1987.10.20 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, USA

by **Soulmonster** Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:40 pm

Date:
October 20, 1987.

Venue:
Trocadero.

Location:
Philadelphia, USA.

Setlist:
01. It's So Easy
02. Move to the City
03. Out Ta Get Me
04. Mr. Brownstone
05. My Michelle
06. Rocket Queen
07. Sweet Child O'Mine
08. Welcome to the Jungle
09. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
10. You're Crazy
11. Paradise City
12. Mama Kin

Line-up:
Axl Rose (vocals), Izzy Stradlin (rhythm guitarist), Slash (lead guitarist), Duff McKagan (bass) and Steven Adler (drums).

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by **Soulmonster** Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:25 pm

Fred Coury would introduce Steven to his to-be-wife, Cheryl Lynn Swiderski, at this gig [The News Journal, June 1989].

by **Blackstar** Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:12 pm

Ad in the Millville Daily, October 17, 1987:

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• Making their Philadelphia debut on Tuesday at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., are Guns N' Roses with guests E.Z.O. Showtime is 7:30. All ages are permitted. Admission.

by **Blackstar** Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:16 am

When Axl was in Philadelphia for the NBA finals in 2001, he ran into the promoter of this show:

The Spokesman Review, June 16, 2001:

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Now we know what Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose does when he’s not rocking. He feasts his eyes on the Food Network. That’s where he first learned about Philadelphia’s Buddakan, or so he told restaurant owner Stephen Starr. Rose was dining at the upscale Asian eatery with two companions Wednesday before the Sixers-Lakers basketball game. When Starr approached to say hello, the hard rock hero recognized him. That’s because before becoming one of Philly’s restaurant mavens, Starr worked as a music promoter. “I promoted their show at the Trocadero about 10 years ago, and then another one at the Spectrum.” (Can somebody hum “Thanks for the Memories?”)

by **Soulmonster** Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:28 pm

Fred Coury would later discuss this show:

[...] I loved this band since the first time I listened to them and I had a tendency to share their music with everyone around me. These guys became my friends very quickly. I had just met them once; two weeks later, it was my birthday and they were playing in Philadelphia. They interrupted their show and asked me to go up on stage. Actually, the exact words were, ‘Is Fred Coury here? You’d better get your ass on stage or this show isn't gonna last long.’ So I walked out of the crowd and climbed on stage, and there was a big cake. As you can guess, I slipped and fell all over it. It was fun and we became friends right away for many reasons.

Hard Rock (France), December 1987

And it checks out, according to Wikipedia, Coury was born on October 20, 1967.

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