Here Today... Gone To Hell!

July 23rd, 2016 East Rutherford, NJ @ Metlife Stadium (SOLD OUT)

Setlist:
Intro
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Chinese Democracy
Welcome To The Jungle
Double Talkin' Jive
Estranged
Live and Let Die
Rocket Queen
You Could Be Mine
Duff's Solo - Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory/Attitude
This I Love
Civil War
Coma
Slash's Solo - (??)/Godfather Theme
Sweet Child O' Mine
Better
Out Ta Get Me
Richard N' Slash - Wish You Were Here
Axl's piano solo+jam - Layla
November Rain
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Nightrain

Encore:
jam - Angie
Patience
The Seeker
Paradise City


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Whooo hooo!!

We will be pregaming at Redds (www.reddsrestaurant.com). We will be there about 4:30, head to venue around 7.

Can't freaking. Wait!!

Completely sold out in that place means a ton of fucking folks.

gonna be a madhouse  :beer: i'll be in NYC pregaming then shooting over around 630 for some tailgate action and Mr. Brownstone  ;D

SOLD OUT!! The tri-state area always loved their GNR!! Would love to meet some of you inside perhaps Bedford or after Lenny..

Just fyi: metlfe sent out an email advertising reduced ticket prices for the show on the 24th!

Looking at past shows, thats somewhere between 48 and 58k, depending on the setup.

Just got to the Hilton in East Rutherford today!  Can't wait til Saturday n sunday! 
  :peace: This is gonna be the biggest baddest guns show of the year.  See u all there!

I'll post which parking lot I'm in Saturday any Member here stop by and have a beer and a water with me ... Gunna need that H20 !

I can't wait to see the birthday boy in action !

Hoping for Catcher in the Rye on the first night  :peace:

I hope we get TWAT at least on one of the nights.

I'll be there Saturday... front and center... literally.

I can't wait!!!!!! 24 years since I last saw Axl, Slash, and Duff together.  Guns will be at the BIGGEST stage! Also, it is home of the GREATEST football team: NY Giants!!!

I'm so glad you ended that with Giants and not Jets. ;) :P

Ha. I feel badly for Jest fan. Most of them don't know what it's like to be Super Bowl champs. Ha :) I'll be at the Saturday concert in case anyone wants to say hi.  I should be there by 6. 

I have been waiting since 1993 for this. I got into this band just as things were falling apart i have been able to see GNR 3 times in the NY area but this will hold a lot of meaning being able to see the guys i grew up with loving.

It really will.  I pretty much just smiled the entire time. 

Rarely, if ever, been so over the top thrilled at any event.  Amazing feeling.

I am in "Kid on Christmas Eve" mode right now.  Gonna be a tough sleep tonight, but I know it's a LATE night tomorrow night, so gotta find a way.

I'm sorta glad I have the 2.5 hour drive home post show.  It'll give me time to shed all that excitement and energy (and talk about the show with my lovely wife...who MIGHT be taking dictation, and posting for me here, while on the ride home. We'll see) during the drive.

I'm SOOO pumped up for this.

Last time I saw Axl, Slash, and Duff on stage together was March 9th, 1993 at the Hartford Civic Center.  I've been a fan since I got a bootleg of Live like a Suicide, from my uncle, who was living in LA at the time, and was a Strip denizen.

A year ago, I would (and did, pretty much) think you were a liar if you said this was going to happen.

Tomorrow.....ugh.....suffice to say, very emotional and excited for this.

I'll stop rambling now.

We're so close  :D  :o

Flying from Miami tonight!!!  Can't wait.  Last saw Slash, Axl, Duff in 91 New Years in Miami.
Can't believe it's here!

There's not a real big guitar solo in ISE, but there is in MB.

And that first time a close up of Slash went up on the big screens, the place went nuts.  I imagine it will be the same at your shows.

For anyone interested in following the journey and show experiences of Mr. and Mrs. pilferk....I'll be doing a ton of tweeting from @pilferk.  That's ALSO where I'll be doing any persicoping (if possible) from.  Still not sure how much of that I'll be able to do, given battery and view...but it's possible that I'll at least get to do SOME.

But there will be LOTS of pics of the day going out, for sure.

Just one thing, remember it's Slash birthday  :beer:

went to John Varvatos today (CBGB) awesome time - met Fernando who is a great guy chatted a bit and DUFF stopped by! no pics with people but it was cool got a cool close shot of him ill throw up later. CANT WAIT FOR TOMORROW the NYC hype is REAL

should be a great night! Cant wait

That's awesome!  Man, I'm jealous now, I was thinking of going, but something came up and I couldn't go to the city today. 

Anyone know what the set times are supposed to be for tomorrow at Met life? Can't wait for the show.

Ok,since it's Slash's birthday I wish for 2 things :
either play Slither or start with Nightrain and
have him bathed in a huge bday cake at the end of Paradise City.
not much to ask !  :P

Yeah was there was fun, got that cool Denim Vest , that rocked!  Sorry I missed you, the tee shirt they gave to the first 50 people rocked!

yeah man! I got vest too! I was tall dude in ACDC shirt with black hat! cant miss me! lol have fun at show tomorrow!

You too!! Will be tailgating once they open the lot at 3:30!!

Random question... I've heard this unwritten rule... don't wear a band's tee shirt to their show. Thoughts? Who here is wearing a GNR shirt to the show tomorrow.

ahh just wear whatever you want! I wear GNR shirts to shows who cares?!??! its rock n roll I plan on wearing my new 250 buck gnr vest tomorrow in the 99 degree weather ! fuck it!

Gunna rock the 2012 Vegas Residency shirt tomorrow ...going for a rare one ...

So pumped !

I was pondering the Hammerstein shirt!

Dude me too !

Have to show all these front running fans who was there during leaner times! Haha

I'll be wearing a Guns N' Roses shirt tomorrow. It's a ridiculous rule!

LOL I was thinking same too hahahaha going with gnr/metallica/faith no more small t and vest

Lol! I asked this question a couple weeks ago and everyone basically said fuck the rule for the gnr shows. Sounds like tons of people are wearing their gear at previous shows. I know my wife and i are.

Ill please Axl and wear my fancy Thin Lizzy t-shirt!

I ran a poll on my Facebook and got two answers:

1 - Never wear the band's tee shirt to their show.

2 - For GNR? Hell yeah! Wear it.

WEAR YOUR SHIRTS.


It there's a rule, break it! That's the GN'R way.

What's the capacity of MetLife for this show?

50,000 for a Sold Out show, which the first night is.

Absolutely!  I bet Axl mentions it onstage and says something funny about it.   :hihi:




What cracksmoker told you that??  I've been to over 50 concerts and EVERYBODY wears the band's shirt!  Sounds like you've been talking with a real dumb bastard!

