Guns N' Roses Reunion Show — Highlights That Escaped [VIDEOS]

Guns N’ Roses had Nicholas Cage and lesser celebrities in appearance as they played their first reunion show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood for April Fool’s Day. The official members so far seem to be Axl Rose backed by Slash and bassist Duff McKagan — and more of a pickup band happening with longtime post-Slash members. That would be keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Richard Fortus, and Frank Ferrer on drums.
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There was also second keyboardist Melissa Reese onstage, who you might glimpse in these quick assorted videos from the 17-song set. It included some cuts from Chinese Democracy, but there was also plenty of classic Guns N’ Roses tunes representing.
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There was talk that original drummer Steve Adler would still show up after his own band abruptly canceled an April 1 show in L.A., but there’s still no telling if he’ll end up on the big reunion tour later this year.
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And get used to short snippets of video. Don’t forget that Axl was a pioneer in freaking out over being filmed in concert. He caused a riot in Missouri on July 2, 1991, after jumping off the stage to stop a fan from shooting video. The riot really started after he then canceled the show because security didn’t grab the fan first. Nobody was going to risk that happening again. Short clips here, folks.