'Use Your Illusion' Touring Lineup Minus Axl Reunites At 'Road Recovery' Benefit

[Bill Bailey]

GUNS N' ROSES' 'Use Your Illusion' Touring Lineup Near-Reunion At 'Road Recovery' Benefit - Sep. 15, 2011

Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and Wayne Kramer (MC5) are among the musicians who performed at the Road Recovery benefit concert honoring legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) this past Tuesday, September 13 at Best Buy Theater in New York City. The event was a semi-reunion of sorts, with Sorum, McKagan and Slash having played in both VELVET REVOLVER and GUNS N' ROSES, while Clarke played with them in GUNS during that band's "Use Your Illusion" tour.

Main band:

* Slash
* Gilby Clarke
* Duff McKagan
* Matt Sorum
* Wayne Kramer

Guest musicians:

* Jill Sobule
* Carl Restivo
* Jimmy Gnecco
* Reeve Carney
* Dick Manitoba
* Dave Kushner

The setlist was as follows:

01. Birthday (THE BEATLES)
02. Miss You (THE ROLLING STONES)
03. Dead Flowers (THE ROLLING STONES)
04. Tijuana Jail (GILBY CLARKE)
05. Wish You Were Here (PINK FLOYD)
06. Always On The Run (LENNY KRAVITZ)
07. Hey Joe (JIMI HENDRIX)
08. Mama Kin (AEROSMITH)
09. Superstition (STEVIE WONDER)
10. Slither (VELVET REVOLVER)
11. It's So Easy (GUNS N' ROSES)
12. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (BOB DYLAN)
13. God Save The Queen (SEX PISTOLS)
14. Kick Out The Jams (MC5)

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen HERE: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=163315

Road Recovery is a non-profit organization that works with at-risk kids.

One hundred percent of the money raised at the show will go directly to support the treatment of children and young adults who suffer from adversities such as addiction, physical and sexual abuse and chronic illness.

[shadow]

Would be nice if a full reunion would get going. :/

[Bill Bailey]

If there is a reunion someday, I'd want it to be this lineup with Axl. If they recorded something I'd want it to be these guys, but with Izzy helping with the writing and Steven playing on the uptempo tracks.

[shadow]

I'm not so sure. I'd like for Izzy to actually write and play with Steven and Matt switching off on drums. The AFD line-up is the one that got me hooked on GN'R in the first place. Seeing as AFD is EVER GN'R fan's favorite album, I think most people would want to see them do a new album and reunion tour.