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Two extra lower level Philly tickets. Section 122, row 11, seats 3&4. Face value 250 each, will sell for $250 for both or 175 for one. They're going on Craigslist  soon but I would rather them go to a real fan. PM me for arrangements.

I've noticed that it's dead too. I have nothing to add to the discussion right now, and probably won't unless/until they announce an opener.

So...when do we find out who our opener is? Any guesses?

Friends with aliens.  The part that solidifies that as my vote is the Axl in AC/DC part. Because honestly, WTF? I can't believe that anyone would have written that even as fanfic or as a "wouldn't it be cool if" type topic on a GnR forum. Especially considering the vocal situation we were left with in Vegas.  Nobody would have expected Chainsaw Axl to make a triumphant return the way he has.

Just now, The Archer said:

I really think that the negativity comes from just one section of the die-hards who are a small proportion of the overall fan base. If you look at the response to the post of the band picture from earlier in the day, of the 28K expressions expressed, there are about 26K likes, about 1K sad smileys and about 1K hearts. The last two groups are people at the extreme end of the curve - those who are really unhappy and those who are really happy. It's mostly these people who've bother to make the 2K+ comments. I didn't run through all of them, but looking at a small statistical sample, the trend seemed to be something like this - 50% of them being positive about Axl joining the band 40% of them having outright negative views, and about 10 % of them being between neutral to giving giving Axl a fair shot.

2k comments? I must have looked at it early or my FB is being weird. It only told me about 239 comments or something. I was pleased with how much positivity there was, but the negative people were just so damned vulgar about their distaste for one Axl Rose.

Still plenty of negative assholes though.  I went through and for all the negative comments that misspelled the man's name, I simply replied "*Axl". Actually for one who said "Ass Hole/DC" I did say "*Axl/DC"

I like Use Your Illusion I and II, Spaghetti Incident and Chinese Democracy. I would like to continue hearing songs from those albums. I am not a fan of the idea of 13 song concerts. I'm okay with Frank since Steven is bitter and won't learn new (25 year old) songs.

All my axl based thoughts: I do wish the vocal performance had been better. I could deal with the clean voice if Axl had been able to keep up with the vocals. Unfortunately he was gassed after the opening scream and it was all downhill from there, aside from Madagascar. I did fall in love with Madagascar at this point, though, and wish the album version had vocals like these instead of the old man "ancient mariner" voice he used (although I get why he would use that one). Another thing I always like was "It's gonna bring you to your knees" in the 2nd (3rd?) chorus. Sounds so angry. It would probably be easier to do that than "shananana-nananana-nananana-knees at this point.

3 hours ago, SWINGTRADER said:

Just because they agreed to do it does not mean there will be chemistry. I bet that Slash and Duff get along well with the 2 bozos, but that has nothing to do with onstage chemistry. Slash and Duff have returned to something that doesn't belong to them. Chemistry is not something you can manufacture.

 

 

Think about it though. Slash and Steven have been friends since they were 12 and played together from day 1 pretty much. That's 10 years of "chemistry building" before AFD gets released.  Duff, Slash and Steven were in Road Crew (I believe) before AFD came out. Chemistry is not manufactured, but also not spontaneous, it is built through playing together and getting in each other's minds as musicians. I thoroughly believe by the end of the tour they will be gelling like crazy. Maybe not Frank, but Richard will find his spot with Slash and "chemistry" will abound.

11 minutes ago, SWINGTRADER said:

You know what will bring back the chemistry on stage?  Removing the 2 bozos and bringing back Izzy and Steven. Dropping the CD songs from the setlist would be nice as well. Does anybody think Slash and Duff enjoy playing with that atrocious drummer? 

This is all incorrect. You think they were somehow swindled into playing with the "2 bozos"? They are obviously at least content with playing the new material to accept the money to do it. This is a reunion of Axl and Slash, but it is a continuation of GnR mark VIII with members from Mark I rejoining the band.

12 minutes ago, gt72 said:

I guess you could call me one of those reunion people.I grew up with GnR.I actually bought the CD the day it came out ,maybe I didn't give it a fair shake.Gave it a couple listens and just sounded nothing like the band I grew up listening to.I was excited to see then live for the first time in over 20 years in Vegas so I dusted off the CD and played it quite a bit leading up to the show .While I personally still like what the other original members did since they disbanded (especially Velvet Revolver )CD has grown on me some but just has so much going on that's is just OK to my ears.Obviously it's all subjective and to each it's own.I noticed quite a few people near me rocking out to the CD stuff at show in Vegas so those that enjoy it on board don't seem to be alone 

I could have worded it better, I suppose. I didn't mean anything offensive by it. I feel like Chinese Democracy has been talked about so much on this board, that to see people talking about their first listen or newly discovering certain songs in 2016 is the last thing I would have expected to see here...well, behind Axl and Slash on stage together again.

Are we really having a "Do you like Chinese Democracy" discussion? Where have you people been? Were all you reunion people unwilling to buy or listen to it because Slash wasn't in the band? I'm really confused.

