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FOR SALE: GA PIT TICKET!

Hi guys,

Due to a change in travel plans, I have one GA PIT B ticket for sale for the GN'R show in New Orleans on July 31, 2016 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

It was purchased directly from Ticketmaster as an eTicket. Face value is $260 including fees. I will sell it for $250. PM me if interested. 

(Mods, feel free to delete this if such a post is only allowed in the ticket swap thread where I have also posted it)

2 hours ago, koldweather said:

The biggest difference Ive noticed is the show feels so fluid. It always felt so stop-start during nu guns so shows never built up a head of steam, but the last few shows have felt almost non stop.

I noticed this too. I saw nuguns at the Roskilde Festival in 2006, and I remember there were sooo many breaks, guitar solos, piano solos and whatnot where Axl wasn't around. It ruined momemtum and just dragged down the whole affair. I think at least 30 mins was spent this way. Thankfully this is gone now, judging by the superb Vegas shows.

3 hours ago, DIST said:

Another epic performance by SLASH...

 

The only thing I miss is the McBob intro..." GUNS N FUCKIN ROSES!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The McBob intro and opening with Jungle would be so amazing. The way they've started the Vegas shows is fairly anti-climatic. I hope they will change it for the summer tour.

1 minute ago, MarceloRafael__ said:

Fede to vocals in Velvet Revolver reunion?

Or maybe he's the new STP singer

Just now, coolio GNR said:

Well, my eyes teared up during Don't Cry. This is whole thing is so emotional. Thank God this happened!

Agreed. I hope soooooooooo much that they'll play Don't Cry when I see them in New Orleans 

Holy crap this performance is just amazing. Best GN'R show in decades. 

If I had been in Vegas, I don't think I would ever have been able to get over it, if I had attended last night's show instead of this one.

Yesssss!!!! Don't cry

7 minutes ago, Amir said:

Man, Fede has more enthusiasm than the entire back half of the GA.

This

Man the band is on fire tonight. All the nerves from last night seem to be gone. This rendition of Nightrain is incredible.

Just now, - antem said:

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aditVDFlUkV4cWdua013UXd8MXZPeHdRRWphd0VHQjs6wC_fi8wnBjbd7NW-93ThsrqlZ-x7phVM7nSIt4h5

Fede

 

just in time for November Rain. Man, I hope they play Don't Cry tonight. That would make the set more or less perfect.

Hell yeah! Baz! This is awesome. Way better show than yesterday (and that one was awesome)

Any reviews in the press yet?

Awesome that they played Coma.

I really hope they'll add Don't Cry to the set.

6 minutes ago, paranoyd androyd said:

Fede's is a bit better

he keeps talking/singing though!

10 minutes ago, jon- said:

more streams: https://www.periscope.tv/jonathonalevin

This one is really good

16 minutes ago, ceaguila said:

ugh not good, although I saw FF when Dave Grohl broke his foot and it still kicked ass

I was at the show where Dave literally fell off the stage, and after he came back, he still did a kick-ass show.

(Sorry, a bit off topic)

Got a pit ticket for New Orleans. I wasn't planning on going there, but I guess I am now! 

Did anyone get GA tix in the general onsale?

NIghtrain presale only has terrible seats left now for the SF show.

Gah. It's impossible to get one Pit ticket for the San Fran show. I've literally tried every presale except the radio one (don't know the password?)

2 minutes ago, axlsend said:

I'm in the UK and I tried to download the Ticketmaster app (USA) and got the message "This item is not available in your country" didn't know you had to have a US iTunes account to make it work.

Yup, once you have a US iTunes account you can download stuff from the US version of the app store.

Here is a guide to setting up a US iTunes account: http://technologyfueled.com/ipad-tricks/2014/2/26/how-to-create-a-us-itunes-account-without-a-credit-card

4 hours ago, rocco said:

Sorry for being a little offtopic here, but I have a general question about the Tickets. 

I live in Germany and I'm thinking about going to the San Francisco Show as kind of an awesome Summer vacation.

I just wanted to check prices or generally check the layout of the Ticketmaster Homepage in advance so I won't have any difficulties when the general public onsale starts.

Now this is my question (probably I just didn't get something right) : Whenever I click on "Nightrain Membership (45$)" and search for tickets, the Captcha pops up and afterwards I only get this screen:

Can someone please explain this to me, or tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks guys, I love this forum Plus this will be my first trip to the US of A ever... pretty excited!

I'm also outside the US and I faced the exact same issue. What worked for me was using the mobile version of the website: m.ticketmaster.com on my phone.

The app is also an option but you need a US iTunes account. It's easy to set up. I was able to download and open the app once I got that, but it wouldn't open any events though. Not sure if this is because I'm using a phone outside the US..

I really hope we will get some sort of official report from Steven soon on whether he will be a guest at the upcoming tour.

