Sorry, great to see Slash on this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbxmAoWGqzk

Here's a decent youtube "setlist". I'm sure we might get some better sources as people wake up and add their stuff. :)

Intro
It's So Easy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JeFBP7of2Y)
Mr. Brownstone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE6lwZ-5WP8)
Chinese Democracy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9bQXM7v3Ic)
Welcome To The Jungle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3rGpCuxNso)
Double Talkin' Jive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzgFQT53VAY)
Estranged (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ksLmU0MvhI)
Live and Let Die
Rocket Queen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tov4nihY-E4)
You Could Be Mine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHTcEELkR8A)
Duff's Solo - Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory/New Rose (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Fxd6x41SQ)
This I Love (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOjKAVJmipE)
Civil War (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXekDcx9-Tg)
SORRY!!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejj2CZnpt68)
Out Ta Get Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWVXaNyZcy8)
Coma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtOoGpjvxU)
Band Intros
Slash's Solo - (??)/Godfather Theme + Sweet Child O' Mine
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoB_KmY4Qu4)
Better (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQxx26ZS4M4)
Richard N' Slash - Wish You Were Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6xb9ig8sN0)
Axl's piano solo+jam ? Layla +November Rain
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hREhFlOF8Po)
Knockin' On Heaven's Door  (Partial with the "tickle tickle" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpjxbICS5hE )
Nightrain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txmo8UX889o)

Encore:
Jam +Don't Cry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAq6rrZI-fU)
The Seeker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_rKWbzUGZU)
Paradise City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCWDJf9AsM)

Any pics of Tommy at the show? Apparently he was there again.

Thanks for the videos! : ok:

I loved the Chinese Democracy video. But I hate that green guitar.. apparently it's just a transparent Les Paul with a custom plate and it sounds just as amazing as any, but oh boy thats ugly. :P

Yeah. By the way, the same guy who recorded that KOHD came up with several other videos. His Chinese Democracy is pretty good too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNxTphD9fbc

I saw those!  In a bunch of cases, I waffled between steve's vids and mark's vids.  For CD, I chose mark's ONLY because I thought the opening guitar riff sounded a little "meaner" and I dug that sound a tiny bit more.  THAT, I think, was the hardest choice when comparing vids to find which source I liked better (no pun intended).  In most cases one or the other had slightly better (IMHO) sound quality.

"Thanks for coming out tonight.  Wouldn't blame you if you didn't."

Guys...our boy is all grown up.

I thought that was a great comment.  I was, frankly, shocked at the amount of comments on saw on all the local radio station Facebook pages that were promoting it how many people were still pissed about the no show in 2002.  So it was a smart to address it.  But it hardly mattered.  If that place was not sold out completely, it was all but.  When they put the house lights on between tunes, you didn't see one empty seat.

The sea of humanity might have been my favorite part.  As late as 2015, never thought I'd see a crowd that big in this country at a GNR concert, ever.  Was a great sight.

The show itself was tremendous.  Axl was all smiles all night.  Played to the crowd throughout, and very animated.  Slash...look, I'm sorry, he just makes it all right.  'Estranged' and 'November Rain' just sound so much better with him back.

Surprise of the night was 'Sorry'.  Hardly my favorite song, as you all know, but it was done very well.  My initial concern that the addition of 'Sorry' would cost us 'Coma' was laid to rest 2 songs later when the heartbeat sound came over the loudspeakers.

Took my Dad who was a fan back in the day, and always said he'd go if hell froze over and Slash came back.  He loved it.  He thought Axl was great, and Axl truly was.

Probably the best concert of my life.  Once you combine my alltime favorite band with the fact they dominated all night.

Did you get your access to the Air conditioned area?  Seats good, etc?

The show itself was tremendous.  Axl was all smiles all night.  Played to the crowd throughout, and very animated. 

I actually never seen him so chatty and smiling in ages. Nice to know you had a good time.

Nice bar, couches, etc.  Was great to sit out both openers in there.  A.C. was on, but with open air entrances out to the seats, it wasn't exactly airtight.

Seats were great.  Given the heat and the sheer mass of humanity there, I can't imagine being down on the floor.  Let alone the pit.

Yeah he was all smiles throughout.  And constantly laughing and making faces at the people in the pit.  Looked happier than I'd ever seen him.

