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Guns N Roses Play First Of The Reunion Shows In LA

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on April 3, 2016

in Live,News

Guns N’ Roses made their reunion official on Friday night with a warm-up concert at L.A.’s Troubadour.

For the first time since July 17, 1993, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and Dizzy Reed shared the stage as Guns N’ Roses. Joining them were Richard Fortus, who has been with the band since 2001, Frank Ferrer, a member since 2006, and newcomer Melissa Reese.

The band played at least one song from each of their studio albums except G N’ R Lies but concentrated on their debut, Appetite For Destruction (1987) which accounted for eight of the seventeen songs performed. Outside of songs on the band’s studio album, they also covered Speak Softly Love (Theme From the Godfather), which had been a top forty hit for Andy Williams in 1972, and The Who’s The Seeker which the latest version of GNR had been performing in concert.

Guns N Roses setlist

Main Set
Slash. image by Ros O'GormanIt’s So Easy (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)
Mr. Brownstone (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)
Chinese Democracy (from Chinese Democracy, 2008)
Welcome to the Jungle (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)
Double Talkin’ Jive (from Use Your Illusion I, 1991)
Live and Let Die (from Use Your Illusion I, 1991)
Rocket Queen (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)
You Could Be Mine (from Use Your Illusion II, 1991)
Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather) (cover)
Sweet Child O’ Mine (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)
New Rose (from The Spaghetti Incident?, 1993)
Better (from Chinese Democracy, 2008)
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (from Use Your Illusion II, 1991)
My Michelle (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)
Nightrain (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)

Encore
The Seeker (The Who cover)
Paradise City (from Appetite For Destruction, 1987)

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