June 4, 2004 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

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General Information

Date: June 4, 2004
Location: Seattle, WA
Venue: Moore Theatre; 1932 2nd Ave; Seattle, WA 98121 [ Venue website ]
Box Office Number: (206)628-0888
Additional Info: They played only for an hour due to the curfew. Support Act: Living Things

Set List

• Sucker Train Blues
• Do It for the Kids
• Headspace
• Crackerman
• Illegal I
• It's So Easy
• Fall To Pieces
• Big Machine
• Set Me Free
• Used to Love Her
• Slither
• Sex Type Thing

Reviews (12) [ send in your own review/pictures of the Seattle show ]

Thanks to Mashell: My Husband and I can't talk about the show with out getting goosebumps. It's been a very long time since we have seen a show as good as good as this one in the Moore. I remember back in the early ninties all the good rock shows that the Moore would put on. Velvet Revolver kicks ass!!!! And that's all there is to it.

Thanks to Pete B.: Wow!!! What can I say? I heard that Velvet Revolver was coming to the Pacific NW and told my little sister in Texas that if she was ever coming to visit me now was the time!! I purchased tickets on eBay for the Seattle show and we drove up there (with the unpredicability of Scott I figured we might be lucky to see him in Portland so the sooner the better!). Call it intuition but the show in Portland was cancelled!! Well, comparing the 2 shows- I like them both equally well. The Seattle show was really good, with everyone behaving and enjoying the spectacle. I was right in front of Scott and got some great shots of him in all his splendor! My only complaint was I was unfamiliar with the material as the album was to be released in 4 days. I did recognize some songs of course by their earlier respective bands. The Portland show was wild and agressive. I guess after the album came out people knew what this band was capable of and knew we were attending history in the making. It was loud and sweaty and crude and rude. In Seattle I had no problem getting within 3 ft of Scott and Slash. In Portland I had to prode and kick and threaten and sweat to get to the front row. I was hit, cursed at, threatened and nearly crushed to death. But, I made it. What a show. This time I knew every lick, and lyric. This band is going to snowball into the future of music. Lets get rid of this so called music that is stagnating the current music scene. Velvet Revolver will be big. F*** Axl for letting these guys get away from him and bless Scott for his showmanship and vigor!! Long live R 'n' R!!

Thanks to Garth Dyment: OMFG. I have waited since I was 8 to see Slash and he did not disapoint. Only hearing the 'Slither' single, I knew I was in for a treat and got no treat, more of an orgy for every human sense. Watching Scott was like watching a moth in light, never standing still and giving every ounce of energy. Duff, was just Duff, Dave impressed the hell outta me with his playing. Matt, was by far one of the best solid drummers I've seen. Slash, well, I can't say anything bad about Slash. Being my guitar hero he didn't let me down, almost brought tears to my eyes when I heard that Les Paul through those Marshalls. I would pay any amount of money to see them again, it's like seeing GnR but with out a cocksucker front man who doesn't show up for shows. I hope everyone buys this album just to show Axl how much of a fuck up he is. If the set went on for another 20 mins of anything it would have been awesome, non the less, money well spent. All the best to the whole band. You guys are finally getting rid of that cockrock and theory of a dead nickle creed where everyone sings the same off the radio.

All the best.

Thanks to Shelley Murphy: Show was great! I never got to see Guns and Roses, so this concert was special to me. Scott, one of my fave singers, and GNR what more can a girl ask for!?!??!? I needed a night out on the town badly so thank you to Velvet Revolver for making an otherwise sad evening come alive with excitement for me! I almost forgot what rock n roll was until last Friday night at the Moore Theater. I'm getting tired of the <YAWN> top 40 music out there, so I agree with Scott totally. Rock n roll should be fun and that's all. This band deserves the compliments, go buy the CD. Every song is da baum! Trust me!