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Place went CRAZY when he did this.

I went nuts when I saw it....like..did he just do that??!!

BTW, monster cheer in my section when Melissa got her introduction.  Confirming that all men (myself included) are hornballs.

It sounds totally nerdy, and the kind of comment I tend to mock, but it made me so happy to see that scene.

I have had pretty serious doubts as to how much camaraderie is present in all this.  And if the time on stage is the only time they really spend together.  But while I have consistently said that if that was the case, it's fine by me, it did make me smile to see them goofing off like that.

Thanks for the videos! : ok:

I loved the Chinese Democracy video. But I hate that green guitar.. apparently it's just a transparent Les Paul with a custom plate and it sounds just as amazing as any, but oh boy thats ugly. :P

Nothing on his Instagram.

The green guitar is a B.C. Rich guitar, not a Gibson Les Paul.

Funny you should say that.  Im sitting here watching the Nightrain vid which is sick btw and trying to figure out what the fuck shes doing back there.  Just bouncing around on a keyboard?  Is it plugged in?  Kinda distracting.

The green guitar is a B.C. Rich guitar, not a Gibson Les Paul.

Any pics of Tommy at the show? Apparently he was there again.

Part of Axl's uniqueness is his banter (or rants from yesteryear) with the crowd. Seems like there was a lot of it during this show. Pretty cool. Also, every time I hear Fortus solo I think how awesome it is that he is in this band. The guy can really play. Shred, chicken pickin', you name it he can do it. What a great pick-up he was.

Place went CRAZY when he did this.

What did Axl actually do?  Did he tickle Slash??   ???  The video plays slowly for me and it's unclear.

Did Axl sing the first line of sorry 'you like to hurt me, know that you DID' that's what I hear from YouTube.....

I have to tell you guys, there was complete shock in my section when they started up 'Sorry'.

Is this 'Sorry'??...I can't believe they are playing this!...Have these guys ever actually listened to the lyrics?

All overheard in the rows around me.  Was pretty funny.  Prompting my Dad to ask what was up with this song.  So I obliged :

Basically, its a song about how the old band fucked him over and can all knock heads as they kiss his ass, as far as he's concerned.

Yeah, it's a B.C. Rich Bich.

We have all seen the quote that the song isn't specifically about Slash ... But come on ...lol
It's not my favorite song either ... But I've gotten a big kick out of seeing and hearing all the new arrangements and the solos on all of the CD songs on this tour.

Hey, who else looks around during CD songs to see who knows the words?

Show was fantastic again! good fun seeing Axl4prez2004 again after 10 yrs!! Rocking, the band  was in top form. What a great summer, next up Met-life!!

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2016/07/guns_n_roses_philadelphia_concert_philly_2016_revi.html

While never a favorite of mine, lyrically, I do like the music.  And it sounded good again last night.

But it kills the crowd, due to its general somber tone.  Lot of sitting down around me.

Yeah, it's a B.C. Rich Bich.

I believe it's also a 10 string, with the highest pitched 4 strings doubled up like on a 12 string guitar and the 2 lowest pitched strings like a standard guitar which is pretty interesting that he uses it. I can see the extra four tuning pegs (at the bottom of the guitar) not sure if they are actually strung up.

Wow almost 70,000 people were there? That's gotta be the largest crowd so far.

It was jam packed.

I'm not sure what the seating is for concerts there.  It's where Eagles play.  Seen shows at the Phillies stadium, but never at the Eagles one.

But the club level was high enough that I got a niice panoramic view of the place.  They put the full lights on in between a few of the songs.  And you could see nothing but people everywhere.  No seats.  Even the upper levels were filled to capacity, looked like.

Oh, and every local review (TV, paper, blogs) raved about the show, effusively.

One more funny moment:
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You guys are right about the guitar, it is a BC. I stand correct. Still think it's fugly. :P

Don't think so. It sounds just like a Drop D (tuned in E instead of Eb? Don't remember). You can clearly see the guitar on this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNxTphD9fbc

It was jam packed.

I'm not sure what the seating is for concerts there.  It's where Eagles play.  Seen shows at the Phillies stadium, but never at the Eagles one.

