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Until we can hear The General... I've expanded my UYI tour collection. 3 (selfmade) microphones from 92/93 and 14 bootlegs. No one needs it, but hey... it looks damn cool! 

There Was A Time…

… translated with Google from my tour blog 2010…

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Guns N' Roses 2010 live in London. Axl and Co. performed in the O2 Arena in the Millennium Dome on October 13th and 14th in one of the most visited arenas in the world.  23,000 spectators in the sold-out hall, a band "on fire" and acoustics - which you are looking for - made the first evening an indescribable experience.  At 3:00 p.m., I joined the approximately 30 fans who were waiting in line and “waited” there until admission at 6:30 p.m. This patience paid off, my place in the front row was secured.  Experiencing the concert in the first row is of course unique from the point of view of the closeness to the band and the stage, but also all the more exhausting. Damn tight, sometimes chaotic jostling and a bruised neck from the total rocking out in the front line.  

The concert on the first evening was just great. Axl's voice is brilliant. The sound is overwhelming and the fans are totally over the moon!  Shortly after midnight it was over and the band thanked me and the rest of the audience for the great atmosphere that evening.  Heading home by train and bus towards the city centre, a few hours of sleep, a quick detour to Arsenal London's Emirates Stadium and then back to the O2 Arena... Concert #2!!!

 I arrived at the O2 Arena around 8:00 p.m. very relaxed. However, the evening started with a bit of a disappointment (which I had to blame myself for). I wanted to record the concert with my HD camera. That's why I wanted to do a test recording beforehand - and so boldly - right next to a security guy... whereupon the security took away my camera (I could pick it up again after the concert)... stupid.  But in the end it's not that bad... on the way to hand over the camera, Del James, a member of the Guns N' Roses crew, came towards me...  

The concert wasn't sold out on the second evening, but that didn't spoil the mood in the arena at all. And the band was once again more than "on fire"!!!  An unbelievable evening started with "Chinese Democracy" and "Welcome To The Jungle"...

As the guitars kicked in on "You Could Be Mine" something truly incredible happened... out of nowhere ex-Guns N' Roses bassist and founding member of the Appetite For Destruction line-up Duff McKagen walked onto the stage.  This moment was indescribable! The spectators in the arena looked unbelievable and unbelievable at what was happening...  After all the fights in the past, there was something comforting about this moment, and that was that Axl was "right" again with Duff and Izzy Stradlin (also a founding member; he was also a guest at a concert in 2006)...  This surprise was a hit... and the audience was absolutely "blown away"...

 The last song "Nighttrain" was followed by 5 encores and after almost three hours of playing time an amazing evening and a bombastic concert came to an end!  A perfect end to a perfect evening! You really can't top that anymore...! And yet...  I've had some wonderful moments at Guns N' Roses concerts. Among other things, when Axl Rose sang Don't Cry in Tokyo for the first time in years in 2007 or the band played "Sailin" in London in 2006... but what came next was the AWESOME thing ever!!!!

After the last song "Paradise City" and a "Good fuckin' night" singer Axl Rose threw his microphone into the audience as usual... and guess who "caught" it!!!  

Yeahhh..... WHAT TA FUCK!!!  

Damn, what a great feeling! Past a group of arms, between legs and feet, the microphone landed almost two meters in front of me... one look, one dive and Axl's microphone is mine now!!!! Boahhhhhhh... that's what I call a crazy memory of a crazy concert!

… until the next release! 🤓

1. 24.08.2002 Hasselt, Belgium
2. 26.08.2002 London, UK
3. 02.07.2006 Nijmegen, Netherlands
4. 29.07.2006 London, UK
5. 10.11.2006 New York, USA
6. 14.07.2007 Tokyo, Japan
7. 15.07.2007 Tokyo, Japan
8. 24.01.2010 Hamilton, Canada
9. 25.01.2010 London, Canada
10. 28.01.2010 Toronto, Canada
11. 31.08.2010 Belfast, UK
12. 01.09.2010 Dublin, Ireland
13. 03.10.2010 Arnheim, Netherlands
14. 13.10.2010 London, UK
15. 14.10.2010 London, UK
16. 02.10.2011 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17. 08.06.2012 M’gladbach, Germany
18. 10.06.2012 Lyon, France
19. 11.06.2012 Strasbourg, France
20. 14.06.2012 Toulouse, France
21. 16.06.2012 Clisson, France
22. 18.06.2012 Montpellier, France
23. 19.06.2012 Toulon, France
24. 09.11.2012 Las Vegas, USA
25. 10.11.2012 Las Vegas, USA
26. 13.06.2017 Munich, Germany
27. 22.06.2017 Hannover, Germany 
28. 03.06.2018 Berlin, Germany
29. 07.07.2018 Leipzig, Germany
30. 15.07.2022 Hannover, Germany 

