Arriving half an hour before the official opening, a few hundred people were already gathering at the entrance designated for premium standing spots. Interestingly, the upper tier of the MVM Dome remained closed, which likely made it easier to achieve a full house. The gates opened shortly before 6 PM, with the opening act taking the stage at 7 PM sharp. After a thirty-minute set, they cleared the stage, making room for the night's main act. It was a pity that Mammoth WVH, the band led by Wolfgang, the son of the legendary Eddie Van Halen, was only allocated 30 minutes. Wolfgang's performance echoed the virtuosity of his late father's guitar playing, though likely unrecognized by the majority of the audience.

Just before 8 PM, Slash and his band kicked off with "The River is Rising," the opening track from their latest album "4," setting off the evening with incredible energy. Apart from this, six other songs from the album were performed during the concert.

Die-hard Guns N’ Roses fans might have been initially dismayed, having purchased tickets considered affordable for such concerts at around 20,000 forints expecting something else. However, what they experienced was a concert that stood on its own merits, with the band having no intent of imitating anyone else. The only nod to Guns N' Roses was a rendition of "Perfect Crime," sung by bassist Todd Kerns, who managed to echo Axl Rose's 1992 performance almost to perfection.

One of the greatest strengths of Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, despite the lengthy moniker that typically plagues supergroups, is their ability to deliver not nostalgia but a traditional rock sound with a 21st-century twist.

The venue itself supported this sound quality excellently, even during the opening act, with every note coming through clearly.

Slash, leveraging his previous solo efforts, brought out a few numbers, notably "Doctor Alibi," which he penned with Lemmy Kilmister, the iconic frontman of Motörhead.

The concert maintained its momentum throughout the two-hour performance, except for a brief slow down with a cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man" before returning to high energy with "Anastasia," a must-hear for guitar enthusiasts. Reflecting on the previous year's Guns N’ Roses concert and the improved conditions this year, including seating and temperature, the shared sentiment was that an extension to three hours would have been welcome.

Unfortunately, the typical concert-goer tactic of upgrading from stands to floor space without the corresponding ticket was thwarted this time due to the need for a wristband.

Myles Kennedy's vocals lived up to, if not surpassed, the expectations set by Axl Rose, with the band receiving no complaints overall. Predictably, Slash stole the show, proving his guitar prowess in each song, including a mid-concert solo that fans wished could last for hours. Slash's solos effortlessly blended the melodic charm of old-school blues with the hard-hitting rock sound of the seventies and eighties.

Other covers, including Lenny Kravitz's "Always on the Run" and another Elton John piece, did not detract from the performance or the experience, largely because Slash is a timeless icon capable of lending his signature style to any platform, from the Oscars to animated films, without losing authenticity.

His guitar work, praised for decades by music journalists and guitarists alike, combines simplicity with a technical skill and feeling that remains unparalleled. The band, composed of select musicians even before Slash's return to Guns N' Roses, showcases at least three frontmen (Kennedy, Slash, Kerns), who, without any hint of ego, share the stage in perfect harmony.

With no extraneous elements in sound or visuals only the backdrop reminiscent of their latest album cover and a few spotlights the stage setting was straightforward. A hospitable nod to the audience was the Hungarian flag marked with “Dammit!” hanging on one of the amplifiers, and drummer Brent Fitz wearing a Hungarian jersey.

While it might seem outmoded to say, the concert was undeniably rock’n’roll at its finest. The only critique: there should have been more people there to witness it. Regardless of its differences from a Guns N’ Roses show, the musical experience delivered by Slash's concert matched, if not exceeded, the enjoyment of Axl and company's performance from the previous year. With a flawless band and Kennedy's voice able to outshine those of large arena bands, the comparison only holds because of Slash's intense and virtuosic presence. He remains, unchallenged, one of the world's greatest guitarists.