G N' R Play Troubadour Friday, April 1, 2016: Axl, Slash & Duff Reunited

[Fernando]

What a show...

[Thorned Rose]

I would love to hear Don't Damn Me play live. One of the best GNR songs!

tell me about it... see my sig?

[chineseblues]

What a show...

Any pro video recordings going to come from it?

[qcmyoungwill]

What a show...

Any pro video recordings going to come from it?

There were 3 stationary cameras filming the whole show and people using handhelds as well. I have to assume it will be released at some point.

Check out my experience seeing the show here and share if you can!

https://youngwill27.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/my-night-with-guns-n-roses/

[Spirit]

What a show...

Any pro video recordings going to come from it?

There were 3 stationary cameras filming the whole show and people using handhelds as well. I have to assume it will be released at some point.

Check out my experience seeing the show here and share if you can!

https://youngwill27.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/my-night-with-guns-n-roses/

This was hanging outside the venue:

[raindogs70]

What a show...

A lot of things have been said about this show, but this is probably the one that some people are still getting their heads around.

OMG THERE'S A FEMALE IN GNR!!!!

Locomotive or bust

[PJ]

What a show...

A lot of things have been said about this show, but this is probably the one that some people are still getting their heads around.

OMG THERE'S A FEMALE IN GNR!!!!

Locomotive or bust

that's awesome

[qcmyoungwill]

What a show...

Any pro video recordings going to come from it?

There were 3 stationary cameras filming the whole show and people using handhelds as well. I have to assume it will be released at some point.

Check out my experience seeing the show here and share if you can!

https://youngwill27.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/my-night-with-guns-n-roses/

This was hanging outside the venue:

I didn't even see this! Makes sense.

[spikepalmese]

Hello Guys, Im "new" had a user before but wasnt posting, so did a new one, but always been around reeding
From Argentina, i stood till 6 am last night watching every photo and every vid and every update u guys posted here, so i wanna thank u for it
besides, i want to let u know, a friend is living in LA and he was able to be there, he has many many vids on FB showing during the whole day everything he could, of course they r in spanish, but maybe some will like them, https://www.facebook.com/jony.mayo?fref=ts thats his user, so if anyone wanna check he has many good stuff, he also told how great the was and everything.
Cheers !
Spike

[Axl&Baz07]

Show #1 is done and Double Talkin' Jive and New Rose has been brought back in a setlist specially made for a club show I assume.

I think this bodes well for the full production shows in terms of bringing back more stuff.

I hope we'll get to hear:

Perfect Crime
Dead Horse
Coma
Breakdown
Pretty Tied Up
Move To The City
Human Being
Ain't It Fun

And Don't Damn Me. One of my favourite GnR tracks and it's never been played live

+1 i love Don't Damn Me!

[Spirit]

New small clips of Dizzy and Frank outside the venue after the show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpD9myj6-c

[firecracker69]

Thanks for all the updates, videos and pics everyone

[BillBailey702]

Show #1 is done and Double Talkin' Jive and New Rose has been brought back in a setlist specially made for a club show I assume.

I think this bodes well for the full production shows in terms of bringing back more stuff.

I hope we'll get to hear:

Perfect Crime
Dead Horse
Coma
Breakdown
Pretty Tied Up
Move To The City
Human Being
Ain't It Fun

Dead horse would be amazing with axl and slash playing guitar together side by side. Dead horse is number one on my wish list

[Voodoochild]

Another good review on MyGNR. Got me even more anxious to hear Better and Chinese with Slash.

From ChineseIRS:

Okay just got home from work...idk how well written this will be, still cant really find the words to grasp how amazing this night was...to start the vibe was just really positive all around. The security was letting us drink outside the venue waiting for the doors to open. All they said was if the sheriffs come by just get rid of it so we dont get in trouble ha. Inside the venue the place just buzzing, it was electric. I ended up getting front row on Slashs side right in front of the monitor. Doors opened a little after 10pm and the lights when down a little before midnight. No intro (which i totally thought it was gonna be McBob) Slash walked out first and everybody followed, crowd erupted and Duff launched into Its So Easy. And from there the band didnt stop firing. Slash jumped up on the monitor during Easy for the first time and everyone around me lost it. Slash couldnt help but smirk at our reaction. The band was killing it and they knew it. They were all smiles and i just remember Duff looking up one point at Lenny Kravitz with a face like "yeah, we're back motherfucker!"

Axl sounded the best he has since 2010. He had the fire in his belly and that look in his eye. Rasp was everywhere to be seen. The song i paid most attention to vocally was YCBM cuz i know thats one he hasnt done good on for the last 5 years and he nailed it. He slayed the "breakin down my back" section! He was in a great mood and was definitely slimmer than he has been and he was not out of breath. Slash was very focused but he was rocking out for sure. To see him rocking out HARD to the chorus of Better was so surreal! It was just mindblowing to see him playing these songs and standing on stage next to Axl, i really couldnt believe it at some points. He was in top form and nailed every solo. At first they didnt interact too much but by the middle of the set Axl was throwing his arm on Slashs shoulder, he leaned up against his back rocking out during some solos and they exchanged a couple laughs between some songs.

