June 19, 2004 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater

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General Information

Date: June 19, 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
Venue: Granada Theater; 3524 Greenville Ave; Dallas, TX 75206 [ Venue website ]
Box Office Number: (214) 824.9933
Additional Info: 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
• Mr. Brownstone
• Used to Love Her
• Slither
• Sex Type Thing
• Bodies

Reviews (16) [ send in your own review/pictures of the Dallas show ]

Thanks to Ben Nugent: This was so badass. Badass doesn't even describe it. The theater was so small it was smaller than my school's gym and it was ga. So you could get anywhere you wanted but I was right up front Slash got on his knees and played a solo in my face it was amazing. I got pictures too it's pretty cool when you get to meet your idols then have one of them rip off a crazy solo in your face. It was unbelievable and I suggest anyone and everyone to go see them live their fuckin great.

Thanks to Carson Cox: The show was fucking awesome!! Definitely the best show I have ever seen. Velvet Revolver is fucking unstoppable! By the way if you live in Minnesota and you were at the Granada on Sat 19 send me an e-mail.

Thanks to Sed Surles: This was the best show I have been to in a long time. The Granada is not too big and not too small which made the show up close and personal. This band has big time potential.

Thanks to Civil Warrior: My girl and I went to see Velvet Revolver in Dallas, Texas, last night. I must say that this was by far the greatest concert that I have ever been to. Velvet Revolver blew the audience out of the fucking water!

For most of the night, Weiland just wore red pants (possibly jeans) and had his police hat on and off. Slash wore a sleeveless shirt that said something like"Suck Me, Fuck Me, Lick Me" and yadda yadda. Duff just wore some dark pants. Matt just had blue jeans. Dave Kushner wore some t-shirt (don't remember b/c I was still drunk) and jeans to go a long with his beanie. They kept the same setlist, but it didn't matter because it was fucking incredible!

I was about 20 feet from the stage. I wanted to be in the front, but my girl didn't wanna get crushed. Oh well, I still had a perfect view. My favorite songs that they played were Do It for the Kids, Headspace and Big Machine. It was awesome hearing the GN'R and STP anthems. The intro to Slither rocked the crowd.

What made the concert even more enjoyable was the fact that we were surrounded by GN'R and Velvet Revolver fans who truly understood how awesome it was to see the band.

After the concert, WP went back to the car while I waited patiently outside to try to meet the band. I waited on one side of the bus, but security guards were being pricks and running everyone off so I went to the other side.

Once on the other side, I struck up conversation with some fellow Slash and Velvet Revolver fans. It turns up one dude actually graduated from my high school and lives in Dallas. I know I've talked about my high school before, but there is a true brotherhood that Catholic High graduates are members of.

Anyway, the fellow grad had talked to a roadie earlier and was able to get a Slash pick and two stickers to Velvet Revolver's after show party in Las Vegas. I offered to purchase one, but he just gave it to me and said "Here you go, from one Catholic High brother to another."

After about ten more minutes, Slash and Duff came out to sign autographs. ...I was able to meet Slash and Duff, get their autographs and took my picture with them (should be in the mail later this week).

Holy shit is Slash a cool fucker. He looked at me and the first words out of his mouth were, "Is that a Lacoste (sp?) shirt?" I told him no, but that it was a Polo shirt. He then thought for a second and said, "You know, I don't think anyone has ever worn a Polo shirt to one of my concerts."

I then told him, "Well, it was either this or a GN'R shirt and I wasn't sure if that'd piss you off or not." He just laughed and I got my picture taken with him. I then shook his hand and thanked him and proceeded to try to talk to Duff.

Duff seem really fucked up. He couldn't even shake my hand properly and he wasn't as talkative as he was earlier. He also seemed to have trouble signing my autograph, too. After I took my pic with him, I shook his hand and thanked him.

I walked down an alley afterwards to the front of the venue. I went inside, found the manager, and asked if I could have one of the Velvet Revolver posters at the front of the venue. He got some keys and gave me one of the posters.

Holy shit was I stoked! Not only had I gone to the greatest concert that I've been to in my nearly 19 years of life, but I also met two of the greatest rockers to ever live. More importantly, I met my fucking idol!!!

I know that my girl can vouche for this when I say it: I did not shut up about the concert that night and even into the morning. I told my story to her and my two friends that were also there several times.

Great fucking experience. No, scratch the above. It was the greatest experience of my life!

