**Update – March 3rd 2012 – 2012 UK Tour Poster Added**
I’ve been hoping for something like this in A4 size in a newspaper for Ireland, but nothing yet. Ah well, U.K. fans – Enjoy! (Click to make it bigger – …that’s what she said….couldn’t resist)
**Update – March 2nd 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Confirm EURO2012 Shows and there’s way more than we thought!**
This morning, GunsNroseS.com has updated the bands full list if European shows for their summer tour. In total there’s 29 dates with more expected to be added in the coming weeks. Full list is below,
05/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
05/19 – Nottingham @ Capital FM Arena
05/20 – Liverpool @ Echo Arena
05/23 – Newcastle Upon Tyne @ Metro Radio Arena
05/25 – Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC Arena
05/26 – Birmingham @ LG Arena
05/29 – Manchester @ MEN Arena
05/31 – London @ The O2
06/01 – London @ The O2
06/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
06/05 – Paris @ Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy
06/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
06/10 – Lyon FR @ Halle Tony Garnier
06/11 – Strasbourg FR @ Zenith
06/14 – Toulouse FR @ Zenith
06/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
06/18 – Montoellier FR @ Parks & Suites Arena
06/19 – Toulon FR @ Zenith
06/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
06/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
06/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
07/06 – Istanbul @ Vasil Levski National Stadium
07/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
07/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Mosir Stadium
07/13 – Piešťany, Slovakia @ Letisko (Airport) (Topfest PLUS)
07/15 – Serbia @ The Exit Festival
07/17 – Split HR – Spaladium Arena
07/21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa De Fuego Festival
**Update – March 1st 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce LA Takeover & New EURO2012 Shows**
Last night, Guns N’ Roses announced they’re bringing their critically acclaimed Up Close and Personal tour to their motherland, LA! That’s right, Guns will be getting right in your face this month as they prepare to take over several of LA’s hottest venues. So far, the Hollywood Palladium, The Wiltern and the House of Blues have been earmarked as venues but like the East coast tour, you can most likely expect a few surprise additions in the coming days.
Everything kicks off on March 9th at the Hollywood Palladium. Full list of remaining UCAP dates below, we’ll update once more shows are announced.
March 1 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
March 3 House of Blues Orlando, FL
March 5 Fillmore Miami Beach Miami, FL
March 9 Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA
March 11 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
March 12 House of Blues Sunset Strip Los Angeles, CA
To top that, Guns have been confirmed for a dates in Slovakia and Serbia. Details below,
07/13 – Piešťany, Slovakia @ Letisko (Airport) (Topfest PLUS)
07/15 – Serbia @ The Exit Festival
That brings their total European count to 20 shows with still more to come! Full list below,
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
05/19 – Nottingham @ Capital FM Arena
05/20 – Liverpool @ Echo Arena
05/23 – Newcastle Upon Tyne @ Metro Radio Arena
05/25 – Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC Arena
05/26 – Birmingham @ LG Arena
05/29 – Manchester @ MEN Arena
05/31 – London @ The O2
06/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
06/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
06/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
06/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
06/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
06/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
07/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
07/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
07/13 – Piešťany, Slovakia @ Letisko (Airport) (Topfest PLUS)
07/15 – Serbia @ The Exit Festival
07/21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa De Fuego Festival
**Update – February 27th 2012 – Dublin Show Flyers Now Out**
I don’t know about my fellow countrymen, but the moment Tickets There has been waiting for is finally here. Official Guns N Roses @ The O2, Dublin May 17th flyers! (how sad are we?) TT spent the entire week between the gig being announced and then going on sale checking every single Irish paper going for adds for this show and finally there’s some out. They’re using that cool skull….that you can see right there, right there to the side and up above. Apologies for wasting your time.
UK fans are happy as Larry today as they come to terms with the fact that Guns are playing seven dates across great Britain starting in Nottingham and working their way through Birmingham, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Ye Olde London! TT may even have to break our long held ‘Don’t Travel for Guns#’ rule and visit MAD:Chester for the larf!
**Update – February 27th 2012 – 2012 UK Tour Announced**
Ticketmaster.co.uk has been updated with dates for Guns N’ Roses 2012 UK Tour. Cities includes are London, Nottingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester. Tickets are on sale now priced between £45 – £56 depending on seats / city. I’m afraid there’s still been no official word from the Guns camp about this tour, but what else is new! In 2010 it was the same so don’t panic!