How is this thread 3 pages long already and the show isn't for almost 24 hours still lol.

New York has always been a GNR hotbed !

We cannot contain the excitement!

I always wear the particular groups shirt n have been to countless shows.  Ill be wearing my shirt from Hammerstein tommarow n can't wait to chech out new merch!  Dunno how I'm gonna sleep tonight!  Excited out of my mind

In 13 hours, Guns will be on stage!

Previous shows say, depending on setup, between 48 and 58k. I'm thinking 50k is a safe number to assume.

Not a problem wearing a GNR shirt tonight, but this is a funny 9 second clip stating otherwise..
https://youtu.be/GgFcl3BrJpU

think I'm gonna wear my metallica big 4 yankee stadium tshirt tonight and the gnr up close and personal shirt tomorrow night

This is from the NY Daily News newspaper.

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Del James
deljamesgang - Go Big Blue!
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Slashs' birthday today they play Slither.     :beer:

walked outside my apartment before in my gnr gear......random dude yells YOU KNOW WHERE THE FUCK YOU ARE?!??!?!? tonight is gonna be electric

I hope they play slither

I assume it has been posted, but I'm in the city, so planning departure...what is Kravitz start time, and GNR start?
8 and 9:25?  Or 7 and 8:30?
Please help and let me know

It's finally here! I can't wait! Ill be in section 1, row 9 wearing my nightrain t shirt!!!!

This is gonna be awesome!!!

830 show so lenny 830? GNR 930-945 most likely

Thank u.
Are you going?

Anybody from this board periscoping from the floor?


I have a feeling that this show will top Philly.


It's New York. It's Slashmaster's birthday.


Just a hunch.

Ok, here we go, everyone ready to roll?  Just ordered my 1st beer, hope I'm still standing by the time they hit the stage! 

 :beer:

Lenny: 8:30
Guns N' Roses: 10



/jarmo

I'm here lot E 13 near th Verizon gate !!!!

Got my appetite for democracy shirt on and a blue under armor hat !

We got a big group come say hello !

And this:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OGZnvyH9duM

Wearin' my htgth shirt for the show. Still on the hotel, might've seen Duff's wife at the hotel yesterday but no Duff. This's gonna be so sweet!

We r leaving from York Ave now to check out the tailgating!!!    Here we go!
Gnrmontreal and I  r section 4, row 10

I might periscope a bit

Not sure how to yet

Just got to redds. Packed!

Maybe Slither tonight?

I was hoping, but they soundchecked Attitude......so doubt it.

you fuckers have fun and be semi safe....Saturday night in NY/NJ....aye. :beer:

I'm in the Paradise City Lounge!

Crazy packed.

Sports bar half a mile down the road (Prime Time?), plenty of room.

Pulling into the parking lot now, frigging packed for hours already. :)

We parked here. Got our table in 20, cause just 2. Just about done with dinner. One more round of jack and cokes before stadium.

Excuse my typos tonight. Phone acess only and i have fat finger disease. ;)

Ha! That's why i prefer swype keyboard. If i tried to type each letter on my phones keyboard everyone would think i'm drunk all the time. :D

Frank Ferrer
frankferrer66 - Sound check with Dizzy and Coltrane. We'll see you tonight!! @dizzyreed16 @gunsnroses #NotInThisLifetime #gnfnr #thunderchucker #FrankFerrer
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Ok, heading to stadium now, hope to see some of you fuckers there!

Who's Coltrane? Someone's kid or a lucky fan?

Coltrane is Frank's son.

Damn, learn something new every day. Didn't know he had a son. :)

I am looking forward to reading this thread late into the night and watching videos until early in the morning!

The vibe seems very cool there. Hope everyone has a blast

I bet many publications will be paying attention to this show. Probably lots of reviews for this one.

Frank also has a beautiful and talented daughter, Olivia.

frankferrer66 - Papa and daughter rocking out ! MULE KICK!! @beastofbourbonbk @stopolivia #mulekick #NotInThisLifetime #gnfnr
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Here Today... Gone To Hell
htgth - MetLife Stadium
Today
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Hanging down in the coaches club. Pics on twitter @pilferk. This spot is awesome.

Nice view, is this part of a VIP thing, or something for season ticket holders?

That's a helluva view you've got there.

I'm here in the lot , everyone is cool !

Pretty nuts to think about this place being filled to the brink soon...

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Great!! Have a great time for us!!  :beer:

You get access if your seats are in certain sections. 115c - 111c. For football, its the big spenders club, basically.

Also, actual seats will be sort of up and left of that view. I would think about staying here if i was sure they piped audio in. :)

I see, so your seats are above the bar area? not in the foreground of the picture of the stage you posted?

Great deal nonetheless.

Have fun there guys. :)

pilferk, will you try to Periscope?

I think so. We will see how the wifi here behaves. Not on my work data plan tonight, so.....hotta depend on stadium wifi.

At the Jameson's bar/lounge in the stadium, open to all patrons, even to us with the cheap seats! Stop by for shots!

In the parking lot, lots of positive energy all around.  Have a great time everyone!

What time does it start tonight?

Lenny in about 10min.

Gnr in anout 100 min or so.

Wow so it's a late show tonight. Glad I asked.

Lenny starting now. We are headed to seats.

Scope test. @pilferk

Sounds is good quality on your 'scope.

Awesome. I know vid is problematic, but sound is key. Will try to do more for gnr!

Sound is real good on this scope......



https://www.periscope.tv/w/amK16jFtTUVQdnZPYlBPS0d8MVprS3pwbGRYcFpKdt73hd3JJPvCO34pZYy45xo55rI6wrFBTpt0hl8SAnKz

Fyi. Wifi giving me issues. :(

I find wifi to be awful at most stadiums. It's really bad at the Rangers ballpark in Arlington as well as AAC in Dallas. I don't even bother trying to connect,

No prob. Enjoy the show.


Plenty of people scoping.

Place is packed, already. Wifi was fine to start lenny, now keeps kicking me off

Thanks to everyone providing links and especially scopes.
If I sometime next year meet one of you,I'll buy a six pack  :beer:

Have fun everyone!!! Only 8 days till New Orleans!!!

Lenny is done.

This place is packedddddd

Just an fyi: lenny sounded freaking amazing. Hopefully, spund system holds up for gnr.

Friends and I couldn't believe how good his band was ... Very impressed. The sound was on point.

10 more minutes for the real thing; this is IT!! 

pilferk's scope is best sound quality I've found so far...

Axl IS ON FIRE TONIGHT!!!!

Damn his battery is going. Hope we have an alternative.