Thanks to Jay Edmark: Fantastic show. The sound couldn't have been better where I was sitting on the main floor. Same set list as previous shows minus the Brownstone and Negative Creep encore. I was pissed we didn't get to hear these two last songs so after the show I walked down the alley behind the Moore and asked a roadie what happened. He told me Scott was coming down with bronchitis so they decided to end the show early. I tend to believe this rather than the cufew story because the Moore Theatres curfew isn't till 11pm and the show was over between 10:30 and 10:45. Velvet Revolver is on fire and playing very tight together. Do not miss this show if they come to your town. You will not be dissapointed.

Thanks to Min: My cousin and I came from Vancouver, BC to see a rocking show and we went home that night overly joyed and satisfied. We arrived at the Moore at 5:30pm and saw a line-up of about 30 people. An hour later after a burger and fries the line-up was 3 times longer. It didn't matter though cause we still got front row seats on the 2nd balcony. Second balcony sounds like a crap place to be but it was actually pretty decent. A band of skinny goth looking guys called Living Thing opened the show. They were alright but I don't think the crowd was too impressed. The people on the floor weren't even jumping or moshing. Finally, after Living Dead and the 30 minutes of stage setup, Velvet Revolver took the freaking stage. I went to the concert to see Slash but Scott's performance was mind blowing. He came out wearing a big policeman's hat and smoothly danced around the stage with slick movements all night. After the end of the first song Scott said some words about how crappy rock music has been for the past 4-5 years and that was the reason for the emergence of Velvet Revolver. About the halfway point of the show the jumping and the mosh pit were in full effect. The workers at the Moore Theatre made it clear there was no smoking but I figured they only meant cigarettes so I lit up my BC bud and the show became even more spectacular, just in time to see a signature Slash momment. Before the beginning of another song the spotlight was shining at Slash who was by himself, center stage with his back turned to the crowd. When he turned around the crowd went wild when they saw the guitar god standing alone with his Gibson Les Paul, wearing his top hat and dangling a cigarette at the side of his lip. It was awesome! The STP hit "Sex Type Thing" got the crowd really buzzing but it's too bad it was the last song. The crowd got ripped off a couple songs cause the show got cut off short but I didn't care that much cause it was an awesome show. I'd see them again anyday in a heartbeat. I was still buzzing the next morning and I can't wait for them to come back.

Thanks to Patrick MacDonald from the Seattle Times: It was all bare skin, black leather, tattoos and attitude Friday night at the Moore, as rock's new bad-boy supergroup, Velvet Revolver, made its Seattle debut.

Made up of former members of Guns N'Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, its debut album, "Contraband," released tomorrow, is the most eagerly-awaited CD of the year. The band has vowed to bring back hard rock and the disc just might do it, judging from the show and the capacity audience's wild reaction.

The concert didn't quite live up to the hype, however, because the set lasted only an hour, they didn't play Nirvana's "Negative Creep" (in Nirvana's hometown!), as they had in all other dates on the tour so far, and the sound was uneven, with both microphone and guitar amplifiers fading in and out.

But STP's Scott Weiland was amazing as lead singer, as he writhed and twisted and splayed himself over speaker cabinets. His dark, ominous voice sounded even better than on the album. And, as a veteran of several drug-rehab sessions, his bare-chested body looked healthy. GN'R guitarist Slash lifted every song with his inventive, blues-based guitar solos, especially on the power ballad "Fall to Pieces" and the rocking "Set Me Free," when he and second guitarist Dave Kurshner (the only non former GN'R/STP member) traded riffs. From the set's opening notes of "Sucker Train Blues," the only song during which the sound was perfect, the audience was on its feet, and stayed there. Most of those on the main floor were packed close to the stage, where crowd-surfing erupted. Velvet Revolver played eight of the 13 songs on "Contraband," including the hit single, "Slither," along with two from GN'R, "It's So Easy" and "Used to Love Her" (for which Slash donned his iconic black top hat), and two from STP, "Crackerman" and "Sex Type Thing." The show was a homecoming for bassist Duff McKagan, a native Seattleite, who said he "had about 1,000 friends and family" in the balcony. He was shirtless, too, as was drummer Matt Sorum, and both were buff, looking better than their GN'R days.

