Anyways 22:15 the lights drop and the siren sounded cue the search lights and.....those famous riffs echoed out, and then the lengendary scream that sends shivers down my spine. Out he comes and stares the whole crowd down. Everyone and i mean everyone is in the palm of his hand. The band rifle through WTTJ, ITS SO EASY, and MR BROWNSTONE, the band play to perfection and AXL is the best i have heard him so far. At sheffield i thought he was a little to high in the mix, but as he said on the night the monitor system was fucked and he could not hear himself. Last night no such problems he was INCREDIBLE. Live and let die brilliant loads of flame throwers and he ran back and forth like a mad man. Then you could tell he was really up for this one, the crowd would not go quiet after the songs and he said "WELL THIS IS A REAL NICE NIGHT I LIKE THIS" and he gave his sound people the thumbs up. Ladies and gentlemen Mr dizzy reed, beautiful piano solo, then THE BLUES absolutely  love it. Some people who probably arent as NEW GNR crazy as me stood still and watched but it was well received. Then i think "OUT TA GET ME" and THINK ABOUT YOU, by now i'm probably getting confused about the order because i was just going crazy. Brilliant version of BETTER. Then piano back out and on with the suede jacket for NOVEMBER RAIN, my wife cried, come to think of it i probably did as well. By now AXL was talking to the crowd constantly and the rest of the band at one point his was really laughing with STINSON and FORTUS they kept saying "GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE" in funny voices.

 

Then to my utter joy IZZY came on and they stood together and did USED TO LOVE HER. Brilliant solo of YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL by FINK and BUMBLEFOOT. Then my personal highlight, out of the 3 shows i've been to i havent heard I.R.S but he did it and it blew me away, i have never heard him so loud and animated just fantastic. A heart stopping moment in someone threw something small and shiney on stage, AXL "STOP STOP ONE WARNING ANYMORE WE GO HOME, FOR SAFETY REASONS BLAH BLAH " thats how it said it. Thank goodness that was it apart from a pair of white pants saying "AXL MARRY ME" Lastly MY MICHELLE with BACH, NIGHTRAIN and then a fabulous solo from FINCK leading into PARADISE CITY, at this point the House just came down. This was just the greatest gig ever. "NOTTINGHAM GOOD FUCKIN NITE" and off goes the microphone..thump!! AXEL THEN goes to another MIC and says GOOD NITE U BEEN AMAZING DRIVE SAFELY WE WILL BE BACK SOON PROMISE you could see he had had a brilliant night.

 

A personal thank you for a brilliant web site it has been the perfect source of info and brilliant features to compliment my 3 trips to HAMMERSMITH, SHEFFIELD and NOTTINGHAM. TO the new GNR there will always be people who live in the past, but you have once agian created something very very special. Continue and you will have many more years of success and adulation in your on right and i love you all. AXL dont ever ever stop and please dont leave it too long before you return and get that album out!!!! PEACE!!! good fuckin night!!!!!

 

Setlist not necessarily in this order. WTTJ,EASY,BROWNSTONE,LIVE and LET DIE,dizzy solo THE BLUES,finck solo SCOM, NOVEMBER RAIN, THINK ABOUT YOU, OUT TA GET ME,I.R.S,PATIENCE, KOHD, MY MICHELLE, NIGHT TRAIN, YOU COULD BE MINE, USED TO LOVE HER, PARADISE CITY and i know i've missed a couple!!