Axl/DC

1. 01.06.2016 Leipzig, Germany

This is my abolutlely holy grail! I would „kill“ for it...! 🥶

Guns N‘ Roses Live DVD in Full HD 

1991.08.03 Great Western Forum, Inglewood

1. Perfect Crime 2. Mr. Brownstone 3. Right Next Door to Hell 4. Bad Obsession 5. Live and Let Die 6. It's So Easy 7. Yesterdays 8. Dust N' Bones 9. Double Talkin' Jive 10. Civil War 11. Patience 12. You Could Be Mine 13. November Rain 14. My Michelle 15. 14 Years 16. Nightrain 17. Welcome to the Jungle 18. Drum Solo 19. Guitar Solo 20. Godfather ThemE 21. Pretty Tied Up 22. Rocket Queen 23. Don't Cry with Shannon Hoon 24. Knockin' on Heaven's Door 25. You Ain't the First with Shannon Hoon 26. Used to Love Her 27. Move to the City 28. Sweet Child o' Mine 29. You're Crazy with Sebastian Bach 30. Locomotive 31. Out Ta Get Me 32. Dead Horse 33. Estranged 34. Paradise City

Fanmade for my iPhone 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOO_9033iYg

1. Right Next Door To Hell

2. It's So Easy

3. Mr. Brownstone

4. Shacklers Revange

5. Oh My God

6. Perfect Crime

7. Better

8. Chinese Democracy

9. Double Talkin' Jive

10. Civil War

11. I.R.S

12. You Could Be Mine

13. November Rain

14. Don' Cry

15. Nice Boys

16. Dead Horse

17. Down On The Farm

18. Nighttrain

Encore

19. Welcome To The Jungle

20. Madagascar

21. Estranged

22. Paradise City

1. You’re Crazy (Lies)

2. One In A Million

24.08.2002 Genk, Pukelpop

26.08.2002 London, London Arena

02.07.2006 Nijmegen, Goffertpark

29.07.2006 London, Wembley Arena

10.11.2006 New York, Madison Square Garden

14.07.2007 Tokyo, Makahuri Messe

15.07.2007 Tokyo, Makahuri Messe

24.01.2007 Hamilton, Copps Coliseum

25.01.2007 London, ON, John Labett Centre

28.01.2007 Toronto, Air Canada Centre

31.08.2010 Belfast, Odyssey Arena

01.09.2010 Dublin, The O2

03.10.2010 Arnheim, Gelredome

13.10.2010 London, The O2

14.10.2010 London, The O2

02.10.2011 Rio de Janeiro, Rock in Rio IV

08.06.2012 Mönchengladbach, Hockeypark

10.06.2012 Lyon, Halle Tony Garnier

11.06.2012 Strasbourg, Zenith

14.06.2012 Toulouse, Zentih

16.06.2012 Clisson, Hellfest

18.06.2012 Montpellier, Park & Suites Arena

19.06.2012 Toulon, Park & Suites Arena

Top 3:

14.10.2010 London, The O2

01.09.2010 Dublin, The O2

14.07.2007 Tokyo, Makhuri Messe

Songs played:

Back In The U.S.S.R.

Better

Catcher In The Rye

Chinese Democracy

Civil War

Dead Flowers

Don't Cry

Estranged

Glad To Be Here

I.R.S.

If The World

It's So Easy

Knockin On Heavens Door

Live And Let Die

Madagascar

Mi Amor

Motivation

Mr. Brownstone

My Michelle

Nice Boys

Nighttrain

November Rain

Out Ta Get Me

Paradise City

Patience

Rhiad N' The Bedouins

Rocket Queen

Sailing

Scraped

Shackler's Revenge

Sorry

Street Of Dreams

Sway

Sweet Child O'Mine

The Ballad Of Death

There Was A Time

Think About You

This I Love

Used To Love Her

Welcome To The Jungle

Whole Lotta Rosie

You Could Be Mine

Band: Axl Rose, Dizzy Reed, Tommy Stinson, Chris Pitman, Richard Fortus, Ron Thal, Frank Ferrer, DJ Ashba, Robin Finck, Brain, Buckethead

Guests:

Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagen, Sebastian Bach

Just for fun!!!