Links?

https://www.periscope.tv/picklemee/1YqGowOgVmzGv

https://www.periscope.tv/moonshine9/1nAKEbnQdMgGL

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1MnxnyjZgZBJO Only one so far but he's about to turn it off due to low battery.

Listening to @pilferk, but he's checking out after DTJ; his battery is dying.

From Gypsy....

Does Metlife stadium has an reputation for it's acoustics ?
sound is far better than every show so far. imo...

Which scope are you listening to?


The ones linked are crap sound. I'm searching but can't find any good ones.

https://www.periscope.tv/moonshine9/1nAKEbnQdMgGL

https://www.periscope.tv/EdMcMahon/1mrxmblYqXQKy

On the bands FB page there is a video of Axl arriving and all of it's so easy looks to be shot by Fernando!

Cool, thanks Gypsy!


The second link is good.....

Jesesus christ, what a show fuck!!!!

https://www.periscope.tv/EdMcMahon/1mrxmblYqXQKy

https://www.periscope.tv/dhaas15/1DXxylMabgEJM

https://www.periscope.tv/justivaluc2/1ynJOzrYpbZGR

Axl just slayed ycbm. Dead. Album replica...maybe better

https://www.periscope.tv/justivaluc2/1ynJOzrYpbZGR


By far the best quality I've found since pilferk disconnected....

Facebook? Are they streaming?

They did !
backstage walking out to It's so easy whole song !

I may have to sign up for this Facebook thing.  Or this periscope thing or this Instagram thing. Lol.   I have none and it's seems a good place to be tonight

Battery to 60ish. Gonna try a bit more later

I know, I'm still not on Facebook. I do have periscope though. I saw the clip of them taking the stage, not "It's So Easy" though.

HOLY SHIT THAT FUCKIN SLASH TIL SOLO!!!!!

 : ok:

Axl is very quiet tonight.

Periscope went kaputz...wifi wont let me connect, now. :(

This one works Great for 30 min now.

https://www.periscope.tv/donna83NJ/1OwGWvbOprAKQ

Maybe cause of the late start? On a strict schedule so not much time to talk.

No Sorry or CITR tonight. I bet they have strict schedule.

No Sorry and no Catcher...smaller show.
My impression or Axl is more serious this concert?

Hmmm. Nothing in the catcher/sorry spot.. maybe a Slither night?

https://www.periscope.tv/justivaluc2/1mnxekwvDgYGX


https://www.periscope.tv/donna83NJ/1gqGvBAVWqQGB

The last 3 or 4 shows they got in more and more late...this worries me. Dont let me down Axl you were doing just fine.

I was thinking maybe they added to the encore or maybe they just don't have time tonight

Tonight they were on time. They weren't scheduled until 10 pm. Lenny only went on at 8:30.

No curfew at met life on the weekends....

Not late. Show start was 830. They were supposed to be on at 1000.

Having time limit on a solo concert is so strange to me...usually we see that in festivals. Looking forward to Latin Am?rica tour...no curfew, hope they fire more bullets.

They were not late tonight. They had a later start time.....10:00. They were right on time. Lenny Kravitz is from the area, so I'm guessing they wanted to give him a later start, which was listed at 8:30.

Here Today... Gone To Hell

htgth - Happy birthday @slash
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htgth - Duff
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Yeah they were a little late at the second show at Gillette but only 10 minutes.

The Slash pic with MetLife Stadium in the background is pure classic jarmo!

Great pics!

Don't you just wish you had Jarmo's view  ;D

Here Today... Gone To Hell

htgth - MetLife Stadium
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Maybe they're pacing themselves because they have a show tomorrow? Maybe they learned from the consecutive nights in Foxboro? Just a guess.

That could be. Just seems odd to do a shorter show on a Saturday.

Could be because of the heat.

That's a good possibility. So glad that won't be an issue in Arlington with the roof that can be closed. It's gonna be over 100 that day!

Dont forget its sold out...by logic I think the sold out concert would be longer.

Looks like Patience tonight to start the encore.

Gypsy, why always keep question marks on Slash solo? To me.its just a solo...doesnt need a name  :hihi:

Here Today... Gone To Hell
htgth - End of regular set
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Oh for pete sake? lol wtf was that about.

Because it's a mystery, if its based on something. What if? What if it was a new song??


I hear a bit of Cliff Burton's Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) in there.

Townsend reference?

That could be. It was funny.

On a quick glance, I thought Axl was wearing the Mason shirt.  :hihi:

And I think he seems to be in good spirits, just not very talkative.

Yeah, some nights he is some not. Tonight he was all business.

Setlist:

Intro
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Chinese Democracy
Welcome To The Jungle
Double Talkin' Jive
Estranged
Live and Let Die
Rocket Queen
You Could Be Mine
Duff's Solo - Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory/Attitude
This I Love
Civil War
Coma
Band Intros
Slash's Solo - (??)/Godfather Theme
Sweet Child O' Mine
Better
Out Ta Get Me
Richard N' Slash - Wish You Were Here
Axl's piano solo+jam - Layla
November Rain
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Nightrain

Enore:
jam - Angie
Patience
The Seeker
Paradise City

I was going to call it "Slash's HoneyBee Flamenco Dance Song" but that's kind of a long name for an intro so I just figured it was better to put (??) and wait for Slash to tell me what he wants it called.   ;)



THANKS TO ALL OF TONIGHT'S PERISCOPERS especially @donna83NJ!!! :headbanger:

So....i think the shorter show may have been train related. Someone said last train from metlife was 1:30, sharp. So that might have been why. Also heard someone say they were predicting tstorms after 1, but we never saw anything.

Also....could they have been filming for live dvd, tonight?

Just got home. its sbout 4 am.

They slayed that show. They all sounded amazing. I'll post a longer review and my thoughts after i get some sleep.

But, suffice to say, one more song would jot change my opinion. ;) They were amazing, start to finish!

Del James
deljamesgang - Amazing first night. Tomorrow is round 2!!
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Easy, Brownstone, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jMi7lcrK0Q

DTJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkmULo_cVKQ

Amazing show. Worth every penny we paid.  Plus I took home the best souvenir in the stadium...AXL'S MIC!

Just getting up.  About to fly back to Florida.  Legendary show and crowd.  I'll post review once in recover!

Wow.... I don't think I can ever go see another band live now.  Everyone around us were stunned!

wow, awesome! show us some pics! :)

why would you say that? what was different?

Shorter show? They played for nearly 2 hours and 45 minutes!!

Review of last night's show:  https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/entertainment/music/guns-n-roses-striking-poses-metlife-stadium-article-1.2723576?client=safari#

Technically was shorter because they dropped 1 CD song! But I agree...it is still a pretty fair set!

