<P> During the show of May 27 in Ireland, the band performed a cover of "Black Hole Sun" in honor of Chris Cornell, who had died just over a week before, on May 18 . Cornell had previously worked with both McKagan (in Mad Season) and Slash (appearing on the song "Promise" on Slash). In a 1989 interview, Rose had called Cornell the best rock vocalist at the time, and during the Use Your Illusion tour in the early 90s, Soundgarden opened for Guns N' Roses in both the United States and Europe . After the concert in Ireland, the song would remain in their set as a regular for all subsequent shows . </P> <P> On August 30, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada--the band covered "Wichita Lineman", a song made famous by Glen Campbell . That was the first live performance of the song by them, with Rose presenting it saying "We're going to play something we've never played before . It might not be your thing, but we're just trying to pay a tribute to someone . It's not what you think". After the song, he said "For Glen", honoring the country singer - guitarist who died August 8th, 2017 . Rolling Stone magazine described it as "their most unexpected cover of the tour". During the same concert, the band also covered I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown for the first time since 2006 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Axl Rose--lead vocals, piano </Li> <Li> Slash--lead guitar, rhythm guitar </Li> <Li> Duff McKagan--bass, backing vocals, lead vocals </Li> <Li> Dizzy Reed--keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Richard Fortus--rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Frank Ferrer--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Melissa Reese--keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> <Li> Axl Rose--lead vocals, piano </Li>

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