But the club level was high enough that I got a nice panoramic view of the place.  They put the full lights on in between a few of the songs.  And you could see nothing but people everywhere.  No seats.  Even the upper levels were filled to capacity, looked like.

Oh, and every local review (TV, paper, blogs) raved about the show, effusively.

The review said about 70k. So that's what i am going by.

I think 50k is about right.

The U2 360 tour had 70k in this stadium, but that was in the round, not end-stage.

As far as I remember, on Chinese Democracy (and Sorry, Better...) the guitar is tuned Drop D indeed - and half step down, in GNR case: C#-G#-C#-F#-Bb-Eb. I don't know if Slash is using the aditional 4 strings of the B.C. Rich Bich, like on a 12 string guitar.

Wow Jarmo, are you hitting them all?   :o

Probably the best show on the tour so far.

Went looking for DX, but didn't see him...  :-\




/jarmo

That was me and my wife that you met jarmo in between the pit and the first row of seats. For a reference you mentioned how hot is was and that Nashville was also hot. Right before This I Love. After we spoke I believe you went and took a photo of Duff.

It was great to meet you after all these years. I posted under the name K-Rock from 2001 until 2004-ish. I left after becoming one of those nagging voices around here complaining about the continued Chinese Democracy delays. I came back once Axl started firing up the GN?R engine again, in 2006.

Would love to hang out with you someday, you seem like a real cool person.

MY PHILLY EXPERIENCE:
I could go on and on about Guns N? Roses and how their music saved me. The second I heard Welcome to the Jungle come on from my friend?s turn table, life took a different direction. I was on my own since age 16. I had a roof over my head, but no parental direction. No rules, no guidance. I could have gotten into a lot of trouble back in metro Detroit, 1987, but staying inside of my attic bedroom listening to AFD over and over and over again, kept me out of a lot of trouble.

I first saw GNR opening for Aerosmith in 88. I then caught them 3 times during the UYI World Tour. I saw them in Hershey, PA, in June of 1991. By the time they came back around later in 1991, Izzy had left the band. I?ve seen every variation since then, with the exception of Buckethead in 2002. The infamous, the heartbreaking, Axl no-show, for which he apologized during this show.

My wife and I made it to the floor around 9:00. We were front row, Duff?s side. It was not as hot on the floor as it was in the stands. There was a breeze coming from somewhere. I started to get nervous when 9:30 came and went with no start. ?Here we go again?, came to mind. Then they hit the stage like a freight train. Goosebumps. The bands looks healthy. A lot different than when I saw them together back in ?91.

I had 3 songs I wanted to record: CD, Better, & Slash?s solo in This I Love. I?m a huge fan of Chinese Democracy. Anybody who's a fan of the band from the beginning who hasn?t given the record a chance, is not open to the possibility of it being worthy, IMO. And Sorry, if they dared play Sorry, I was going to record it.

I recorded CD, and then put my phone away. I feel distracted when I?m filming the show. I lose some of the ?being there in the moment? experience if I'm holding my phone up trying to film. And watching videos of the concert doesn?t come close to being in the stadium. Not even close.

And then they began Sorry. I scrambled for my phone and started recording. Got the whole song. Axl was fucking amazing. FUCKING AMAZING!!!. The crowd, most not knowing the song, went crazy at one point in response to Axl?s effort. It was his effort they appreciated not even knowing what the fuck he was singing.

And then, I went to hit stop on my phone and realized I didn?t record any other the song. I must have not hit the button. I held my phone up that whole fucking time zooming in and out, filming Slash, then Axl, the back again, filming the video screen??nothing. Missed the whole fucking song. And then in that moment it was if I missed the song entirely. I decided then to put my phone away and just be at the show the rest of the way. I give a lot of credit to those who film and who periscope. A big thank you and much respect.

BEST CONCERT I HAVE BEEN TO IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! No close second. I?ve seen the best at their best (Van Halen, Metallica, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Ted Nugent, etc) since the early 80?s. This concert had the best sound, the best tone (if that makes sense), the best mixing, etc. Axl has regained his voice. People can compare him to the past, but the only true comparison can be made by seeing him live to compare. In 80?s and 90?s he may have had more rasp, more bite to his chords, but this performance was the most consistent. He was sharp and on point from ISE to Paradise.

