Guns N’ Roses dust off rarities at first show of 2023 world tour in Abu Dhabi
02.06.2023 - 09:43
/ nme.com
Guns N’ Roses have kicked off an expansive 2023 world tour in Abu Dhabi, returning a handful of songs to the setlist for the first time in decades.The band played Etihad Arena in the United Arab Emirates capital on Thursday night (June 1). Included among the more than 30 songs they played were ‘Appetite for Destruction’ cut ‘Anything Goes’, breaking the song out for the first time since 1988.
They played ‘Bad Obsession’ from ‘Use Your Illusion I’ for the first time since 1993, while ‘Use Your Illusion II”s ‘Pretty Tied Up was performed for the first time since 1992.The band played nine ‘Appetite for Destruction’ songs all up – including ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, ‘Mr. Brownstone’, opener ‘It’s So Easy’ and closer ‘Paradise City’.
2022 singles ‘Hard Skool’ and ‘Absurd’ were both performed, plus an array of other songs from both instalments of ‘Use Your Illusion’, 1988’s ‘G N’ R Lies’ and 2008’s ‘Chinese Democracy’.The setlist also included a slew of covers. They debuted a rendition of ‘T.V.
Eye’ by the Stooges with GNR bassist Duff McKagan on vocals, Wings‘ ‘Live and Let Die’, Velvet Revolver‘s ‘Slither’, Rose Tattoo’s ‘Nice Boys’, Jimmy Webb’s ‘Wichita Lineman’ and UK Subs’ ‘Down on the Farm’. See fan-shot footage of the show below, and read further down for the full setlist.Anything Goes in Abu Dhabi! @gunsnroses #GunsNRoses pic.twitter.com/MMNtbryEV4— del james (@deljamesgang) June 1, 2023Bad Obsession live in Abu Dhabi.
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