guns n roses @Graspop

[GypsySoul]

THANKS JARMO FOR THE UPDATES N' PICS and THANKS @DIEGO TOO!!!   


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Show time! @gunsnroses at #graspopmetalmeeting

Chinese Democracy
Welcome to the Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Sorry
Rocket Queen
Estranged
Better
Shacklers Revenge
@RichardFortus guitar solo
Live and Let Die
This I Love
Used To Love Her
Motivation @Tommy_Stinson
Band Introductions
@DizzyReed piano solo (Baba O'Riley)
Street of Dreams
You Could Be Mine
Guitar solo (Mi Amor) @DjASHBA
Sweet Child O' Mine
Jam (another brick...2)
@AxlRose piano solo (someone..../goodbye...)
November Rain
Glad To Be Here @Bumblefoot
Don't Cry
Civil War
Knockin' On Heavens Door
Jam
Nightrain

Encore:
Jam/Madagascar
Whole Lotta Rosie
Jam/Patience
Jam/Paradise City @gunsnroses #graspopmetalmeeting Last song...

[diego]

(Jokko)

[JAEBALL]

Awesome pictures 

[Z?phyr]

Just got home, great show again & what a statement starting early 

[The Bedouin]

Just got home, great show again & what a statement starting early 

I was very surprised too. 20 minutes too early 

[MNGS717]

Nice drumhead!

[NicoRourke]

What a show... Am still recovering after a few hours of sleep, will write a proper review later today.

The band was is excellent mood, Axl kept making jokes and goofy poses here and there, it was priceless.

And what a voice. Better than Antwerp two years ago IMO. I like the clean singing in some parts.

The only thing I'd say is the crowd... Where I was standing there was plenty of fuckers screaming names. Don't know why you go to a show to do that.

[Uzi76]

Fantastic they played 'I used to love her'. 

About the fuckers screaming names...that's excactly why I don't like festivals.
(hence why I drove to Rotterdam to see GnR instead of going to Graspop in my own country)

[Z?phyr]

From the mix position on I thought the crowd was lame & boring, in the front they looked pretty wild though...
Thrilled to see a great review in one of the Belgian newspapers who used to take it down even before showtime, they enjoyed the show!

Quick sidenote, my impression was that Mi Amor is continually growing into this killer song! Top notch Dj

[NicoRourke]

Which one?

[Z?phyr]

Which one?

HLN

Even mentioning they look forward seeing an album come out with the lineup

[Uzi76]

The review I read this morning (Het Nieuwsblad) was also quite positive. Still they couldn't help but saying Axl's voice wasn't as great as last time in Graspop  

Good thing that the Belgian press is also getting more positive on Guns n' Roses. Before it was just pathetic.

[Z?phyr]

It was pathetic indeed, the morgen took it down 2 days upfront though, full of misconception and the usual bs.
Good show last night, kinda sad it's the last one for me of this tour unless I figure out something ... glad I was there ;-)

[Uzi76]

'De Morgen' can only write positive reviews about bands nobody knows and cares about.  If you dare to be succesful or have a bit of an attitude they have to take you down. Unless it's dEUS or other shitty bands like Franz Ferdinand

As a so called 'progressive' newspaper they are not open minded at all.

[wight gunner]

From the mix position on I thought the crowd was lame & boring, in the front they looked pretty wild though...
Thrilled to see a great review in one of the Belgian newspapers who used to take it down even before showtime, they enjoyed the show!

Quick sidenote, my impression was that Mi Amor is continually growing into this killer song! Top notch Dj

This is a great crowd, just know how to enjoy themselves despite living half a week in liquid mud.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vNAG0yViy8I Last night with the Boss. Come on Axl, as good as bruce was last night (the best in the modern era of IoW) You would own the Isle of Wight and its up for grabs in 2013....

[diego]

Used to love her http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kKODf5B4aI&sns=fb

Sweet child o' mine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhuRHicSByY&feature=player_embedded

Patience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VD-54IzVjM&feature=player_embedded

[Dont Try Me]

I had an awesome time with my bro! It was really special seeing my favorite band from so close! I was in the left section, front right, great experience!

Unfortunately there where also some assholes where I was standing, you know....there was some guy yelling for Slash, it really gets old....., so I told him to shut up, didnt hear him again.   I did meet a nice Belgium fan so that was cool, and people singing along to the new songs as well.

Axl tried to give his mic at the end of PC to 'that guy', handed it to security to make sure it got to the right person in the audience...but there was a discussion between some people in de audience and the security? Wasn't looking too good... In the end it seemed that a girl got the mic instead of the guy? Seemed a bit weird? Felt sad for the dude...

Further notes...umm...Bumblefoot threw a pick at our side but didn't catch it..  
Hopefully I'll catch a gnr guitar pick one day! I did find some confetti in my pants just a few hours ago tho, lol  

Anyways, again what a wonderful experience it was! I almost couldn't stop smiling, dancing, singing and making devil horns, thanks GNR!

I almost forget: when the intro started, few people had a clue it was on! lmao, imagine people just sitting around us, waiting patiently like the rest..... then......the intro starts...my bro and me looked at eachother with a smile: 'yeah, its happening!' you know....with the fist in the air, making horns, clapping and all..... People around us just....sat....kept sitting....they had no clue....We were like: 'wtf is wrong with you people, it's happing, come on get up!' haha, the best thing was: they just looked at us like: 'huh?' great facepalm moment! 

Here some pics:

[The Prez]

It was a great show! My friend who was very skeptic (read: negative) about the 'new' Guns also enjoyed the show very much. His words and I quote: 'I saw a band today who enjoyed themselves and did a great job, unlike 2006 at Graspop'

Very nice suprise to get onstage... 20min too early!! 

Hope to see you again soon.

The Prez is very pleased. Thanks Guns!
 

PS:
'bout the voice remarks we read in the press, it's partially true: there were indeed some parts were Axl 'failed' but mostly it was OK, even more than just 'ok'.
I was there the whole weekend, and also other frontman 'fail' often during their live sets, but nobody cares about a false note here and there (if it is not constantly)....but Axl is like, yeah, the biggest rock star out there, so it's normal he is getting strickter judged than most other artists. It's not a big deal.

[jarmo]

Great show at Graspop Metal Meeting.

Got a bit chilly in the late evening, but that didn't seem to matter.
















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[layne says]

great photos as usual Jarmo