Thanks to Rich: What can be said that hasn't been already? This is the best rock show on the planet. You couldn't have asked for a better venue short of a club. Dallas packed into this sweaty old movie theater to see this incredible show. As with everyone else, wish they could play more of the record, would love to hear "Dirty Little Thing" live. Maybe on the next leg. "Suckertrain" is an amazing opener and Duff's opening bassline builds the anticipation very nicely. Met Slash and Duff before the show. You couldn't have asked for nicer guys. Counting the days until October 29 in Austin.

Thanks to Thor Christensen from The Dallas Morning News: One of the most intriguing moments in concert-land comes when flashy, arena-ready stars perform on tiny stages. It's the rock equivalent of watching racehorses run the Belmont Stakes in your neighbor's back yard.

Such was the case during Saturday night's Velvet Revolver show at a sold-out Granada Theater. The new supergroup is basically Guns N' Roses with Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots taking Axl Rose's place at the mike and it worked the 1,200-seat theater as if it were playing the Cotton Bowl.

Sweaty, shirtless guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan spent half the show climbing onto and off of the stage monitors - a gesture that might translate well to the back row of an arena, but at the Granada, the pair looked like hyper kids playing on a pulpit. Their fellow GNR alum Matt Sorum - he of the cannon-blast drum style - brought along a gargantuan gong that seemed to take up half the stage.

But the visual linchpin was Mr. Weiland. He's best known in recent years for his revolving-door dance through rehab centers and jail cells, but Saturday's concert reminded you that he's also one of the most commanding showmen in rock.

Constantly slinking and belly-dancing across the stage, he seemed to be living out the title of Velvet Revolver's hit "Slither." When he got tired of the snake act, he picked up his favorite prop, a bullhorn and swung it over his head like a boulder while dancing a surreal ballet.

At times, the shtick was hilarious. Unlike Mr. Rose, who performs as if he's on the verge of taking hostages, Mr. Weiland wasn't afraid to be endearingly wacky.

And while his singing isn't as shrill and bombastic as Mr. Rose's, it's filled with enough paranoia to fit nicely alongside Slash's stun-gun guitar figures and Mr. Sorum and Mr. McKagen's charging rhythms. The fifth Velvet Revolver member, ex-Wasted Youth guitarist Dave Kushner, jibed well with the others but left most of the soloing to Slash.

Velvet Revolver focused on tunes from its debut CD, Contraband, which entered the Billboard charts at No. 1 last week. But the high points arrived during the encores, when the band sprinted through the Sex Pistols' "Bodies" and dipped into the GNR and STP songbooks.

In interviews, Mr. Weiland has said Guns N' Roses early work was a huge influence on him, and onstage, he sounded right at home on two GNR staples: "Mr. Brownstone," a song about heroin addiction, a topic he knows a bit about, and "Used to Love Her," with its infamous chorus of "but I had to kill her."

The ex-Gunners, in turn, gave Mr. Weiland near-perfect backing on the Stone Temple Pilots' hit "Sex Type Thing" - no big surprise, since Slash and STP draw from the same well of guitar inspiration (Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, etc.).

During "Mr. Brownstone," the Granada's balcony literally shook from the capacity crowd jumping up and down. And judging from the scalper prices - north of $100 - and the sight of ticketless fans milling outside the theater, the group easily could have played a bigger hall than the Granada.

Then again, a new group looking to prove itself needs to start modestly. Velvet Revolver already knows how to rock an arena, but it's wise to sell out small theaters and kick-start the buzz machine rather than rush into huge venues that it might have trouble filling.

Thanks to Chris White: Great Show!! Weiland's stage presence was amazing. Throughout the whole show he was a man possessed. The band played to a hot and sweaty crowd at such a small venue for such huge stars. It was great seeing Duff and Slash back to back wailing on solo's. The sound was a little off, particularly Scott's vocals. Maybe just a little turn of the volume knob could have fixed most of the problems. Slash came out with a shirt that said, "Suck Me, Fuck Me, Lick me all over, and then get the Fuck out" and Weiland was sporting red leather pants and was shirtless for the large majority of the concert. Maybe Scot's opening statement to the crowd "Hello Dallas, The Stripper Capitol of the World" convinced Matt Sorum he needed a little taste of some Dallas punani, cause he took two girls from the pit backstage in the middle of the show. Badass! Old GNR and STP stuff was great, and the crowd was singing along to Velvet Revolver songs which seemed to really impress the band. Props to the venue for cheap beer and a good time, maybe just some sound adjustments next time. Peace out!

Thanks to ShaunTX: I have to say, this jumps up to be my most favorite concert of all time. We were right up front, just to the left of the main stage. Slash, Duff, Scott Weiland are all billy badasses and still larger then life rock stars...

They played their stuff, and if you don't have the cd, get it cos their stuff rocks. My favorite song is "Do It For The Kids" and they rocked it out early!