As the setlist is out there, here is some highlights that stood out.

-Axl lost his footing during Brownstone and ended up ripping his jeans in the crotch. During the solo he walked over to the side of the stage and pointed up at Lenny Kravitz and back down at his crotch and said "Penisgate" or somethin to that effect and they both started laughing.

-Frank started a long countoff on the hihat and Slash launched into the Chinese Demoracry riff. I was like no way are they fucking playing this right now. It was very raw and punk rock sounding. It was pretty awesome and Slashs spin on the solo was great.

-Double Talkin' Jive!! Holy fuck was it awesome to hear that live. The band killed it and Axl sounded mean!!! He did the "i got...lies" part just like he sounded on the record.

-before the slide solo in Rocket Queen Slash did an extended talkbox solo, when he finished it Axl had a huge smile on his face and looked at us and said "you missed that, didnt you?"

-Godfather Theme was awesome! Before he started it Axl said "Heres a man that needs no introduction, but gets one anyways. Ladies and Gentlemen, Slash."

-Seeing Slash play the Sweet Child solo right up front and him and Axl doing that outro right next to each other was just insane. I remember looking back and Jim Carrey had the biggest smile on his face and i remember thinking "all is right in the world." Haha.

-Better had a whole new intro. It was this really heavy riff that just kept building and we're in the crowd goin holy shit theyre playing a new song. The riff kept building until it somehow came to a crash with Duff starting "no one ever told me when..." It was epic and strange seeing Slash completely rocking out in the chorus. Again he did a killer solo and did a cool slide part in the last verse. Again Axl slayed the "i never wanted you to be so full of anger" section.

-before Michelle Axl and Duff were talking and into the mic Axl goes "im goin by your guys' list tonight. Im follwing your lead" Duff starts laughing and Axl goes "thats very rare for me. I mean you guys know im an agreeable kinda guy. Im like Trump, i consult with myself." Funny moment.

-Heavens Door was probably the most special moment of the show. Axl starts the first sing along section and then right when he looked like he was gonna start the 2nd he kinda stopped himself and looked around the stage and said "this is the first time in 23 years us 3 have been on stage together, 1993, July i believe it was" the crowd just erupted. He did another sing along section and after that one he said "we worked very hard with the city to make this show happen, and we worked hard with the sheriffs and that in itself took 24 years" and laughed. It was amazing to see him almost taken back and acknowledging the magnitude of the night.

-another cool moment was Nightrain when they kicked into the first verse. It was "Look out" and both Axl and Slash started the foot stomp, gliding across the stage, stoping for a brief second in front of each other, and spinning off. It was bad ass!

-During Paradise City the crowd was getting crazy and after the first chorus Axl started yellin to the crowd "you guys gotta step back people in the front are getting crushed.... (crowd didnt really move).....i said you people need to step the fuck back now!" They finally did and Axl signaled the band to keep going and he jumped into the next verse. Reminded me of somethin that would happen back in the day haha.

 

Im probably missing a bunch of stuff and its really hard to convey my emotions throughout the night. But this show will go down as the best show i have ever seen in my life. Just to see the first time Axl and Slash back together and have it be in such an important club to the bands history and to be right up front is just magical. I truly feel so lucky to have witnessed it. Im so looking forward to Vegas next weekend! See you guys there! You will not be dissapointed!!!

And for celebrities i saw: Lenny Kravitz, Kate Hudson, Nic Cage, Jim Carrey, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Kushner, John 5, Colin Hanks, Norman Reedus, Sean Kinney, Bubbles, Bradley Cooper, the sports guy in Anchorman. Im sure there was way more, hard to make out everyone in the VIP section.

Source: http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?/topic/214419-guns-n-roses-play-troubadour-los-angeles-friday-april-1-2016-axl-slash-duff-reunited/&do=findComment&comment=4128831

[inlikeflynn420]

Wow, awesome review, you lucky bastard! I cannot wait until Friday night! Holy shit this is exciting!

[faldor]

Great review! Thanks for sharing, both to you and him.  

[tim_m]

Great review! Makes me even more determined to get to the Dallas show.

[kaasupoltin]

-Seeing Slash play the Sweet Child solo right up front and him and Axl doing that outro right next to each other was just insane. I remember looking back and Jim Carrey had the biggest smile on his face and i remember thinking "all is right in the world." Haha.

This is great stuff Must have been a magical show to attend. Just hoping we'll get some pro footage of it someday..

[Nytunz]

Just after watching all the videos and photos, im pretty sure these guys can make a really good and heavy rock n roll album! Imagine how awesome that would be..

[Sillything]

I'm really curios and exited about hearing Slash's take on Chinese and Better! Maybe some videos next week!??