I'm at the airport.  I still can't believe what I saw!  Seeing MetLife sold out was a dream.  I don't know how these guy can go 2.75 hours and come back tonight and do it again!!!  Axel's voice live is simply incredible.  YouTube will never do it justice.

Hey. I just woke up. What an AMAZING show they put on!  You have to go see them live. The Youtube video does not do them any justice.  Axl was on fire. From the beginning of "It So Easy", the band came to kick some ass.  Axl's scream in Jungle was phenomenal! It was the best version of the song. Rocket Queen sounded awesome. I never seen so many people sing in unison with Axl when Sweet Child was played. This was also the best version of You Could Be Mine. Paradise City was awesome as usual!

The two negatives were that Seeker needs to be replaced. Not that good of a song. Also, I would suggest that if your bladder can't hold down drinks, drink less. There was a guy and a woman in my row who couldn't hold it in and kept going to the bathroom  every 15 minutes. It actually started to get annoying a bit.

I have seen various versions of GNR since Axl came to MSG with Bucket and Robin and rocked the house before that tour blew up ... Pretty much every tri state GNR show minus that Randall's Isand festival and a few times in Vegas...including T Mobile.

This was by far the most amazing performance by any of them. This was also my first time seeing them in an outside venue... In my head that was a negative. I could not be more wrong. Axl sang his fucking ass off... and the top hat steals the show in every way...he got such a pop from the crowd for every solo.

Highlights for me were Richard and Slash during RQ, DTJ, Jungle, This I Love and Axl absolutely crushed my favorite GNR recording ... You Could Be Mine... which lets be fair he has struggled with at times over the years. Not last night ....

Also the fireworks at the end of PC are a great sight.

MetLife did an amazing job ... There was not an empty seat in the house...so damn loud. My party and I hung out from 4 o clock in the lot ... Had some drinks, some food and lots of laughs. Walked right in as Lenny started ... I was very impressed with his band. Only a half hour wait in between sets. We parked right next to the exit and FLEW right out of the lot after the show ( which was great) then caught some late night Chinese food at Wo Hop downtown ( best spot in NYC for Cantonese) perfect end to an amazing day I'll never forget.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention ... It was hot!  :hihi:

well played Jaeball....

The shorter show length woukd fit a typical blu-ray run time, the sound and acoustics were the best i've ever heard, axl seemed on a mission, the pro shot live streamng of some of the songs, etc. I'm not saying they were, just wondering out loud.

cant even explain how awesome last night was, it was magic

They cut a song from the set list. I clocked it at about 2:30, not counting the curtain call/bows.

And keep in mind, i'm not complaining at all! The show was fucking amazing, and one song or 10 more min, wasn't going to have a whit if effect on that opinion. But folks were wondering why that song spot got cut and the show was a tiny bit shorter than the ones recently.  I'm just relaying what i heard "on the ground".

Ugh..we had the same thng with "row runners". Was really starting to piss me off!

Hey man,msorry we never got to meet up. The gw robbed us us f 45 min, which put us behind the mob at Redds, which kiloed another 45. It was 7:15 before we managed the venue, and we had to hit the bud lght gate, totally opposite verizon. Just couldn't get out to you.

But holy fucking shit. That show, that crowd.....i've seen hundreds of shows in my life. That.....that was otherworldy.

Nooo i love The Seeker  :)

"People tend to hate me, cause i never smile" Thats Axl  :hihi:

Good chance they were using the bathroom for other purposes.  Like pringles says, once you pop, you cant stop.  Ny nj area snows 12 months a year.

Ha. Not what you think. They were going at separate times and came with separate people.

No worries glad you and the wife had a great time.

I was with a group of 10 ... Half only know the big Apetite songs and November Rain . They all loved it and for me to look around and see "my" band rocking "my" sold out football teams stadium was a real sight for sore eyes. I loved watching the crowd when the lights would shine.

The GW bridge is a nightmare ... At all hours of the day ...

I really wish I could make it out tonight... Damn family obligations !

Last night was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. I've watched nearly every periscope but as everyone who has been to a show has said, you HAVE to witness it yourself, and even then you won't really believe it. The sheer amount of energy that band is putting out right now is amazing---they looked and sounded like they could go on for at least another half hour if they wanted---even in what was the most miserably hot night of the year. Axl was smiling throughout the entire show, everything I could hear was spot on.

Notes: The crowd was hot--literally too hot...more than a few people stretchered out from what I saw and I was in the 100s, not the floor.

             As others have said, CD songs aren't well known, but TIL def. gets applause as a performance re: vocals/solo

             Personal highlights for me were Estranged, Coma, and November Rain, the latter of which has to be the hottest performance I've ever seen of that song    ever  on video or live.

            I didn't realize just how important Fortus and Reese are to the arrangements now. Richard is a talented man and I'm glad he got to keep the first RQ solo.

            I have never seen so many bullet logos in one place.


All in all, everything I wanted and more than I expected. After two decades apart and with just 3 months of rehearsals, this band is putting people who have been doing this on the regular for the last 20 years to shame. For those going back tonight, stay cool and enjoy  :peace: :peace: :peace:

that was my 20th gnr show and could have been the best maybe a close to 2nd to the msg december 91. metlife was on fire literally lol. great crowd seemed really diverse saw people of all ages even some families with small children.  i am tired as shit and will be doing it again tonight.
one thing metlife needs to fix is entering the lots and exiting one lane going south at 16w on the turnpike wtf that was a nightmare

I was there last night as well and I am also going to sound like a few other posters on here. It's been great all the periscopes and youtube videos people have used for us to see other shows but until you see it live the way this band sounds is nothing less than EPIC. I don't want to hear one complaint about song lists or anything they nailed every song. Axl sounds tremendous the band. This was for me the best concert iv ever been to. Anyone who is going to see them on this tour is in for a real treat.

Funny you shoukd mention it...they ARE fixing it. :) thats part of the issue...they are doing some construction to widen things out which,mright now, makes it all worse!

METLIFE STADIUM TRAFFIC ADVISORY: NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE CONSTRUCTION / 16W SOUTHBOUND RAMP

In order to improve the overall condition of the New Jersey Turnpike 16W interchange, construction has begun to widen and lengthen the southbound Turnpike access lane and shoulder.  The construction will create POST EVENT  delays for those guests who normally use this route to access the Turnpike.

To avoid this construction, guests are advised to use either the 18W interchange to the New Jersey Turnpike or Eastern Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike via Route 3 East (Lincoln Tunnel / New York City / Secaucus).

Here is my long long long review:

Shame on YouTube....
Here is my review:

Shame on YouTube....

