12-04-06 | Winnipeg (MB) Review
by Shirley

Got to the venue around 2pm. There were two other people there. My girlfriend and I waited with them for a while, we went to the bus area for awhile but no one came out so we just went back in line. Alot of people started coming in around 4-6. At around 5:30, Ron walked through the front doors, no one said anything so I screamed out RON! and ran up to him I said Hey have a good show tonight he said thanks alot man thanks for coming, then I told him he inspiried me alot with my guitar playing and he said thats awesome and said he had to get food so then I kissed him on the cheek(don't ask why) then he left.

Doors opened around 7, Suicide Girls opened up at 8. There set was basically just music playing over the PA and them dancing to it, they all did there own thing, then they all came together and did some stripping, there was some theatrical kind of stuff to it but overall it wasn't much. After Suicide Girls, Helmet came one. Huge dissapointment I did not like them at all. They were not good performers, there bassist got stuck at the border so they used Baz's bassist. During Helmets set Ron came by the stage pulling one of The Suicide Girls on a little stage loader thing I yelled out Ron! and he said "What's up man?" Baz came on sometime around 10pm, He opened up with Slave To The Grind, also played Monkey Buisiness, Big Guns, 18 And Life, I Remember You, Youth Gone Wild and some solo stuff. He got the crowd very pumped had alot of energy, Metal Mike who used to be the guitarist in Rob Halfords solo band played guitar for him. Some notes on Baz's set: The PA created huge feedback at one point of the show and Baz jokingly said that was Rob Halfords scream for the night. He sang O' Canada with us and forgot one line. Swung his microphone around like a madman, Kicked a guy out and that was that. Now the good stuff in between 11 and 12 they were setting up the stage it was my first time seeing the new guns live and the stage looked so amazing. then at around 12 the lights went off....
 
    Robin walked on stage and started playing the opening notes to Jungle, Axl walked to the middle of the stage and stood there looking at the crowd with a very evil kind of look then screamed "Do you know where the fuck you are?" The crowd went nuts. Jungle had so much power Axl was in top form he sounded amazing and was moving around alot. After jungle they got into It's So Easy Tommy had lot's of energy, Robin looked very stoned and drunk, Ron was just fucking shredding mad! same with Richard. After It's So Easy Axl talked for a bit then they played Brownstone, LALD, Better which was sooo amazing they played it so good and at the end of Better Axl pointed at me and said "well atleast someones singing" very cool. Robin did a jam with Dizzy and Frank which was awesome Frank was doing awesome on the drums getting the crowd pumping there fists he wasn't shy at all. Robin switched guitars then went in to Sweet Child O' Mine. Knockin' On Heavens Door was next, You Could Be Mine(frank played this awesome) Then!! Dizzys piano solo sooo amazing he played Angie and a just played that piano like crazy then got into The Blues which I think was the most powerful song of the night. After that they jammed for a bit then Tommy started playing Down On The Farm and I think he suprised Axl becasue they were both laughing alot, Out Ta Get Me really amazing, Axl had a piano solo and they jammed for a bit they had a really powerful part of the jam which sounded really epic and moody mixed with like elevator music it was very powerful then November Rain with all three guitarsts doing a solo Bumblefoots being the best. After November Rain Axl brought Bubbles and Sebsation on stage. Baz was wearing a Trailer Park Boys shirt, it was unreal seeing Bubbles he was soo cool he played Closer To The Heart by Rush and the whole band was laughing and playing along, then they got into liqour and whores then Bubbles went of stage and Baz and Axl did My Michelle. Patience was up next they played it very well but for some reason the crowd didn't sing along to much I think The Blues probably got a better reception then Patience it was very werid. Nighttrain was next which was a very good way to end.
 
ENCORE! a chinese man in a boat came on the three screens and some very werid music that I think Pittman did came on it sounded very cool then Robin came up the ramp and started playing Chinese Democracy it was awesome they played that and then went straight into Madagascar which sounded soo good the band plays the new songs so much better than the old and they sounded so powerful the crowd really liked all the new songs. Paradise City to end which was magical of course it was madness up front. overall amazing show Axl was in a very good mood the whole band was Axl was cracking off lots of jokes, one after another Tommy was just laughing like crazy all the time they were all having a great time during Paradise Ron let everyone in the front play his guitar and I believe Robin tryed to crowd surf but the dumbass security didn't let him. The band was very tight and jammed alot which was so cool. very moving. My girlfriend got backstage and got to meet Ron she got me two things signed and got her backstage passed signed and ticket talked to him for awhile which is very cool and that was that. very good night 5/5.


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