08.14.02 - Summer Sonic Festival, Hall 3, Hong Kong Convention And Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China
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attendance: 2,000 +/-
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Browstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O'Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Piano Solo, November Rain, Rocket Queen, Chinese Democracy, Patience, The Blues, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Paradise City
audio/video recording?: no
notes: GN’R hit the stage around 10 p.m., about 90 minutes after the opening band, for their first-ever concert in China. The lineup was Axl, Dizzy, Chris Pitman, Robin Finck, Buckethead, Brain, Tommy Stinson & newly-added rhythm guitarist Richard Fortus. During Buckethead’s solo, he played parts of the ‘Star Wars Theme’ and ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean.’ Buckethead also did his famous nunchuk dance, during which he threw his nunchuks into the crowd. Before ‘Chinese Democracy,’ Axl explained the title of the album and showed the crowd [on the video screen] the artwork for the new album. The artwork is black and white and features a bicycle, with a wall behind it that someone painted with “Guns N’ Roses!!” The video screen at the start of ‘Paradise City’ depicted the flag of China, then several shots of Hong Kong from a car and a helicopter. During the song, pyros and fireworks were shot off followed by shots of red and yellow confetti, which then fell from the ceiling.
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08.17.02 - Summer Sonic Festival, Marine Stadium, Chiba, Japan
opening acts: Quarashi, Murderdolls, Hoobastank, Andrew W.K., The Hives, Mongol800, Weezer
attendance: 35,000+
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rhiad And The Bedouins, Madagascar, Piano Solo, November Rain, The Blues, Acoustic Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Patience, Rocket Queen, Guitar Solo [Robin], Chinese Democracy, Nightrain
encore: Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: GN'R played for about 2 hours, hitting the stage around 7:40 p.m. and ending around 9:40 p.m. Unusually, the Exorcist intro isn’t played before the show. At the beginning of ‘Welcome To The Jungle,’ Axl screams, “TOKYO!!!” as Robin starts playing. After ‘Live And Let Die,’ Axl, annoyingly says to his sound man, “If you’ve got a compressor or an EQ or a filter or anything on this, take it off.” He then talks to crowd – “Did you have a good day? It’s very nice to see you again. I wanna thank everyone for coming tonight… and, uh, it’s so awesome to be playing with Weezer! It’s fuckin’ cool! If you woulda told me we were gonna do a show or I could ever make that happen based on the way the last fucking 8 years have been, I wouldn’t believe it!” The band then jumps the gun and starts playing ‘Oh My God’ for a few seconds before eventually playing ‘Think About You.’ After ‘Madagascar,’ Axl sarcastically jokes, “I think I need my… my little friend. Can I get a piano? Did you think we… we were ever gonna come back over here? I’m talking to all of you here tonight. Did you think I’d ever get my ass back over here to Japan? I wanted to come back over to Japan. What do ya think of these band… this band? These motherfuckers worked pretty hard, huh? Think so? Don’t know?” To introduce ‘The Blues,’ Axl says, “OK, now Mr. Dizzy Reed and I are gonna trade places here. This is a song that, uh, this is a song that the working title is called ‘The Blues.’” After ‘The Blues,’ Axl again jokes, “Are we gonna do that? Are ‘choo gonna do that? Are ‘choo gonna play that thing over there? Hey answer me, haha! Hey, hey, hey! Cool. Ladies and gentlemen, once again, Mr. Buckethead!” Right after he does what seems like a very funny Eric Cartman [from South Park] impression. During ‘Patience,’ Axl screams, “You got me trapped here!” After the song he explains, “I’d like to run around a little more but I’m a little bit boxed in! Towards the end of ‘Rocket Queen,’ Axl again screams, “You know what I like!” At the end of ‘Nightrain,’ Axl does a roll-call and introduces each member of the band – “Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Buckethead!, Mr. Dizzy Reed, Mr. Brain Mantia, Mr. Chris Pitman, Mr. Robin Finck, now wait Richard Fortus and somewhere there’s a Mr. Tommy Stinson, thank you, good night!” Before ‘Paradise City,’ Axl addresses the crowd, “I’d like to thank you… I’d like to thank you for having us tonight. I apologize for taking so long to get back here. I know 1 word – domo! [which is the equivalent of ‘thanks’ in English]” At the end of ‘Paradise City,’ Axl yells, “Tokyo, I just wanna say, you… know how to rock! Thank you!!”