They also tore out some old STP and G-N-R stuff to. "Mr. Brownstone" and "It's So Easy" had the crowd going crazy. They blasted out "Sex Type Thing" and that was one of my favorite STP songs..

What a great show. Before they came out, one of the roadies came onstage and gently placed Slash's tophat on one of the speakers. You can imagine the crowd response. Duff is frickin huge! He looked like he was 7 foot tall!!! Slash got on mic and talked to the crowd a bit; that was pimp, and talked a lot more then I thought he would.

Catch them before they start playing monster venues!!

Thanks to RAT: I've been waiting for this for a long time and finally it happened! The show was absolutely crazy. I got there early, I saw the tourbus arriving. Took pictures and talk with Duff and Matt, heard the soundcheck from outside, then had dinner and when I came back around 6pm there was already a long line up of people waiting at the door, the line was now behind the venue in the parking! I though "shit, I won't be anywhere near the stage". Then Slash came out and started signing autographs, he signed my GNR shirt and I have a picture with him.

Before 8pm they opened the doors, I didn't waste any time with restrooms or drinks and I got as close a I could, amazingly, me and my 2 friends were able to get in the front section, we were the last people allowed to get there. I was on Slash's side, right in front! Opening band was okay, but when Velvet Revolver went on stage, people went nuts. They opened with Sucker Train Blues with Duff standing in the middle of the stage doing that bass intro. Then the band started playing and it was a wall of sound hitting you! First thing Slash did was to jump right in front of me, everybody just rushed into that direction to try to touch him, and I was one of the first to be able to touch his guitar! The performance was extremely intense and the band members were sweating like crazy. Actually everybody was completely wet at the end. During Sex Type Thing we had to move because Mr. Weiland got in the crowd exactly where I was standing! He sang part of the song standing on a little barricade behind us and he almost lost his pants there, some wild girls there were ready to take them off! Slash played so many solos on his knees just a few inches away from my face! He gave me his pick after a song. He was awesome. He said that the crowd was great and he warned us that this was just the beginning, "we're going to fucking kick ass for a long long time"!

I think the highlights were the 3 GNR songs, Sex Type Thing, Big Machine and Slither. We were so lucky to see them in such a small theater, it won't happen again!

Thanks to Chris Dietsch: Holy hell, what an awesome show in such a small venue!Scott was his very electric, Bowie-like serpintine snake man self, complete with red hair, pants to match & all the hilarous moves to boot. I saw no ill effects from his throat sickness. After the first song or 2 he said, "Dallas Texas, stripper capital of the world""Are you ready for a sexual experience tonight?" Then they LAUNCHED into 'Do It For The Kids' & 'Headspace'! 4 extra bullhorns at the ready just at the side of the stage. Scott did introduce the band, "for the first f***ing time ever" according to Slash. Too funny, Scott pointed in his direction, "that is Slash!" The place erupted.

The show reached a new noise level with the G&R classic, 'It's So Easy', everything got much louder from then on, 'SET ME FREE' was incredible, seeing Slash that close was mindnumbing! His guitar rollercoaster work on 'the Hulk song' & 'Slither' with the long intro were the 2 huge highlights for me. I thought the roof was going to cave in when they started into SLITHER & afterwords Slash said,"you guys made it #1" & "This is just the start of a long road" Slash referring to hopefully Velvet Revolver's long & prosperous career together let's hope!

Scott did go into the crowd during 'Sex Type Thing', once again so cool to see him within 5 feet! At times it was hard to hear the vocals (especially the last 2 songs, 'Mr Brownstone' & 'Negative Creep')

One guy threw Scott his shades, he put them on & tossed them back w/o missing a note. Matt, by far, had it going on last night, pulled 1 chick out of the crowd early, handed out tons of drum sticks thru out the show, as I was walking out I saw Velvet Revolver personal pulling 5 to 6 hot chicks out of the crowd for the post game wrapup back stage! Too funny.

90 minute very high energy show with 2 short breaks at the end, can't wait to hear Scott sing Welcome to the Jungle or You could be Mine! With such a small stage, I wondered how they did not smash into each other, very hot inside? Lots of love between Scott & Slash.

G&R, STP songs were great, ready for more peace! Can't wait to see round 2 sooner then later, good luck Scott!