I just was listening to civil war on YouTube from last night and it is awesome, however, the moments where one might criticize Axl for not sounding perfect (who is perfect?) one would never remotely notice this when sitting in the 10th row of section four at the show last night.

GNR Montreal and I flew from Montreal and Miami and as excited as we were, we rested most of Saturday, kind of excited, and kind of stoic and confused...
Was it really happening??

We head over at 5:30 on uber from the city, and an easy trip.  As we walk towards the gate at the stadium, 100 degrees outside, we begin to have flashbacks.  It is like a super bowl party atmosphere.  My memory of the 91 New Years show in Miami was a different crowd.  We were younger, rowdier, angrier, not as appreciative of what we had in front of us. 

This atmosphere was the happiest place on earth!!!!  Again, was it really happening?
Everyone decked in their new and old GNR shirts....one guy in our row, with one of the most fun wild but appropriate group of guy friends, snuck a banner in his jock that said "I have been waiting 20+ years to hear Coma." 

MetLife stadium has to be as nice as any place.  It was MASSIVE and beautiful.  Almost no clouds in the sky, the 0 percent chance of rain was a good sign.  We walk around the 2016 Colossuem and pick up our floor seats at Will Call.  We spent 390$ inclusive on the "Premium Seating" which only means you have great seats.  The gates open and we head in with no issues.  It was quick.  Immediately we grab drinks and are told they pour all drinks... No bottles...hmmm. GNR Montreal looks at and at the same time, we both say....no throwing bottles = safe show. 

We head to see how close we are.  Our seats were incredible...  The guy sitting to us is the typical 30's GNR fan who has never seen em, never heard about our favorite website here today, and never heard one Chinese song.  He is sitting with a woman who must have been his mom.   He was so enthusiastic he talked GNR montreal's ear off all night.  Lol

But he was a great example of how far this reunion or semi reunion has com already. 

We get enough drinks and get ourselves ready without overdoing it....

One thing the fans in our seats were discussing with me was that being in the field level and looking up at a packed house gave us an idea of what it would be like to drop a bomb in an nfl game in front of that crowd...
We also pretended to come out of the tunnel to the crowd before an nfl game.  Beckham making that catch etc etc.  easily the coolest part of being in a football field last night.

Ok:..
Concert....
Lenny comes on and as amazing as he is, he couldn't fully get everyone to sing even tho he tried was because the crowd was so focused on the dream come true that was happening at 10.
Lenny is as good as anyone and sounded and looked incredible.  I was into it, and trying to fully appreciate him.  In the end, I still found myself pondering the hands to see GNR!

As Lenny finished, we notice there is a packed house!!!!

GNR comes on a little after 10, on time, and the joy in the crowd was like I have never seen at any show.  When Axl screamed fuck off, it was like he struck is with a bolt of lightning!  The stage was very UYI looking and beautiful.

The sound acoustics were as good as any place I have ever been to, and duff dizzy, slash, frank, Melissa, fortis, could be heard distinctively from our seats. It's so loud in comparison to my daily addictive YouTube visits, that I will now spend he next 6 months trying to find a YouTube clip that justified the live experience.

Axl closes its so easy with howling screams "so fuckn easy....yeah". My entire section looking at each other as if we all have been friends for years waiting.... No one could believe it.  Brownstone begins, and moves into CD and then jungle.
Chinese live with slash was basically a sequel song to appetite songs in my eyes.  Slash on solo was way more enjoyable than any prior guitarists on my bias view alone, let alone that he really nails his own version but stays true to the album sound too.

Jungle scream was another strike of lightning by a voice that one person only has ever been able to do.  Most of what Axl sings, he does with control and then finished with the old school menace and he still holds notes like 92 Paris video.

So first four songs are done.  So intense.  They tear your head off and continue into DOubke talkin with a fierce shredding at the beginning.
Now everyone is bouncing in my section.... We are all looking again at each other like wtf wtf wtf is happening.  It's happening!  We r seein this???
Holy shit.
Slash still ripping the extended beginning.  Speaking of extended, every slash moment is extended, and when you are there, you realize why.  Because he is the most iconic guitarist I've ever heard of... His fingers remind me of Bill Joel with a piano.
Slash is the "Guitar Man."

"You dig what I'm saying home fuck?"

Guitar solo by slash insane live for DTJ!  In my mind I heard him dedicate the song to Warren Beatty.

When Estranged started; immediately the crowd roared and recognized the classic.  The guys behind me again who had brought the coma banner were all in and knew every word of the classics.  I keep stating this, but the crowd being so packed and loud and standing was so surreal.....it is quite amazing to me that the new GNR with bumble and ashba and buckethead and all the other hired guns were so good, but without the names and presence of slash and duff could not get the crowds.  It shows it is not only about the music. 

Slash solos and ending of estranged was flawless.  Still overwhelmed, they go into Live and Let Die to make sure you don't sit down!!  Here is an example of how you know Axl can do what he wants with his voice...he howls so loud when u r there, raspy, power, and his trademark mean eyes as he screams yeah!!!!

So we get no breaks as Rocket begins.. Slash's guitar is so clear....Axl rasps it up again as he shouts "ya better turn me on tonight" in 88 ritz form...
Fortis and Slash mid rocket jam is mind blowing "school of cock, legend of the rent" type of rock n roll.  Rock and roll should be renamed Guns N roses! 

YCBM was next and truly perfect.  I saw New GNR in 2011 and 2012 and as amazing as Axl sounded, he was way closer to the 2010 form last night, and I find it that as Ycbm goes on, Axl seems to put more power and screech until he finishes the song in 93 form!!!
It's powerful fucking shit here!!!  Again...I look up from the field seats to crowd and realize it is happening!

Duff blows us away with his voice and sound and attitude rocks!

This I love next....ok, so my mother went to show with my dad in Foxborough and told me she didn't know her new favorite song.
She was talking about This I love.

The album doesn't do it justice.
YouTube neither! 

Axl walks around stage singing a song that sounds like I'm in a painful dark but romantic Broadway show.
Slash solo is now the norm for me as he is GNR and therefore his solo has replaced a solo by ashba that I thought of as one of the best.  (Used to love the cig being put out on the guitar)

So nothing can follow this I love, but Civil war.

When civil begins I feel like I'm hearing a song written for the movie.... "Glory."  (Oh my lord lord lord..mmm)

Every time I hear civil I think it is the greatest song ever written.

After civil I feel like he show could end and it would actually still be amazing, but of course, this actually is only the early part of the second half and more tranquil and self thinking melodic portion that was initiated by the opener of the second half "this I love."

Gunner Montreal is stoic at this point. He can't sing, he can't move."  He is doing what many began to do more as the exhausting exhilarating epic adjective worthy show continued.....watching with eyes wide opened and stunned.