Full list of date below,
05/19 – Nottingham @ Capital FM Arena 0
5/20 – Liverpool @ Echo Arena
05/23 – Newcastle Upon Tyne @ Metro Radio Arena
05/25 – Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC Arena
05/26 – Birmingham @ LG Arena
05/29 – Manchester @ MEN Arena
05/31 – London @ The O2
Oh yeah!
**Update – February 24th 2012 – Changes to UCAP Tour**
New date in Atlanta and the Miami sate has been pushed from Feb 29th to March 5th. All trains a running!
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
2/27: Philly @ Electric Factory,
3/01 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle (New Date!)
3/03: Lake Buena Vista @ House of Blues Orlando
3/05: Miami Beach @ Fillmore, (previously scheduled for Feb 29th)
**Update – February 21st 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce First Ever Slovakia show**
That’s right dear Slovakians, uncle Axl is a coming. Yesterday GN’R announced they will take part in the 2012 Topfest Plus festival on July 13th. A venue is still TBC but tickets go on sale Feb 27th. This will be Guns N’ Roses first ever show in Slovakia and they’ll love it!
**Update – February 20th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce Manchester MEN Arena Show**
1, Guns N’ Roses have just confirmed a show at Manchester’s MEN Arena for May 29th. Tickets on sale March 2nd priced £45.80 – £51.50 plus £5.80 booking fees from ticketmaster.co.uk.
2. Ohhh, 3 new U.S. Club shows announced by Here Today, Gone to Hell. This brings the total remaining dates of the UCAP tour to six (aha, aha, ha). Cities now included are Philadelphia, Miami and Lake Buena Vista (FL).
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
2/27: Philly @ Electric Factory,
2/29: Miami Beach @ Fillmore,
3/03: Lake Buena Vista @ House of Blues Orlando
Busy day in the Guns camp!
**Update – February 17th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses play Hiro Ballroom In New York and Announce Israel Show!**
Last night, the GN’R boyos played an exclusive, invite only (la-de-da) stripped back show at the Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel in New York (previously unannounced – show #4 of the UCAP special). They played a full set in the small room with the band appearing as they are, no stage shows, gimmicks, nothing. Aside from some gobshite who through a glass a Ron Thal, the show seems to have gone off exactly with another packed set that still includes – ‘I used to Love Her’ but no ‘Shacklers Revenge’ for Tickets There (sad face).
Oh, and did we mention Guns N’ Roses will play Israel at Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv on July 3rd?. Be there or …. be at temple I suppose. Either way have a good excuse! This is the 12th show of their 2012 summer tour with many more still to come (we hope!)
A big thank you to www.chinesedemocracy.com for the pictures.
**Update – February 16th2012 – Another European Date (Spain), Return to ‘ The Ritz’ and website action!**
Another EURO-EURO date confirmed today, Guns N’ Roses are heading to Spain on July 21st to headline the Costa De Fuego Festival in Benicassim. This is the 11th confirmed date of their 2012 European tour bringing them over this side of the pond for a minimum 3 months with a promise of many more dates to follow. Who promised? Tictets There did. Latest confirmed list of dates can be found below this next bit of text from yours truly.
Last night the band played their last New York UCAP show at Webster Hall (renamed ‘The Ritz’ to celebrate the return). In an incredible move, Guns played a shocking 37 song set featuring hits from Chinese Democracy, Appetite and UYI. Among the unexpected inclusions and highlights were Schacklers Revenge, Estranged, You’re Crazy, Street of Dreams, Used To Love Her, Civil War, My Michelle and many more. The band now has dates left in Chicago, Detroit, Silver Spring and Atlantic City before preparing for the Rock N’ Roll hall of Fame induction in April and their 2012 European Tour. Busy lads! Oh, and their official website, www.gunsnroses.com went live today and you can become a fan club member! Oh yeah!
Guns N’ Roses 2012 US/European Tour (Confirmed Dates – Feb 16th 2012)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
6/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
6/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
6/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
6/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
6/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
6/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
6/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
7/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
7/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
7/21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa De Fuego Festival
**Update – February 13th2012 – Sofia Rocks Poster – How cool is that!**
Just adding this awesome poster for the Sofia Rocks festival and the full list of Guns N’ Roses 2012 dates as it stands now.
