Hard rock titans Guns N’ Roses kicked off their 2023 touring today, June 01st, with a set at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The group dug deep for the setlist for the show, which included the first live performances of several tracks since the late 80s/early 90s. Among the songs performed were “Anything Goes” (first time since 1988), “Pretty Tied Up” (first time since 1992) and “Bad Obsession” (first time since 1993.)
A live debut of the band’s cover of The Stooges‘ “T.V. Eye” with bassist Duff McKagan on vocals was also played.
The setlist for the show ran as follows:
“It’s So Easy”
“Bad Obsession”
“Chinese Democracy”
“Slither” (Velvet Revolver cover)
“Pretty Tied Up”
“Welcome To The Jungle”
“Mr. Brownstone”
“Hard Skool”
“Double Talkin’ Jive”
“Reckless Life”
“Absurd”
“You Could Be Mine”
“Down On The Farm (U.K. Subs cover)
“Rocket Queen”
“T.V. Eye” (The Stooges cover)
“Anything Goes”
“Civil War”
“This I Love”
“Live And Let Die” (Wings cover)
“Estranged”
“Sweet Child o’ Mine”
“Wichita Lineman” (Jimmy Webb cover)
“Street Of Dreams”
“Nice Boys” (Rose Tattoo cover)
“Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan cover)
“Nightrain”
“Patience”
“Don’t Cry”
“My Michelle”
“Paradise City”
The band’s 2023 world tour will roll on as follows:
06/05 Tel Aviv, ISR – Park Hayarkon
With The Pretenders:
06/09 Madrid, SPA – Civitas Metropolitan Stadium
06/12 Vigo, SPA – Estadio Abanca Balaídos
Guns N’ Roses:
06/15 Dessel, BEL – Grasspop Metal Meeting
06/17 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/21 Oslo, NOR – Tons of Rock
06/24 Pilton, UK – Glastonbury Festival
With The Pretenders:
06/27 Glasgow, UK – Bellahouston Park
Guns N’ Roses:
06/30 London, UK – BST Hyde Park
With The Pretenders:
07/03 Frankfurt, GER – Deutsch Bank Park
07/05 Bern, SWI – BERNEXPO
07/08 Rome, ITA – Circo Massimo
07/11 Landgraaf, NET – Evenemententerrein
With Generation Sex:
07/13 Paris, FRA – La Defense
With Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons:
07/16 Bucharest, ROM – National Arena
07/19 Budapest, HUN – Puskás Arena
With The Last Internationale:
07/22 Athens, GRE – Olympic Stadium
With Carrie Underwood:
08/05 Moncton, NB – Medavie Blue Cross Stadium
08/08 Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
With The Pretenders:
08/11 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
08/15 East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
08/18 Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park
08/21 Boston, MA – Fenway Park
08/24 Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
With Carrie Underwood:
08/26 Nashville, TN – GEODIS Park
With Dirty Honey:
08/29 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
09/01 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
With The Pretenders:
09/03 Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
With Dirty Honey:
09/06 Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
With The Pretenders:
09/09 St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium
With The Warning:
09/12 Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
09/15 Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
Guns N’ Roses:
09/17 Atlanta, GA – Midtown Music Festival
With Dirty Honey:
09/20 Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
With Alice In Chains:
09/23 Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Stadium
09/26 San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
09/28 Houston, TX – Minute Maid Park
10/01 San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium
Guns N’ Roses:
10/06 Indio, CA – Power Trip Festival
10/08 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
With Alice In Chains:
10/11 Phoenix, AZ – Chase Field
Guns N’ Roses:
10/14 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
With Alice In Chains:
10/16 Vancouver, BC – BC Place
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