ClaudeF Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 It was a great show. When Duff's band Loaded was announced as the opening act, buying a ticket became a priority. The show was only half sold out, and cut-rate tickets were dumped on Groupon a few weeks before the gig. Duff jumped into the crowd during his set (on top of me ... the guy is light) and was clearly having a blast. A bunch of us waved inflatable toy dolphins at the start of Estranged, which made Bumble laugh. Even Axl seemed to get a kick out of it. Kudos to the guy who handed them out before showtime. The entire band was in a good mood. Bumble threw me a pick and Axl gave a speech at the end, talking about what a good time he'd had, with a promise to come back. The highlight was Duff joining the band for "You Could Be Mine." He paced the stage like he owned it. He has a presence that the other guys, as well as they play, simply lack. A great night. And there was a Monster energy drink truck outside the arena after the show, handed out free cans. Those made the pre-dawn drive home a lot more manageable.Dexter Intro Chinese Democracy Welcome to the Jungle It's So Easy Mr. Brownstone Sorry Shackler's Revenge Estranged Rocket Queen Richard Fortus Guitar Solo Live and Let Die This I Love Riff Raff MotivationBaba O'RileyStreet of Dreams You Could Be Mine <--WITH DUFF!Ballad of DeathSweet Child O' Mine Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 Gran Torino/Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadNovember Rain Pink Panther ThemeDon't Cry Whole Lotta Rosie Civil War Knockin' on Heaven's Door Nightrain Encore:Jam Madagascar Better Jam Patience Jam Paradise City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Cool write up man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I was front row, and was also one of the people with a dolphin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I was at that show as well.The crowd/attendance was pretty light. We literally just walked into the arena and right to our seats. I've been to maybe 30 concerts and this was the first one where I didn't have to wait in line. I'm talking not even 10 seconds. And by the end of the show a lot of people had left. Not so much because of the performance, but because of the time. Loaded started an hour after the ticket "start" time.......they played for maybe an hour, then another 50-55 minutes before GnR came out, then they played three hours. I think people just got tired and ended up leaving.Was cool to see Duff perform, but Loaded was pretty boring to watch after the first couple of songs.GnR was great though. Axl sounded great for most of the night. He sounded horrible on a couple songs, but all in all, I'd give the overall show a solid B rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I was beside a guy who had a jacket that had "SHACKLER" across the back of it, after Sorry we starting chanting "SHACKLER'S! SHACKLER'S!", it was cool that they played it when they heard us chanting it. Also, at the end of Rosie, I got Bumble's pick (he handed it to me, when he was hanging off the end of the stage letting the front row play his guitar). Also got Loadeds set list from the stage. Wish I'd seen the Monster Energy truck, we drove to Vancouver right after the show cuz we were going to the following show, didn't get to the hotel until around 4:30-5 am. One thing that kinda sucked about this show was that Duff only came out for YCBM, and Axl botched it. At least he did Civil War the next night.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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