Guns N’ Roses 2012 US/European Tour (Confirmed Dates)
2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
6/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
6/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
6/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
6/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
6/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
6/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
6/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
7/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
7/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
**Update – February 13th2012 – Switzerland Show Announced**
Just after we confirm there’s no new European updates, we get a f**king-nother one. Not that the good people of Switzerland are going to mind. Guns N’ Roses have confirmed a date at St. Jakobshalle, Basel for the 27th of June. The venue holds about 9,000 people and was made famous by inspiring Bob Dylan to begin his ‘Never ending tour’, which anyone that’s ever seen Bob Dylan will know is not necessarily a good thing. Give it up Bob, give it up. (excellent use of Wikipedia there TT! – Ed). Tickets are priced CHF 80.00 and go on sale…well, best we can tell is they’re on sale now – Click Here
**Update – February 13th2012 – Guns N’ Roses ‘Up Close and Personal’, 2 Dates In**
Guns N’ Roses are two dates into their ‘Up Close and Personal’ US tour. The band are playing seven American shows in much smaller venues than you’d normally see them in an effort to reconnect with fans and the band’s roots. So far the group have performed two of the three New York shows with the tour starting in Manhattan’s Roseland Ballroom before moving on to Terminal 5, which is located in Hell’s Kitchen. Both venues have an approx. capacity of 3,000. Next stop will be the show everyone’s been waiting for, a return to ‘The Ritz’ (1,500 capacity – awesome) where the band recorded their famous ‘Guns N’ Roses Live At The Ritz concert in 1988. The venue has since returned to its original name, Webster Hall but in honour of Gun’s return, they’re renaming it for one night.
So far the sets have been in the range of two hours and forty minutes with a selection of songs to please any fan (aside from ‘Chinese Democracy’ no longer appearing on the set – Boo urns!). With songs, solo’s and jams – the set features roughly 29 different moments. Standouts include ‘Estranged’, ‘Don’t Cry’, ‘Civil War’, ‘This I Love’, ‘Rocket Queen’ and ‘Better’. Full dates for the remaining shows can be seen below and on Guns N’ Roses official website – www.gunsnroses.com
2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
**Update – February 6th 2012 – Extra dates, update for the Polish show and more**
Yup, new dates (Michigan!) and we’ve corrected the Polish date, it’s actually July 11th so the poster below was a fake. Just for clarity, please find the full list of dates below and I’m also including all those ones that were rumoured but haven’t been confirmed at the bottom. Shaping up very nicely!
Guns N’ Roses 2012 US/European Tour (Confirmed Dates)
2/10 — New York, N.Y., Roseland Ballroom
2/12 — New York, N.Y., Terminal 5
2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
6/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
6/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
6/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
6/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
6/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting,
6/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
7/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
7/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
Rumoured Dates
June 5th, 2012 – Paris, France @ Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 10th, 2012 – Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier
June 11th, 2012 – Strasbourg, France @ Zenith Strasbourg
June 14th, 2012 – Toulouse, France @ Zenith de Toulouse
June 18th, 2012 – Montpellier, France @ Park&Suites Arena
June 19th, 2012 – Toulon, France @ Zénith Toulon
**Update – February 3rd 2012 – HELLFEST!!**
Back again. Now they’ve been announced as the headliners for France’s HELLFEST Metal Festival which takes place June 15th – 17th (Guns playing the 16th). Oh yeah baby, Europe get ready! Still no UK dates confirmed which is odd but it seems the band are intent on staying this side of the ocean for several months so we assume there’s plenty more dates to come.
**Update – February 3rd 2012 – Germany and Belgium Get Ready!**
Two more European shows confirmed folks. Guns N’ Roses have announced they’ll be playing Mönchengladbach, Warsteiner Hockeypark, Germany on June 8th and…. They’ve also been confirmed as one of the headliners for this year’s Graspop Metal Festival in Belgium on Sunday, June 24th (bet you didn’t figure that out from the poster).
As soon as a few more date have been announced, we’ll unleash the full list but for now all confirmed dates can be found below.
