Question for those who have attended NITL concerts

[marlingrl03]

So far I am still experiencing post SF concert high....most likely because it was my very first show ever seeing these guys and I planned this trip in just a months time...so not a lot of build up. It all happened super fast which is why my excitement is still at an all time high! I keep looking at the pics I took, wrote a review which our local rock station posted on their fb page....pretty much just talking to everyone about gnfnr!!!! I am sure everyone around me is sick of it lol...but too bad!  This was a f**kin dream come true for me that I still am wrapping my brain around the fact that I actually made it happen!!!! I absolutely hope to see them again and till then, thank god for PERISCOPE!!

[Tiffani]

5 hours ago, AxlCole said:

I saw the Stones for the first (and only) time on the Voodoo Lounge tour too!  It must have been the summer of 94 because I was with my first wife.  And it was at the same location I just saw Guns (thought apparently they knocked that stadium down so this is a new one in the same location).

Cool! That was one hell of a show. It was at the stadium at the Mizzou campus in Missouri. My boyfriend and I were sitting in nosebleeds. Blind Melon opened for them but we missed most of their set unfortunately. Shannon Hoon would die a little over a year later. 

So here's a little TMI...lol. I was so excited to see The Stones that I refused to go to the bathroom during their set. We were in nosebleeds and when I say nosebleeds, we were in the very last row. So when I had to go I just sort of wrapped my jacket around my waist, scooted out of my pants and went over the back of the bleacher seat. 

Well eventually more people sat behind us and I had to go again. I couldn't pull the same trick as before so this time I just wet my pants. I know, I know!!! That's nasty as hell but hey, I was 16 and mesmerized by The Stones. It was the first ever major concert I had seen and I didn t want to miss anything. And I haven't done that since. The Stones are the only band that I have pissed my pants for lol...

 

[Tiffani]

5 hours ago, annablue said:

I think it's called LOVE! I have always and will always love this band and it's members unconditionally...and they like to play hard to get which makes it all the more sweet when you get. Ha kidding...but seriously I feel the same way after seeing them in Toronto already nearly a month ago! PCD (Post Concert Depression) and hope I have the chance to live that same feelings and excitement again in the future of being in the same building with them as they perform. The joy of going to that concert was pure bliss. Easily a highlight in my life. In my case in the months leading up to the concert I was trying not to let myself get too excited so I didn't indulge in months of devoted music listening/youtube watching like I probably would have otherwise. I was just too nervous about jinxing it with any enthusiasm as I would have been devastated had anything been cancelled. Now us fans that have to wait for the next move...it's excruciating for sure (will they, won't they call us back - I mean record some new music). At least we are in a very positive moment in time and they seem to be too so just a little patience. Gosh I ramble when I'm up past my bedtime. 

You summed it up perfectly. See I did indulge in the constant GNR feed...videos, interviews, playing their records, etc. Did that for several months straight. The concert was phenomenal. And like someone else said, it's as if Christmas is over. That's exactly how it feels to me. Like I'm a kid and Christmas is over, Winter break is over and it's time to go back to school. Boooooooo lol

They have got to know that we are still oh so hungry. They have us wrapped around their fingers. 

[Tiffani]

4 hours ago, marlingrl03 said:

So far I am still experiencing post SF concert high....most likely because it was my very first show ever seeing these guys and I planned this trip in just a months time...so not a lot of build up. It all happened super fast which is why my excitement is still at an all time high! I keep looking at the pics I took, wrote a review which our local rock station posted on their fb page....pretty much just talking to everyone about gnfnr!!!! I am sure everyone around me is sick of it lol...but too bad!  This was a f**kin dream come true for me that I still am wrapping my brain around the fact that I actually made it happen!!!! I absolutely hope to see them again and till then, thank god for PERISCOPE!!

Hopefully you will stay high because the crash sucks lol...

Awesome that your local radio station posted your show review. That is cool. ?