I know u all know he set list, but I wanted to share my thoughts as the show progressed so forgive me for the jubilation!  I am 35000 miles high on JetBlue...lol

Ok... Godfather live... Solo amazing but also beautiful and tranquil.
SCOM - I kept saying to GNR Montreal that his voice sounded different live than on YouTube here.

It was crazy loud...I can't imagine how far away you could hear us.

The rest was the same... It seemed like it wouldn't end.. (Didn't want it to either) We kept hoping for a set list change but didn't get it, but that's GNR.  I can't fault them for playing seeker.  Sometimes u sing something and do it for reasons that are your own.
Maybe they sing it just so we can say why do they sing it?  Kidding
Lol
Ok. ...
Notes on rest of show:
1. All appetite songs Axl seems to sing as raspy as he wants...as my mom just said and she is 70..."he sings now..not all screaming.  He sounds great"
Thanks mom.

2. Patience live very raspy.  Not sure on good old You(can't hear)tube... But end sounded very raspy...  "Good fuckin milkshake" (pulp fiction)

3. No don't cry bums me out only cause ...u know why

4.  By November rain, I was beginning to feel a tiny bit of the reality of it). Finally kicking in.

5. Coma gets its own report, but I'll leave it to this quote by the guy behind me.  He said, "Coma is the best song ever written.  It's as good as the crab cakes in Wedding Crashers.. " and then his entire crew yelled, "coma is phenomenal"
"No ones gonna bother me anymore" live leading into he greatest solo ever was mind blowing again.

6. We left as paradise started which we never thought we would do, but we are so tired at this point, and looked for a limo just to get out. (Still heard ending of paradise leaving stadium.)

CONCLUSION....

Best band ever.  Period.  
How they sweat for 3 hours in 100 degrees and go back tonight is beyond me.  How Axl can still sing that many songs that well is just an "anomaly" as Axl likes to say that word.

Axl is God
Slash is Jesus
Duff is David Bowie

Nightrain is 1988 still...

Thanks to Jarmo and all of u for keeping this afloat for 20 years. I'm 40 and GNR has inspired me.
And I can never complain about anything again.....

"Good.  Fuckin..night!!!"

Also better was amazing live.  Slash intro gets me for s new song every time.

Was in the pit and had an amazing time. The band was on fire.

I almost didn't get in. My pit 1 tickets came from stub hub.

I paid to park at Redd's. Got there about 4pm and just as we were sitting down by the bar to order some late lunch early dinner Stubhub called and left me a VM saying my tickets were "invalid" and wouldn't be accepted.

Their customer service leaves something to be desired. The VM they left me was barely audible. And they just have you call back a general customer service number. They tried to offer me section 4 instead and claimed they had no pit 1 or pit 2 tickets. After about a half hour my wife managed to get on their site and see they had at least 5 pit tickets currently listed.

I had to yell and scream for an hour before a "supervisor" agreed to give me pit tickets. And when I got them from their office which is in the Hilton hotel not at will call they were marked 1750 each.

But all that effort was worth it for the best show I ever seen. Even my wife who is not a big fan seemed to have a good time. Just wish I had enough free time to go back for night 2 :)

yeah i read that earlier on their twitter wish i did 24 hours ago lol thankfully i am not driving tonight

Proshot live streaming? I missed that.. Did anyone record it?

Ι think he means the live video on the screens.

Mission accomplished.

by The pilfery one

FUCK YOU. FUCK THEM. FUCK 'EM ALL. FUCK THE WORLD.

OK, Ok, ok....sorry. Let me calm down a second. You'll have to excuse me, as I'm just starting to come back down to earth, a bit, after having my ass kicked, properly, from one end of MetLife Stadium to the other, by a lineup of a band I never, ever, ever thought I'd see again.  To call this show amazing would be to do it an injustice of understatement.

This was my 13th GnR show.  It holds up, neck and neck, with the best I've ever seen from them.  Ever.  I don't care which line up we're talking about. AFD, UYI, CD....doesn't matter.  Last night, they sounded as good as the best of any of them.  Ever.  

As soon as the strains of "It's so Easy" hit the air, you could see this band was on a mission.  They stalked the stage like predators, every one of them, giving every ounce of sweat, every heartbeat, every bit of energy and enthusiasm and effort they could muster.  They were determined to slay the fuck out of this show, to whip the crowd into a frenzy, to beat back any potential uncertainty, and to prove, to everyone in that stadium that, yes, they were back. They were back with a vengeance. And woe be to any who might harbor any misgivings.

Axl, during song after song after song, sounded album perfect.  From the end of "It's so Easy" (where our row, who had now become best friends in the course of half a song), when we all looked at each other as Axl SCREAMED into the night, as we said HOLY SHIT!, and right through Paradise City, Axl tore into those songs like a carnivore who had been deprived of flesh for 6 months.  His rendition of YCBM might rival the albums for perfection, for me.  Coma, the deepest cut of the night off their albums, was delivered with aggression, and passion, and all the rasp and screams and vocal acrobatics one could want from the hardest fucking song, vocally, they've ever written.  Axl put on a fucking master class of how to sing that material, of how to be a front man, and of how to just fucking bring down the house. There is no way a man in his 50's should be able to match the live performances he put on in his 20's...and yet, last night, he did.  I don't know what more anyone else on this planet could want from him than that.  Just incredible.

Slash, for his part, kept pace.  The birthday boy ripped into Brownstone, and Civil war, and the solo for TIL (which is quickly becoming on par with his work on November rain as some of my favorite Slash moments of the show) with reckless abandon.  He makes playing the solo on coma look fucking effortless.  You stare at this man, who just celebrated his 51st birthday, and wonder how the fuck he has the stamina to go out, in 90 degree heat and blistering humidity, and play so fucking well that you can't figure out how the god damn strings aren't melting off his guitars.  Every single moment of the show he touches, he leaves an indelible, unmistakable, unique mark on.  It is amazing how, even though others have played the same notes (and, honestly, done an admirable job of it!!) in recent memory, nobody seems to exactly replicate the feel...the EMOTION...that Slash puts into those same notes.  It was like coming home again.  

Duff laid down the funkiest, most amazing bass I have ever heard live.  And I don't just mean at a GnR show.  I've seen 100+ shows in my life, worked at a venue for shows for 4 or 5 years in my youth.  I've heard bands, live, across every single genre.  Last night, Duff killed every single one of them.  Every. Fucking. One.  Bass is vastly underappreciated in Rock, with potentially Duff being the exception, but what he did last night was "Put him on the Mount Rushmore of Rock" good.  Part of playing bass is creating a rhythmic space that the rest of the band can create in, and excel in.  His work in It's So Easy, and Double Talkin Jive and Coma and Nightrain, and Out to Get me, and...well, you get what I'm saying.  His bass FILLED THE STADIUM.  It was not the second (or third) fiddle to lead (and rhythm).  It was every bit as prominent, every bit as obvious, and every bit as important.  Fucking A.