**Update – February 2nd 2012 – See-Rock Festival Poster Added**
In our frustration waiting for a Dublin poster, we decided to share this one for the See Rock 2012 Festival we mentioned a couple of days ago. Guns N’ Roses and the Cult….I believe I’ll stick to Dublin and hopefully The Gods of Metal! Black Sabbath of course still not 100% but Guns, Sabbath and Motley Crue would be pretty frickin’ sweet. And where are KISS?? Them’s boys got an album a coming. More to come…
**Update – January 31sth 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Add Rotterdam Date**
According to Here Today…Gone to Hell, Guns N’ Roses will play Ahoy stadium in Rotterdam on June 4th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 3rd! ANOTHER (17:51 GMT) Guns also confirmed for the See-Rock Festival in Graz, Austria according to ther Here Today lads. Can’t find anyhting official on this yet I’m afraid but will update when I do. and old Poland poster added, not 100% this is legit!
**Update – January 31sth 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Updated Website and Add East-Coast Invasion Poster**
Well it only took three years but as we say in the world of Guns, better late than never! Guns N’ Roses have finally started to update their website www.gunsnroses.com with tour dates, news and the promise of a full update to come soon. Fans in the US will be able to purchase VIP tickets for their up coming East Coast tour (dates below) and hopefully we’ll start to see those European dates added in the near future.
Also, they’ve added a nifty poster for the EC tour and you can see that there on the left there. Pretty sweet, iconic Guns style art work. Axl really is working his way back to the top in style. Hats off to you sir!
**Update – January 30th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce Small East-Coast Tour and Additional European Date**
Guns N’ Roses (thank you chinesedemocracy.com) have announced a six-date East Coast tour kicking off next month. The dates are below and tickets go on sale tomorrow. One point of interest with this tour, Guns will be returning to The Ritz in New York where they played their infamous 1988 show. The venue has since be renamed Webster Hall; but will be renamed The Ritz on the night to mark the occasion.
Guns N Roses: February 2012 East-Coast Tour:
2/10 — New York, N.Y., Roseland Ballroom 2/12 — New York, N.Y., Terminal 6 2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall) 2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues 2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore 2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
On top of that, two further European dates are out. We finally have Poland and an additional date in Bulgaria. Please find details below,
Saturday, 30 June 2012, Rybnik, Stadion Miejski w Rybniku, Poland
Saturday, 8 July 2012, Sofia Rocks, in Bulgaria
**Update – January 29th 2012 – More European Dates Announced**
Guns N’ Roses fan site Here Today….Gone To Hell has added a list of confirmed European tour dates to their news section. These dates include a surprising six dates in France as well as the previously confirmed shows in Dublin and Italy (Gods of Metal)
May 17th, 2012 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
June 5th, 2012 – Paris, France @ Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 10th, 2012 – Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier
June 11th, 2012 – Strasbourg, France @ Zenith Strasbourg
June 14th, 2012 – Toulouse, France @ Zenith de Toulouse
June 18th, 2012 – Montpellier, France @ Park&Suites Arena
June 19th, 2012 – Toulon, France @ Zénith Toulon
June 22nd, 2012 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera Milano (Gods Of Metal)
More to come folks, more to come! Oh, and the band have also begun to update their official website (www.gunsnroses.com) for the first time since 2009. It’s all go up in here!
**Update – January 29th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announced as headliners for Gods of Metal**
It Begins! Guns N’ Roses have been confirmed to play the Gods of Metal festival in Italy this June. They’ll be joining other confirmed head-liners Manowar, Motley Crue and Black Sabbath. And that’s not all, there’s going to be an announcement soon about further shows in Germany, France and Poland. Stay tuned!
Denis Desmond, head of Irish concert promoter recently spoke to The Irish Times and confirmed Guns singe, Axl Rose had personally requested a date in Dublin’s O2 arena as he feels there is unfinished business with the band’s Irish fans. You know what that’s in reference to. Tickets There managed to wreck several folks heads in the pub last night with our cheers of joy over this announcement and we plan on doing the same for all of our readers over the next four months.
ORIGINAL STORY – January 27th 2011
This is becoming a tradition at this stage, but 2012 is easily kicking off with the brightest start yet. According to an announcement from Irish concert promoters MCD, Guns N’ Roses are coming to Ireland this May (17th, O2 Arena). The rumour is this is part of a large European tour that’ll carry into June at the very least.
