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On 6/1/2023 at 1:52 PM, Snytefant said:

Which is perfect. I don't wanna know what's next

Perfect Crime as encore tonight anyone? Why not right?

 

On 6/1/2023 at 2:52 PM, Drakestar said:

If you are recording, don't be singin'. A good rule to follow. At least we can watch though.

 

On 6/1/2023 at 3:25 PM, Carburetta said:

What an amazing set list. Thank you Guns.

 

On 6/5/2023 at 6:31 AM, allwaystired said:

Wish they'd move away from 'band as skeletons in X location' for lithos. There were some amazing ones on the past that didn't feature any band members. 

 

On 6/5/2023 at 7:33 AM, Joraz said:

ITS PERHAPS

 

On 6/5/2023 at 8:45 AM, FabioRoses said:

males more sense to debut it on Spain's concert on 9th June, so it's out right after in Spotify

 

On 6/5/2023 at 10:03 AM, rocknroll41 said:

New music comes out on Fridays now.

 

On 6/5/2023 at 10:51 AM, VeeR said:

Well, if we do get Perhaps tonight, it will be halfway through the setlist. This is the setlist from the last show. Perhaps at line 14

 

On 6/5/2023 at 12:41 PM, allwaystired said:

Perhaps won't happen tonight- it will in Madrid. 

Total guess, but there we go! 

 

On 6/5/2023 at 3:18 PM, Sledge said:

A great thing about imperfections is knowing at least he isn't faking it. 

 

On 6/5/2023 at 3:07 PM, Tom-Ass said:

The worst fanbase ever.. At least on here.. It is fine to criticize to a point but the same people bitch about the same shit on every thread for decades.. I have done my fare share of complaining but at some point you need to move on or follow an other band.  It just looks pathetic. 

 

On 6/5/2023 at 3:28 PM, allwaystired said:

I think it was played? 

Not sure about Reckless Life though? 

 

On 6/5/2023 at 3:29 PM, CAFC Nick said:

According to setlist.fm it was played

 

On 6/5/2023 at 3:30 PM, Stay.Of.Execution said:

It was played after absurd

 

On 6/5/2023 at 4:11 PM, James Bond said:

Five songs shorter compared to the first night. If my eyes aren't deceiving me on setlist.fm, then these are the songs from the first night that were cut:

1. Don't Cry

2. My Michelle

3. Reckless Life

4. Nice Boys

5. Street Of Dreams

I'm sure it just had to do with timing, local curfew, etc...

 

On 6/5/2023 at 4:21 PM, Stay.Of.Execution said:

 

 

 

 

On 6/9/2023 at 6:11 PM, K00b4 said:

What a f'n setlist.

Wow.

 

On 8/5/2023 at 8:15 PM, AxlRoseCDII said:

Probably a troll 

 

On 8/5/2023 at 8:20 PM, Blackstar said:

Never trust setlist.fm during a show, especially when there are no streams.

 

On 8/5/2023 at 9:18 PM, cineater said:

https://www.facebook.com/sheena.butler.946/videos/267375142673812 Sweet Child

 

On 8/5/2023 at 9:45 PM, jacdaniel said:

This has to be the worst opening night since the reunion began... On the forum at least 

 

On 8/5/2023 at 9:37 PM, Its Tino said:

ISE bass intro works really well for a show opener IMO. Love it. 

 

On 8/5/2023 at 10:16 PM, Blackstar said:

He and his friends seem to be having the time of their lives

 

On 8/5/2023 at 10:26 PM, GNRmello77 said:

Everybody on this forum on the edge of their seats....Perhaps they were wrong🤔 I'm gonna get some sleep, 4:26AM here haha goodnight!

 

On 8/5/2023 at 10:44 PM, gabmmor said:

Setlist: It’s So Easy, Bad Obsession, Chinese Democracy, Slither, Pretty Tied Up, Rumble/Welcome To The Jungle, Hard Skool, Mr. Brownstone, Double Talkin’ Jive, Reckless Life, Absurd, Estranged, Down On The Farm, Rocket Queen, Live And Let Die, You Could Be Mine, T.V. Eye, Anything Goes, This I Love, Civil War/(Voodoo Child), Band Introductions, Slash Solo/Sweet Child O’ Mine (with Carrie Underwood), November Rain, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, Nightrain, Coma, Patience, Paradise City (with Carrie Underwood)

source: HTGTH

 

On 9/1/2023 at 9:55 PM, ChristianGNR said:

Axl is sounding normal. No voice cracks.

