05.17.2006 - New York City, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom audience: 3,800 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Patience, Nightrain info: Fourth and last Guns N' Roses show in New York City, Hammerstein Ballroom. Izzy Stradlin joined the band for three songs: Think About You, Patience and Nightrain.
Two days before, during the show on 05.15 Axl mentioned that Izzy was
in N.Y. and many people recognised him, he also informed fans that
Stradlin join the band on 05.17, so this happened. The rumour says Izzy
cried during Patience. Kid Rock joined the band for Nightrain also. Izzy left the Hammerstein Ballroom before the show was finished - because he had to get up very early next morning
said Rose. It was Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin first performance since 13
years - the last time they did it, was a Guns N' Roses show on National Bowl, Milton Keynes (05.30.93). Photos
06.11.2006 - Donington, England, Download Festival, Donington Park audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Smoke On The Water [intro], Patience, Nightrain, Used To Love Her, Paradise City info: Izzy Stradlin joins
Guns N' Roses for the first time during the european leg of the tour.
The crowd together with Axl scream "Izzy, Izzy..." before Patience. Izzy plays Deep Purple classic Smoke On The Water as an intro for Patience. At the end of the show Tommy took the hat from Izzy. Photos
06.13.2006 - Prague, Czech Republic, Sazka Arena audience: 18,000 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Izzy joined the band for Think About You and continued to play with Patience and Nightrain. Later he came back for Paradise City. People who have been on the show said Izzy seemed to be very happy like he never left this band.
At the end of the show, Axl made a "big political mistake" and screamed "Czechoslovakia, good fucking night!". Photos Review
06.15.2006 - Warszawa, Poland, Legia Stadium audience: 12,000 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Before My Michelle
Axl introduced a friend of the band and the whole stadium started Izzy
chant but it wasn't Izzy's turn - at this time Sebastian Bach joined
the stage. But after that Axl introduced Izzy and the whole stadium
went crazy, screaming: "Izzy, Izzy..." for a long time. Stradlin just
waved his hand to say welcome and they started to play Think About You
with Iz playing the main solo just like he did on the Appetite For
Destruction album. After that people started the Izzy chant again.
During Patience when Axl sang: "I sit here on the stairs, cause I rather be alone...", he came to Izzy and they were smiling together. After Nightrain Stradlin left the stage but later he was back for the last song of the show - Paradise City. Izzy was in a great mood, he was smiling to the fans and was looking like having a good time. Photos Review
06.17.2006 - Nickelsdorf, Austria, Novarock, Pannonia Fields II audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Used To Love Her, Patience, Paradise City info: Another Izzy's guest apperance - joined Rose's band for four songs. There's no certainty if Izzy played on Paradise City. Photos
06.20.2006 - Paris, France, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy audience: 15,000 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Used To Love Her, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Because of technical problems the show was late for about 40 minutes. Izzy joined the band for three songs - Used To Love Her, Patience and Nightrain. He shared vocals with Axl on Used To Love Her. Photos
07.02.2006 - Nijmegen, Holland, Goffert Park audio/video recording: audio, video set: My Michelle, Patience, Think About You, Nightrain, Paradise City info: After two weeks of break Izzy made an unexpect comeback-guest apperance on Guns N' Roses show in Nijmegen. The crowd went crazy when Izzy went on stage. During Paradise City he was standing next to Axl a lot. Photos
07.08.2006 - Oslo, Norway, Spektrum audience: 9,700 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Photos
07.10.2006 - Malakasa, Greece, Rockwave Festival, Terravibe audio/video recording: audio, video set: Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info:
Izzy is back for a show in Greece after thriteen years - again as a
guest of Guns N' Roses. Previously was it on Olympic Stadium in Athens
[05.24.1993] when he replaced Gilby Clarke and made four other guest
apperance shows with his friends from GNR. Think About You wasn't played on that show, so Izzy joined for only three songs. Photo
07.12.2006 - Istanbul, Turkey, Kurucesme Arena audience: 17,000 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Izzy guesting on four tracks. People went really nuts when he joined the band. He brought a lot of energy on stage. Photos
07.14.2006 - Bilbao, Spain, Bilbao Live Festival audience: 20,000 +/- audio/video recording: audio, video set: You Gotta Move, Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Izzy Stradlin alongside with his and GNR's old friend Del James plays and sings The Rolling Stones classis tune You Gotta Move. This song was later perform on almost every Izzy's guest apperance on GNR show. Izzy walked in, smiled and waved to the fans while all the audience was screaming his name. Photos
07.15.2006 - El Ejido, Spain, Natural Festival audio/video recording: audio, video set: You Gotta Move, Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Another very cool perfromance of You Gotta Move by Del James and Izzy. Photos
07.18.2006 - Sheffield, England, Hallam FM Arena audience: 12,500 audio/video recording: audio, video set: You Gotta Move, Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: After Sebastian Bach left the stage and before You Gotta Move Axl started the introduction "Let's
bring out another friend!... Ladies and gentleman, Mr. Izzy Stradlin!". He came in, smiling, raising a hand to the crowd and hugging Axl. Photos
07.19.2006 - Newcastle, England, Metro Radio Arena audience: 11,000 audio/video recording: audio, video set: You Gotta Move, Think About You, Patience, Nightrain info: Izzy shared vocals at the end of You Gotta Move. During Nightrain
someone thrown one pound coin on the stage which probably hit Axl. Rose
stopped the show, screamed "Goodnight" and left the stage. He later
came back to finish the song but someone thrown something again on
stage and the band finished the show.
