Re: 2016.04.01 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA, USA

by **Soulmonster** Sat May 20, 2023 6:32 am

I ran over there. It was exciting. I mean, come on. They're a stadium act playing a small room. The energy and anticipation in that room was crazy before they came up. It was high energy.

Rolling Stone, May 18, 2016

by **Soulmonster** Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:02 am

Talking about the pressure before the show:

Oh, you know there's always a little bit of pressure I guess, you know, at the level that the band plays at and what people expect, I suppose. Not so much for me, more for the other guys I guess. It was it was a little bit emotional, I think for me, I'd spent so many nights at the Troub, I used to sleep upstairs at the Troubadour when I didn't have a place to stay, you know. So a lot of history in that place. First gig I ever did in LA was at the Troubadour. So that was amazing. But there was, you know, so many [?] just people I hadn't seen in a long time. And you know, there was, there was TV and and everything there. So it was a big deal. It was kind of a whirlwind, you know, just kind of flew by, but, man, it felt right. It really did it. It was a great way to kick things off, that's for sure, you know? So yeah, it was great.

Rock Talk with Mitch Lafon, June 10, 2018

by **Soulmonster** Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:01 am

It wasn't even the gig so much as showing up for soundcheck and being in this venue that we got our start in. I have a history going back there to when I first moved to Los Angeles — 6 or 7 years old and going with my parents to see Linda Ronstadt. That afternoon loading in and getting set up for soundcheck, that was a very surreal moment for me.

Revolver Magazine, September 24, 2018

by **Soulmonster** Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:34 pm

The first show that we did was magic. That was unbelievable.

TVK Rock City (Japan), February 2, 2019

by **Soulmonster** Fri May 03, 2024 8:37 am

The Troubadour was surreal, like some kind of magical night. In that place we had our musical beginnings, so it was also emotionally charged. We haven't played there since the 80s. It was a crazy and memorable moment.

La Nacion (Argentina), May 3, 2019

by **Soulmonster** Mon May 06, 2024 12:28 pm

It felt right, it felt normal, and it felt like we hadn't skipped a beat.

Rock Talk with Mitch Lafon, May 9, 2019

by **Soulmonster** Sun May 12, 2024 12:33 pm

I've gotta say, and I can't really say it enough -- just the fact that we got together way before that and communicated and talked would have a lasting effect on me personally. Then [we thought], 'Okay, well, [let's] try some gigs. Coachella wants us to play. That's two weekends. We can do that. Why don't we do something on April 1st, April Fools' Day? Announce it maybe with a question mark.' But Axl, third song in, breaks his foot at the Troubadour. A nerve-racking thing that show, 'cause it was first time back. And then there was a monitor thing. I saw it. He's pretty athletic too -- he can bounce around and do stuff. He slipped on that thing, and on his mic, he goes, 'I think I broke my foot.' But he got on and finished the set. And I'm, like, 'Okay. Maybe he sprained it.' No, but he broke his foot in six places. But we continued on -- he wanted to continue on. I think it was a call to arms for him.

Planet Rock, June 10, 2019

by **Soulmonster** Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:27 am

In 2020, Fernando was asked about releasing video from the show:

So Troubadour, we have [the video]. Right. And what's that guy's name? And obviously Troubadour is going through some financial issues. [...] People starting one way and then end in another way. Mark [Haefeli] throughout the process, you know, recording, getting, being like, he was super cool and super understandable. And then he just took it upon himself to like start releasing music without our okay. And, and, you know, I kind of get it, I get his side. But yeah, so anyway, so we are looking to see what we can do from from Troubadour that we can share that will also raise awareness for you know Troubadour's Go Fund Me page.

The War Room Discord, May 7, 2020

by **Soulmonster** Sat Nov 30, 2024 7:31 am

Frank mentioning that he didn't really felt sure he was in the band until after the show at the Troubadour:

I mean, I felt confident that, I know Axl loved the way I played and I feel like we're friends. I felt confident that Axl loved me and wanted me there. I felt that confidence. But you know, there was so many interchangeable, everything was just moving around. So I mean, I didn't know, I didn't feel like, "Oh man, that's my gig," by no means, you know what I mean? I mean, I had never met Slash before, I have met Duff, Duff has actually come and played with the Chinese Democracy version of Guns. He sat in for Tommy Stinson for a tour. So I knew him and I had a good, we played really well together. We have the same sensibility. We come from the same fabric. He has a punk background. I have a punk rock background. So, but no, I mean, no, no, seriously, and I'm telling you this and I'm telling you as honestly as I could possibly say, I didn't feel like this thing was like, until we played that first show at the Troubadour. [...] And that night, I was like, "Phew, made it!" That's how I felt inside, you know? All through rehearsals and everything, you know? Because, I mean, it's massive, dude. I mean, it's massive.

Appetite for Distortion, May 13, 2020

by **Soulmonster** Mon Dec 02, 2024 7:14 am

Melissa talking about coming to the Troubadour before the show:

I parked my shitty rental car like a regular person, and I’m seeing all the paparazzi and all these people. I’m like, ‘What’s this about? Oh my God. I guess this is for this. Okay, this is kind of a big deal.'

Rolling Stone, June 10, 2020

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