[Willis1988]

This is exactly how I feel too, I saw my last show in Dallas, I remember telling my husband and son that I was sad it was almost over.  Durning the concert I  didn't want PC to play yet I knew it was almost over. What a great ride this band is taking us on I'm so excited to see what's coming next.  Slash Axl and Duff are magic and I'm so lucky to have gotten to take this ride with them .

[AxlCole]

5 hours ago, Tiffani said:

Cool! That was one hell of a show. It was at the stadium at the Mizzou campus in Missouri. My boyfriend and I were sitting in nosebleeds. Blind Melon opened for them but we missed most of their set unfortunately. Shannon Hoon would die a little over a year later. 

So here's a little TMI...lol. I was so excited to see The Stones that I refused to go to the bathroom during their set. We were in nosebleeds and when I say nosebleeds, we were in the very last row. So when I had to go I just sort of wrapped my jacket around my waist, scooted out of my pants and went over the back of the bleacher seat. 

Well eventually more people sat behind us and I had to go again. I couldn't pull the same trick as before so this time I just wet my pants. I know, I know!!! That's nasty as hell but hey, I was 16 and mesmerized by The Stones. It was the first ever major concert I had seen and I didn t want to miss anything. And I haven't done that since. The Stones are the only band that I have pissed my pants for lol...

 

That's hilarious.

 

Gross, but hilarious.

[Tom-Ass]

You're not being weird.. Every great concert leaves you wanting more.. I enjoy a great show for weeks if not more.. The anticipation leading up to it, posting on boards, revisiting and listening to a bands catalog.. Then a good buzz for a week or so if the show was good enough

The Foxboro show left me wanting more and wishing I recalculated this whole tour. If I could have done it over I would have skipped Vegas and added a couple different shows instead like Met Life. While Vegas was a great time I didn't think the band was as good as they should have been. None of the April shows really impressed me, but holy shit when they came out in Detroit it was a different ballgame.

I am not sure how I missed that they were playing in Orlando on a Friday night until the night before but that is still killing me. I have a friend that lives there who would have went with me and I could have crashed at his place.. I was even briefly looking at tickets for a Brazil show.. Seeing a show down there is on my bucket list and it would have cost that much more than Vegas for the trip.

Right now it is a waiting game to see what happens next.. 

[jasmineneedspatience]

I know the feeling as well, @Tiffani, and I'm glad to see that I'm also not alone.

I saw them in Orlando and I was still feeling everything for about two weeks after the show; then, reality finally came back into view and I wanted nothing more than to go back and feel that happiness, everything, again. I'm looking forward to my next GN'R show, whenever that may be

[IncitingChaos]

I think after hearing Trunk go from "you better get to the first show you never know when it will end" to "I'd expect to see these guys together for a long time" tells me that the relationships are strong and this is the band they all want to be in. So I believe they will be back. 

I also had that sadness leaving the concert from August and knowing that that was it. I hope to see them again in the future and wish I could have seen more shows on this run, but I am still looking forward to an album and other releases from this lineup so Hopefully next time they will be playing new material. 

[Tiffani]

4 hours ago, jasmineneedspatience said:

I know the feeling as well, @Tiffani, and I'm glad to see that I'm also not alone.

I saw them in Orlando and I was still feeling everything for about two weeks after the show; then, reality finally came back into view and I wanted nothing more than to go back and feel that happiness, everything, again. I'm looking forward to my next GN'R show, whenever that may be

I hear ya. I experienced the crash the next day and I've  been longing ever since lol. Next time, (and I have faith there will be a next time), I'm going to double down on the funds to get much better seats. Our seats were alright but I want to be close enough to throw a rose on then stage lol. I'm sure another go around in the states won't be for quite some time so I will have a lot of time to save up. GN'R and The Stones are the only bands that I would pay the equivalent of monthly rent to see. 

Edited August 22, 2016 by Tiffani

[gibson617]

No depression or sadness on my end. I think I'm still on the high from the Nashville show, lol. Honestly, I never thought that I would see GnR with Axl, Duff and Slash plus Steven, so I'm still pretty stoked about it. I have to admit, I was super exhausted leaving that humid ass stadium in Nashville and couldn't wait to hit the bed. The next day and the following days since, however, I've been really hoping for another US tour really soon after Asia and Europe. A tour during which I'll probably catch more than one show. Concert of the Summer for sure!