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08.18.02 - Summer Sonic Festival, WTC Open Air Stadium, Osaka, Japan
opening acts: Mongol800, Quarashi, Murderdolls, Hoobastank, Andrew W.K., Dragon Ash, Weezer
attendance: 25,000+
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Rhiad And The Bedouins, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Piano Solo, November Rain, Rocket Queen, Nightrain, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Acoustic Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Patience
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: During ‘Welcome To The Jungle,’ Axl mistakenly sings, “I wanna hear you scream Tokyo… OSAKA!!!!” Later in the song he laughs, “That was embarrassing!” After ‘Mr. Brownstone,’ Axl says, “I uh, I wanna say that… thank you for coming tonight! Domo. It’s good to be here. I’m embarrassed that I… I got too excited and I said, uh, Tokyo…and I… and then I changed it to Osaka when I realized I was a idiot! Thank you for coming.” Before ‘Think About You,’ Axl again thanks the crowd, “We wanna thank you… and I’m sure the event would wanna thank you… for helping set the, uh, largest attendance record of this venue tonight. Thank you very much.” At the beginning of ‘You Could Be Mine,’ Axl screams, “Kill that fuckin’ guitar!” Axl introduces ‘Rhiad And The Bedouins’ by saying, “This is something that most of you don’t know but… we’ll play it anyway ‘cuz it… we kinda like to have fun this way!” After ‘November Rain,’ Axl asks the crowd, “Let me hear some applause for … Mr., Mr. Brain on the drums here. C’mon you can do better than that! You don’t want to do better than that? OK, we’re gonna go home!” After ‘Nightrain,’ Axl jokes, “Paging… Mr. Dizzy Reed. Please go to the black courtesy piano. Please go to the black courtesy piano!” Axl asks for some ‘Chinese stew’ before ‘Chinese Democracy.’
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08.23.02 - Carling Weekend Leeds Festival, Temple Newsam Park, Leeds, England
opening acts: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Amen, Hundred Reasons, Puddle Of Mudd, NO FX, Incubus, Slipknot, The Offspring, Prodigy
attendance: 52,000+
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Piano Solo, November Rain, The Blues, Patience, Rocket Queen, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: GN'R arrived onstage shortly past 11 p.m., due to delays with previous set changes. They played a slightly abbreviated set due to time constraints, only playing for around 100 minutes. Axl is wearing a 2002 Oakland Raiders home jersey, #99, with his own name on the back. During the animated 'Exorcist III' intro, Axl randomly screeches out, "Whoa-no-no-no!" After 'Live And Let Die,' Axl says, "So I don't know... it looks like a bunch of your motherfuckers thought I might actually make it here tonight! Look at all these fuckin' people! You like that Bucket? This is called 'Think About You.'" Axl introduces 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by announcing, "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Robin Finck." After 'Sweet Child O' Mine,' Axl blushingly acknowledges the cheering crowd by saying, "Stop that, you're embarrasing me!" During 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door,' Axl brilliantly lets out his famous wails between lines. At the end of 'Out Ta Get Me,' Axl sings, "Take that one to your blood-pudding heart!" While Buckethead is solo-ing, he plays parts of 'Star Wars' and 'A Pirate's Life For Me.' He also starts shredding while holding his guitar with just one hand! Prior to 'November Rain,' Axl announces, "Well, it appears that we're gonna have an interesting evening. You see the... the city council and the promoters say we have to like end the show. And they'll say that I'm... they could say maybe I'm enciting a riot. Now I'm not 'cuz I don't want anyone to get arrested or anyone to get in trouble or anything like that. But I think we got a good 7 or 8 fucking songs left at least to play for you. And I didn't fucking come all the way to fucking England to be told to go back home by some fucking asshole! All I've got for the last 8 years is shit after shit after shit in the fucking press and Axl's this, Axl's that - I'm here to play a fucking show and we wanna play! So... if you wanna stay, I wanna stay and we'll see what happens. Everybody - nobody try to get in trouble or anything and try to have a good time." During the breakdown of 'November Rain,' Axl temporarily halts the song to say, "So I've been told that we've got more time... and whoever is responsible for that I'd like to say thank you." During 'Patience,' Axl sees someone in the crowd wearing a 'Where is Slash?' shirt, to which Axl replies, "He's in my ass! That's where Slash is! Fuckhead! Go home! After the brief encore break, Axl tells the crowd, "I would like to seriously thank you for coming tonight. And by the looks of things, we will be seeing you again! I'd like to thank whoever was responsible for giving us the extra time and uh... this is Mr. Robin Finck." Towards the end of 'Paradise City,' a fan breaks past security and reachs the front left of the stage. Axl sees her and then shakes her hand before she is pulled away be security! Axl hurls his microphone deep into the crowd at the end of 'Paradise City.'
