While obviously every birthday is worth celebrating, turning 43 isn’t traditionally considered one of those “special” Red Letter Day birthdays to make a fuss of. Who didn’t stop slash for throwing a big two-day party in Las Vegas in July 2008 with members of Jane’s AddictionZZ Top, Alice in Chains, Rage against the machineSpacehog, cypress hill and Black Eyed Peas present.
Then again, given that the guitarist technically “died” for 8 minutes in 1992 from a drug overdose in a hotel room in San Francisco, who could blame him for wanting to celebrate life with his best friends, for whatever reason?
The guitarist clearly had a blast on his birthday night, summoning a succession of impromptu ‘supergroups’ to knock out a set of covers at The Mirage hotel’s Bare Pool Lounge.
A combination saw Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell (vocals), Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell (guitar) and Jason “son of John” Bonham (drums) join forces with the Guns N’ Roses guitarist for a crazy adventure through the classic Led Zeppelin full of love.
“Let’s see if we can’t get cool,” Farrell teases as Slash and Cantrell launch into Jimmy Page’s signature riff, initiating one of the coolest 7-minute performances you could dare imagine.
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The set list for the evening also included:
Without stone (Jimi Hendrix) with Royston Langdon of Spacehog
John Genie (David Bowie) with Royston Langdon
It’s so easy (Guns N’ Roses) with Royston Langdon
Waiting (Spacehog) with Royston Langdon
Rooster (Alice in Chains) with Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Royston Langdon
wish you were Here (Pink Floyd) with Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez
Barn (ZZ Top) with Billy Gibbons
give me all your love (ZZ Top) with Billy Gibbons
Superstition (Stevie Wonder) with Perry Farrell
The mountain song (Janes Addiction) with Perry Farrell
Knock on heaven’s door (Bob Dylan) with Perry Farrell
Barracuda (Heart) with Fergie, Inez and Cantrell
Sweet Child O Mine (Guns N’ Roses) with Fergie
How could I kill a man (Cypress Hill) with Tom Morello, Sen Dog, will.i.am
city of paradise (Guns N’ Roses) with Fergie, Perry Farrell, Sen Dog, Jerry Cantrell
As a bonus, you can check out Slash’s impressive birthday cake below, ahead of the all-star jam on How I might just kill a man.
The party will continue the following evening at JET Nightclub.