SLASH
There’s something magical about witnessing a musician of Slash’s calibre, playing an academy venue. Since re-joining the Guns N’ Roses camp, it would be fair to think you’re more likely to see him shredding on the stage of a 90,000-capacity stadium than an intimate venue like Manchester Apollo. But according to the guitarist’s hard-working crew, intensive touring and staying on the road all comes with the territory when you call Slash your boss. This run was no different with the touring party leaving LA on the 3 January for a 10-week tour which saw them cover three continents and 21 countries for 37 shows!
“And this is mild for him,” laughed long-time friend of Slash Tim ‘Quake’ Mark who, for several years, has juggled both Production Manager and FOH Engineer hats of his own. Greeting TPi in the production office at the Apollo, he told some of his favourite war stories with the six-string legend. “I remember we did a run back in 2015 where we were gone for 52 days, and in that time took 29 flights and visited 30 cities. It tends to be quite relentless.” Moments later Backstage Coordinator Sam Risbridger – another familiar name in both the Slash and Guns N’ Roses touring roll call – pulled out his passport to showcase unrecognisable visa documents stamped by
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