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08.24.02 - Pukkelpop Festival, Pukkelpop Field, Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium
opening acts: Asheton, 16 Horsepower, Stereo MC's, Suede
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Rhiad And The Bedouins, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Chinese Democracy, Piano Solo, November Rain, The Blues, Patience, Rocket Queen, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: At the start of 'Mr. Brownstone,' Axl asks security to throw him a t-shirt from someone in the crowd. After 'Mr. Brownstone,' Axl questions the crowd, "Hey is uh... I don't know if I... I say it right. Do you pronounce the 'J'? How about 'Here today, gone to Belgium' for Jarmo!" Prior to 'You Could Be Mine,' Axl raps a few lines - "Ain't no way you're gonna break my flow" - from the DMX song 'Ain't No Way.' Before 'November Rain,' Axl thanks the crowd for having the band play at the festival. After 'Paradise City,' Axl again thanks the crowd, "Thank you! We'll be back this way again. Thank you for coming out tonight, be safe."
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08.26.02 - London Arena, London, England
opening act: Weezer
attendance: 12,500
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Chinese Democracy, Madagascar, Rhiad And The Bedouins, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Piano Solo, November Rain, The Blues, Acoustic Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, Patience, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video [incomplete]
notes: During 'Welcome To The Jungle,' someone tries to throw a KFC bucket onstage to Axl. Security throws the bucket back towards the crowd. Axl sees this and says, "Throw me that... hey!" Security then tosses the bucket on stage and Axl wears it for a little while. After 'Mr. Brownstone,' Axl says to the crowd, "How you doin? I'm doin' pretty good, thanks for asking. It's good to be here in lively old England. See you didn't even think I knew where I was! Um... I want to uh... I wanna say that I learned that I'm as big as a house! So I think I... I'm owed some rent money! I think that there’s a little pussy-ass writer over at NME that owes me some rent money... for livin' inside my ass! Uh, just... just playin' around. This is 'Live And Let Die!'" Before 'Think About You,' Axl asks, "You motherfuckers hot? OK now you're really hot, right? And you don't like ice in your soda? What's that about?!" After 'Sweet Child O' Mine,' Axl sees a sign in the crowd and asks, "Nick, there’s some guys here with a sign here that says 'Greece Loves You.' Sorry that's an inside - Nick's from Greece." Prior to 'Out Ta Get Me,' Axl says, "I'd also like to uh, to thank NME for helping us start things off on such a good note with a little piece called the 'Kings Of Hong Kong.' That was really nice, thank you." After 'Chinese Democracy,' Axl says, "Now, there's been some concern... that if we play 5 or 6 new songs, then there can't that many more on the album. Au contraire mon frčre! We're just playin' the songs we're not considering putting out as singles or anything. So you'll get 18 songs and about 10 extra tracks. And when that... when the record company feels that has run [it's] source, then you'll get it all over again. And by that time, I should be done with the 3rd album! So we'll see if all goes well boys and girls! And if Uncle Axl proves not to be an asshole - we'll have to see, the jury's still out." He then turns to Tommy and asks, "Wait, was that a rant? Does that qualify as a rant or was that just nonsense? It was under 5? OK, it's... it doesn't qualify, wasn't long enough!" Before 'The Blues,' Axl jokes, "What's that smell? Did I shit my pants? What the fuck! I think I... I think I shit my riches! Uh, we're gonna keep the piano out. Bring down... Mr. Dizzy Reed. Mr. Dizzy Reed, please report to the black courtesy piano. Please report to the black courtesy piano, Mr. Dizzy Reed!" At the end of 'Paradise City,' Axl screams, "God save the Queen!" After he just drops his microphone in place, instead of hurling it into the crowd.
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08.28.02 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
set: Welcome To The Jungle, Madagascar, Paradise City
audio/video recording?: video
notes: The band held a very secret rehearsal the day before the VMAs. They were the last act to rehearse.
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08.29.02 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
set: Welcome To The Jungle / Madagascar / Paradise City
audio/video recording?: video
notes: GN'R make a very surprise appearance at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. They play a medley of 3 songs lasting nearly 9 minutes!
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11.07.02 - GM Place, Vancouver, Canada
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: While Axl was in-flight to Vancouver, running 1 hour late, the promoters canceled the show. A riot ensued. Read the articles for press coverage and pictures.
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11.08.02 - Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 6,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, My Michelle, Chinese Democracy, Madagascar, Piano Solo, November Rain, The Blues, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: After 'Live And Let Die,' Axl jokes, "Tom, what do you think that was? Either it was cupcake or dog shit." Tommy and Axl go on to joke about the pyros. After 'You Could Be Mine,' Axl briefly asks, "You didn't think we'd be here, did you?" Before 'My Michelle,' Axl comments on the problems in Vancouver, "So last night... it would appear... that, it seems to appear that someone actually called the police to meet me at the airport before they even canceled the show. That's just... I guess that's just my imagination that someone would possibly do such a thing. 'Cuz we know that every single human being is an honest person. OK, back to fun and games. What song should we do? OK, uh... let's do 'My Michelle'" Axl jokes again before 'Madagascar,' "Let's see what we can fuck with next. We'd like to thank CKY and we'd like to thank Mix Master Mike for coming here tonight to help entertain you folks. This is a song about... how professional racing really pisses me off - this is called 'Mad-at-Nascar!'" During Buckethead’s solo, he plays parts of ‘Big Sur Moon,’ ‘Star Wars Theme,’ ‘A Pirate’s Life For Me’ & ‘Hog Bitch Stomp.’ Axl and Tommy joke around before 'Nightrain' about if the whistle should be blown before the song starts or not.
