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Two years after the reorganization of GUNS N’ ROSES, Slash came to Japan for the first time in five years as a solo artist in 2024. A powerful video that allows you to fully experience the final performance has been decided to be released. This work was filmed at the “Zepp DiverCity Tokyo” performance on March 5, 2024. This is a powerful audience shot. This video will also be released as part of the big five-disc title “TOKYO 2024”. However, the threshold for a five-disc set is high, and it is a fun entertainment video that I would like as many people as possible to touch. Now. In recent years, Slash has been prioritizing GUNS N’ ROSES, while also doing solo tours in between his schedule. In order to imagine such an activity situation, let’s first take a bird’s-eye view of his activities since the release of “4”. 2022, February 2nd-9th: North America #1 (4 performances) (‘4’ released on February 11th) ・February 11th ‘LIVE AT STUDIOS 60′ ・February 11th-March 26th: North America #2 (26 performances) ← *BOSTON 2022 (May 21st-December 10th: GN’R/43 performances) 2023 (June 1st-November 5th: GN’R/50 performances) ・December 9th: Asheville performance 2024, January 26th-February 13th: Mexico/South America (10 performances) ・February 22nd-27th: Australia (4 performances) ・March 2nd-15th: Asia (7 performances) ← ★Here★ ・March 28th-29th: Europe (19 performances) This is the schedule for 2022 and beyond that has been announced so far. From spring 2022 to most of 2023, he has been touring with GUNS N’ ROSES, and has also performed in Japan. Then, at the end of 2023, he restarted his solo career. He has been touring “outside of North America” such as the Southern Hemisphere, Europe, and Asia. The Japan performances were the first three performances of the “Asia” leg, and this work was filmed on the final day. The amazing thing about this video is the shooting position. It was shot directly from the very front (about the third row) right in front of Slash. It’s literally “Slash is right in front of you,” but the mood on site is also intense. The first floor of this Tokyo performance is standing, so the front is packed like sushi with people pushing and shoving. If you write it like this, you might imagine a video that is difficult to see because it’s so crowded, but that’s not the case. On the contrary, it’s so crowded that you can’t move (bitter smile). If you’ve ever experienced the front of a standing venue, you’ll understand, but that feeling of pressure is realistically portrayed. And the photography technique also makes use of the powerful power of the close seats. It would have been impossible to zoom in due to the population density, but the gaze is obsessively chasing the main character Slash. Since he is originally positioned right in front of Slash’s position, there is no sense of closeness. Moreover, Slash, as the main character, frequently goes to stir up the audience on the opposite side of the stage (left side). At that time, the camera also follows, and the entire stage, including Myles Kennedy in the center, is in the field of view. Such a visual beauty depicts the full show of “THE RIVER IS RISING Tour”, which has changed for the first time in five years. The masterpiece pro shot “BOSTON 2022” reigns as a standard, but the set has changed considerably after two years. Let’s compare and organize them here: 4 (7 songs): The River Is Rising/Whatever Gets You By/C’est La Vie/Actions Speak Louder Than Words (★)/Spirit Love/April Fool (★)/Fill My World World on Fire (4 songs): Too Far Gone (★★)/Bent To Fly (★★)/Wicked Stone (★★)/World On Fire Others (11 songs): Slash: Back From Cali/Starlight (★★)/Doctor Alibi Apocalyptic Love: Halo/You’re A Lie/Anastasia Living the Dream: Driving Rain/Mind Your Manners (★★) Others: Always On The Run/Bad Apples (★★)/Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) *Note: The “★” mark indicates songs that could not be heard in the pro shot “BOSTON 2022”. In particular, the songs marked with “★★” are not even on “LIVE AT STUDIOS 60”. …And so it goes. The set is very colorful, with a wide variety of songs selected from each album, centered around the seven songs from “4”. The “Others” are particularly fresh. “Always On The Run” with Lenny Kravitz and the cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man” are new material that they started on “THE RIVER IS RISING Tour”, and of course, this is their first time in Japan. And the best of all is “Bad Apples”! Of course, it’s that song from “USE YOUR ILLUSION I”, but the original GUNS N’ ROSES only played it twice at the time of its release. It’s a genuine and rare song that Slash’s solo debuted on the “Australia” leg just before coming to Japan, and has only been played a handful of times. The closed-room feeling of a small venue and a set full of rare songs… it’s a powerful video that gives you a full show experience that’s completely different from GUNS N’ ROSES. The latest powerful video of their visit to Japan has been released. It’s an audience shot taken from the front (about the third row), and you can fully experience the closed room feeling that is impossible with GUNS. Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo, Japan 5th March 2024 AMAZING SHOT!!! 1. Intro/The Thing: Main Theme (Desolation) 2. The River Is Rising 3. Driving Rain 4. Halo 5. Too Far Gone 6. Back From Cali 7. Whatever Gets You By 8. C’est La Vie 9. Actions Speak Louder Than Words 10. Always On The Run 11. Bent To Fly 12. Mind Your Manners 13. Spirit Love 14. Bad Apples 15. Starlight 16. Wicked Stone 17. April Fool 18. Fill My World 19. Doctor Alibi 20. You’re A Lie 21. World On Fire 22. Rocket Man 23. Anastasia COLOUR NTSC Approx.134min.
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