GUNS N' ROSES Frontman AXL ROSE On Drones Disrupting Australian Concert - "People Were Pissed"
November 27, 2022, a year ago
On November 24th, Guns N' Roses headlined Metricon Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia. The following day, vocalist Axl Rose took to Twitter to vent his frustration with an unexpected flying interruption during the band's show:
"Had a few drones this leg. Last night (Gold Coast Australia) was probably the most intrusive. Was a bit of a distraction as obviously someone thought it was just ok to be doing that but also it coming that close in front of the stage and then actually over n' on stage."
"According to the police it happens more often than not lately especially with sporting events. It's not something we're all that used to. A lot of impulse reactions went thru everyone's minds that after thinking about it (which when ur live there's really no time to really sort things out like that) didn't make much sense."
"People were pissed. However much fun anyone's having ur still trying to stay focused n' do ur job n' give the fans the best show u can. Anyway... we get it can b 'fun' to get ur drone bootleg vid but we'd appreciate it if anyone planning to b a drone pirate took the fans n' the band into consideration n' played w/ur toys somewhere else. Big thank you in advance!"
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 25, 2022
The official tour poster for Guns N' Roses in Gold Coast, Australia can be seen below.
The setlist was as follows:
"It's So Easy"
"Mr. Brownstone"
"Chinese Democracy"
"Slither" (Velvet Revolver cover)
"Better"
"Welcome To The Jungle"
"Reckless Life"
"Double Talkin' Jive"
"Live And Let Die" (Wings cover)
"Estranged"
"Shadow Of Your Love"
"Rocket Queen"
"Whole Lotta Rosie" (AC/DC cover)
"You Could Be Mine"
Slash Guitar Solo
"Sweet Child O' Mine"
"Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb cover)
"I Wanna Be Your Dog" (The Stooges cover with Duff McKagan on vocals)
"Absurd"
"Hard Skool"
"November Rain"
"Civil War"
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover)
"Nightrain"
"Coma"
"Patience"
"Don't Cry"
"Paradise City"
Remaining dates on Guns N' Roses 2022 tour are as listed:
November
27 - Accor Stadium - Sydney, Australia
29 - Adelaide Oval - Adelaide, Australia
December
3 - Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
8 - Sky Stadium - Wellington, New Zealand
10 - Eden Park - Auckland, New Zealand
