(Sin City Illusion II)


2016-04-09 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV (Sin City Illusion II)

Guns N' Roses
Sin City Illusion II
April 9, 2016
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada

Lineage: Church Audio CA-14 Cardoid Mics - > Church Audio Ugly 2 Preamp (Gain setting +15db) -> Sony PCM-M10 -> 24/96 WAV -> Sony Vegas 10 Pro -> 16/44.1 -> Adobe Audition - > Audacity 2.1.2 (tracking) -> Trader's Little Helper 2.7.0 (FLAC level 8 lossless compression & verification) -> YOU

Thank you to LIMULUS for mastering this recording!!

Artwork by: FernandoGNR and __mo__

Photographs by Tony Trujillo - http://tony-trujillo.com/ and GNRFrance - Photos used WITH permission!

Taping Location: SEC 5 Row V - directly in line with the overhead speaker stacks.

Stellar A+ - 9/10 audience recording!

The events leading up to the April 9th Guns concert were rather uneventful...

This time around, Limulus and I headed to the T-Mobile Arena at 6PM. I bought several Vegas themed GNR T-shirts for my massive Guns N' Roses memorabilia collection. After this, we spent some time outside the venue entrance and spoke to other fans in the crowd, including one young man who travelled from Costa Rica to see Guns N' Roses. Talk about dedication! After chatting with the Costa Rican fan for about 20 minutes, Limulus and I lined up in front of the entrance and waited for the T-Mobile Arena to open its doors. Thankfully, on April 9th, the doors opened on time!

On this night, I entered through the main entrance and once again the metal detector went off. For an unknown reason, the metal detecting wand buzzed around my ankle.
A security staffer asked if I had a metal plate in my leg. I quickly said, YES (I don't), and walked away...

I setup my gear prior to Alice In Chains taking the stage.
I was able to tape their entire 45 minute set!

Guns N' Roses took the stage at 11PM, which was a welcomed change from the previous 12AM start time.
I was able to capture their entire performance without mishaps.

The highlight of this show was the appearance of Sebastian Bach who sang co-lead with Axl on the Appetite Classic, My Michelle!

Overall, I'd say the second concert was the best of the two night stand in Sin City.
Axl seems to perform at his best when he knows he has the next night off.

After the show, Limulus and I spent some time with another fan in front of the arena and watched a bootleg T-shirt dealer get hassled by the authorities. This was very entertaining!
If the dealer had been willing to sell me his last shirt for $5, he could have avoided the entire ordeal!

A few minutes after the bootleg T-Shirt dealer bust, Limulus and I headed towards the New York New York Center Bar for the post show GNR fan gathering. We met several well known collectors from the GNR trading scene and hung out for a few hours before heading home...

Guns N' Roses must have an open taping policy in 2016....
I had my mics mounted on a hat in plain sight of venue staff on both nights and was given no grief! Thank you, Axl!!

Please tape/film this band when you see them!!

THE RETURN OF THE THREE KINGS!!

Guns N' Roses are:

W. Axl Rose: Vocals - Live from Dave Grohl's Rock N' Roll Throne
Slash: Lead Guitar
Duff McKagan: Bass Guitar

[01] Intro (4:22)
[02] It's So Easy (3:06)
[03] Mr. Brownstone (4:04)
[04] Chinese Democracy (3:50)
[05] Welcome To The Jungle (5:05)
[06] Double Talkin' Jive (5:23)
[07] Estranged (9:03)
[08] Live And Let Die (3:38)
[09] Rocket Queen (11:28)
[10] You Could Be Mine (5:35)
[11] You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory (intro) (0:52)
[12] Attitude (3:40)
[13] This I Love (5:58)
[14] Coma (9:51)
[15] Theme From The Godfather (3:34)
[16] Sweet Child O'Mine (6:36)
[17] Better (6:14)
[18] Civil War (8:17) [19] My Michelle (4:07)
[20] Wish You Were Here (instrumental) (4:27)
[21] Layla outro (instrumental) (3:33)
[22] November Rain (9:35)
[23] Knockin' On Heaven's Door (10:50)
[24] Nightrain (7:23)
[25] Don't Cry (5:03)
[26] The Seeker (3:19)
[27] Paradise City (6:54)
[28] Outro (4:25)

Running Time: 160 Minutes

Additional Musicians:

Dizzy Reed: Keyboards
Richard Fortus: Rhythm Guitar
Frank Ferrer: Drums
Melissa Reese: Keyboards

Thank you, Mike, for selling me your extra ticket at cost!
This recording would not exist without you!

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm new to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and am eager to meet new friends who would be interested in attending (and taping) rock shows together.

If you'd like to join the taping community, please let me know...
Going to concerts with friends is MUCH MORE FUN!

Next stop for the Nightrain is on August 3rd, 2016 at AT&T Stadium on Arlington, TX

The 25th anniversary of the GREATEST Guns N' Roses performance of all time!

REQ: IEM sources: If you use my audio for producing an IEM/AUD matrix, please be so kind and send me a copy along with the unedited IEM, too.

REQ: Any uncirculated Guns N' Roses audio/video from 1985-1993
Does anyone have a recording of the Guns N' Roses performance at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas on September 4, 1992? If so, please share!

REQ: Guns N' Roses Noblesville, Indiana May 29, 1991 pro-shot 2DVD GNRONTOUR.COM edition

I plan to upload this recording to DIME, The Trader's Den, JamToThis, The GN'R tracker, and Usenet (a.b.sounds.lossless, a.b.sounds.flac, a.b.sounds.lossless.bootlegs).

You are welcome to upload this recording to any blog/file locker/forum/non-music themed tracker as long as the *ENTIRE* file set is available for FREE download!

I don't want anyone on Earth to spend a penny on this recording!!
Respect my wishes, eBay parasite SCUM!!

rockphantom
April 19, 2016
Dallas/Fort Worth (Arlington)

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