Iconic American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses came together to perform at The Troubadour in their hometown in LA for the first time in 23 years (via rollingstone). The classic line-up included Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan who are legendary members of the hard rock band. The remainder of the line-up included three current members – guitarist Richard Fortus, keyboardist Dizzy Reed and drummer Frank Ferrer and a new keyboardist Melissa Reese who is said to have replaced Chris Pitman.
Back in 2012 when Axl Rose was asked about a possible classic line-up reunion he replied with “Not in this lifetime”. Funnily enough this secret gig was advertised under the name “Not in this lifetime” by the venue. Since the release of this advertisement, it has been announced that this is the name of their upcoming summer tour. The tickets were released early on Friday morning for an extremely small sum of $10 at the old Tower Records store where Slash once worked. The band had really thrown it back to the old days with this reunion with connections to their past lives especially considering that the Troubadour was where the rock legends were first noticed over 30 years ago.
4 years ago: Axl Rose about Guns N’ Roses Reunion Tour: ‘Not In This Lifetime’ https://t.co/QGOOLwbW02
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Die-hard fans formed a long line all waiting to buy one ticket each which was the limit per person to prevent re-sales and mass capitalization on the huge demand. The day marked the first time the classic line-up played together since 1993 in Buenos Aires. The band started the show with their well known opener ‘It’s so Easy’ which brought a wave of energy to start the show off with. The set also included classic iconic songs, two songs from the band’s 2008 album ‘Chinese Democracy’ and a cover of The Who.
Alongside many fans, many famous fans attended the gig such as Bradley Cooper, Kate Hudson, Lenny Kravitz, Jim Carrey, Chris Brown, Nicholas Cage and Michelle Rodriguez who all came together at The Troubadour to celebrate the reunion of the legendary band.
However this reunion is only the beginning of a busy year for the band as they are scheduled to perform as the headline act at Coachella in California later this month, are playing two warm-up shows at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 8th and 9th and are set to go on a North American Tour which will all take place in iconic stadiums.
You can watch fan-shot clips of the show (despite the venue’s no-camera policy) down below:
