1988.12.14 - Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, Australia

by **Soulmonster** on Sat 28 Apr 2012 - 11:17

Date:
December 14, 1988.

Venue:
Entertainment Centre.

Location:
Melbourne, Australia.

Setlist:
01. You're Crazy
02. It's So Easy
03. Mr. Brownstone
04. Move To The City
05. Out Ta Get Me
06. Patience
07. Rocket Queen
08. My Michelle
09. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
10. Welcome To The Jungle
11. Sweet Child O' Mine
12. Paradise City

Line-up:
Axl Rose (vocals), Izzy Stradlin (rhythm guitarist), Slash (lead guitarist), Duff McKagan (bass) and Steven Adler (drums).

Quotes:

Tours in Japan usually lead to Australia, and that's what ours did. Three days after Budokan we performed the first of two shows at the entertainment Center in Melbourne. It was a huge outdoor arena. The first performance was a sellout. The second was at about two-thirds capacity. I recall those shows fondly because I was able to hone my drum solo until it sounded really tight, light, and playful at first, and then very explosive. We never really planned stuff like that, and I think the solo just grew out of the middle of the song [Rocket Queen] where Duff slapped a cool bass riff and I followed with a flurry of drumming. No one broke back in, so I kept playing, and each performance I'd carve out a little more solo time [Steven's autobiography, "My Appetite for Destruction", 2010, p. 182]

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