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Location:
London, England Date: June 19, 1987
Information: GnR's first show ever in Europe. After "Out Ta Get Me", Axl yell at someone in the crowd. Before "It's So Easy", Axl says it's their new single, and before "Nightrain", Axl talks about how he was kicked out from Tower Records. Slash introduces "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", saying it's the first time they play it. |
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Numbers N' Stats |
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| Songs: 12 Playing Time: 49 minutes Introduction Line: "Will you please welcome Guns N' Roses" Venue: The Marquee Opening Acts: Little Angels Attendance: Unknown | |||
Recording Info |
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| CD | DVD | Audio:
Yes (Audience) [49 min] On Bootlegs: Atlantic Crossing [r] Sound clip: N/A |
Video: No On Bootlegs: Screen shots: N/A |
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| Comments: The bootleg cuts in and out a few times. | |||
In Their Own Words |
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| Duff:
Both shows sold out and the
fuckin', you know, crowd was insane, you know.1
Duff: The first time we came to London, in June ’87 to play the Marquee, Todd was with us. Jetboy kicked him out because he hung out with us. 2 Axl: Ian Astbury, the Cult's lead vocalist, came to our first show at the Marquee, the one we got such a slagging for, and liked it so much he offered us the tour! So f**k those journalists who wrote those bad things, Ian Astbury liked what he saw, right? Slash: Those Marquee shows were loud and hell-bent; what I remember, I remember fondly. We did AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Rosie" and Aerosmith's "Mama Kin", and all of our original stuff. One of those nights was also the first time we ever played "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", which we put together at sound check on a whim. [...] it was much more raw that what ended up on "Use Your Illusion". 3 Slash: Ian Astbury [singer of The Cult] saw us play at the Marquee in London; later on he told me that he knew immediately that we'd be huge. 4 |
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