Slash was by far better than ever before. I?ve seen him live with Velvet Revolver. He was better on July 14, 2016, than in ?88, ?91, & ?04 (VR). He was fucking flawless. I love what he?s done with CD material. If he orchestrated the new intro to Better, then he?s a master. FUCKING LOVE THE NEW INTRO TO BETTER!!!

Duff! First time I?ve seen him live sober. No wait, he was sober, as far as I could tell, with VR. He looks so fuckin? healthy. My wife kept commenting how cool he was up on stage referring to his vibe. ?He?s just so cool?, she kept saying. He?s the best Bass player I?ve seen live. (Never saw Cliff Burton live).

Fortus! Underrated and under appreciated. Some guy next to me asked, ?Is that Izzy??. Nope, that?s Richard Fortus. His solo in Rocket Queen was phenomenal. And Wish You Were Here is the greatest guitar solo duet ever. Never once did I miss Izzy. NO disrespect to Izzy.

Frank! I?ve heard the little negative chatter here and there. I?ve seen him live 3 times now. LIVE! He?s the backbone of the band, the beating rhythm, the drive, the motor. I fuckin? love Frank, and appreciate his contribution to, hands down?..the greatest concert of my life.

Dizzy. Dizzy is Dizzy. Always there, always consistent, does his job VERY WELL!

Melissa? I don?t know. Love her vocal contribution, and oh so fun to look at. I can?t tell what she adds to the sound, but I could never tell what Chris added either.

My view, when looking back at the crowd, says to me that it was a sell out. There was one tiny pocket in one of the top sections that had approximately 100 empty seats. But that was it. And the pocket was weird, as if that section was closed off.

Lastly, there was a girl, long dark curly hair in a short skirt, who danced her ass off in the pit (left side) from ISE to Paradise City. She had a different dance for every song. She danced as if GN?R defined her very existence, much the same as GN?R defined my existence from 1987-1993.

I spent $500 for 2 tickets and would it again. I?m half tempted to trek to New York to do it again, but this time I would definitely want to be in the pit since my ass never hit my seat once, although it was nice to have my space and the front row railing to lean on.



Edited to Add: I almost forgot.....The Seeker. Stop complaining about The Seeker being part of the encore. Why? Because Axl absolutely, ABSOLUTELY, loves, LOVES, singing that song. Watch his face, watch his body, his arms, when singing that song. The man kept the GN'R world spinning for 20 fucking years until amends could be made, dividing bridges repaired.....let him have his song. Because, after all, AXL IS THE SEEKER!

Agree with you about The Seeker. I can understand people wanting to hear other songs over it, but I don't get the over the top vitriol for the song itself. I think they do a kick ass version of it and the whole band seems to enjoy the hell out of playing it, especially Axl.

the problem it's not the seeker itself, the "problem" is that we already have LALD e KOHD (boring and iper extended version), I don't think people need another cover during an encore. I mean, i like to listen to the song sometimes, but it doesn't add anything to the show. I'd rather listen to "you're crazy", for example. They could alternate the song with something else, because the song itself is poor and not interesting. Plus r daltrey is a fuckin moron.

KOHD should not be considered a cover in GN'R's world. They've been playing it live since as early as '87. I believe, somewhere along the line, Axl referenced the Dylan classic as being a theme song for all that surrounded GN'R in the beginning....everyone around them, including the band, were Knockin' on Heaven's Door on a daily basis (drug use). It's the song Axl gets to pull the crowd into the performance. One of the highlights of the Phiily show was when Axl dared Philly to match Pittsburgh's contribution. The band gets to freestyle on KOHD, something I'm guessing they enjoy.

LALD has been played live every show (I think) since the UYI Tour days. It may have been the 2nd, or 3rd, single from the Use Your Illusion albums. It's amazing to witness live.

KOHD & LALD are going nowhere.

So, in my book, The Seeker is the only cover they've been playing lately. GN'R has a history of playing a cover in every encore. I remember them playing Aerosmith's Mama Kin in encores during the AFD era.

Wish You Were Here shouldn't count as a cover. That's an amazing bonus, a treat for the fans.....2 of the best guitarists in a solo duet.

