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Post by Soulmonster Tue May 23, 2023 12:19 pm




June 1, 2023
Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Setlist:
01. It's So Easy
02. Bad Obsession
03. Chinese Democracy
04. Slither
05. Pretty Tied Up
06. Welcome to the Jungle
07. Mr. Brownstone
08. Hard Skool
09. Double Talkin' Jive
10. Reckless Life
11. Absurd
12. You Could Be Mine
13. Down On The Farm
14. Rocket Queen
15. TV Eye (The Stooges cover)
16. Anything Goes
17. Civil War
18. This I Love
19. Live and Let Die
20. Estranged
Slash Guitar Solo
21. Sweet Child O' Mine
22. November Rain
23. Wichita Lineman
24. Street of Dreams
25. Nice Boys
26. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
27. Nightrain
Encore:
The Impressions' "People Get Ready" intro
28. Patience
29. Don't Cry
30. My Michelle
31. Paradise City

Date:
June 1, 2023.

Venue:
Etihad Arena.

Location:
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Line-up:
Axl Rose: Vocals and piano
Slash: Lead and rhythm guitar, and backing vocals
Richard Fortus: Rhythm and lead guitar, and backing vocals
Duff McKagan: Bass and backing vocals
Dizzy Reed: Piano and backing vocals
Frank Ferrer: Drums
Melissa Reese: Keyboard and backing vocals

Opening act:
Girish and the Chronicles.

Notes:
The last known show where Anything Goes being played was on August, 1988. The last known show where Pretty Tied Up was played was April 6, 1992. The last known show where Down On The Farm was played was on December 20, 2006.

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Post by Blackstar Wed May 31, 2023 4:22 pm

Official footage from the rehearsals:

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Post by Blackstar Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:48 pm

Pretty Tied Up, Bad Obsession and Bad Apples have been soundchecked.
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Post by Blackstar Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:50 pm

"Leaked" setlist. It looks like Perhaps is in it. Also Bad Obsession, Pretty Tied Up, Anything Goes and possibly Down On The Farm.

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Post by Soulmonster Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:41 pm

Interesting with a few changes to the setlist. I also heard it was a good performance.
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Post by Blackstar Fri Jun 02, 2023 12:50 am

Loudwire:
Guns N’ Roses Play ‘Appetite’ + ‘Use Your Illusion’ Deep Cuts for First Time in Over 30 Years

Lauryn Schaffner
Published: June 1, 2023


Guns N' Roses' 2023 tour just kicked off in Abu Dhabi today (June 1), and fans' wishes have been honored as the rockers played deep cuts from Appetite for Destruction and the Use Your Illusion albums for the first time in over 30 years, and even one from The Spaghetti Incident?.

During the concert, which took place at the Etihad Arena, they opened the set with "It's So Easy" — but followed it up with "Bad Obsession" from Use Your Illusion I, which hasn't been played by the band since Feb. 6, 1993 (which would have been Axl Rose's 31st birthday), according to Setlist.fm. Later in the performance, they also tackled the kinky Use Your Illusion II number "Pretty Tied Up," which they haven't performed since April 6, 1992.

Both tracks were played a number of times during their shows in the early '90s, but it's the first time in over three decades that fans are getting to hear them live.

The surprises didn't end there, though — even later during the show, the band played their cover of U.K. Subs' "Down on the Farm," which appeared on their 1993 covers album The Spaghetti Incident?, but hadn't been played since Dec. 20, 2006. Afterward, they played "Anything Goes," a deep cut from Appetite, which hadn't been played since Aug. 1, 1988.

Ever since Guns N' Roses' Not in This Lifetime reunion tour kicked off in 2016, they've added a couple of additions to their setlist, including some covers, as well as other deep cuts from the Illusion albums ("Coma," "Dead Horse," "So Fine" and "Locomotive"), "You're Crazy" from Appetite for Destruction and "Reckless Life" and "Used to Love Her" from GN'R Lies. "Absurd" and "Hard Skool" are two new songs that the band dropped in 2021, so they've played those a couple of times, too.

But aside from the aforementioned songs, their set remained mostly consistent through the years. Rhythm guitarist Richard Fortus said in an interview last month that he was hopeful they'd switch the set up a bit, and it looks like he was right. Hopefully they keep these new additions to the set throughout the rest of 2023.

Guns will tour throughout Europe over the summer, and then kick off a North American run in early August. Carrie Underwood, Dirty Honey, The Pretenders and The Warning are the acts who will join them on select dates. See the full itinerary and get tickets through this link.
https://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-play-appetite-for-destruction-use-your-illusion-deep-cuts-first-time-30-years/


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Post by Blackstar Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:51 am

Pretty Tied Up

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Post by Blackstar Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:54 am

Bad Obsession

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Post by Soulmonster Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:56 am

With this show, Pretty Tied Up has been played more times than Dead Flowers (28 vs 27) and Down On The Farm has been played more than Sonic Reducer (12 vs 11).
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Post by denitza Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:56 am

Pretty Tied Up sounds good and Bad Obsession too. Hmm, I keep thinking about Athens. Black Star, what do you think?
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Post by Soulmonster Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:25 pm

denitza wrote:Pretty Tied Up sounds good and Bad Obsession too. Hmm, I keep thinking about Athens. Black Star, what do you think?

I know you didn't ask me, but that sounds like a brilliant plan!
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Post by Soulmonster Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:27 pm

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I updated this graph which shows from what albums they draw the songs to the live shows. I added last night's show.

In short: more songs from AFD and UYIs, and less covers. I like that trend.
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Post by Blackstar Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:15 pm

denitza wrote:Pretty Tied Up sounds good and Bad Obsession too. Hmm, I keep thinking about Athens. Black Star, what do you think?
That would be great and I'd be tempted to attend, especially considering that we'll probably have gotten a new song by then. But I'll have to be at a seminar/workshop that week that takes place out of town, so I'll miss it...
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