June 15th, 2007 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena

[jarmo]

Board members attending: Billo, Blackrose, Dead N' Bloated, DISCOSTU, Eat Pop Slop, gunnerdownunder, gunners92, slashedguns, snow white, The Hinge



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Setlist: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Robin Guitar Solo/Jam with Frank and Dizzy, Sweet Child O' Mine, Better, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, You Could Be Mine, Dizzy Piano Solo (Angie), The Blues, Band Introductions/Jam, Richard Guitar Solo/Guitar Duet with Robin, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Moving Jam, November Rain, IRS, Ron Guitar Solo (Back In Black, Don't Cry), My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach), Liquor & Whores (with Bubbles), Patience, Nightrain

Encores: Chinese Democracy, Madagascar, Paradise City

[badapple81]

I'll be at this one. I'm very unfaimilar with Melbourne so anyone down there that might want to meet up, let me know!

[Dead N' Bloated]

I'll be there too bro. With 3 bells on


 

[gunners92]

I'm Going!!!
I've looking forward to this for a long time!

[slashedguns]

ill be there

[mr.glavin]

these Aussie shows they're playing ... are they big arenas or have Gn'r downsized a bit

[gunners92]

these Aussie shows they're playing ... are they big arenas or have Gn'r downsized a bit

They're all shows to 10,000-13,000.
They are generally the biggest venues before crossing over to a stadium.

[The Hinge]

I will be attending.  After 20 years of fanatic like listening, 10 copies of Appitite 4-5 copies of lies the illusions 2-3 each and numerous copies of the remaining albums travelling to Portugal for Rock in Rio to have them pull out and missing them by days when they played in London 02, I will FINALLY be seeing them for the first time !!!!!   It is going to be surreal.

[ClintroN]

goin' to the Melb. show too!!

i live in Brizzy n' im seein' a 2nd show...........the Melb. shows on my fuckin' birthday!!  UNFUCKIN'REAL!!

 

[Blackrose]

I'll be at this one aswell.?
Just got my ticket floor SGA1?

[Billo]

Add me to that list thanks Jarmo..I got my Tix today...WOHOO

[HBK]

This Show Is:

" SOLD OUT "

HBK *

[Eat Pop Slop]

I'm there too 

[badapple81]

Can anybody recommend some decent accomodation near the venue? I have only been to Melbourne once and kinda remember that it's right next to the CBD. I'm after something not too cheap and nasty, not too 5 star price.. middle budget and quality is fine with me. Thanks!

[Eat Pop Slop]

Can anybody recommend some decent accomodation near the venue? I have only been to Melbourne once and kinda remember that it's right next to the CBD. I'm after something not too cheap and nasty, not too 5 star price.. middle budget and quality is fine with me. Thanks!

Try this one Sir - Short tram ride to the venue

http://www.kingsgatehotel.com.au/

[Blackrose]

Can anybody recommend some decent accomodation near the venue? I have only been to Melbourne once and kinda remember that it's right next to the CBD. I'm after something not too cheap and nasty, not too 5 star price.. middle budget and quality is fine with me. Thanks!

Try this site http://www.lastminute.com.au

They have lots of good deals but check out the "secret hotels" you can save heaps on these.
For example the "Secret 3.5* Melbourne Hotel - Sensational Price! (3.5*)"http://www.lastmin.com.au/hotel_description.aspx?txthotelid=13 for $89 a night, is the "Travelodge Southbank Melbourne (3.5*)"http://www.lastmin.com.au/hotel_description.aspx?txthotelid=6 which is $140 on the same site, so you can save heaps by choosing the secret hotels. I may be staying at this one, not sure yet.
Stayed there a couple of months ago and it was good.

Cheers
? ? ? ? ?Blackrose

[Dead N' Bloated]

Does anyone know a good backpackers near the arena or the train station. I gotta get a train to churchill after the 2nd show unless someone else is Headin that way?


 

[Eat Pop Slop]

There's a hostel on the corner of Spencer and Flinders if you're REAL desperate, but I wouldn't recommend em personally, so won't mention the name.

[Dead N' Bloated]

There's a hostel on the corner of Spencer and Flinders if you're REAL desperate, but I wouldn't recommend em personally, so won't mention the name.

Whats so bad about it? I fly into Avalon at 5pm on the thurs, instead of going all the way to churchill to stay at my dads I just need a place to stay tha night before the 1st show and to sleep the next day b4 the 2nd. Is it cheap?


 

[Eat Pop Slop]

There's a hostel on the corner of Spencer and Flinders if you're REAL desperate, but I wouldn't recommend em personally, so won't mention the name.

Whats so bad about it? I fly into Avalon at 5pm on the thurs, instead of going all the way to churchill to stay at my dads I just need a place to stay tha night before the 1st show and to sleep the next day b4 the 2nd. Is it cheap?


 

Definitely cheap - around $16 a night for a dorm style room.

I just had a bad experience with em a few years ago. Booked my room online, thought all was good, and I should mention that the trip I made that time was a BIGTIME budget one.

I arrive early for check in with em, and they tell me that I needed to give them $100 as a security deposit (first I had heard about it), and I can't check in until I do.

They ended up freezing it in my bank account, and said it would clear again the next day. Was REAL reluctant to do it as it was most of the money I had for the trip, but at the time I lived in Hobart, so obviously needed somewhere to stay and I agreed.

So I get into the room and it was REAL average. I know that it's budget accom and all, but there was nothing you possibly could steal from the room that could be worth $100 literally. Wasn't even soap or a shower curtain in the bathroom etc.

When I checked out and was trying to get my frozen funds back they were real unhelpful. Took several times of me going back and pleading with em before I finally got my money back.

Having said all that, they're called All Nations if ya wanna run with it.

I'll check out some other ones in the city for ya though and PM / post here