 

On 9/1/2023 at 10:37 PM, Blackstar said:

Setlist: It’s So Easy, Bad Obsession, Chinese Democracy, Slither, Pretty Tied Up, Mr. Brownstone, Rumble/Welcome To The Jungle, Hard Skool, Double Talkin’ Jive, Estranged, Live And Let Die, Reckless Life, Perhaps, Absurd, Rocket Queen, Down On The Farm, You Could Be Mine, T.V. Eye, Anything Goes, Civil War/(Voodoo Child), Band Introductions, Slash Solo/Sweet Child O’ Mine, November Rain, Only Women Bleed/Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, Nightrain

Encore: People Get Ready/Patience, Paradise City

(HTGTH)

 

On 9/2/2023 at 9:22 AM, DSTK said:

A GNR shorter set will still be longer than anyone else's standard set of like 20 or so songs 

 

On 9/3/2023 at 4:33 PM, jonah said:

Last minute Ticket sales really picked up. Was only about 2/3 sold out last week and is about 99% sold out now. Should be a great time

 

23 hours ago, moreblack said:

Appreciate them closing the roof and running the AC. It's hot as balls out there 🥵

 

22 hours ago, rebeldhipi said:

Best Perhaps so far

 

21 hours ago, moreblack said:

A rare twat appearance

 

21 hours ago, Coma16 said:

Just when you think NT and PC they bust out COMA

 

20 hours ago, kanecrescente said:

Slash's tone and execution of the main solos were unbelievable too

 

20 hours ago, Amir said:

Is this the first time that Madagascar and Civil War have been played one after the other (i.e. both songs sample “What we’ve got here… is failure to communicate”)?

 

20 hours ago, The Dissident said:

Good to see they are starting to shake up the set a bit again. I also am a fan of this no encore approach. 

 

20 hours ago, ajyoli said:

They played TWAT, Maddy, Civil War, Coma, Dont Cry, Yesterday, Prostitute and TIL at the ACC in 2017 Oct 30 show.

 

they seem to pull out all stops for Toronto 😊 

 

19 hours ago, gabmmor said:

Setlist: It’s So Easy, Bad Obsession, Chinese Democracy, Slither, Mr. Brownstone, Hard Skool, Rumble/Welcome To The Jungle, Perhaps, Pretty Tied Up, Double Talkin’ Jive, Reckless Life, Estranged, You Could Be Mine, Absurd, Live And Let Die, Rocket Queen, T.V. Eye, Down On The Farm, Anything Goes, Madagascar, Civil War/(Voodoo Child), Band Introductions, Slash Solo/Sweet Child O’ Mine, November Rain, Wichita Lineman, There Was A Time, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, Coma, Nightrain, Paradise City

(HTGTH)

 

19 hours ago, James Bond said:

Even on the classics I felt that was the least Slash has "noodled" his way through the solos. He was on tonight.

 

18 hours ago, Martin Riggs said:

 

 

18 hours ago, kanecrescente said:

That's what impressed me the most tonight too, he aced the ones that he'd usually autopilot through. That paired with an awesome and somehow unpredictable setlist made it special for sure.

 

17 hours ago, LBruttle said:

What a fucking show, the whole band was on fire especially AXL. Best show in the last 3-4 years easily, all you haters get off your fucking asses and go see them before it's too late.

Tomorrow is promised to no one.

 

12 hours ago, Stro said:

I was at that show and they did Shackler's into Estranged lmao

 

11 hours ago, SoulMonster said:

It's quite remarkable that a 60-year old can hit those notes. A lot can be said about his power at certain ranges, and shifting between voices, but he still hits notes far and beyond what I can do. Loud and powerful.

 

11 hours ago, FabioRoses said:

 

Holy shit, that was impressive

 

11 hours ago, Coma16 said:

Not gonna write up a long review but some key opinions:

- they started nearly 40 minutes late, not Axl's fault, so I was expecting one of the shorter shows (my inner Craig came out). I was pleasantly surprised!

- place was jam packed (which led to the later start time). Most people were there right till the end.

- the only song I wasn't crazy about was Hardskool. Not that it was bad, I just don't like the way its sung.

- the sound (and voice) was great. 

- I heard 8(!) songs I haven't heard live before (9 if you want to include TV Eye)

- was nice to hear Reckless and Anything Goes, but I wouldn't be disappointed if I never heard them again.