Tickets for the Dublin show go on sale next Friday, February 3rd @ 09:00 AM GMT from ticketmaster.ie priced €64.50 plus booking fee. Tickets There is extremely excited about this and looking forward to another year of GN’R fun, dates, annoyance and mania! Join us, forever and ever and ever…..
Anyone that’s caught the Irish legends over the past few years will attest that they are the strongest line-up of the band since their glory days with Philo. Brian Downey and Scott Gorham are still there, looking and sounding great but the show stealer is frontman, Ricky Warwick. He avoids the cliché of adopting Phil’s moves and style to the letter, choosing instead to inject his own road tested brand of rock n’ roll energy and deep vocals which boost the songs energy and the band’s performance. Tonight they magnetically blaze through classics such as ‘Emerald’, ‘Jailbreak’, ’Don’t Believe A Word’, ‘Cowboy Song’, ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ and ‘The Boys are Back in Town’ before finishing off with ‘Black Rose’, noted favourite of Guns singer Axl Rose. The announcement of a headlining show later in the year doubtfully went un-noted by tonight’s attendees. Now, on to the main event! 
Under their massive video backdrop, guitarist DJ Ashba climbs on high to deliver the show’s signature opening of ‘Chinese Democracy’ before their legendary frontman explodes to life amidst a massive pyro display. The crowd give a rapturous welcome to the band as they commandeer every inch of the stage, taking no prisoners in their mission to give their fans the greatest show possible. Guitarists Ron Thal, Richard Fortus and especially DJ Asba barely stand still for a moment as they rocket from side to side, lapping up the crowds cheers and delivering note perfect performances while Axl’s razor sharp vocals and on stage magnetism conquers all. Despite persistent rumours that he’s gained hundreds of pounds in weight, lost his voice and is apparently stuck in Russia, he is on stage, looking incredible, sounding better than ever and 100% guaranteed – is not a hologram. Even with his very recent and very serious looking leg injury, Axl still dances and moves across the stage likes there’s no tomorrow, even climbing up to the podiums on either side to greet everyone. 
Set classics such as ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, ‘It’s So Easy’, ‘Mr. Brownstone’ and ‘Rocket Queen’ electrify the crowd while Chinese Democracy heavyweights ‘Sorry’, ‘This I Love’, ‘Street of Dreams’ and ‘Better’ bellow through the audience with incredible energy and force.
The band appears in great spirits, obviously delighted with the change since their last performance. Axl interacts on several occasions with the crowd even quipping that despite his leg injury (I’m) “probably moving a lot more than the last time I was here” before grinning and carrying on. Solo’s from the band add refreshing breaks from the onslaught of heavyweight classics and Chinese Democracy juggernauts and give each of the guys a chance to show the fans why they’re members of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of all time. Tommy Stinson performs ‘Motivation’, a song from his previous band The replacements. DJ Ashba moves in with his own ‘Mi Amor’ solo. Dizzy Reed gives us a little ‘Baba O’Riley’ from The Who and Ron Thal knocks out his take on the Pink Panther theme before slipping in a little ‘Danny Boy’ for the crowd. 
‘You Could Be Mine’, ‘Sweet Child O’Mine’, ‘November Rain’ (preceded by Axl Rose’s piano solo) and ‘Don’t Cry’ deliver hit after hit before the band kick back with a cover of AC/DC’s ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ – doing the DC proud! The mighty and rarely heard ‘Estranged’ adds a wave of euphoria to those in attendance who swear it’s the bands greatest recorded moment before the epic ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’ and assaulting ‘Nightrain’ bring the main set to a close. Just when you think they’ve nothing left in them, the band return for a quick jam before launching into ‘There Was A Time’, one of the most accomplished songs in their arsenal before delivering ‘Civil War’ and one final blowout performance of ‘Paradise City’. With red confetti flying in the air, thousands of fans screaming and cheering the band on, Axl and co bow before their final signoff – three hours after walking on stage, “Thanks for coming out, thanks for putting up with my lame ass and thanks for not throwing shit”. Anytime Mr. Rose because good things come to those who wait – come back soon!