Living Things opened and fit right in, with their intense Stones-meets-Doors style and an Iggy Pop-wannabe lead singer, who said his name was Lillian and who not only was shirtless but nearly lost his dangerously low-slung pants.

Thanks to Teresa: I first started my journey by travelling to Seattle all the way from Trail, B.C. Wait till you hear what happen to me and my group!!! I have wanted to see Scott and Slash live for soooo long. Scott is a musical genius and Slash is a guitar God and I knew this was going to be one of the best days ever. My husband and I met my brother and sister at the Moore Hotel and we decided we needed a couple of drinks before the concert. It was 4:30pm and already people were lining up in front of the Theatre. The seating was GA and we hesitated for a minute wondering if we should line up, but decided that we needed some beer instead. We crossed the street and noticed a tent set up with "107.7 the End" written on it. Being that they were set up right across from the Moore, I asked them if they had anything to do with the concert. It turns out they were having a draw to give away "meet and greets" with Velvet Revolver! So naturally all four of us put our name in for it. They were having four draws so the chances were pretty good. We headed down the street for a beer and returned to the the tent for the first draw. It turns out that we were the only ones to enter our names, and the first name drawn was my sister. We couldn't fucking believe it. The only shitty part was that she could only bring in one guest, so that left 2 of us out. So we went for another beer and returned to the tent again for the second draw and by this time at least 20 more people had entered. Well, the Gods must have been on our side that night because the second name drawn was my husband!!! Can you believe it? What were the chances that all four of us would get to meet the very best/talented musicians of all time. We were stoked! When it was finally time to meet the band, we were led down into a smokey, dingy basement under the Theatre. The first thing I see is Slash's hair. There they were. I must have been some what star struck because I have a hard time remembering every detail. I spoke with Dave for a minute or two. He was telling me how he writes in on this web site all the time so that was very exciting to hear seems how I read it daily. We met Slash, Dave and Duff. I hear that Scott doesn't do well with fans. I was very disappointed he wasn't there but meeting Slash was, well, let's just say that I never thought I would ever be in the presence of such a musical genius. One of the coolest things happened to my brother(Mike) while we were with the band. Slash really liked Mike's T-shirt that he was wearing and wanted it, but at that time he didn't have anything to give Mike in return. Mike told Slash that he could have his shirt no problem, so one of the guys with the band met him upstairs at the t-shirt stand and they gave him a free concert shirt! How fucking cool is that! We were also given an autographed album cover about 12"x12" with the contraband cover on the front and the band on the back. After we left the band, we went into the theatre to find some seats. We were in the balcony and could barely find 4 seats together but managed. The concert was everything I imagined it would be minus that fact that they only played for an hour and 5 minutes. The producer of the band told us that Matt wasn't feeling well so maybe that had something to do with it. Dave, if you really come onto this site, can you give us a little insider info on what the hell the deal was with such a short concert that night! I was the one (female) in the red shirt that was talking to you during the meet and greet).

Anyway, had we NOT met the band, I may have been pretty pissed off that the set was so short, but we fucking met the band and there wasn't anything that could have ruined that night for us. PS....to all of you that stood in line to get the best seats and didn't even notice the tent for the meet and greet, I hope it was worth if for ya......only in the U.S.!

Thanks to Izzy: The show rocked really hard, but why no 'Negative Creep'? Let me rephrase that: Why no 'Negative Creep' in Seattle!!! The Velvet Revolver boys could have played longer...a lot longer, but they pretty much left everyone satisfied. I hope they come back with more songs.

Thanks to Jason: Alright. Charlie is back from his 14 hour drive from Calgary to see his idols. I was supposed to go see them again tonight in Portland, Orgeon but I can't guarantee they will be there. Here's the review of my night.