- Maddy, Twat, and even Coma were sublime

- I like Witchita, and the acoustic section is great, so I didn't mind it.

- Don't Cry would have been the cherry on top...

- lastly, the pacing of the show was great. I remember back in 2017 each song sort of dragged, not last night. It was very tight!

Toronto GNR Review (9-3-23)

I've seen Guns N' Roses every time they've been to Toronto. And in many other cities and countries. But last night was a special show! During Pretenders who were not for me. They also seem to bring down the vibe in the stadium. Some people were really into them though!

But about 20 minutes before GNR was expected to hit the stage. The SkyDome filled to capacity. About 40,000 in the seats and another 5,000-10,000 on the floor. Even though we had seats on the floor, we tried to shuffle ourselves to the center into the big open GA area near the back by the dugouts. My group were quickly chased away by security. I figured out how to unlock the chairs to give ourselves more room when we're sitting. The chairs locked together were way too tight.

Once we did that everything was good. Lights out. Absolutely love those screens and the graphics were amazing to open the show. GNR packed a punch with the opening bass line from Duff on It's So Easy. When they kicked into Bad Obsession, I was instantly teleported back to the '90s on the UYI tour. I could just picture Teddy up there 🥹 The entire band seemed to be on point from the beginning of the show. I really liked the way they played Chinese Democracy with the new intro and the change in vocal style. It almost seemed like Axl was preserving his voice by changing octaves. Still a little horse .. 😉

I do agree that Hard Skool didn't sound the greatest. I find that Axl has to put way too much effort into the vocal and I worry he's going to blow out his voice early in the show. Hence Montreal 92' or London 22'

He powered through it and even mixed up the setlist a bit. Jungle and Perhaps. Probably the best performance of that song. Then Pretty Tied Up! All before Double Talkin' Jive which also seemed to have a shorter outro. I think Axl was just pumped to get into the next song 🤘

Reckless Life was a beast and always fun to hear. Estranged was a crowd favorite and everyone was singing along and screaming at the top of their lungs. Axl really seemed to be really responding to it. He channels the crowd and when they are loud he puts on a good show and he proved that as the night went on. 

You Could Be Mine was another monster.  Frank is a beast! Absurd is a funny song to hear Axl sing. Looks like he actually singles people out in the crowd when he yells absurd! He really gets into it 🤣 Live And Let Die I expected to fall flat without pyro. I was wrong. The crowd was heavily into this one and again Axl was channeling the crowd. Even having some fun on stage during instrumentals. 

The band jam was up next. Duff seemed to be really into it and seemed to spend a lot of time side stage with the hot blonde singing into her phone like it's a microphone and flailing her arms. More on that later 😉 

Up next was Rocket Queen which is always fun. Slash's solos in RQ were particularly amazing. AFD days! Down On The Farm was next and felt fresh. Again, the band was perfect. Especially Richard Foetus.

I forgot that they played Anything Goes. Man, does a really good job of making this song sound new. Up next you could hear the horns playing. I knew right away it was Madagascar and I was quite shocked that they played it. I know it was played in honor of MLK's speech a couple shows ago. Definitely didn't expect it here but I also know Axl loves Toronto and tends to pull out all the stops when he's here. Hence 1999's Back Off Bitch, 2010's Catcher In The Rye and 2017's Prostitute.

Many people don't recognize the connection that Axl has to this city. Metalworks Recording Studio was an integral piece to finishing the recording of Use Your Illusion I & II albums on time during the early portion of the 91 tour.

Civil War was another monster. The crowd started roaring when the Ukraine flag was emblazoned across the screens. That song is always a blast to hear. The graphics on the screen were intense but necessary. 

Slash's solo seemed better than usual. Really seemed to be into the crowd reactions. The opening licks of Sweet Child O' Mine packed a punch and the crowd responded positively. November Rain was another memorable song last night. Axl was really having fun with it. Graphics are incredible on the screen from the rain falling to the rain falling on the rose. Ultimately to the rain pouring down on the skull. Everything just seemed to click. Again, 90s vibes. Axl even stopped ahead of the solo to pound back some Pedialyte the way he did in the video. Have gave a sly smile to the crowd and then went straight into the outro. Slash was absolutely perfect. As were the rest of the band.