5 hours ago, ChineseIRS said:

Posted this in the review thread as well:

Okay just got home from work...idk how well written this will be, still cant really find the words to grasp how amazing this night was...to start the vibe was just really positive all around. The security was letting us drink outside the venue waiting for the doors to open. All they said was if the sheriffs come by just get rid of it so we dont get in trouble ha. Inside the venue the place just buzzing, it was electric. I ended up getting front row on Slashs side right in front of the monitor. Doors opened a little after 10pm and the lights when down a little before midnight. No intro (which i totally thought it was gonna be McBob) Slash walked out first and everybody followed, crowd erupted and Duff launched into Its So Easy. And from there the band didnt stop firing. Slash jumped up on the monitor during Easy for the first time and everyone around me lost it. Slash couldnt help but smirk at our reaction. The band was killing it and they knew it. They were all smiles and i just remember Duff looking up one point at Lenny Kravitz with a face like "yeah, we're back motherfucker!"

Axl sounded the best he has since 2010. He had the fire in his belly and that look in his eye. Rasp was everywhere to be seen. The song i paid most attention to vocally was YCBM cuz i know thats one he hasnt done good on for the last 5 years and he nailed it. He slayed the "breakin down my back" section! He was in a great mood and was definitely slimmer than he has been and he was not out of breath. Slash was very focused but he was rocking out for sure. To see him rocking out HARD to the chorus of Better was so surreal! It was just mindblowing to see him playing these songs and standing on stage next to Axl, i really couldnt believe it at some points. He was in top form and nailed every solo. At first they didnt interact too much but by the middle of the set Axl was throwing his arm on Slashs shoulder, he leaned up against his back rocking out during some solos and they exchanged a couple laughs between some songs.

As the setlist is out there, here is some highlights that stood out.

-Axl lost his footing during Brownstone and ended up ripping his jeans in the crotch. During the solo he walked over to the side of the stage and pointed up at Lenny Kravitz and back down at his crotch and said "Penisgate" or somethin to that effect and they both started laughing.

-Frank started a long countoff on the hihat and Slash launched into the Chinese Demoracry riff. I was like no way are they fucking playing this right now. It was very raw and punk rock sounding. It was pretty awesome and Slashs spin on the solo was great.

-Double Talkin' Jive!! Holy fuck was it awesome to hear that live. The band killed it and Axl sounded mean!!! He did the "i got...lies" part just like he sounded on the record.

-before the slide solo in Rocket Queen Slash did an extended talkbox solo, when he finished it Axl had a huge smile on his face and looked at us and said "you missed that, didnt you?"

-Godfather Theme was awesome! Before he started it Axl said "Heres a man that needs no introduction, but gets one anyways. Ladies and Gentlemen, Slash."

-Seeing Slash play the Sweet Child solo right up front and him and Axl doing that outro right next to each other was just insane. I remember looking back and Jim Carrey had the biggest smile on his face and i remember thinking "all is right in the world." Haha.

-Better had a whole new intro. It was this really heavy riff that just kept building and we're in the crowd goin holy shit theyre playing a new song. The riff kept building until it somehow came to a crash with Duff starting "no one ever told me when..." It was epic and strange seeing Slash completely rocking out in the chorus. Again he did a killer solo and did a cool slide part in the last verse. Again Axl slayed the "i never wanted you to be so full of anger" section.

-before Michelle Axl and Duff were talking and into the mic Axl goes "im goin by your guys' list tonight. Im follwing your lead" Duff starts laughing and Axl goes "thats very rare for me. I mean you guys know im an agreeable kinda guy. Im like Trump, i consult with myself." Funny moment.

-Heavens Door was probably the most special moment of the show. Axl starts the first sing along section and then right when he looked like he was gonna start the 2nd he kinda stopped himself and looked around the stage and said "this is the first time in 23 years us 3 have been on stage together, 1993, July i believe it was" the crowd just erupted. He did another sing along section and after that one he said "we worked very hard with the city to make this show happen, and we worked hard with the sheriffs and that in itself took 24 years" and laughed. It was amazing to see him almost taken back and acknowledging the magnitude of the night. 

-another cool moment was Nightrain when they kicked into the first verse. It was "Look out" and both Axl and Slash started the foot stomp, gliding across the stage, stoping for a brief second in front of each other, and spinning off. It was bad ass!

-During Paradise City the crowd was getting crazy and after the first chorus Axl started yellin to the crowd "you guys gotta step back people in the front are getting crushed.... (crowd didnt really move).....i said you people need to step the fuck back now!" They finally did and Axl signaled the band to keep going and he jumped into the next verse. Reminded me of somethin that would happen back in the day haha.

 

Im probably missing a bunch of stuff and its really hard to convey my emotions throughout the night. But this show will go down as the best show i have ever seen in my life. Just to see the first time Axl and Slash back together and have it be in such an important club to the bands history and to be right up front is just magical. I truly feel so lucky to have witnessed it. Im so looking forward to Vegas next weekend! See you guys there! You will not be dissapointed!!!

And for celebrities i saw: Lenny Kravitz, Kate Hudson, Nic Cage, Jim Carrey, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Kushner, John 5, Colin Hanks, Norman Reedus, Sean Kinney, Bubbles, Bradley Cooper, the sports guy in Anchorman. Im sure there was way more, hard to make out everyone in the VIP section.

Best and most comprehensive review I've seen. Kudos brother!

6 hours ago, Ulnar said:

A well written & informative review from mxdwn.com over here: http://music.mxdwn.com/2016/04/02/reviews/guns-n-roses-live-at-the-troubadour-review-setlist-more/

Great review. Thanks for the link!