I like the setlist, really.

6 CD songs, half of them less played ones.
6 UYI songs, with one out of the blue addition.
1 Lies song.
7 AFD songs, the mainstays.

It's looking like a balanced take between albums. Could use a CD2 track in the last show, just to leave everyone guessing

From MyGNR

Hey all, long time no argue.  Lol...      I knew going into this Kickstarter how it could be perceived, and that haters are gonna hate no matter what, but just so you know where I'm coming from.....

Gary & I (& our bandmates/crew) are sharing a vehicle together, it's $60,000 just for the vehicle expenses, then getting tour insurance for the band members & all...  we get a flat fee for performing as openers for Yngwie, the original agreement for our expenses got hijacked, and we want to take care of our band members the best we can.  Gary's done a Kickstarter campaign before and suggested we do this for the tour, he's my buddy, he'll always have my support.  I know on my end it comes off to some as a 'millionaire begging' and apologize for rubbing any of you the wrong way - but simply, I'm helping the people involved in this tour & having fun offering what I can in return.    That's it.    Nobody's forcing anyone to participate, it's not like you get nothing in return, it's out there for those who choose to take part in it. 

Most of the solo gigs I've done have been for charitable causes [Red Cross, Navy Seals, juvenile diabetes, Operation Smile, men's & women's health issues, burn victims, The Grammy Foundation, Rays Of Sunshine, Music Rising “Icons of Music” for victims of Hurricane Katrina, Oxfam's Tsunami Relief & Global Emergency Fund, Earthquake Relief Fund, Humanitarian Water & Food Award, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Little Kids Rock and Rock Asylum for children's education, Dubai Autism Centre, NGO Wildlife Trust of India, a board member of the MS Research Foundation, spokesperson for Knockout For A Cause Foundation to fun school programs, a member of “Musicians On Call”, visiting orphanages and children's hospitals all over the world - to name a few], just so you know I'm not one who doesn't give.

OK, back to the regularly scheduled program here...    for whoever's going to be at the Vegas GNR show tonight I'll be by the box office before doors open around 7:30 saying hi (as I do every night), please come say hello 

Thanks,

Ron

From what I can gather, it appears to be a one or two-nighter in every other city, making it a limited release.  The reasoning behind that could be that Universal gets the film out there cheap, some punters will check out the show on a big screen with proper sound, and some of them may venture to buy the DVD. I'd say the main thing for the limited release is to raise some awareness for the disc.

edit: Wednesday and Thursday (18th/19th June) appear to be the only dates chalked in. Mid-week, 7pm. Cost-effective.

I was thinking about if this relates to the recent news story by Radar Online that Axl's about to retire.

The second half, therefore, requires some studio work.

Both stories suggest there'll a silent period after Vegas. To what ends, tho?

Other people think Axl's complacent with his touring revenue, while Axl himself disagrees.

Axl's specifically saying the CD sage will continue to move on, with his latter quote seemingly being an understated reaffirmation that he intends to get the second half out there.

One way I can imagine these stories to co-exist would be that Guns would have announced their touring staff that there are no plans for tour legs in the foreseeable future and that they should begin looking for work after Vegas. They (Team Brazil / Del James) would've likely been mum about studio work relating to it one way or the other, which could have some peeps consider that Axl's calling it a day for Guns. Ron may well be walking out after Vegas, and that would temporarily cripple the live band, anyway.

What else? There's the AFD3D concert film, the very first official release of any kind since CD. While it's but of passing interest to the people on the boards, it's actually very interesting in political terms. Universal and Axl have (provided the release comes through) seen eye to eye on many enough things for the bridges to have been rebuilt and they now have a new product to serve as a barometer for Guns' bankability. If it sells well, there's a chance Uni will warm up to the remix album and the second half of CD. A logical thing could be re-releasing CD as a 3-disc edition. Minimum effort required for Axl the songwriter and more money coming his way before hopping on to another tour.

Would be wary about the release bits, tho. There's still another month to go before AFD3D is set to come out and many things can happen in the Guns world before that.