A guitar shop in Dublin had a legendary customer on Monday as Slash, guitarist with Guns N Roses, popped in to pick up a very important item.
Slash donned his famous sunglasses and black attire as he dropped into Some Neck Guitars on Dean Street ahead of Guns N Roses Marlay Park concert on Tuesday evening.
The shop took to social media to share news of the visit by one of the all-time great rock guitarists.
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"It’s not every day that you have a living legend walk through your shop doors, and that’s exactly what happened today [Monday]. It was an absolute joy to have Slash in the shop this afternoon ahead of the Guns N’Roses show tomorrow night, picking up a killer GFI Pedalsteel. A true gentleman. We can’t wait for the show tomorrow, thanks again for dropping in!"
Slash has been making the most of his Dublin trip and has explored a number of the capital's attractions.
He was seen exploring Malahide Castle and Gardens in north County Dublin with his girlfriend Meegan Hodges, who posted a snap of the pair together in front of the historical Dublin castle. Meegan also posted a snap to her Instagram at the market in Herbert Park which she says she found during her walks around Dublin.
Guns N Roses will bring fans some of their best hits during the concert on Tuesday. Songs that are on the rumoured setlist include Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, November Rain as well as famous covers such as Live and Let Die and Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
Guns N Roses take to the Marlay Park stage just 24 hours after Green Day, Fallout Boy and Weezer rocked the Dublin venue. The shows were overshadowed by queueing and transport issues with fans joining 1.5km queues at 4pm on Monday.
Eager concertgoers were snapped waiting in the lengthy queue on Monday, which stretched a great distance before the entrance to Marley Park.
Thousands of fans were rather peeved to discover that on their arrival, just one entrance into the venue was open, leading to a huge backlog of people.
Many took to social media to complain about the gig's organisation, with one calling it a "disaster".
One man wrote: "1.8km away from Marlay Park and ONE entrance open! No toilets or staff for updates along the way."
A second wrote: "Anyone know whats happening at #marlaypark stuck in massive queue with little movement."
Someone posted pictures of people queuing for the gig, writing: "The state of the queue to get in to Marlay Park. Surely @mcd_productions should have made safer arrangements for people!!! Actually standing on the side of a road with traffic passing."
There are fears a similar situation will unfold tonight, and Wednesday when the Red Hot Chilli Peppers roll into the park. And with the weather forecast looking quite abysmal, no one will want to be queuing for long outdoors.
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