GUNS N' ROSES perform at POWER TRIP FESTIVAL in Indio, CA on October 6th

Published October 7 2023 at 18:46

On October 6th, tens of thousands of fans descended upon the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, the same site where Coachella is held every year. They were greeted by a giant devil-horn-shaped cactus, letting them know that they were in for a weekend of legendary rock music.

GUNS N' ROSES and IRON MAIDEN had the honor of playing the first night, with Maiden taking the stage first.

Extract from review at DesertSun.com:

"In contrast to the theatrical and profound thought style of Iron Maiden's performance on Friday at Power Trip, Guns N' Roses' headlining set didn't come close.

But Guns N' Roses put on a phenomenal show of heavy rock 'n' roll hits and treated festivalgoers to highlights of the band's career, even paying tribute to Sir Paul McCartney's 50th anniversary of the James Bond anthem "Live And Let Die." The two-hour set was full of stunning video production and lasers, but notably no pyrotechnics.

Even though the band was 40 minutes late for its headlining performance, the crowd was calm and there were no signs of the old days when the band would appear hours late or not at all. When the festival went dark and the band's strange animated psychedelic visuals appeared, the crowd was on its feet, screaming in anticipation.

Starting with "It's So Easy," frontman Axl Rose appeared like a lightning rod and the rest of the band, which also features original members guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan, were precise in every note."

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Watch a playlist of videos from GUNS N' ROSES performance here:

Full setlist:

"It's So Easy"
"Bad Obsession"
"Chinese Democracy"
"Slither" (Velvet Revolver cover)
"Pretty Tied Up"
"Mr. Brownstone"
"Welcome to the Jungle" (Link Wray's "Rumble" intro)
"Hard Skool"
"Absurd"
"Double Talkin' Jive"
"Reckless Life"
"You Could Be Mine"
"Estranged"
"Live and Let Die" (Wings cover)
"Down on the Farm" (UK Subs cover)
"Rocket Queen"
"T.V. Eye" (The Stooges cover)
"Better"
"Anything Goes"
"Civil War" (With Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child outro)
Slash Guitar Solo
"Sweet Child O'Mine"
"November Rain"
"Wichita Linemanc" (Jimmy Webb cover)
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover)
"Patience"
"Coma"
"Nightrain"
"Paradise City"