Thanks to Aleesha: The most incredible night of my life!! I've seen STP several times, and the last few years, their performances were standard and without much heart. Scott did not seem to put much effort into them. Not to knock STP, because they remain my favorite band, but the Velvet Revolvershow was absolutely rockin'! Scott seemed to put everything he had into his performance. He was mesmerizing!! And seeing Slash and Duff was a dream for me. Prior to STP, GNR was my favorite band, but I never got to see them live. I have to tell you those two guys are rock gods, and they know it!! Everyone in the place was so into the show and so pumped up about the future of music afterwards. It gave me hope that these stupid little trend bands out right now are not going to dominate music for much longer. Velvet Revolver is!!!!

Thanks to Redhead110995: What can I say. The show was fucking awesome. The energy of Scott along with the riffs from Slash, this show was not to be missed. This is what true rock and roll is all about. I cannot wait to see them again in a larger venue and I know they will be around for a long time. The chemistry is right and Velvet Revolver rocks.

Thanks to Justin: Wow...what an amazing concert. Some of the guys were by their buses before the doors opened and were signing autographs and taking pictures (I got Slash's and Duff's). The doors opened about 30 minutes early and the opening band Living Things came on around 8-ish. They were alright, some people in the front row were really getting into the music, especially when the lead singer draped an american flag over himself. They left, and about 10-20 minutes later the Velvet Revolver boys came on. Scott opened with "Hellooo Dallas! Stripper capital of the world!" which really got the crowd going. The crowd really got into the old STP and GN'R songs and it seemed like everyone really enjoyed the Velvet Revolver songs as well. Scott introduced the band after 'Sucker Train Blues' I believe and Slash gave him a hard time afterwards because it was the first time he had done that I think. They seemed to really be enjoying themselves on stage. Slash mentioned that they had been doing the entire tour before the cd was out and now that the cd was out he was impressed that almost everyone knew the songs they were playing. Scott's energy was just amazing throughout the entire show, and the crowd just seemed to feed off of it. Slash tore apart his solos like they were nothing, Duff and Matt rocked their instruments and even Dave had a couple badass solos. Definitely a once in a lifetime concert...I will never forget that night!!! Velvet Revolver, you guys rock!!! Come back to Dallas any time you want!

Thanks to Dante555: Holy shit that was great. I have only been to one STP show before and while I enjoy STP's songs infinately more, as a show, this was more entertaining (example, during the STP show I saw in 02 they came out, did Sex Type Thing for the encore, and took off, but it's not the Weiland we know to get the crowd clapping, hush, applause, extended solo, etc.) Their moods and audience interaction were very high.

Weiland was incredibly talkative. He seemed really happy to be there. The whole bands spirits were incredibly high. Weiland even had to get control of a laughing fit in a song near the beginning. Slash was really talkative as well, they all seemed really pleased with the crowd, which was great. Sold out and so loud that at times they even drowned out the band. Slash seemed impressed that we already knew the words to Contraband, and gave Scott a hard time for introducing the band because he never had before.

It wasn't cut short, they made it through both encores (I heard recently some shows have only had one) they replaced Negative Creep with a Sex Pistols cover.

Not the biggest Contraband fan, but this was one helluva time. Great venue, (beautiful place, I hate that I'll never seem them again here) great music, great time.

Thanks to Jim: Wow, that was a F***ing awesome show although a really strange venue (old movie theatre in the middle of a residential neighborhood). Living Things (the opening act) was better than I expected, and if I had known the words to their songs I probably would have sung along, but Velvet Revolver came out and WOWED the entire time. It seemed like every song brought an even higher degree of energy with it and just when you thought sh** wouldn't get any crazier they'd bust out an old STP or GnR song, and the place would go insane. I think if they had played a couple more songs, that little old movie theater would have burnt to the f***ing ground. Probably, the best concert I've ever been to... ever. If anyone has doubted the validity of Velvet Revolver, check them out on this tour and you will not be disappointed.

Thanks to Turnman: The show rocked! It was a crowded audience at the Granada Theatre in Dallas. The band Living Things opened up and went on around 8:10. They weren't bad....a few boos and hisses when the disgusting singer decided to undo his pants and people were holding their breaths in hopes that they wouldn't fall down. Now with Velvet Revolver, what a freakn' loud, raunchy, rock and roll show they put on. They all played well together. Scott was a great frontman and even hung with the audience during part of the show. He was a crowd pleaser and got everyone there involved by conducting the audience's cheering (while he hung below stage with all the fans)!! Only glitches were Duff's base in beginning of "Sucker Train Blues"...as the sound was coming on and off. He recovered it well and somehow the problem was fixed. Also, it was very hard to hear Scott's voice on several of the songs....turn up his mic sound people!! All in all, it was a show I'll never forget....and many were singing along with every song as the album has been out for over a week now. In fact, I think the band surprisingly liked the fact that every song was a sing-along.