Get to the Moore Theatre at around 5:30. I see an already massive lineup. The Moore looks like the biggest piece of shit from the outside. Good ol' white trash is in the lineup, all in the predictable rock shirts. There are the "ho's" who are wearing the sluttiest stuff south of the border, who stay in line for only a couple of minutes before they are escorted in. I am sure Sorum had something to do with it.

I actually saw Sorum outside, he brushed shoulders with me as he was walking across the street with some guy. I was in line and was the only one who noticed him, I didn't want to start something by going up to him.

Get inside the venue and it's great. Its an ancient cathedral like building. Absolutely awesome. Almost church like. With 2 balcony's, the linup was kind of useless as you are designated an area anyways on your ticket. I go to the first balcony and sit front row on the edge. It was so close. I couldn't believe this place. Massive chandelier from the ceiling. Little balconies on the side. I was stoked. Met 3 guys from Olympia. Cool dudes.

Living Things come on proclaiming that the white trash is here. They were... well almost good. They singer has Mick Jagger swagger, minus the charisma.

Anyways, after a long ass wait. The lights dim and the boys come on."From Hollywood, Velvet Revolver!" Awesome. They break into"Sucker Train Blues". Good opening song. Ah, fuck it. Who cares about the songs. More important stuff.

Two girls put a sign over the balcony that said "Where's Izzy?". Duff had a massive smile on his face.

Slash seems larger than life out there. He looks like a steroid injected maniac.

Anyways, I want to talk about the trivial stuff... but then the first encore song, "Used to Love Her". They played the intro like 8 times maybe. Scott never showed up. The boys looked pretty confused. They kind of congrugated in the middle and talked about what they would do. They didn't seem worried, as they were smiling. Maybe disbelief. Scott does enventually come out.

Then before they do the next song Scott gives a huddle with the guys. I was thinking, awesome a change in the setlist. Coma! Haha... no. They did "Slither", and then left the building. Whatever Scott said cut the night short.

It was awful, the house lights came on. People started booing. Then the "we want more" chant. I am not sure what happened last night, but it can't be good. I was pretty disgusted. I mean I think the show didn't even clock in at an hour. Thats all people could talk about when I was leaving.

It was an amazing hour... but when you leave with a bitter taste, it sucks.

So, needless to say, I am not travelling to Portland to see the "show" tonight. I can't risk it. Its a long drive from home. I have friends to visit, more important things to do.

Beginning of the end?

Thanks to Matt: The opening act "Living Things" went on at 8pm. They were almost Sex Pistols ish. I personally liked them. They played a half hour set and then were done. At 8:30 they started the set up and mic check for Velvet Revolver. It took at least 45min.

Finally at about 9:20 the lights dimmed and the announcer came out. They started the show with Sucker Train Blues and were frickin amazing. The set length was about an hour and 10 min. I was kinda dissapointed that they didn't play 'Mr. Brownstone' or 'Negative Creep' like they did in almost all of the other shows. Slash was amazing the entire time and I wish I could have been closer to him (we had balcony seats, they were first row though). It was pretty sweet and he also threw on the top hat about half way into the set and said "only cause you guys like this thing so fuckin' much". It was an amazing show and I want to get the boot of it ASAP. I went with three other guys, one of them named Bryce, won Contraband from KROK. We listened to it on the way home. I loved the show and can't wait to see them again.

4.75/5 Stars (it woulda been 5/5 if they would have played 'Mr. Brownstone' and 'Negative Creep')

Thanks to Bryce: A kick ass show but tragically just (and when I say just I mean barely) over an hour long set. The set list was the same as prior shows minus 'Mr.Browstone' and 'Negative Creep'. The guys all played really well but I personally was drawn to Scott's amazing stage energy, that man is insane. My favorite song of the set was their cover of 'Sex Type Thing'. Overall the show had a great energy but it would have been better if the set was longer, I also won the cd, and let me say it is a spectacular record. I'm sure everyone will be pleased with it when it's officially released. Over all I give this show 4 out of 5 stars. It would have been 5 if the show had been just a little bit longer.