Can't wait to see what's available for the main stadium tour. Wondering if anyone would be willing to buy a shirt (possibly 2 if AiC opening full tour) and mail it to me so I don't have to leave the pit.  How much merch was there in Vegas? Did it seem like anything sold out?

So as pumped as I am about being in GA Pit and waiting in line and everything that goes along with it, I'm sort of concerned about the merch situation. Obviously if you get there early and are on the barricade (not sure if that's possible without WTTJVIP passes), you don't want to give that up. I think there should be a way to let the dedicated get as good of a shot at the t-shirt(t-shirts if AiC is opening) of their choice as people who show up between the opener and main act. Not quite sure how that would work, but there's gotta be a way. Unless they have such a copious amount that they couldn't possibly sell out.

2 hours ago, buzzsaw said:

Just not there for a solo spot

They could do Just Not There after he build up to the end of Rocket Queen and then after Just Not There, actually do the end of Rocket Queen. Similar riffs.

The ONLY complaint I have is that I LOVE the solo in Better before the na na na na's. Don't remember who did it right now, but I think it's a Robin solo. That solo fits the song perfectly in my opinion, and I hope it gets to the point where the "main ideas" stay the same, with slight "Slashifications" to bridge those main ideas together.

The end of November Rain. I got chills, goosebumps, the hair was standing on my arm, whatever cliché you think is appropriate. He still has it when he wants to push it, and if using it selectively means I get to see him gain some longevity, then I'm quite okay with that.

54 minutes ago, slashfan31 said:

He really needed those Jubilees back, GREAT improvement over his recent tone

Now that the jubilee heads are back in production, it will be much easier to replace them if one should go missing or break down.

I would be down for meeting up, but at the same time, I'm a line waiter when I get pit tickets. Planning on calling out of work Thursday so I can be there nice and early, even though I'll be behind the 3 people who shelled out money for VIP tickets. Really wish I had gotten Duff's side. Gotta wonder if there are two separate GA lines now...hmmm maybe I'll call.

On 4/4/2016 at 2:00 AM, Samhainn said:

I'm coming over from The Netherlands for this concert, can't wait! Will be my first time in the States as well  
There's one thing I don't really understand though. I bought tickets for F1 but there are seats mentioned on my ticket? Are there really seats on the field? And do people actually sit during the concert?
Furthermore, any tips on things to do and see in Philly besides the show would be really appreciated!

If you want to do the tourist thing and get a cheese steak, my suggestion would be Jim's, not Pat's or Geno's. More on the sandwich and shorter lines.  Also research proper ordering technique.  I live here, so there's not much I'm interested in that's here. If you're interested in American history, there's enough to keep you busy for like a week. Good museums (with "The Rocky Steps"...and that's all I can think of right now.

Philadelphia has like 9 presales now. I scored 2 pit tickets thanks to my Dad! I'm paying for them, but I can't use my phone or a computer at work. I can't believe I got them. Looking forward to calling out of work Thursday so I can be in line early and Friday due to lack of sleep.

Edit: The tickets are on Slash's side. I'd prefer Duff's side if anyone has two of those who wants to be near Slash. Although they tend to move around a lot so I don't know how much it really matters.

What am I excited to see them play together?  Rocket Queen.  To see Duff rock the beginning with that bass groove and the slide guitar work its way in.  Just an awesome jam.  What song would I KILL to see them play but they won't?  Don't Damn Me.  They never played it in the old days, so if they busted it out on the current tour, I would lose my shit.  

Philadelphia, PA

I really wish there were some transparency in the way this whole thing is going to work. I feel so anxious because I want to wait until Friday in the hopes that pit tickets will be released after the 4 people that buy the WTTJ VIP packages do so.  I'm pulling decent seats with the citi presale F3 Row 35, but want to wait it out.  If I end up in a bowl because I'm hoping to get pit, I will not be happy. Wonder if there are any ticket brokers around who could get some, and how much a pro agency would upcharge vs Stubhub.

I feel like they have to have some GA Pit seats trickle out for the other presale and general sales. I bought the membership but feel like I'm just as likely to get a great field level or pit seat Friday at 10am as I was yesterday. I'll try a couple times per day but won't get my hopes up. I don't see why, if there are no GA Pit tickets not tied to VIP, TM has them as a $250 (obviously not VIP) option

so...is the consensus that there are no pit tickets left at this point thanks to scalpers, or that there will be some available for the Citi presale, the Eagles Season Ticket Holder Presale, and the general public sale?  I feel like at this point, if there aren't any left for this presale, I will stop trying until the public sale.  It's not like nightrain members are clamoring for the 100 and 200 section.  Which, at this piont, would be fine if that's all there's left.  I thought for sure buying the membership and trying at 10:00 on the day it opened up would get me what I wanted.  Maybe the demand is a lot larger than Facebook makes it seem (nothing but cupcakes and haters on there).  I was seriously pissed off, but now just a little disillusioned.