The more I see Richard working with "The Big 3", the more he seems to fit, and find his space.  It seems like he gets more and more comfortable every show, and he plays with such passion and such technique, that he's quickly gaining more and more of my attention.  He gets overshadowed by the presence of Axl, Slash, and Duff now..and maybe, for this run, that's as it should be.  But I would be remiss if I did not mention his efforts last night.  Watching him play rhythm, and the moments he takes lead...just stupendous.  His contributions to last night's sonic perfection were, to me, gigantic.

Frank, likewise, does an amazing job behind the kit. He gets way too much shit for it, too.  The way he drove the band last night was exactly what they needed.  It kept them tight, it kept them moving, and it made the whole show fill with frenetic energy.  I really think his beats, especially with the crowd last night, are PERFECT for this show, for these settings.  For all you people playing armchair drummer at home..fuck off.  Go sit at a show and experience what's going on.  It really does fit.  It whips everyone into a frenzy and leaves them fucking breathless, wondering what the fuck just smacked them in the mouth, as they get up off the canvas and beg for more.  Frank.....to all those fuckers slacking on you...know that there are some folks out there who actually know what's going down.  You keep beating that beat, man. It rocks!

Ms. Reese, like Tracy and Roberta before her, adds an amazing layer to the backing vocals that I think has been missing since the UYI days.  And I'm not even sure if I was AWARE that it felt missing.  Now, during a lot of the UYI material especially, there is another layer to the music that really adds a ton.  She sounds great, and her work on keys, if understated, is definitely felt when it's there. I really hope that she sticks around, and they get her in the studio to record new stuff. I'd LOVE to hear her in some album material...I think it would be gangbuster. And, of all the people up on that stage last night, I think I felt for her in the heat THE MOST.  Her thick, blue, eye makeup was just melting.  To the point where, I think, by the end of the show she'd just removed it.

And lastly, we get to Dizzy.  Dizzy was, as usual, the master of the keys.  I find it hard to heap praise on him, though he deserves it, because he does what Dizzy usually does: Fades into the night, while still having a dramatic effect on the music, and musicality, of everything being played.  He is the guy lurking in the background who jumps in just as he's needed to fill that much needed part to make it all sound perfect, and then slowly slinks away until it's time to save the day, again. He is the unsung superhero of GnR, and I love every minute of his work.

And last...the crowd. I honestly don't know how to put this into words.  They were, if anything, another member of the band last night.  I know it's cliche to say it...but last night, it was true.  For every ounce of energy Axl and the boys gave out, the crowd threw 10X that much back to them.  Axl would drive the crowd wild with a scream, or some rasp, or a spot on rendition...and the crowd would go fucking nuts, and it seemed to drive Axl to do it again, and again, and again.  Slash would rip out some crazy piece of sonic wizardry, the crowd would worship the guitar god appropriately, and he would almost take it as a dare to do something even more ridiculous 2 minutes later.  The crowd was fed and in turn fed the band.  It was like watching one, big, symbiotic game of tug of war.  And what made it all the better was that the vibe in the crowd was so cool.  We were all best friends, there to see what we never, ever thought we'd see again.  A resurrection, of sorts.  And while they might STILL be the most dangerous band alive...last night the crowed was the most unified crowd alive.  Singing along to every song (and to those who dis LALD and KOHD...the crowd sung so loud during those songs, it was almost deafening...they are HUGE pleasers of most of those 55k sitting there), snake dancing at every turn, with not a hint (that I saw) of aggression, or violence, or anything other than comraderie.  And I think (I hope) the band felt that too.  The love and excitement for GnR last night was as much of the experience as anything else.  It was an amazing thing to be part of and, honestly, it's something I'll remember for the rest of my life.  No show I've ever been to, and that includes some amazing Greatful Dead and Phish shows where community is part of the deal, has had that kind of feel to it.  So, big shout out to my fellow attendees last night....because you, as much as GnR, made this one for the ages.

By the end of the show...which I think was the PERFECT length...you could feel the energy starting to wane.  Some of it was the inevitable sadness that we all knew it was coming to an end.  Some of it was the BLISTERING heat and humidity that was finally starting to take it's toll, on both the crowd and the band.  Some of it was just the inevitability that comes with a 2.5 hour set that, really, has no significant slow down...no chance to recharge before the next amazing song starts it's opening notes.  But, along with that, came this weird feeling.  It was the feeling that we had all made it through this thing together, accomplished something amazing together.  It's almost like we, band and crowd alike, had just finished a marathon, in world record setting time, all as one entity.  It felt important. It felt monumental.  And as the last notes of Paradise City hit, and the crowd started to move toward the exits, we all sort of looked at each other and said "Holy shit...what just happened?".  Like the impossible had been completed, and we were all a part of history.  As the band came out for their curtain calls, every person in that arena STOPPED, on the stairs, in front of chairs, in aisles, wherever, and ROARED their approval.  ROARED their gratefulness. ROARED their overwhelming love and appreciation for what Guns N Roses had just done, what WE had just done.  It was.....almost spiritual, at least for me.

So yeah. Fuck you. Fuck them. Fuck everybody. Fuck the world.

Because last night, The most dangerous band alive put in their audition tape to be the biggest band on the planet. Again.

And it's one hell of a compelling audition. Mission. Fucking. Accomplished. :)

Negatory Big Ben (or big boromir, in this case).

Check their FB page. ;)

They had It's so Easy up, pro shot by Fernando (I think).  Isn't it still there?

Gypsy pointed it out a few pages back, I think.

That would make some pretty freaking awesome B-Roll cut ins for a live DVD. ;)

Review says 55k. I think that's what we use for our "official" number. ;)

One of the best nights of my lfe.  No words everyone did their thing and did it well.  🔫🌹🎩😍

Yes.....perfectly said!

My ears are still ringing

Just curious after last night what most prefer football stadiums or hockey arenas..Watching some of the upper side videos on YouTube makes it noticeable how big the stage and the gap between GA is...Last night was incredible, but GNR have always been incredible!! I loved the club shows, Brooklyn Bowl I actually was leaning in the stage in front of B-foot...But GNR should be playing bigger venues, so the question remains stadiums or arenas....

Yes during introductions he said lets wish a happy birthday to ... Slash.

Awesome.  Any videos of this?

https://youtu.be/5WrE58T9p4Y

By the way, this account has AMAZING videos. Excellent quality.

