This could genuinely have gone down as one of the legendary GnR sets this weekend.
3 generations of rock icons in AM, GnR and Sir Elton. Just perfect.
Everything is set up, except the one thing we need more than anything- a healthy Axl Rose vocal.
I re-watched some Axl DC earlier and that is genuinely some of the greatest rock live vocals in history. Astonishing level of performance.
Unfortunately, Glasto has come at a time when Axl is back to his 2002 helium vocals.
Why oh why does this band time everything so poorly? 2006 would have been incredible, 2010 was solid too, as was 2016. So many golden opportunities to shine.
The 2023 shit however? Not even the biggest GnR and Axl fan here can pass this off as anything other than woeful.
Im crossing fingers that Axl has kept some power up his sleeve for tomorrow- cheering on from a distance hoping somehow there’s some magic he can reach into.
Unfortunately, I think they’ll get absolutely panned for what I’ve seen so far this year, and that’s just absolutely gutting.