[Tiffani]

4 hours ago, IncitingChaos said:

I think after hearing Trunk go from "you better get to the first show you never know when it will end" to "I'd expect to see these guys together for a long time" tells me that the relationships are strong and this is the band they all want to be in. So I believe they will be back. 

I also had that sadness leaving the concert from August and knowing that that was it. I hope to see them again in the future and wish I could have seen more shows on this run, but I am still looking forward to an album and other releases from this lineup so Hopefully next time they will be playing new material. 

Yea, the sadness and longing is a bitch. Like I said before, I have never experienced that after a concert. I certainly hope both ET and you are correct. So many of us would be so hurt if everything went down in flames anytime soon. I wish I could have gone to more than one show also. Decent tickets weren't cheap and some of us with no savings, living paycheck to paycheck missed out on that option. That's why I hope that a future arena tour as others predict will happen becomes reality. 

[axlsend]

I know what you mean. I just love the excitement of 'live' music, especially GnR gigs. We last saw them in 2012 and couldn't face another year of waiting so we decided to go to the New Jersey gigs. Luckily on this site I won 2 tickets and managed to buy tickets for the 2nd night. We had never been to NY and we had a blast. The gigs were fantastic, we got to do a tailgating party and NY is awesome. Now back home it's cold, it's raining and next year seems so far away for the European leg of the tour but we will be doing England, Italy and maybe Spain so much to look forward to and I hope GnR end the tour with an arena gig in the states because if NY is on the list we will be there!

[Tiffani]

@axlsend

Lucky you, traveling through Europe to catch the band!! Memories worth a lifetime for sure. 

[axlsend]

1 hour ago, Tiffani said:

@axlsend

Lucky you, traveling through Europe to catch the band!! Memories worth a lifetime for sure. 

I've got some serious saving to do!

[TLC]

On 8/13/2016 at 4:01 AM, Tiffani said:

So I hope not to come across as neurotic or melodramatic but I want to know if I am the only one who feels somewhat depressed after seeing Guns this tour. 

I bought tickets in June for the Houston show and it seemed like 8/5 would never arrive. As the date for the show neared, I made a few personal appointments that fell after 8/5. When I wrote the appointments on my calendar I remember looking at August 5 and I had this feeling of B.C., A.C...almost biblical - Before Concert, After Concert. 

Before August 5, there was all this anticipation and fantasy of what the show would be like, how I would feel to finally be witnessing GN'R in the flesh after decades of wishful hoping. It was always there in the back of my mind. I went to great effort to find exactly what I wanted to wear for that night. I had everything planned. Then the day finally came. 

The show was unbelievable. It has been one of the best highlights of this year. I had a great time except that my husband missed  his favorite GNR song, Better. He chose to escort me to the bathroom when it started and I felt bad that he was waiting near concessions when they were playing it. I still feel bad because I suspect if they come through Texas again Better won't be on the set list. 

Well fast forward to A.C. Of course I feel privileged to have seen 3 out of 5 originals and I have my memories and all but I dunno, I also feel a little depressed. I want more, more, more!!!!! It's not like my daily life is being affected but this feeling I have is in the back of my mind.

The months of anticipation go back about a year when I found out the group was probably reuniting. At the time, even though I knew it would be some time before a tour was announced, I also knew that I would be there with bells on whenever it happened. 

Well now it's over. And I'm back doing the life thing with no GN'R concert to look forward to.

Does anyone else feel like I do or am I being weird? 

Thank you for positing this. I thought I was crazy! Yes, as thrilled as I was to see them twice in a few months I was a little down in the days and few weeks afterwards  I guess it is the excitement and anticipation after all these years and still wanting more.  I get to see All/DC in September so I am looking forward to that. But it is not seeing GNR.