Just my opinion.......

awesome review!  :o



That was me and my wife that you met jarmo in between the pit and the first row of seats. For a reference you mentioned how hot is was and that Nashville was also hot. Right before This I Love. After we spoke I believe you went and took a photo of Duff.

It was great to meet you after all these years. I posted under the name K-Rock from 2001 until 2004-ish. I left after becoming one of those nagging voices around here complaining about the continued Chinese Democracy delays. I came back once Axl started firing up the GN?R engine again, in 2006.

Would love to hang out with you someday, you seem like a real cool person.

MY PHILLY EXPERIENCE:
I could go on and on about Guns N? Roses and how their music saved me. The second I heard Welcome to the Jungle come on from my friend?s turn table, life took a different direction. I was on my own since age 16. I had a roof over my head, but no parental direction. No rules, no guidance. I could have gotten into a lot of trouble back in metro Detroit, 1987, but staying inside of my attic bedroom listening to AFD over and over and over again, kept me out of a lot of trouble.

I first saw GNR opening for Aerosmith in 88. I then caught them 3 times during the UYI World Tour. I saw them in Hershey, PA, in June of 1991. By the time they came back around later in 1991, Izzy had left the band. I?ve seen every variation since then, with the exception of Buckethead in 2002. The infamous, the heartbreaking, Axl no-show, for which he apologized during this show.

My wife and I made it to the floor around 9:00. We were front row, Duff?s side. It was not as hot on the floor as it was in the stands. There was a breeze coming from somewhere. I started to get nervous when 9:30 came and went with no start. ?Here we go again?, came to mind. Then they hit the stage like a freight train. Goosebumps. The bands looks healthy. A lot different than when I saw them together back in ?91.

I had 3 songs I wanted to record: CD, Better, & Slash?s solo in This I Love. I?m a huge fan of Chinese Democracy. Anybody who's a fan of the band from the beginning who hasn?t given the record a chance, is not open to the possibility of it being worthy, IMO. And Sorry, if they dared play Sorry, I was going to record it.

I recorded CD, and then put my phone away. I feel distracted when I?m filming the show. I lose some of the ?being there in the moment? experience if I'm holding my phone up trying to film. And watching videos of the concert doesn?t come close to being in the stadium. Not even close.

And then they began Sorry. I scrambled for my phone and started recording. Got the whole song. Axl was fucking amazing. FUCKING AMAZING!!!. The crowd, most not knowing the song, went crazy at one point in response to Axl?s effort. It was his effort they appreciated not even knowing what the fuck he was singing.

And then, I went to hit stop on my phone and realized I didn?t record any other the song. I must have not hit the button. I held my phone up that whole fucking time zooming in and out, filming Slash, then Axl, the back again, filming the video screen??nothing. Missed the whole fucking song. And then in that moment it was if I missed the song entirely. I decided then to put my phone away and just be at the show the rest of the way. I give a lot of credit to those who film and who periscope. A big thank you and much respect.

BEST CONCERT I HAVE BEEN TO IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! No close second. I?ve seen the best at their best (Van Halen, Metallica, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Ted Nugent, etc) since the early 80?s. This concert had the best sound, the best tone (if that makes sense), the best mixing, etc. Axl has regained his voice. People can compare him to the past, but the only true comparison can be made by seeing him live to compare. In 80?s and 90?s he may have had more rasp, more bite to his chords, but this performance was the most consistent. He was sharp and on point from ISE to Paradise.

Slash was by far better than ever before. I?ve seen him live with Velvet Revolver. He was better on July 14, 2016, than in ?88, ?91, & ?04 (VR). He was fucking flawless. I love what he?s done with CD material. If he orchestrated the new intro to Better, then he?s a master. FUCKING LOVE THE NEW INTRO TO BETTER!!!

Duff! First time I?ve seen him live sober. No wait, he was sober, as far as I could tell, with VR. He looks so fuckin? healthy. My wife kept commenting how cool he was up on stage referring to his vibe. ?He?s just so cool?, she kept saying. He?s the best Bass player I?ve seen live. (Never saw Cliff Burton live).

Fortus! Underrated and under appreciated. Some guy next to me asked, ?Is that Izzy??. Nope, that?s Richard Fortus. His solo in Rocket Queen was phenomenal. And Wish You Were Here is the greatest guitar solo duet ever. Never once did I miss Izzy. NO disrespect to Izzy.

