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Athens, Greece July 22, 2023 Olympic Stadium

Moncton, New Brunswick August 5, 2023 Croix-Bieue Medavie Stadium

Montreal, Quebec August 8, 2023 Parc Jean Drapeau

Hershey, Pennsylvania August 11, 2023 Hersheypark Stadium

East Rutherford, New Jersey August 15, 2023 Metlife Stadium

Boston, Massachusetts August 21, 2023 Fenway Park

Chicago, Illinois August 24, 2023 Wrigley Field

Nashville, Tennessee August 26, 2023 GEODIS Park

Charlotte, North Carolina August 29, 2023 Spectrum Center

Saratoga Springs, New York September 1, 2023 Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Toronto, Canada September 3, 2023 Rogers Stadium

Lexington, Kentucky September 9, 2023 Rupp Arena

St. Louis, Missouri September 9, 2023 Busch Stadium

Knoxville, Tennesse September 12, 2023 Thompson-Boling Arena

Hollywood, FL September 15, 2023 Hard Rock Live

Bilox, Mississippi September 20, 2023 Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Kansas City, Missouri September 23, 2023 Kauffman Stadium

San Antonio, Texas September 26, 2023 Alamodome

Houston, Texas September 9, 2023 Minute Maid Park

San Diego, California October 1, 2023 Snapdragon Stadium

Sacramento, California October 8, 2023 Aftershock Festival

Pheonix, Arizona October 11, 2023 Talking Sticks Resort Amphitheatre

Vancouver, BC October 16, 2023 BC Place Stadium

September 17th (tomorrow for those still in North America) marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Use Your Illusion 1 & 2. Figured it appropriate to start the discussion now since 30 years ago there were kids across North America lining up to buy their first copies at midnight. Curious how people perceive the albums 30 years on. Did you buy both on the first day? Did you buy one and a friend buy the other? I didn't get my first two copies (in CD form) until six months later in April of 1992 (they were birthday presents from friends). I relied on the radio to hear new songs and some mixtapes I made with some friends. GNR was always something I was aware of, but it wasn't until these two albums that made me become a huge fan. People often cite Appetite as their best creative output, but for me it was the Illusion albums. They are still my favourite Guns albums to date. For the many reasons people criticized the records are the reasons why I love them. They were an attempt to be something more than your typical blues-based rock band. Both albums helped cement GNR's company amongst their legendary predecessors. Hearing and watching Axl play November Rain made me want to learn how to play the piano. I've been playing for almost 30 years now, still play an hour almost every day. For me, Axl's legend grew to almost mythical like status with UYI1&2. I couldn't understand how one man could have so many different voices. His vocals sounded so different on so many songs. How he would weave melodies over long and sustained chord progressions (like Coma and Locomotive) was stellar. The videos for each single were astonishing, if not insane. These albums and their accompanying videos helped to create an otherworldly aura around the band. I truly feel bad for the fans of the band who were born too late have experienced this period. These albums made them feel larger than life. It was a great time to be a Guns fan. #wheresizzy

New thread for General Chat and Random Musings for 2021! We're two weeks in and I'm already looking forward to 2022.