Weapons N’ Roses ended an eight-month absence from the stage final evening (Jun. 4), kicking off a European tour with a 26-track present at Passeio Marítimo de Alges, Oeiras in Portugal.
The evening’s surprises included a canopy of AC/DC’s “Stroll All Over You,” a music from 1979’s Freeway to Hell that wasn’t one of many dozens Axl Rose sang when he briefly toured with the Australian legends in 2016.
The group additionally performed “Reckless Life” from their 1986 EP Stay ?1@ Like a Suicide for the primary time since 1993, and Urge for food for Destruction’s “You’re Loopy” for the primary time since 1991. Additionally current was the recently-revived Hollywood Rose music “Shadow of Your Love,” whereas ”Civil Battle” was devoted to Ukraine.
You may see video of all three first-time tour performances and discover the complete set checklist under.
Aside from these additions, the band’s first efficiency since October 2021 caught pretty carefully to final 12 months’s set checklist, that includes requisite hits like “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Candy Little one O’ Mine,” “November Rain” and “Paradise Metropolis.”
Final 12 months noticed the launch of two “new” Weapons N’ Roses songs, “Absurd” and “Onerous Skool,” the primary since Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan reunited in 2016. Each songs, which have been performed final evening, date again to the Chinese language Democracy periods however characteristic newly recorded components from Slash and McKagan.
Slash mentioned earlier this 12 months that extra music could be coming from the veteran group as nicely. “There’s new Weapons materials popping out as we communicate, and we’ll most likely preserve placing it out till your entire report’s price of stuff is completed after which put it out strong,” he advised Classic Rock journal. “It is cool. I am having fun with engaged on the stuff and having time doing it.”
The guitarist saved busy throughout GNR’s downtime by releasing 4, his fourth solo album that includes Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. He launched into a solo tour in assist of the album that was notably mild on Weapons N’ Roses songs. “I’ve to confess, I actually missed taking part in the Weapons materials when this factor first began, so it was an excellent outlet for me,” Slash advised UCR. “However having gotten again with all my buddies in Weapons, after some time I used to be like, ‘I do not actually need to do it with Myles and Firm,’ so we have no Weapons songs within the set.”
Watch Weapons N’ Roses Cowl AC/DC’s ‘Stroll All Over You’
Watch Weapons N’ Roses Carry out ‘Reckless Life’
Watch Weapons N’ Roses Carry out ‘You are Loopy’
Watch Weapons N’ Roses Carry out ‘Civil Battle’
Weapons N’ Roses, Oeiras, Portugal, 6/04/22 – Set Listing
1. “It’s So Simple”
2. “Mr. Brownstone”
3. “Chinese language Democracy”
4. “Slither”
5. “Double Talkin’ Jive”
6. “Welcome to the Jungle”
7. “Higher”
8. “Coma”
9. “Reckless Life”
10. “Estranged”
11. “Shadow of Your Love”
12. “Stroll All Over You”
13. “Stay and Let Die”
14. “You Might Be Mine”
15. “Onerous Skool”
16. “Absurd”
17. “Civil Battle”
18. “Candy Little one o’ Mine”
19. “Rocket Queen”
20. “I Wanna Be Your Canine”
21. “November Rain”
22. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
23. “Nightrain”
Encore:
24. “Endurance”
25. “You’re Loopy”
26. “Paradise Metropolis”
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