July 23 - Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena

[MR W,AXL ROSE]

booked a couple off tickets so ill be there 

[sesor]

yesss i'm gonna be there ^.^

[Festah]

so we all up for a drink or five before the show? dont know any decent pubs around the venue really, hard rock cafe and waxy o'conners in the printworks are cool but a bit expensive. or sinclair?s oyster bar for a great range of beer

[MR W,AXL ROSE]

so we all up for a drink or five before the show? dont know any decent pubs around the venue really, hard rock cafe and waxy o'conners in the printworks are cool but a bit expensive. or sinclair?s oyster bar for a great range of beer

yeah,sounds good to me.anybody recommend a couple of pubs nearby

[Hammy]

Well i'll be going to Manchester in the next week or so....

.....I'll have a scout round, (and drink... ) so what the best places nearby are, we can organise a meet up point then, also we could swap numbers via PM so we can contact each other by txt or the like....

[purplehaze1988]

as a little side topic, does anyone know any places in manchester where you can get served if you look, say, a little younger than 18

[Hammy]

as a little side topic, does anyone know any places in manchester where you can get served if you look, say, a little younger than 18

Nah but if you're at the meet-up give one of us you're money and we'll get the drink for ya

[purplehaze1988]

right, so you lot can go in the pub and ill sit in the piss-stained alley down the side hoping the police don't see me

[Hammy]

my tickets came yesterday, awesome!

[James_Ramone]

any idea if Seb bach will be here? i know hes not down, but why not? surely hes over in the uk

[Hammy]

any idea if Seb bach will be here? i know hes not down, but why not? surely hes over in the uk

Nope, for this date and Glasgow he is absent since he's doing some Japan Festival......

[rage]

im going! cant wait wooooooo

[Michael_Stradlin]

I'll be there  after warsaw show that will be my second gnr show.. with izzy :-)

[Jules]

Just bought a ticket off ebay wasn't supposed to be going as I went to Newcastle on Wednesday, but what the hell its only money.  Anyone know any where too park where I won't get ripped off as i'm skint after 2 GNR shows already.  I don't pick my ticket up till I get to the arena can anyone tell me what time the doors open?  There seems to be some confusion on all the sites i've looked at some say 6pm others later??

[mstclaire]

My Ticket says doors open at 6:00

[230706]

yo all, i'm going to this gig and i suggest we all get a dust n bones chant going as soon as Izzy comes onstage (assuming he does, i'll be very disapointed if he doesnt). it wouldn't be very rock n roll of the band to ignore us if we get the whole place shouting DUST-AND-BONES.

[Jezza103]

im going and my tickets came ages ago, but i think we should chant 14 years coz that song doesnt need 1 of them voice things that slashg used to use

[sesor]

haaha w00t todaaaaaaaaaay yahooooooooooooooo ahaha 

[sneeks]

Show started at 10.13pm

01 Welcome to The Jungle
02 It's So Easy
03 Mr Brownstone
04 Live and Let Die
05 Robin Solo
06 Sweet Child O' Mine
07 Knockin' On Heavens Door
08 Better
09 Jam & Dizzy Solo
10 The Blues
11 Richard & Robin Solo
12 Out Ta Get Me
13 Ron plays while piano is brought on stage
14 November Rain
15 You Could Be Mine
16 Bumblefoot Solo (Don't Cry)
17 Think About You (w/ Izzy Stradlin)
18 Patience (w/ Izzy Stradlin)
19 Robin Solo
20 Nightrain (w/ Izzy Stradlin)

Encores:

21 IRS
22 My Michelle
23 Madagascar
24 Paradise City (w/ Izzy Stradlin)

[Shoco]

i was at the gig last night, it was really cool, didnt bother going in to see the support acts just had a few drinks instead, went into the arena jusyt after 9, as long as the girls kept taking theyr tops off i didnt mind waiting foir the band

when the band did come on the place when bananas, and afetr a few songs we quickly found ourselve right at the front of the stage, the crowd really got into it, even in the seated section the crowd were standing for most of the show

by was i glad for the first solo, just a chance for the crowd to relax for a bit cos the heat was unbearable at times, even playing football i dont think i sweat so much!!!

once again axl was great (lol thats twice i said that now!!!!) he was also in a really good mood and was laughing and joking most of the gig, tho he should have been turned up a bit more in the mix

im still not sure what to make of bumble, at times he looks a bit out of place and doesnt seem to interact as much with the rest of the band, maybe hes still getting to know them tho axl did seem to be helping him out, his solo was a bit of a disaster too, his sound cut out half way through it, and to rub salt in when he went to talk to the crowd the mic wouldnt work either, when they got it fixed he went straight in to dont cry

the rest of the band were solid once again, although tommy looks miserable, fortus is cool, he really gets into it, bashing his axe round and stuff, glad we were his side of the stage, i was hoping him or someone would come of the stage over to the crowd but it didnt happen

its hard to compare this to the dublin show, it was an outdoor gig in daylight wait a larger crowd while this was more intimate been indoors, tho it was much cooler been at the front and they played 2 extra songs i think

i would have liked to have heard TWAT but kinda knew that wouldnt happen, also would have like to have heard rocket queen but i cant really complain

they finished about 12:40am and i dont think anyone was disapointed, i wasnt anywayand relieved that all the money spent on taxis flights and hotels was well worth it

oh yeah it was cool to see izzy playing, it was funny too cos during his first song, he went over and turned up his amp, at least he knows these days if his amps turned down lol

just have to wait and hope they come back now when the albums released