07.21.2006 - Glasgow, Scotland, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Used To Love Her, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: For first time since couple shows You Gotta Move isn't played. Just after Axl said the words "I would like to introduce..." the crowd knew it was Izzy's turn and started to scream his name while Axl continiued the introduction "...my good friend Mr Izzy Stradlin". He got in and Axl hugged him and after that the band started Think About You. Photos
07.23.2006 - Manchester, England, Manchester Evening News Arena audience: 19,388 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: I was on that show. During one of the support's show Izzy and Axl came
backstage to see what's going on the stage - people sitting on the ride
side could see it. The fans had to wait for the band more than half an
hour and they weren't happy of that. Before Think About You Axl wanted
to introduce one of the guest and I screamed 'Sebastian !!', Axl looked
at me and said 'Don't spoil with that' and introduced Izzy. You Gotta
Move wasn't played on that show.
Izzy had some problems with his amp and he had to turn it up during
Think About You. He had to do it again during Nightrain solo. Photos
07.25.2006 - Birmingham, England, NEC Arena audio/video recording: audio, video set: Used To Love Her, Patience, Think About You, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Izzy is introduced before Used To Love Her
by Axl who says: "Staying with that thame stheme... same theme. From
the same cesspool I was spawn from, Laf-a-lot, Indiana, Mr. Izzy
Stradlin", changing Lafayette into "laugh a lot". After that
Axl makes a parody of Sweet's Ballroom Blitz, saying "are you ready,
Steve? Mick? Well, let's do another Izzy song". and the band perorms
Patience. Photos
07.27.2006 -
Nottingham, England, Nottingham Arena audience: 10,288 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Used To Love Her, Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Before Used To Love Her
Rose says: "Let's keep right on with this theme of love and friendship.
Right boys and girls? Mr. Izzy Stradlin" and Iz enters the satge for
the song that Axl introduced as "I Used to fucker her, I mean Love
her...". During Used To Love Her someone threw a small glass bottle at Axl and he stopped the song and said "What the fuck was that for, why is there always someone that wants to spoil it for everyone else. Now we're gonna start the song again and if this happens one more time we'll all be going home. Thank you". The crowd started Axl chant while the band started to play the song again. Photo
07.29.2006 -
London, England, Wembley Arena audience: 12,750 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Sway, Sailing, Back In The USSR, Think About You, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise Cityy info: Izzy plays a guest again with a very suprising set including The Rolling Stones' Sway, Sutherland Brothers' Sailing (not Rod Stewart's like many think), Beatles' Back In The USSR and Guns N' Roses' Think About You, Patience, Nightrain and Paradise City.
07.30.2006 - London, England, Wembley Arena audience: 12,750 audio/video recording: audio, video set: You Gotta Move, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Izzy sang lead vocals on You Gotta Move with Axl
and Del James. Rose left the stage during Nightrain because of problems
with his voice. Sebastian Bach entered the stage to replace him and
continued singing the song and then Paradise City also. The last show
of GN'R european 2006 tour. Photos
12.17.2006 - Universal City, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City Walk audience:
6,189 audio/video recording: audio, video set: Think About You, Used To Love Her, Izzy Guitar Solo, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: Yet another Izzy's
unexpect guest apperance, for the first time since european leg of the
tour in july. Stradlin plays a guitar solo before Patience. Photos
12.19.2006 - Universal City, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City Walk audience:
6,189 audio/video recording: audio, video set: You Gotta Move, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: [coming soon] Photos
12.20.2006 - Universal City, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City Walk audience:
6,189 audio/video recording: audio, video set: You Gotta Move, Patience, Nightrain, Paradise City info: During Nightrain
Izzy was standing at the left side of the stage (like he always does)
but at the end of the song, during the second solo he moved into the
front of the central part of the stage to be closer to the fans. He
even jumped on the front loudspeeker's box. During Paradise City
Izzy went up to the platform near the drums, to play alongside with
Frank Ferrer and Dizzy. At the end of the song when the confetti was
around he came back to the main part of the stage. After the song the
whole band left the stage and after awhile came back to say goodbye to
the audience. Photo