What you need!

- a microphone

- tennis racket tape

- colored tape

- windscreen white

15 minutes later...

So many loosers here... bla, bla, bla! FUCK YOU ALL!!!!

Axls decision is right!!! HOF is bullshit... go to a concert and watch GNR!!!!

HOF is commercial bullshit!

All concerts were fuckin great, unbelievable... its more than a concert, see different countrys/cities, meet funny/crazy people...

1st 24.08.02 Pukkelpop/Genk - Axl, Robin, Buckethead (crazy guys)

2nd 26.08.02 London Arena/London - crowd on fire

3rd 02.07.06 Goffertpark/Nijmegen - with a cool Axl

4th 29.07.06 Wembley Arena/London - Bumle gave us cookies before the show, SAILING!!!

5th 10.11.06 Madison Square Garden/New York - seating = boring

6th 14.07.07 Makahuri Messe/Tokyo - Axl with a fucking cool coat

7th 15.07.07 Makahuri Messe/Tokyo - great crowd

8th 24.01.10 Copps Coliseum/Hamilton - THERE WAS A TIME!!!!

9th 25.01.10 John Labert Center/London, ON - cool crowd

10th 28.01.10 Air Canada Center/Toronto - CATCHER IN THE RYE!!!

11th 31.08.10 Odyssey Arena/Belfast - pleasent crowd

12th 01.09.10 O2 Arena/Dublin - see below

13th 03.10.10 Gelredome/Arnheim - big stadium,

14th 13.10.10 O2 Arena/London - full arena, great voice

15th 14.10.10 O2 Arena/London - see below

16th 02.10.11 Rock in Rio/Rio de Janeiro - ESTRANGED!!!

The Best were...

1. 15th 14.10.10 O2 Arena/London - Axl voice was great, Duff on stage, so much power, great venue, and i catched Axls mic!!!

2. 12th 01.09.10 O2 Arena/Dublin - little riot, so many stupid people in the crowd, it was great to see Axl gave a fuck to all these fuckheads!!!

3. 6th 14.07.07 Makahuri Messe/Tokyo - Axl sung Don't Cry for the first time in 14 years (after PC) - what a bomb!!!

24.08.2002 Genk, Pukkelpop, Belgien

26.08.2002 London, London Arena, England

02.07.2006 Nijmegen, Goffert Park, Holland

29.07.2006 London, Wembley Arena, England

10.11.2006 New York, Madison Square Garden, USA

14.07.2007 Tokyo, Makahuri Messe, Japan

15.07.2007 Tokyo, Makahuri Messe, Japan

24.01.2010 Hamilton, Copps Arena, Kanada

25.01.2010 London ON, John Labert Center, Kanada

28.01.2010 Toronto, Air Canada Center, Kanada

31.08.2010 Belfast, Odyssey Arena, Nordirland

01.09.2010 Dublin, O2 Arena, Irland

03.10.2010 Arnheim, Gelredome, Holland

13.10.2010 London, O2 Arena, England

14.10.2010 London, O2 Arena, England

02.10.2011 Rio de Janeiro, Rock in Rio, Brasilien (sooooon...)

Someone know if the online tickets are for general admission?

My favorite moments at "my" Guns N' Roses concerts...

1. Catching Axls micro at the 2nd London concert this tour!!!!!

2. Watching Axl singing Don't Cry for the first time in Tokyo 2007 !!!

3. The Duff "incident" at the 2nd London show!!!

4. Bumblefoot giving coockies to fans in the first row before the 1st London Show 2006!

5. To see them playing There Was A Time in Hamilton 2010!!!

6. Dublin 2010! Yeah... classic Axl!

1. November Rain

2. Estranged

3, Coma

4. Locomotive

5. Don't Cry (Alt. Version)

6. There Was A Time

7. If The World

8. Sorry

9. Prostitute

10. Catcher In The Rye

24.08.2002 Pukkelpop Festival, Belgium

26.08.2002 London Arena, England

02.07.2006 Goffert Park Nijmegen, Holland

29.07.2006 Wembley Arena, England <-- best ever

10.11.2006 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA

"Sailing" ... first Wembley Night