Guns N' Roses September 23, 2021 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH, United States We're F'N Back! Tour
01. It's So Easy 02. Mr. Brownstone 03. Chinese Democracy 04. Slither 05. Double Talkin' Jive 06. Welcome To The Jungle 07. Better 08. Estranged 09. Live And Let Die 10. You're Crazy 11. Rocket Queen 12. Shadow Of Your Love 13. You Could Be Mine 14. I Wanna Be Your Dog 15. Absurd 16. Civil War 17. Band intros 18. Guitar Solo [Slash] 19. Sweet Child O' Mine 20. November Rain 21. Wichita Lineman 22. Patience 23. Coma 24. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 25. Nightrain 26. ~ Encore ~ 27. Madagascar 28. Don't Cry 29. The Seeker 30. Paradise City
Recorded from Section 222, Row C - Seat 1
My ticketed seat was actually section 222, Row D - Seat 5, but when I realized during the Mammoth set I would be squeezed between two very large men, I looked for an empty. I found one in the row below on an aisle still in perfect line with the side hanging stack. I made this decision 2 minutes before the lights went down! I had no one to my right (an aisle) and no one to my left the entire show. I did have 2 women below me who were chatting occasionally, but they were so quiet, its very hard to pick up on this. I have never seen GNR, but they have always been a bucketlist band for me. Im not a huge fan, but love the debut and select cuts from the Illusions. I actually dig quite a few on Chinese Democracy, as well. I was very happy to see the title track and "Better" in the set. The ticket was a small fortune, so Im not quite sure if I would go see them again, but they more than impressed me. I had heard Axl had fallen off with his vocals, but he sounded great for a near 60 year old. For this band to come out and put on a 3+ hour set featuring nearly 30 songs is very admirable. If you're a fan and havent seen them since Slash rejoined, what are you waiting for?
While I didnt really enjoy hearing "Wichita Lineman" during the show, on playback its been growing on me. It has become a late highlight of an already incredible show. It was also a treat getting the tour debut of "Coma" as that has always been a favorite of mine.
One final note, the sound seems to improve 15 minutes in around "Double Talkin' Jive". The first few songs sounded a tad off with the vocals higher in the mix than they should have been. Thankfully, everything eventually balances out and the remaining (almost) 3 hours sounds great.
