Ulnar Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I know this has been discussed elsewhere (how could it not be!) But I figured it was a good idea to start a thread to report on the show. Any forum members manage to get tickets? If so, use this thread to tell us your experiences once the show's over! Setlists! Line ups! Stage announcements! Figured this would be a good place to put all that... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shjtjustgotreal Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 saw one person with ticket so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I'm locking this for now as we don't want discussion broken up over too many threads. Will unlock tomorrow if anyone has a review to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Just bumping and unlocking this now in case any attendees want to post a lengthy review experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Money Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I want to see footage. My daughter had a violin recital last night in the valley and we had family in town from New York. Otherwise, I would have been there to check out this new player on the keys! See you in Vegas and Mexico City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulnar Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Looks like a handful of 10 second clips and a couple of photos made it past security. You know what? I'm glad. Much as I'd like to see stuff, mobile phones and the idiots waving them about ruin so much these days. Good for them on enforcing that policy, if only for this one show... But in the meantime... Any witness reports? And PLEASE - not people speculating from those 10 second clips, my intention for this thread was to hear from people who were actually there... Thanks for re-opening @alfierose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carne_asaDA Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I wanna know if there was any banter or even "rants" between any songs. Or was it just straight down to business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkaruFunk Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 35 minutes ago, Carne_asaDA said: I wanna know if there was any banter or even "rants" between any songs. Or was it just straight down to business? The guy Periscoping after the gig said there were no rants or anything. Axl made a few jokes and mentioned Trump however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOla Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 31 minutes ago, IkaruFunk said: The guy Periscoping after the gig said there were no rants or anything. Axl made a few jokes and mentioned Trump however Axl introduced Slash by saying "This guy needs no introduction, but I introduce him anyway". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 @xfreekx was one of the attendees I can remember. Maybe he will give us a run through when he is next online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xfreekx Posted April 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Man. what a night. I still can't believe i saw what i saw. I haven't searched but did anybody mention that the shirts were different at the show than they were for the tower event? They were similar but said "I was there" on the back. Pretty cool. i had to pick one up in addition to the other couple i bought. The band sounded amazing, and most importantly....seemed really happy. Axl's rasp was unbelievably good from down in the front. Although he tired a bit towards the end, nobody seemed to care. Duff's background vocals were great...especially on the CD songs which sounded even better with this lineup. The better intro was awesome. When Axl fell, I was honestly worried the show was going to be over but he layed there for a second and then smiled as he kept going. As much as i wish Izzy was there (he was always my favorite member) it was hard to care. I heard people talking about how impressed they were with Fortus. This is a good thing for him too because instead of being buried as the third guitarist, he was able to showcase his skills and play some solos himself. He looked extremely happy as well. I was up for 24 hours and am up again after about 4 hours of sleep so i'm a little haggard mentally, but all i can say is that it was a once in a lifetime event and i'm still processing it. Edit: Here's the slightly different shirt design especially for the show. Edited April 2, 2016 by xfreekx 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlskAmpf Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 thanks X, you are the luckiest dude today, congrats! Please tell more when you get your wits back, have a whiskey and get some rest, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cughall'a Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 53 minutes ago, xfreekx said: Man. what a night. I still can't believe i saw what i saw. I haven't searched but did anybody mention that the shirts were different at the show than they were for the tower event? They were similar but said "I was there" on the back. Pretty cool. i had to pick one up in addition to the other couple i bought. The band sounded amazing, and most importantly....seemed really happy. Axl's rasp was unbelievably good from down in the front. Although he tired a bit towards the end, nobody seemed to care. Duff's background vocals were great...especially on the CD songs which sounded even better with this lineup. The better intro was awesome. When Axl fell, I was honestly worried the show was going to be over but he layed there for a second and then smiled as he kept going. As much as i wish Izzy was there (he was always my favorite member) it was hard to care. I heard people talking about how impressed they were with Fortus. This is a good thing for him too because instead of being buried as the third guitarist, he was able to showcase his skills and play some solos himself. He looked extremely happy as well. I was up for 24 hours and am up again after about 4 hours of sleep so i'm a little haggard mentally, but all i can say is that it was a once in a lifetime event and i'm still processing it. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, xfreekx said: Man. what a night. I still can't believe i saw what i saw. I haven't searched but did anybody mention that the shirts were different at the show than they were for the tower event? They were similar but said "I was there" on the back. Pretty cool. i had to pick one up in addition to the other couple i bought. The band sounded amazing, and most importantly....seemed really happy. Axl's rasp was unbelievably good from down in the front. Although he tired a bit towards the end, nobody seemed to care. Duff's background vocals were great...especially on the CD songs which sounded even better with this lineup. The better intro was awesome. When Axl fell, I was honestly worried the show was going to be over but he layed there for a second and then smiled as he kept going. As much as i wish Izzy was there (he was always my favorite member) it was hard to care. I heard people talking about how impressed they were with Fortus. This is a good thing for him too because instead of being buried as the third guitarist, he was able to showcase his skills and play some solos himself. He looked extremely happy as well. I was up for 24 hours and am up again after about 4 hours of sleep so i'm a little haggard mentally, but all i can say is that it was a once in a lifetime event and i'm still processing it. Edit: Here's the slightly different shirt design especially for the show. Congrats on being there! Can you confirm the setlist: 01. It's So Easy 02. Mr. Brownstone 03. Welcome to the Jungle 04. Double Talkin Jive 05. Live and Let Die (unconfirmed) 06. Chinese Democracy 07. Rocket Queen 08. You Could Be Mine Godfather theme 09. Sweet Child O' Mine 10. New Rose (unconfirmed) 11. Better 12. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 13. My Michelle 14. Nightrain 15. The Seeker (unconfirmed) 16. Paradise City Edited April 2, 2016 by SoulMonster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Awesome.. Fortus is playing solos.... yay Not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulnar Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) A well written & informative review from mxdwn.com over here: http://music.mxdwn.com/2016/04/02/reviews/guns-n-roses-live-at-the-troubadour-review-setlist-more/ Edited April 2, 2016 by Ulnar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Wow they played Chinese democracy and better.. Really hope someone gets a good recording in Vegas. Dying to hear THOSE solos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caraibes Posted April 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the great reviews. I think we can officially say that : Richard Fortus is the Ronnie Wood of Guns N' Roses. He will still be here when he turns 70, he is part of the band. He's been for the last 15 years. Everybody seems blown away by his performance last night. The Slash/Fortus guitar combo is perfect. It's all about the right sound and the right chemistry. Edited April 2, 2016 by Caraibes 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 8 minutes ago, Caraibes said: The Slash/Fortus guitar combo is perfect. It's all about the right sound and the right chemistry. It might just be! Slash brings that amazing bluesy solo skills while soothing the sensibilities of those that feel it isn't GN'R without him, while Richard is a thouroughly competent rhythm guitarist who can also play all kinds of leads. Together they sort of combine the best of beautiful melodic soloing with technical repertoire and speed. I really, really, really hope they get to make new music together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 looks like it was amazing. wonder how many grown-ass men were crying? honestly i'd love to see izzy and adler on board, but if they aren't offering that for the whole tour it would be stupid to have them at the first show- to set expectations like that would be wrong. i'm pretty stoked for next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltzy Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Did they have a cap on how many of those shirts you could buy? You should have bought as many as you could get your hands on man. That is some seriously limited shit. If the regular ones are going for $150 on eBay, that has to be a $500 shirt. Did Axl toss the mic at the end of the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Fernandos wife said it was the best concert of her life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulnar Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Another review - from LA Weekly this time http://www.laweekly.com/music/heres-what-it-felt-like-seeing-guns-n-roses-at-the-troubadour-6784478 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birk Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 they played chinese democracy??? crazy shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Quote On "Live and Let Die," he looked up at Jim Carrey and winked at a group of girls next to him with such bravado than Carrey, by the end on the song, was staring at Axl as if he'd just seen the greatest performance of his life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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