CONCERT INFO - 1991

GENERAL INFO
date: January 20, 1991
city: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
venue: Maracana Stadium
notes: Rock In Rio II festival. The total audience for the two gigs Guns played was 260 000! Both were broadcasted on Brazilian TV. First performances of "Pretty Tied Up", "Godfather Theme," "Double Talkin' Jive," "You Could Be Mine," "Dead Horse" and "Estranged." It's also Matt and Dizzy's first show with the band. Axl doesn't sing the last verse on "You Could Be Mine".

GENERAL INFO
date: January 23, 1991
city: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
venue: Maracana Stadium
notes: The second of the two Rock In Rio II gigs Guns did. The total audience for the two gigs was 260 000! The first performance of "Bad Apples".

GENERAL INFO
date: May 9, 1991
city: San Francisco, CA, USA
venue: The Warfield
opening act: Dumpster
notes: This was the first warm-up gig Guns did to prepare themselves for the Use Your Illusion World Tour. This warm-up tour consisted of 3 gigs (the other two in Los Angeles and New York). They had originally planned to do some more club gigs, but various problems forced them to cut it down to three gigs. "Theme From The Godfather" is presented by Axl as "The Godslobber". Slash plays a bit of "Happy Birthday" during his first guitar solo, and Axl drags manager Doug Goldstein onstage.

GENERAL INFO
date: May 16, 1991
city: New York, NY, USA
venue: The Ritz
opening act: Raging Slab
notes: This was the third warm-up gig Guns did to prepare themselves for the Use Your Illusion World Tour. This warm-up tour consisted of 3 gigs (the other two in San Fransisco and Los Angeles). They had originally planned to do some more club gigs, but various problems forced them to cut it down to three gigs. Shannon Hoon guest sings on "Don't Cry" and "You Ain't The First". Slash says they are filming for the "You Could Be Mine" video, and mentions it being in "Terminator 2". Axl injured his leg during the song and afterwards he asks the crowd: "Have you ever heard the expression break a leg? Well, I think I just did." He had to wear a brace for the first shows on the tour.

GENERAL INFO
date: May 29, 1991
city: Noblesville, IN, USA
venue: Deer Creek Music Center
opening act: Skid Row
notes: First ever live performance of "November Rain". Axl dedicates Civil War to all the military people in the crowd. During "Only Women Bleed" says Duff: "This is for my buddy Todd, man". The show is finished by Axl when he says "Goodnight and thank you homeland."

GENERAL INFO
date: June 4, 1991
city: Richfield, OH, USA
venue: Richfield Coliseum
opening act: Skid Row
notes: First ever live performance of "Coma".

GENERAL INFO
date: June 17, 1991
city: Uniondale, NY, USA
venue: Nassau Coliseum
opening act: Skid Row

GENERAL INFO
date: June 22, 1991
city: Hampton, VA, USA
venue: Hampton Coliseum
opening act: Skid Row

GENERAL INFO
date: June 29, 1991
city: Lexington, KY, USA
venue: Rupp Arena
opening act: Skid Row

GENERAL INFO
date: July 2, 1991
city: St. Louis, MO, USA
venue: Riverport Amphitheatre
opening act: Skid Row
notes: This was the infamous riot show. Axl saw someone with a camera during "Rocket Queen", and told the guards to remove him. When they didn't, he jumped in the crowd himself to take it. When returning to the stage he said "Thanks to this lame-ass security, I'm going home". And the band left the stage. A riot then started.

GENERAL INFO
date: July 29, 1991
city: Inglewood, CA, USA
venue: Great Western Forum
opening act: Skid Row

GENERAL INFO
date: August 3, 1991
city: Inglewood, CA, USA
venue: Great Western Forum
opening act: Skid Row
notes: This was the longest show of the entire Use Your Illusion tour. Axl mentions that "Yesterdays" was written five years ago with West Arkeen. "Double Talkin' Jive" is dedicated to someone at CBS News whom Axl is pissed at. Before "I Was Only Joking", Matt plays the first one or two seconds of "14 Years". Axl introduces "Locomotive" as one of Slash's babies.

GENERAL INFO
date: August 13, 1991
city: Helsinki, Finland
venue: Jäahalli
opening act: Skid Row
notes: Axl walked off stage during this show so "Welcome To The Jungle" was played instrumentally. After that "14 Years" was played without Axl. They later did "Jungle" with vocals.

GENERAL INFO
date: August 16, 1991
city: Stockholm, Sweden
venue: Globen
opening act: Skid Row

GENERAL INFO
date: August 17, 1991
city: Stockholm, Sweden
venue: Globen
opening act: Skid Row