Velvet Revolver

THE AMBASSADOR, DUBLIN

Hero worship is a powerful thing. When Slash takes to the stage, every hardened rock fan in the Ambassador turns into a simpering adolescent, screaming their adoration at the sight of their axe wielding idol. Supported by hard rock trio Year Long Disaster, Velvet Revolver bring nothing less than pure unadulterated rock.

The crowd, awash with Guns N’ Roses t-shirts, plays witness to the powerplay of these rock legends, the strutting, Scott Weiland and the oh-so-cool Slash and Duff. Matt Sorum meanwhile sparks a memorabilia feeding frenzy, with people throwing themselves on the several sticks he launches into the crowd.

Tonight’s set list is littered with VR favourites, ‘Big Machine’, ‘Dirty Little Thing’, ‘American Man’ and ‘The Last Fight’ the standout tracks. And after ‘Fall to pieces’, VR’s epic opus, has finished reverberating through the venue, they embark on a run of G N’ R songs. ‘Mr Brownstone’ is the definite highlight, with his bandmates exiting the stage, Slash propels into a six minute guitar shredding solo, the crowd revelling in every moment.

For over two hours the band rocked and the fans rolled in what was a no holds barred orgy of hard rocking. P.J. Murray

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