nycgunner Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) Anyone going to these shows? They just announced 17 new dates for the end of the year. I am going June 29th and July 4th. Side note: First band that I loved and my first CD, which was Get A Grip in 1993. Lost interest after Just Push Play and lack of creativity. Steven’s American Idol thing really hurt the band in my eyes. That said, it will be sad when they are gone. I was 15 when I first saw them on the Nine Lives tour - couldn’t have had shittier seats - touching the ceiling of the arena and sitting BEHIND the stage. Fortunately, not a broke ass teenager anymore and got floor tix for both shows Will any other gunners be there?! Edited February 14, 2019 by nycgunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame ass security Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I was fortunate enough to see Guns open for Aerosmith. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I bet an Aerosmith residency would be a lot of fun. Saw them in 2010 and 2012, great live band. I regret not going to the 2014 tour with Slash opening. I didn't feel like driving the 2 hours from where I was living at the time, ah well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Are these their last shows ever or do you guys think they’ll tour again still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I doubt they are done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dissident Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I intend on buying tickets at some point however which dates are up in the air. I know the April dates will be out of the question because of finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 11 hours ago, nycgunner said: Anyone going to these shows? They just announced 17 new dates for the end of the year. I am going June 29th and July 4th. Side note: First band that I loved and my first CD, which was Get A Grip in 1993. Lost interest after Just Push Play and lack of creativity. Steven’s American Idol thing really hurt the band in my eyes. That said, it will be sad when they are gone. I was 15 when I first saw them on the Nine Lives tour - couldn’t have had shittier seats - touching the ceiling of the arena and sitting BEHIND the stage. Fortunately, not a broke ass teenager anymore and got floor tix for both shows Will any other gunners be there?! I've seen Aerosmith over 20 times (I lost track after that) dating back to the Get A Grip Tour. I've never seen anything close to a bad show from them. While I wouldn't make a special trip out there to see them, I usually do end up in Vegas 2 or 3 times a year between work and personal trips. If they are playing while I'm out there at any point this year, I would totally go see them again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycgunner Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 10 hours ago, rocknroll41 said: Are these their last shows ever or do you guys think they’ll tour again still? I think it depends on their health and whether Steven and Joe can get along well enough. Tom Hamilton doesn’t look well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Honestly, I think the stigma against Vegas shows is dumb. The 2016 GNR show in Vegas I saw was a blast. Id go if GNR did a residency down the line 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 19 hours ago, lame ass security said: I was fortunate enough to see Guns open for Aerosmith. Wow! I heard that Guns blew away Aerosmith! Cool piece of history you got to see. Not a real fan of Aerosmith, so I will pass on this, but cool they are now playing their own residency. Pretty soon I think every band and musician will have their own residency in Vegas sooner or later! 6 hours ago, ZoSoRose said: Honestly, I think the stigma against Vegas shows is dumb. The 2016 GNR show in Vegas I saw was a blast. Id go if GNR did a residency down the line I agree. Saw GNR back when they played Vegas the first time. Would love to see GNR now with Slash and Duff with Axl in Vegas. This time I would stay longer, so not to be rushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Competition Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I'll be there April 16th (in the pit) and April 18th (against the catwalk). I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Aerosmith was my first big arena rock concert, on the Route Of All Evil tour with Motley Crue. That was a hell of a show, even sitting at the back of the arena. They brought out Nikki Sixx to play Helter Skelter which was really cool, and this was 2006 so it was before everyone held up their cell phones, people still brought the lighters out for Dream On, it was just an arena full of people enjoying a rock show instead of taking instagram videos.... but my biggest takeaway from their set was how much better it'd be to see them in a small venue. They really interacted with the people in the first few rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Competition Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 It's a super small venue for them (just over 5,000 seats only). The pit is actually inside the stage and the catwalk goes around you so that should be pretty interesting to see one show from there. I'm in the LA area, so it's a 25 minute drive to burbank and a 45 minute flight to vegas and then I'm staying at the hotel where the shows are at. That makes everything super easy which is nice. I imagine I'll go to a couple shows later in the year as well but don't feel like planning things so far out right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame ass security Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Wow! I heard that Guns blew away Aerosmith! Cool piece of history you got to see. Not a real fan of Aerosmith, so I will pass on this, but cool they are now playing their own residency. Pretty soon I think every band and musician will have their own residency in Vegas sooner or later! I agree. Saw GNR back when they played Vegas the first time. Would love to see GNR now with Slash and Duff with Axl in Vegas. This time I would stay longer, so not to be rushed. To be honest, I wasn't really into Guns when I saw them open for Aerosmith. The only songs I was familiar with were SCOM and Jungle. They opened with ISE then followed it with Brownstone, my friend and I thought something was wrong with Axl's voice because of the low register he sang in, lol. We found out his voice was just fine after the opening screams of Jungle. I also remember Axl going off on Clint Eastwood over their involvement in The Dead Pool. He said that Clint bent Guns over collectively and, well, you know.😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycgunner Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Stiff Competition said: It's a super small venue for them (just over 5,000 seats only). The pit is actually inside the stage and the catwalk goes around you so that should be pretty interesting to see one show from there. I'm in the LA area, so it's a 25 minute drive to burbank and a 45 minute flight to vegas and then I'm staying at the hotel where the shows are at. That makes everything super easy which is nice. I imagine I'll go to a couple shows later in the year as well but don't feel like planning things so far out right now. Nice man. Similar situation. I’ve eyed some of the tix for Sept-Dec, but most of the shows are on a weekday and it’s hard coming from nyc. And the Offical Platinium are more expensive than the first batch. The citi presale still has some stellar tix left for like $550-$600. The platinum prices are 1200-2000 11 hours ago, RussTCB said: I've seen Aerosmith over 20 times (I lost track after that) dating back to the Get A Grip Tour. I've never seen anything close to a bad show from them. While I wouldn't make a special trip out there to see them, I usually do end up in Vegas 2 or 3 times a year between work and personal trips. If they are playing while I'm out there at any point this year, I would totally go see them again. Wow. 20 times?! What was your fav show or era? The set lists have gotten a bit short over the last few years (17 songs) I last saw them in 2001 on the Just Push Play tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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