Wichita Lineman was next. Axl always sounds really good on this song. The song intro started afterwards and I had no clue what it was and then quickly thought it was IRS. I started singing along to every word only to realize that it was T.W.A.T. It took me by surprise as I definitely didn't expect to hear that. But again it's Toronto! Axl did it justice. I don't know how he powers through those last couple verses screaming but he did it. Melissa also sounds really good on this song.

Axl decided that he was going to tell us that Melissa was giving him cut-eye when she seen him drinking. Sounds like he's off the sauce. He made it known to the crowd that he was drinking Pedialyte not alcohol. I could see why considering you sweating profusely early in the show. It is defense. It was extremely hot in the city and SkyDome did a really good job of pumping the AC. With 60,000 people if you get hot pretty quick! 
  He said "It's like someone looking at you from the other end of the bar watching you drink and being ashamed of you after you told them you don't drink anymore." She let out a huge laugh. Melissa is a welcomed addition to the band for sure.

Knockin' On Heaven's Door was up next. That song is one of the best ones live. Anyone that is seen GNR in the past knows this. The graphics they use on the screens look amazing. The band just seemed to be having so much fun! 

Axl wasn't overly talkative to the crowd. He spent more time singing than talking which is always welcomed. He told the crowd that he's been reminded that there is a curfew. At this point it was 10:53 So of course Paradise City is next, right!? I remember telling my son that I guess we're not going to get Coma tonight after all.

Only to hear the opening baseline of Coma. The two of us looked at each other and laughed. We were amazed but Axl just mentioned the curfew and decided he was going to play a 10 minute song. So of course we're going to get an abbreviated version of the song to make room for Paradise City. Nope, we got the entire 10 minute song! Even during the haunting final solo before the crazy final verses. Axl started singing Kumbaya. 

We heard the opening guitar of Paradise City and knew that our night had come to an end. You wanted to stick around to the very end but we left after the first verses. Anyone that knows Rogers Center and the area knows that it can take a while to get from the floor to the concourse and out the door to Bremner. 

It was a phenomenal fucking night! We took our time walking away from the venue. We knew that we wouldn't be able to call an Uber for quite a while so we just kind of enjoyed the evening as it wasn't too hot. Only about 35°C 🙄 there was a band playing down the street and we could hear them singing YCBM. It was just a full-on party on Brenner. Everybody enjoying themselves and taking their time getting where they need to go. The police were very courteous and had the entire area blocked off for safety.

I've been to a ton of shows this year from all kinds of different bands. This was by far the best show I've been to. Not only this year but maybe my favorite GNR show. With exception to 2017. Be sure to check out all the videos on YouTube that people took. I made it a point to not record video and immerse myself in the moment, which is something I don't normally do. When I go to a show. I spend more time recording and watching it back at home because of my eyesight.

Don't listen to the haters that say that Axl doesn't sound good or that he's lost it or that the venue didn't sell. All the haters are wrong. This was by far the best show of this tour in my opinion. And one of the best in the career of Guns N' Roses. And like I said I've seen GNR in many cities and countries and that says a lot to my statement. This is a band you can never afford to miss a live. They always sound better in person than they do on a live stream or video.

Highlights:

1) Smiling Axl

2) Octave changes in different songs including CD, You Could Be Mine, Coma and Nightrain.

3) Slash solos and general guitar play

4) Duff on T.V. Eye took the time to tell the crowd how great it was to be back in Toronto and that he was having fun tonight.

5) The Pedialyte joke

6) Madagascar & TWAT

7) NASCAR graphics

8) Civil War & Estranged

9) the graphics on November Rain and the outro.

10) Axl saying how much fun it was to be in the city and he started singing Oh Canada.

11) Kumbaya during Coma

12) How tight the entire band was the entire show. Everything seemed to be on point. The band introductions by Axl were also pretty funny, especially the way he introduced Frank. Calling him a " Hurricane, Thunder Chucker Motherfucker." And the way Axl introduces introduced Slash is always funny. But he really seemed to get into it tonight. But the crowd went nuts when he did that. Of course! Gave a powerful introduction to Slash as always. So great to see them back together! 

I should also mention how professional security was with the crowd other than chasing people away like me from areas we weren't supposed to be in. Made it a point to not block anyone's vision and didn't harass anybody from what I could see.

Oh and that was Duff's wife Susan dancing side stage and singing into her phone. You can check out the video on IG.

Thanks for taking the time to read this

🤘😝🤘

Apologies for any spelling mistakes!