Frank! I?ve heard the little negative chatter here and there. I?ve seen him live 3 times now. LIVE! He?s the backbone of the band, the beating rhythm, the drive, the motor. I fuckin? love Frank, and appreciate his contribution to, hands down?..the greatest concert of my life.

Dizzy. Dizzy is Dizzy. Always there, always consistent, does his job VERY WELL!

Melissa? I don?t know. Love her vocal contribution, and oh so fun to look at. I can?t tell what she adds to the sound, but I could never tell what Chris added either.

My view, when looking back at the crowd, says to me that it was a sell out. There was one tiny pocket in one of the top sections that had approximately 100 empty seats. But that was it. And the pocket was weird, as if that section was closed off.

Lastly, there was a girl, long dark curly hair in a short skirt, who danced her ass off in the pit (left side) from ISE to Paradise City. She had a different dance for every song. She danced as if GN?R defined her very existence, much the same as GN?R defined my existence from 1987-1993.

I spent $500 for 2 tickets and would it again. I?m half tempted to trek to New York to do it again, but this time I would definitely want to be in the pit since my ass never hit my seat once, although it was nice to have my space and the front row railing to lean on.



Edited to Add: I almost forgot.....The Seeker. Stop complaining about The Seeker being part of the encore. Why? Because Axl absolutely, ABSOLUTELY, loves, LOVES, singing that song. Watch his face, watch his body, his arms, when singing that song. The man kept the GN'R world spinning for 20 fucking years until amends could be made, dividing bridges repaired.....let him have his song. Because, after all, AXL IS THE SEEKER!

I'd also point out that KOHD and LALD might be covers in the strictest sense of the word...but they are actually album tracks for GnR.  They recorded and published versions of those songs.  They're not JUST cover versions of material played at a show.  To me, thats a big difference.

I think I've finally recovered from this show. I had no voice for nearly 3 days.

it was absolutely incredible. I hate to immediately call a show the best of my life, but this one is right there with GnR in June 1991 (which has been the gold standard of concerts for me and would be nearly impossible to top). but this one was as good. this band is so fucking good and Axl's voice is as good as ever.

I watched a few youtube videos of prior shows and I have to say, I feel like the band was really fired up for this show. I think they have actually improved since the Vegas shows. They are a little tighter and more comfortable with each other. And when you see Axl dancing and running all over the stage like a madman, you realize how much was missing in Vegas.  

Sorry was an incredible surprise. I love that song and I thought is sounded great.

Welcome to the Jungle was the best version I've seen either in person or on video.

it was hot. I spoke to some guards that said it was 125 degrees on the field in the afternoon. I started tailgating at the CBP parking lot at 4PM. I never felt anything like it. we had a crew of about 30 people and 2 felt so dizzy they had to sit in their cars with the AC on (they were not drinking either). we started walking at 8:45 and got into the pit by 9:15. it was really easy which was a nice surprise. there was no line at all to get into the pit. it was still really hot inside, but felt ok compared to standing in the sun at 4PM.

I saw several people that I went to the show with over the weekend, and heard from several others. everyone LOVED it. several of my friends had never seen them before, and most were absolutely blown away. a few of them just kept saying how they can't believe how great they sounded. they all said they will definitely see them again if they come back. a few of us are talking about heading up to north jersey this weekend for one of the shows. it was just that good.

I saw several people that I went to the show with over the weekend, and heard from several others. everyone LOVED it. several of my friends had never seen them before, and most were absolutely blown away. a few of them just kept saying how they can't believe how great they sounded. they all said they will definitely see them again if they come back. a few of us are talking about heading up to north jersey this weekend for one of the shows. it was just that good.

awesome review RA

I've been waiting for you to post your impressions. :)

Glad you had a good time, man, and that it was such a good show. Reports like this just amp me up for our show on Saturday.

Looks like we are likewise gonna have a scorcher...97-ish, though cloudy, and chance for some showers maybe (which actually might be welcome at that temp and what I'm assuming is going to be ridiculous humidity). 

Edit: If you come up to the show on Saturday, let me know.  We'll have to find a way to touch base. First round on me. :)

watching this show now....ridiculously great.  :o