I’ve seen a unicorn. Twice.

That’s the best way I can describe what it was like to watch two headlining sets from Guns N’ Roses at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.

Axl Rose, bassist Duff McKagan, Slash, Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer and Melissa Reese made another night of magic happen in the desert on Saturday, April 23.

If you want to know about what happened at GNR’s first set at Coachella, I wrote all about that experience and what it was like to see them as a super fan. I also picked the 10 best things from Guns N’ Roses’ weekend 1 set, which included a guest spot from AC/DC’s Angus Young.

But read on to find out what songs Axl, Slash and Duff played together for the first time in decades and how this week’s Guns N’ Roses Coachella set was different than the first.

1. Honoring Prince

Coachella and the artists playing the fest have been honoring Prince in the wake of the iconic musician’s death on Thursday.

Throughout the night, Duff McKagan played a white bass that had a purple decal of Prince’s symbol.

Axl later addressed the rumors about a GNR tribute to Prince, but said the band didn’t have enough time to pull it off and instead dedicated the set to the late musician.

He also revealed that he had a bootleg copy of “Purple Rain” on Laserdisc (and had to explain what that was to the young crowd) and mentioned Duff’s fandom.

Axl also hit the train horn to start “Nightrain” and specifically dedicated that sound to Prince.

2. New (old) tunes

GNR fans got a treat Saturday night when the band played two of its songs live for the first time on the tour. It was also the first time the songs had been played by Axl, Slash and Duff together in decades.

Up first in the main set was “Out Ta Get Me” off “Appetite for Destruction.” It was as good as you would think it would be. According to Setlist.FM, the last time the core trio played that together was in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1992.

And in the encore, “Used to Love Her” made an appearance. The last time Axl, Slash and Duff played that together was in Buenos Aires in 1993, according to Setlist.FM.

(GNR fans, let me know if you have better dates for the last time Axl, Slash and Duff played on these songs together.)

3. New encore

Speaking of encores, we got a new one this week. Yes, it ended with a cover of The Who’s “The Seeker” and the party that is “Paradise City,” but the first two songs were different.

“Don’t Cry” swapped in for the ballad encore opener. (Last week was “Patience” and Axl sitting in a giant chair.) And yes, it was the original “Use Your Illusion I” version. No alternate lyrics here.

And then, they went into the electric version of “Used to Love Her.” Like “Patience” week one, it was the lone representation of “Lies” either weekend. On the EP it’s acoustic, live it’s electric and amazing.

4. No special guest

Last week, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young joined GNR for “Whole Lotta Rosie” and “Riff Raff” on the heels of Axl being announced as the new vocalist on upcoming AC/DC tour dates.

While GNR fan forums predicted special guests for a Prince tribute, nothing came to fruition. However, a special guest wasn’t needed, as the band did some special things all on its own.

5. Different Duff vocal

When Duff took the microphone during weekend one, he did his epic cover of Misfits’ “Attitude.” For weekend two, he switched it up with another cover he did the vocals for on “The Spaghetti Incident?”–The Damned’s “New Rose.”

The Damned actually played Coachella about two hours before GNR in one of the Coachella tents. They played “New Rose” last week, but I didn’t catch their set to see if they did the same Saturday.

6. Even earlier

Guns N’ Roses is not known for its punctuality. However, in somewhat of a GNR miracle, last weekend’s set started a mere 7 minutes behind the scheduled start time.

This week the band was even more prompt. The “Looney Tunes” theme started at 10:33 p.m. and the band was on stage and playing “It’s So Easy” by 10:34 p.m.

They even beat the 1 a.m. curfew by two minutes, “Paradise City” fireworks show and all.

7. Mother Nature’s spirit

Friday night was Windchella with major gusts. The wind was pretty calm throughout Saturday, but it definitely picked up when the band was playing “November Rain,” with Axl on the piano and a stormy video playing on the wraparound screens.

Coincidence? I think not.

Also, thank you to all of the rad Guns N’ Roses fans who followed the live updates on Twitter. Interacting with you made the night even more fun! I appreciated the tips and the info as we went along.

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