Weapons N’ Roses launched their 2025 worldwide tour on Thursday (Might 1st) at Songdo Moonlight Competition Park in Incheon, South Korea.
The gig marked the band’s first live performance in a 12 months and a half, and the primary GN’R present for brand spanking new drummer Isaac Carpenter, who took over after the band parted methods with longtime stickman Frank Ferrer in March.
For Carpenter’s debut behind the equipment, the band opened their kickoff live performance in South Korea with “Welcome to the Jungle” — remarkably, the primary time GN’R have opened with the track since 2012.
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The 22-song set hit on each period of the band, from compulsory Urge for food for Destruction classics (“Mr. Brownstone, “It’s So Straightforward,” “Candy Baby O’ Mine,” and so forth.), to the Use You Phantasm albums (“Estranged,” “November Rain”) and some Chinese language Democracy cuts (“Higher,” “Sorry.”
The band didn’t seem to carry out an encore, as a substitute closing with a robust trio of classic-era staples: “Persistence,” “Nightrain,” and lastly, “Paradise Metropolis.”
Axl Rose and firm additionally performed certainly one of their current singles, “Maybe,” in addition to covers of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan), “Stay and Let Die” (Wings), “Slither” (Velvet Revolver), and “Wichita Lineman” (Jimmy Webb).
Weapons N’ Roses’ worldwide tour makes its manner throughout Asia in Might earlier than crossing Europe later this summer time, with dates working via July. Get tickets at this location.
Take a look at viewers footage and the complete setlist from the South Korea present under.
Weapons N’ Roses Setlist:
Welcome to the Jungle (first time as opener since Feb. 10, 2012)
Dangerous Obsession
Mr. Brownstone
Chinese language Democracy
Stay and Let Die (Wings cowl)
Slither (Velvet Revolver cowl)
Maybe
Estranged
Double Talkin’ Jive
Coma
Sorry
Higher
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cowl)
It’s So Straightforward
Rocket Queen
Slash guitar solo (‘Pleasure & Pleasure” by Steve Ray Vaughan and Double Hassle)
Candy Baby O’ Mine
November Rain
Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb cowl)
Persistence
Nightrain
Paradise Metropolis