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11.11.02 - Idaho Center Arena, Nampa, ID
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 4,400
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Madagascar, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Solo, November Rain, Rocket Queen, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], My Michelle, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio [incomplete]
notes: The show started around 10:30 p.m. and lasted for about 2 hours.
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11.14.02 - Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 8,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Rocket Queen, Piano Solo, November Rain, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], My Michelle, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: For the second show in a row, the band hit the stage after 10:30 p.m.
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11.15.02 - Fargodome, Fargo, ND
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 6,575
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Piano Solo, November Rain, Rocket Queen, Madagascar, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: GN'R hit the stage around 10:08 p.m., with Axl wearing a University of North Dakota white Sioux jersey. The band played an extended jam as an intro to 'Rocket Queen.' For the 2nd night in a row, Axl mentions Izzy while saying that 'You Could Be Mine' was written about Izzy's girlfriend Angela.
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11.17.02 - Mark Of The Quad Cities, Moline, IL
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 5,000
set: Welcome To To Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Piano Solo, November Rain, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Rocket Queen, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: Another solid show on Richard Fortus' birthday. A ring fell off Axl's hand during 'You Could Be Mine' and landed somewhere in the crowd.
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11.18.02 - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 18,500
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Solo, November Rain, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, My Michelle, Patience, Chinese Democracy, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: At some point during the show, Axl says, "“Psychologically, you could consider this a reunion tour, because I’ve managed to find enough pieces of my mind in order to be with you here tonight.”
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11.21.02 - The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 10,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, Madagascar, The Blues, Rhiad And The Bedouins, Chinese Democracy, Patience
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: First live performance of 'Rhiad And The Bedouins' on the North American tour. Due to several problems while playing 'Patience,' - the show is over after the song.
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11.22.02 - Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 6,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, Patience, Chinese Democracy, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: This date was originally tentatively scheduled for Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY.
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11.24.02 - Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 9,500
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Madagascar, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, My Michelle, Patience, Chinese Democracy, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
notes: The band hit the stage around 9:45 p.m. After 'You Could Be Mine,' Axl talks to a fan named Steven in the front row for about 30 seconds.
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11.25.02 - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 6,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: This show was originally scheduled for 11.19.02. GN'R hits the stage around 10:10 p.m. and plays the usual set for 2 hours.
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11.26.02 - HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
notes: This show was scrapped in the planning stages - tickets never went on sale.
11.27.02 - Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 10,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Solo, November Rain, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: Axl goes into a long rant about the new band and how the press is reacting to the new band.
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11.29.02 - AirCanada Centre, Toronto, Canada
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 14,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, Madagascar, The Blues, My Michelle, Chinese Democracy, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: Axl mentions the Montreal riot during the show and asks the crowd how many of them were there. He then also mentions Lars and says he will talk about him later, which he never does.
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11.30.02 - John Labatt Centre, London, Canada
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 9,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, Chinese Democracy, The Blues, My Michelle, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: This date was originally tentatively scheduled for Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.
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12.02.02 - FleetCenter, Boston, MA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 12,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: Axl is in good spirits, donning a Red Sox jersey, then a Celtics Paul Pierce #34 jersey and then a Boston Bruins jersey.
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12.03.02 - Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Piano Solo, November Rain, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio
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12.05.02 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
attendance: 20,000
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo [Robin], Sweet Child O' Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Piano Solo, November Rain, Chinese Democracy, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, The Blues, My Michelle, Patience, Nightrain
encore: Guitar Solo [Robin], Paradise City
audio/video recording?: audio, video
notes: pending...
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12.06.02 - First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: GN'R's set was canceled around 11 p.m. the night of the show, after CKY & Mix Master Mike played their opening sets. A riot ensued - read the articles for info & pictures.
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12.08.02 - First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This date was originally planned for First Union Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In early November 2002, it was canceled and rescheduled for First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia.
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12.09.02 - MCI Center, Washington, DC
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.11.02 - Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, SC
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.13.02 - Ice Palace, Tampa, FL
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.14.02 - Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled. This date was originally planned for the Ft. Lauderdale area.
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12.16.02 - Gulf Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.17.02 - Compaq Center, Houston, TX
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.19.02 - American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.21.02 - Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled. This date was originally tentatively scheduled for American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.
12.22.02 - America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
12.27.02 - San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.28.02 - Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.30.02 - ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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12.31.02 - HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
opening acts: CKY, Mix Master Mike
notes: This show was canceled.
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