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The Troubadour in the rain, 2023.

October 23, 1986 ♪ The Arlington Theatre

"When we did that show, we were supposed to do the hour-long ride out there together, but Axl insisted on driving with his girlfriend Erin at the very last minute. We were all against it, as was Alan, but Axl convinced him that there was nothing to worry about. We got to the gig; Axl was nowhere to be found, but was apparently on his way. It came time to take the stage—no Axl—so Izzy and Duff and Steve and I got out there and started playing without him. Izzy and Duff sang 'Whole Lotta Rosie' by AC/DC and a few other covers. We were opening for Alice Cooper but basically that set was a drunken jam fit for a bar—except we were in an arena. It got so bad that at one point we asked the audience to sing lead and then asked if there was a lead singer in the house. We were friends with the crowd for a minute, but that quickly changed; we ended up insulting them and throwing things at them. It was ridiculous. We stayed up there for the allotted amount of time and then retreated from a totally embarrassing disaster. We got out of there immediately and drove back to Hollywood, so pissed that we talked about kicking Axl out of the band that night and looking for a new singer." — Slash (excerpt from his autobiography)⁣

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March 28, 1986 ♪ The Roxy

"We played a celebratory gig at the Roxy [after being signed to Geffen], or rather two—an early show and a late show—on [this date]. To be honest, the shows had been booked prior to our signing with Geffen. They were supposed to be label showcases. Events overtook our plan, however, so we took out full-page ads in the local music papers to announce the gigs: Geffen recording artists Guns N' Roses, live at the Roxy. […] We all had fresh tattoos at the Roxy shows, and people wanted to touch them. We felt like we ran the city that night." — Duff (excerpt from his autobiography, "It's So Easy: and other lies")

📸 Jack Lue

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July 11, 1986 ♪ The Troubadour

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July 11, 1986 ♪ The Troubadour

"[This date], at 10:00pm, GUNS N' ROSES will play the Troubadour, (under our own name, by the way) with brand new songs, cool – props, lots' a girls, and the rest as a tribute to HOLLYWOOD prior to the production of our debut album on GEFFEN RECORDS!!!

YEAH!!!

For your personal information, we have been playing around town under the pseudonym 'FARGIN BASTIGES', for promotional reasons, but finally... what you've been waiting for, a full fuckin' fledged, teeth grinding, butt slammin', foot stompin' stylin' 'GUNS N' ROSES' show; it will be hot, so be cool and get there early!!!

YES YOU!!!" — Guns N' Roses Newsletter

📸 Jack Lue

#guns n' roses #izzy stradlin #los angeles #sunset strip #1980s