Live & Let Die - Guns N Roses
12.28.91 - Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg FL

Over the holidays, I was trying to recall if I caught any shows in late December. There are just a few, but this one came to mind.

I was a huge fan of Guns N Roses during their prime. I had all of their albums and caught them 3 times between 1991 and 1993. This show fell on Winter Break, and that meant I would be at home in Jacksonville. Four hours to the south and west was St. Pete, a perfect getaway for my high school buddies and I in between Christmas and New Years to see the most popular band of the early 90s.

The Florida Suncoast Done is now called the Trop, where the Devil Rays play. We had 7th row seats front and center, the closest I had ever been to the stage at that point in time. As we were escorted to our seats by the usher, we passed a gorgeous tall brunette sitting next to a small child seated a couple rows behind us. That would be Axl Rose hearthrob and Victoria Secret model Stephanie Seymour. Yea, we had good seats.

This show occurred after the riot in St. Louis when Axl jumped off the stage and cut the concert short, so we were prepared for a long night and our fingers were crossed for an Axl in a good mood. The crowd inside was fired up. I mean filled with bourbon fired up. It was a people watching show. The big screens were broadcasting live clips of the crowd in between opening act Soundgarden and the main event, which several girls used to seize the moment by showing their breasts. Gotta love hard rock shows.


The St. Louis Incident

Axl, Slash, and the boys came out to play at a decent time, only less than an hour after the publicized show time and they put on a show. It was by far the best GNR show I ever caught, and one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. This was a band at the top of their game at the height of their popularity. There are not many bands that I have seen at their pinnacle, but this was one of them. Two and a half hours of solid playing that covered their entire discography.

Setlist:
Guns N Roses, Saturday 12/28/91 - Flordia Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg FL

Set One:
Welcome To The Jungle, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Double Talkin’ Jive, Civil War, Wild Horses [Intro] / Patience, Nightrain, Attitude, Don’t Cry, You Could Be Mine, So Fine, Bad Obsession, November Rain, Drum Solo, Guitar Solo, Godfather Theme, Rocket Queen, Sail Away Sweet Sister / Bad Time [Intro] / Sweet Child O’ Mine, Only Women Bleed [Intro] / Knocking On Heaven’s Door,

Encore:
Estranged, Move To The City, Mother [Intro] / Paradise City


“Don’t Cry” from 12/28/91