April 13, 2005 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center

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General Information

Date: April 13, 2005
Location: Fresno, CA
Venue: Save Mart Center; 2650 East Shaw Ave.; Fresno, CA 93710 [ Venue website ]
Box Office Number: 559-347-3401
Additional Info: Hoobastank were the special guests for this show.

Thanks to Amal for the setlist and Stinkgodd for the ticket scan!

Set List

• Sucker Train Blues
• Do It For The Kids
• Headspace
• Superhuman
• Crackerman
• Illegal I Song
• Fall To Pieces
• Dirty Little Thing
• Big Machine
• It's So Easy
• Sex Type Thing
• Set Me Free
• You Got No Right
• Used To Love Her
• Mr. Brownstone
• Slither

Reviews (10) [ send in your own review/pictures of the Fresno show ]

Thanks to Art: What a show! I have seen a lot of concerts and I have always wanted to see STP and GNR and guess what? I saw both in one night! They tore Fresno UP! Scott is an awesome frontman great stage presence. What can we say about Slash. He is a guitar god and he played like one at the show. Duff and the rest of the band kicked ass too. The only downside of the night was CRAPISTANK. Why OH WHY are they touring with the likes of Velvet Revolver? I would have been happy with any other band but they suck on CD and are even worse live ;) Nonetheless great show m/ Rock ON!!

Thanks to Gianna: OMFG! As needless to say as it is... but last Wednesday kicked so much ass! I mean... fuckin' Velvet Revolver playing in the Save Mart Center! It's only been the most anticipated concert of the month and maybe year... in my opinion that is.

I can't even stress how fuckin' crazy that concert was. It was amazing! And also... Velvet Revolver is my very FIRST concert that I have ever been to. Yeah, I'm almost 16 and this is the first concert I've ever been to... kind of sad but so fucking awesome because it was one of my favorite bands! Their performance was unbelievable!

Scott Weiland was so incredible! He didn't sound as great as the CD but of course that is what to expect, but, nonetheless, he was very good. Although most of the time his vocals were drowned out by the screaming riffs of Slash's guitar and wicked-fast fingers, Scott was easily distinguishable amongst the clashing. Sucks though... I just wished I could've gotten Scott's hat. Every time he kept taking a piece of his wardrobe off and assuming he'd throw it into the crowd for rabid fans to fight tooth and nail over it i.e. his shirt, tie, and jacket (?). He'd toss it behind him for the staff to get and put away. I was a very disappointed fan indeed. v_v Oh well... Now Slash's performance! He was just as incredible...only ten-fold! Most people would agree that he is a God amongst mortals on the guitar with his insane licks and trills that come screaming out of the speakers from his guitar. If I'm not mistaken, I believe he threw out some of his picks to the fans on the floor. Again... I wish I could've gotten one... just one!

*Sigh* For the most part the concert was just incredible. The music was loud. The songs were great. The solos were more crazy and wild. Scott was so sexy, dancing around and flaunting his body around like he was a God (which in my book... he IS). Slash and Duff were amazing with their guitars. And all in all, it is a concert I will never forget.

Thanks to Angela: This rock show kicked major ass!!!!! Hoobastank was pretty good, but once Velvet Revolver came out I pretty much forgot about them. Scott was amazing from the moment he came on stage in his cop outfit till he left the stage! Slash and Duff and the guys tore it up of course!!! It was amazing. They are even more amazing live than on the cd. I was front center and front right the whole night and you could just feel the energy I will definitly be seeing them live again!!!

Thanks to Erik The Raider: The show rocked. I noticed early on the sound wasn't quite right but from "Fall to Pieces" to "Slither" the sound was great. Velvet Revolver kicked ass. About what Duff said, maybe he was too loaded back in 1988 to remember playing in Fresno at the Cadilac Club (been closed down for years). I was there. It was right before G'nR hit it big. Hell of a show. TSOL opened up for them that night. Not sure why Hoobastunk is opening for Velvet Revolver. I didn't like them but my wife did. Took my 11 year old. He loves Velvet Revolver.

ROCK ON!!

Thanks to Lavinia: The show was amazing!! The crowd was totally into it!! This being my first "real" concert..I'll have to say that they did an awesome job and made me experience totally worthwhile. THANKS GUYS!!!

Thanks to i r nub: I was at the very far left side of the stage, the guys put up a great show and Scott made fun of a bald headed guy who flipped him off, to which Scott replied "thank you for the offer, but I'm happily married to my wife". Super Human was dedicated to "all the dirty girls in the crowd who like to F**k around". During the end of "Set me Free", Scott brought the mic over to Matt as he did some fills before the song ended. Before It's so Easy and during a radio interview before the show, Duff said he had never been to Fresno before, but in fact in 1988 GNR played a show here.

Thanks to Amal: Awesome, awesome, awesome!! Hoobastank was alright, but they couldn't hold a candel to Velvet Revolver. Scott Weiland still gots the moves. Thanks Velvet Revolver for coming to Fresno!

Thanks to Les Giraud: I was very excited to go to the show, but I was disappointed. The sound was terrible. There was a lot of feedback, you could'nt even here the vocals. The stage present was good.

Thanks to Andrea: Wow! What a show! Scott looked GREAT in his police uniform, and Slash, Duff, Matt and Dave all were rocking hard. The light show was cool, the set list was awesome and the band was amazing. The greatest rock show ever! I can't wait to see them again!!

Thanks to Lita: Velvet Revolver tore that shit up!!!! I was front row center. The set was unbelievable. The sound was like nothing I've ever heard and most importantly they played It's So Easy.