Both?

I honestly like both of them, pretty equally, for different reasons and at different times. You cant beat the crowd of a stadium show. After last night, i am totally convinced of that.

But arena shows give you the opportunty of a more intimate ecperience and better view. And thats cool, too.

And they can do both! Dependng on time of year, and amount of time for a tour, etc. so they don't really need to decide which type "forever". ;)

Yeah they cut Sorry/CITR. Not sure why. Maybe they'll play one of those tonight.

Great review pilferk. I know what you mean about the almost spiritual feeling.. This is really it. :)

Who is this Markit Aneight person?!?  A-mazing vidoes from the Philly show and last night's show.

I was thinking the SAME EXACT THING pilkerk.


Great review!


It was the first show I watched from start to finish on periscope. The sound was AMAZING!


The band was not even there, they were projecting in from some other planet. Crazy, crazy good!

The quality here is incredible

What a fucking show.  I've only recovered enough to even post this now (just barely).  Every ounce of my being was left in Metlife, my carcass was somehow dragged back home, not sure how.  For me the highlight was the Layla instrumental (during which I saw God) but also bittersweet because I knew we were closer to the end.  And that's the thing, it was too incredible for me to handle because I felt an actual sense of panic knowing that it would end and I could barely deal with it ending.  I wanted it to go on forever.  It was a state of euphoria that kept me in tune with all that was good in the world.  I didn't even notice the heat/humidity until seeing that my shirt was soaked through in sweat on the train ride home.  But anyway, what a fucking feeling. GNR for fucking ever.

Looks like Fox News took the police blotter from the Saturday night show - which was very typical for any 50,000+ event at that stadium - and tried to spin it as controversy:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/07/25/at-least-30-arrested-at-guns-n-roses-concert-in-new-jersey.html (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/07/25/at-least-30-arrested-at-guns-n-roses-concert-in-new-jersey.html)

 :rant:

It's time for a new "GET IN THE RING" song  :smoking:

Yeah it's all over the news now - though is it really typical for a show that big?

http://globalnews.ca/news/2845574/dozens-of-people-arrested-at-guns-n-roses-concert-in-new-jersey/

I joked on FB that they likely have that many at every single Giants game.

Thank you for the insightful and well written review, pilferk! I always appreciate your passion, insight, observations, honesty, and heartfelt GNR devotion. Your posts are always original and thought-provoking.

Yes, amazing quality!!!
I haven't seen Axl move with so much groove in many years. He is loose, and really feeling the rhythm and swing in the jams. He is slithering and sliding across the stage like a demonic serpent. This is Appetite swagger and slither. Fucking love it. Very natural. Very organic jive. Nothing forced. Nothing stiff. Nothing that could give a skeptic fuel for believing that Axl has become a parody of himself.
Axl is still the real deal.

And is that just a phone? It looks pro shot.

Even the sound is unreal.

I agree on Melissa. I kind of questioned her role in the band when I first heard she was replacing Mother Goose, but she does bring a lot to the table. I actually feel the backing vocals primarily being her and Duff are stronger than they've been.

Yeah it's awesome. But it's not a phone. The guy who filmed it said on YouTube comments that it's a Panasonic T900, or something like that.

I dunno if it's possible to get this quality out of a smartphone

Pffft..thats a quiet, well behaved crowd for some shows or sporting events. I've seen close to that many carted out of a yanks/sox or giants/cowboys game.

I've seen more people arrested at the gate of a game at Fenway with 'Yankees Suck, Jeter Swallow's" shirts... This is them just trying to manufacture a 'Most Dangerous Band in the World' story line.

Those wondering about the shirt for the show,I am pretty sure it's supposed to resemblethe New Years Eve Ball in Times Square sense the fireworks and neon ball.

Great review

I think when you go to a concert and you let yourself go, invest part of yourself to the moment, you get so much more from the experience. For a couple of hours it just about you, the band and all the people around and nothing in the world matters. You feel free

It's a small moment of magic.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 camera is pretty good. And things are getting better on this camp. Still not beating a DSLR tho.

Best show of my life, nothing compares. There's literally nothing to piss on here, if you went to the show, you know it.

Stayed on the same hotel as Duff, shared the elevator down when we were checking out, nervously thanked him "for the show on friday" which he corrected me as saturday of course and wondered if I was Swedish since I was wearing a Graveyard t-shirt.  ;D

Yesterday Howard Stern talked briefly about the Saturday show because Gary was there and met Duff and Slash back stage. He was very complimentary, saying that Axl and Slash both sounded amazing. He said name a song and they played it, mentioning that the played for 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Where some won't be happy with the back and forth... we didn't sound super impressed with their decision to play material off of Chinese Democracy (although it sounded like he thought they only played one song)... Howard inevitably asked if Axl is 'still chubby', and Gary said yes he is, but he sounded amazing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR6maLB6JRs&list=PLEzO75e97Dx68323ind8NARy_GDyGiFNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR6maLB6JRs&list=PLEzO75e97Dx68323ind8NARy_GDyGiFNL)

Starts at 1:58:50

I'm just re-listening to my couple of scopes from that night...and freaking goosebumps.

They really did sound freaking amazing.....

Nice ! Duff is all class.

I agree about the show . Best show of my life.

I would pay boucoup bucks for a proshot DVD/Blu Ray or a soundboard of this show.  Even something fan shot with consistent, high quality, balanced audio.  I'm watching the bootlegs thread, and have the one for the show, but since it's youtube sourced...it's inconsistent.  Good for what it is, for sure, but......GAH, I wanna just relive this show over and over again.

I can't see them not releasing a show (or a compilation DVD) from this tour. If they did I would think that your observation of the slight change to the number of songs could be related to fine tuning the timing of a BluRay. Also of note the head of the production company they used for the live footage of the LA warmup gig has been very active on instragram with quick clips of backstage at MetLife as well as outside in the crowd.  https://www.instagram.com/whitepie/ (https://www.instagram.com/whitepie/) might mean something might not.

I just don't see how you release the Appetite for Democracy DVD/BR and somehow miss this opportunity.

Melissa

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Wow, what an excellent review! Sounds like a magical night. I always thought that the East coast brought out the best in GNR in a way that the Midwest does not. 

Thanks!

It really was awesome.  The band sounded great. The crowd was amazing.  I honestly don't think it could have been any better (well, unless they were still playing...because lets face it, more GnR is always better!) than it was.  Everything just "worked".

I'm already planning and scheming for NEXT TIME.

Back in the UK after a trip to Boston & NYC. Went to 3 incredible gigs. I'll post some pics in due course.

Here is Sweet Child from this show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL8yrFL5NMA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL8yrFL5NMA)