But around 10.45 p.m.(they were supposed to start around 9 p.m.) the lights went out and the intro kicked in and when the first riffs of Sweet Child of Mine started everybody forgot that thay had to wait so long. The arena exploded!
The show was fucking awesome! The setlist was the normal setlist that they have seemed to play without Izzy coming in. Sadly the encore was only Paradise City. They played 3 of their new songs (one of them was The Blues, one was Better and the third one I don't know by name but it had really cool video including Martin Luther King and all that, you know the song). The stage was good and the pyros worked really well. I almost soaked myself when they shot the big flames in Live and Let Die for the first time! =)
Funny thing was that when Robin played his first solo, he played "Finlandia" which is a famous classic song made by Sibelius (Finnish composer). Dizzy's piano solo was "Don't you ever leave me baby" by Hanoi Rocks and he was really happy when the audience singed along when he played.
The band seemed to have a really good time, lot's of smiles and they were really full of energy from the beginning till the very end (the show ended around 1.15 a.m.). Axl wasn't talking much between songs, just made few comments about the Swedish cops etc. Funniest thing that he said was when some idiot from the audience shouted "Fuck You" to Axl he replied something that "you don't have to be here and most of the people are having a good time so FUCK YOU TOO!!" =)
When the show ended and people started to leave the arena, all I could hear was "that was amazing", "the new material was really good", "Axl was in really good shape" and "Axl has never sounded that good"... main thing is that I didn't hear anyone complaining!!
I just hope that all those people who didn't get their tickets because the comments like "It's not the same thing without Slash and Duff" now hear from their much wiser friends, that "no, it's not the same, IT'S BETTER!!".
I'm still hoping to find tickets for tonights show but I doubt I'll never get them. But I don't mind... Last night I saw them, I heard them and I FUCKING LOVED THEM!!
Setlist (maybe not in exactly in correct order, but atleast these songs were played):
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Robin Guitar Solo
Live And Let Die
Sweet Child O' Mine
"New song with the video including Martin Luther King...)"
Jam
Dizzy Piano Solo
The Blues
Jam
You Could Be Mine
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Richard Guitar Solo
Richard and Robin Guitar Duet (Beautiful)
Out Ta Get Me
Jam
Axl Piano Solo
November Rain
Jam
Bumblefoot Guitar Solo (Don't Cry)
"New song, I think it was Better but can't be sure because they didn't say the names"
Robin Guitar Solo
Patience
My Michelle
Nightrain
Encore:
Paradise City
Rock on!
Juha from HELLsinki
