The gig was fantastic! The band played for 90+ minutes and played most of the songs 
from Contraband, except Loving the Alien, and I’m pretty sure they didn’t play 
Spectacle ­ which was disappointing. Scott and Slash seemed maybe a little tired at 
the start of the show, but both really picked up as the show went on ­ Scott is an 
amazing front man ­ the best Slash has ever worked with, and Slash’s solos just got 
better and better as the night wore on! Duff was awesome, really playing to the crowd, 
and Matt was great and sung a lot more backing vocals than I’d expected. Dave was a 
powerhouse! He was really getting into the songs, headbanging and playing his heart 
out! He didn’t move around the stage much though, and maybe it was just because I 
was over at the right of the stage (Slash’s side), but I couldn’t hear Dave’s guitar 
much ­ it just didn’t seem to be very loud which was a bummer because the rhythm 
guitars are so tight and full-sounding on the album! Highlights ­ Slash and Dave trading 
solos at the end of Set Me Free (Dave audible, but not as loud as Slash), seeing Fall 
to Pieces, Slither and You Got No Right (my fave off the album) played live, and the 
band also played I Used To Love Her!!!! The only bummer was the sound ­ as well as 
Dave’s guitar being soft (although like I said it could have just been my position relative 
to the speakers), I think the band were overloading the house speaker system in the 
really heavy parts, because there was a LOT of distorting ­ and not the good kind ­ a 
lot of white noise which my earplugs thankfully blocked out ­ when I had them in that 
is! An awesome show with the greatest highlight (of course) being seeing Slash play 
live!!!!!
Cheers, 
Nick