Guns N’ Roses dust off rarities at first show of 2023 world tour in Abu Dhabi
nme.comGuns N’ Roses have kicked off an expansive 2023 world tour in Abu Dhabi, returning a handful of songs to the setlist for the first time in decades.The band played Etihad Arena in the United Arab Emirates capital on Thursday night (June 1).
Included among the more than 30 songs they played were ‘Appetite for Destruction’ cut ‘Anything Goes’, breaking the song out for the first time since 1988.
They played ‘Bad Obsession’ from ‘Use Your Illusion I’ for the first time since 1993, while ‘Use Your Illusion II”s ‘Pretty Tied Up was performed for the first time since 1992.The band played nine ‘Appetite for Destruction’ songs all up – including ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, ‘Mr.
Brownstone’, opener ‘It’s So Easy’ and closer ‘Paradise City’. 2022 singles ‘Hard Skool’ and ‘Absurd’ were both performed, plus an array of other songs from both instalments of ‘Use Your Illusion’, 1988’s ‘G N’ R Lies’ and 2008’s ‘Chinese Democracy’.The setlist also included a slew of covers.
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