usual setlist so far, afer live and let die the band plays happy birthday to their stage manager (tony something) - axl says something in the words of 'tony doesn't like to be where he is right now...' and they proceed singing happy birthday. it goes into madagascar from there, and i tell you... all the bootlegs don't do justice to axls singing. when you listen to it live, it's a complete new world.
robin's first solo was an interesting tune, i think i haven't heard it before. problem (for the other people) was that he took a little longer. some booes there. i liked pretty much all solos. i think there were some not-before-heard ones...
better live totally kicked ass. much applause from audience.
happy birthday song to dizzy - axl said something like 'no cake? give him a cheeseburger!'
axl later at some time introduced sebastian bach to sing my michelle with him, and later izzy came for 5 songs... enjoyed it very much and so did we!
what else... Used To Love Her with izzy was _the shit_. you can say, the band really rehearsed it a few times. robin played some sweet lead to it. bumblefoot played the whole don't cry, and nightrain, IRS and patience must have been the best live played ones ever. also rocket queen, sort of my special favourite song... and it had some very, very, VERY cool beginning - it was different, i can't put it in other words... no waiting for paradise city, started right after rocket queen. crowd went nuts!
random stuff.......
i don't recall anyone fucking up any song big.
man do austrian people clap a lot during songs.
people were most impressed by richard.
brain played the first few songs with his whole face covered in a bandana or something.
front row really liked robin, touched him a lot when he came near. :D
axl kept saying vienna - eventhough the concert was held some 70 kilometers away from vienna - not to anyones disgust, the majority was from vienna anyway.
saw a helicopter flying to the areal during bloodhound gangs show. i thought it was axl. :D
seriously, they should really consider releasing this show as some live dvd. it really had everything you could ask for. the camera crew did a great job as you could see on the screen.
please forgive me not having video bootlegged the show. i had such a great view to the stage and to the screen, i could have easily made the best bootleg ever. i really didn't want to risk anything at my first gnr show. :(
on a finishing note i have to say, the festival was terribly organized. our 'driver' suffered a last-minute injury and we had to go by train. if you have no car, you're fucked. 70 kilometers way from vienna to nickelsdorf, additionally 10 kilometers between train station and festival area - completely overloaded buses take you there. after bus there are 2 more kilometers to walk. you're finally there, it smells, wrecked toilet facilities, uninterested personell, shit people. well, that's a festival for you.
either way, i can now say i've seen them live - and i can now emotionally sense every other review i read because i have witnessed one of the best shows a band can have. i know what it means to see GNR live!
thanks to the band, their manager, and everyone involved making it possible.
setlist (taken from forum... i confirm it)
Intro
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
Happy Birthday to the stage manager
Madagascar
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
Band Jazz
Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Jazz Jam
Richard+Robin Solo (Beautiful)
You Could Be Mine
Knockin On Heavens Door
Better
November Rain
Band Intro
Bumblefoot Solo (full Don't Cry)
Out Ta Get Me
Happy Birthday to Dizzy
My Michelle (w Sebastian Bach)
Izzy Introduction
Think About You (w Izzy)
Used To Love Her (w Izzy)
Bumblefoot Solo
Nightrain (w Izzy)
I.R.S.
Patience (w Izzy)
Encore:
Rocket Queen
Paradise City (w Izzy)
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