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2002.08.18 - Summer Sonic Festival, Osaka, Japan

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Post by Soulmonster Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:17 pm

Date:
August 18, 2002.

Venue:
Summer Sonic Festival, WTC Open Air Stadium.

Location:
Osaka, Japan.

Setlist:
01. Welcome to the Jungle
02. It's So Easy
03. Mr. Brownstone
04. Live and Let Die
05. Think About You
06. You Could Be Mine
07. Sweet Child O'Mine
08. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
09. Out Ta Get Me
10. Rhiad and the Bedouins
11. Madagascar
12. November Rain
13. Rocket Queen
14. Nightrain
15. Street of Dreams
16. Chinese Democracy
17. Patience
18. Paradise City

Line-up:
Axl Rose (vocals), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitarist), Buckethead (lead guitarist), Robin Finck (lead guitarist), Tommy Stinson (bass), Dizzy Reed (keyboards), Chris Pitman (keyboards) and Brain (drums).

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Post by Blackstar Mon May 11, 2020 10:39 pm

Show announcement in Metal Hammer, April 25, 2002:
Guns N' Roses are set to make their festival debut of 2002 headlining the Summer Sonic festival, in Japan on 17th -18th August.
https://www.a-4-d.com/t4826-2002-04-25-metal-hammer-guns-n-roses-announce-festival-date-and-new-album

And in Rolling Stone, June 13, 2002:
Guns n' Roses will begin an overseas tour on August 14th in Hong Kong, which will include the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo and Osaka.
https://www.a-4-d.com/t4830-2002-06-13-rolling-stone-guns-n-roses-reload
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Post by Blackstar Mon May 11, 2020 10:41 pm

After show press release about the shows in Hong Kong and Japan on the band's official site gnronline.com, August 22, 2002:
RECORD BREAKING GUNS N' ROSES

Guns N' Roses, who opened their Chinese Democracy Tour in Hong Kong last week to rave reviews, broke both festival attendance records and venue capacities at whilst headlining Tokyo's Chiba Marine Stadium (35,000 plus) and Osaka's WTC Open-air stadium (25,000 plus) for Japan's Summer Sonic Festival.

A spokesman for the Summer Sonic Festival said "Both festivals were record breaking sell outs. We were very honoured to witness such spell-binding performances from Guns N' Roses"

The band are currently on their way to England, where they headline Leeds Festival this Friday 23rd August, and headline their own spectacular show at Docklands Arena on bank holiday Monday, after headlining Belgium's infamous Pukkelpop Festival.
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Post by Soulmonster Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:54 am

Brain would later look back at playing for Japanese audiences:

So it's like, you know, it's reserved. But you know, when I played it with Guns N' Roses or with Bucket, you know, they would file in a single line, watch the show, clap, go crazy. Then all stand up, file out in a single line. No one would pass someone, you know [...] They go crazy, but it's all like, you know [...] it's all like kind of premeditated. Like, "Okay, here's the song that we get to go crazy on and then we'll stop."
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