GUNS N ROSES @ Zénith Strasbourg, June 11 2012

Another powerful set by French Band No One Is Innocent

GUNS N ROSES + No One Is Innocent @ Zénith Strasbourg, June 11 2012

DJ Ashba with bra from a fan (far left)

Another kick ass 3 hour set by GUNS N ROSES

This time we stayed in the stalls , first row dead center in the beautiful Zénith Arena in Strasbourg that is looking like a spaceship from outside.
Probably no more than 4 000 people, it was full but curtains in the back to cover all the empty blocks. I guess the maximum capacity is around 8000.

Great sound and lightning
You could appreciate the whole show from where we were seating : all the lights , screens and pyros.

DJ Ashba went into the photographer's pit during "Night train"

setlist (from GNRFRANCE)

1. Chinese Democracy
2. Welcome To The Jungle
3. It's So Easy
4. Mr. Brownstone
5. Sorry
6. Rocket Queen
7. Estranged
   
8. Shackler's Revenge
   Richard solo
9. Live And Let Die
10. This I Love
11. Better
12. Motivation (Tommy on vocals)
    Dizzy solo
13. Street of Dreams
14. You Could Be Mine
    D.J. Ashba solo
15. Sweet Child O' Mine
    Band jam (Another Brick In The Wall)
    Axl piano solo
16. November Rain
17. Glad To Be Here (Ron on vocals)
18. Don't Cry
19. Civil War
20. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
21. Nightrain
    [D.J. Ashba descend dans la foule pendant la chanson]
    - Rappel -
    Band jam
22. Madagascar
23. Whole Lotta Rosie
    Band jam
24. Patience
    Band jam
25. Paradise City

Soundgarden @ Zénith, Paris May 29 2012

Soundgarden @ Zénith, Paris May 29 2012

Small audience for SOUNDGARDEN

This is the first show for Soundgarden in Paris in 15 years, last show was at the very same place on Oct 09 1996 (with Moby opening).
This is one of the very few indoor show on this European Tour as the band is playing Festivals.
It's hot as hell and It's far from being full tonight with lots of empty seats in the stalls, lots of room in the back of the pit and even in the front rows there's enough space.
It's a small capacity Zénith so there's probably no more than 4000 people.

First on stage is The Gaslight Anthem, an American "Punk" band, but they do sound like a good old fashioned pop-rock band, enjoyable: not good not bad.

It's 9:00pm sharp when Soundgarden is taking the stage one by one, they have changed...well not that much in 15 years.
No big production tonight, a clean stage, a powerful and bright lightshow and a backdrop with different images all along the show. It's a well-oiled show that is running smoothly with a band on auto-pilot

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It's a trip back into Soundgarden's history as they're playing songs from all their albums including many old ones (see setlist below for details).
They're playing the hits, some more obscure songs and brand new single "Live to Rise".

If you're a soundgarden maniac it's a dream come true setlist.

From where we are standing, down the front, we have a good sound (we have earplugs) but all my friends told me that the sound was very bad, I've noticed a few larsens, that can happened,but the overall sensation of the audience was that it was too loud and that it sounded horrible.

Chris , even though he has a good voice is sometimes singing off key but we're used to that.

Overall good 2 hour show but it could have been better with a bit more passion from the band and a good sound.

Chris Cornell will be back in Paris shortly with a solo acoustic show @ Trianon on June 22.

setlist & Merchandising

I've been told that Lars & Kirk from Metallica were in the audience tonight