Guns N Roses Reunion Rumors

[Thor99]

Looks like Axl will be filling in for Brian Johnson for the rest of AC/DCs tour. 

 

Im intrigued. 

[AFJF]

11 hours ago, Thor99 said:

Looks like Axl will be filling in for Brian Johnson for the rest of AC/DCs tour. 

 

Im intrigued. 

Calling BS on that one.  He can't get along with people he knows, imagine a bunch of strangers putting up with his antics?

[AFJF]

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/reunited-guns-n-roses-reveals-cities-for-north-american-tour/#HzMAAA7eKDyLV0c5.01

 

GUNS N' ROSES will embark on a 21-city North American tour to follow the previously announced run of six comeback shows, the band has confirmed.

Shows will take place this summer in the following cities:

* Atlanta
* Boston
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Dallas
* Detroit
* Houston
* Kansas City
* Nashville
* New Orleans
* New York
* Orlando
* Philadelphia
* Phoenix
* Pittsburgh
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* Seattle
* St. Louis
* Toronto
* Washington, D.C.

Exact dates and venue details have not yet been announced.

 

[AFJF]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-announce-massive-not-in-this-lifetime-tour-20160401

 

[Bugg]

Metlife could be the worst venue in all the world to see a concert. Citifield or Yankee Stadium might have been kinda cool, but that's been decided. Too bad, 

[Bugg]

On 3/24/2016 at 7:49 PM, AFJF said:

Calling BS on that one.  He can't get along with people he knows, imagine a bunch of strangers putting up with his antics?

Believe it when it really happens. AC/DC is a well-oiled money-printing machine and  does not do the  overtime thing that basically put GNR in the financial hole at their biggest touring time because Rose is a selfish loon. Angus and their management is not gonna let anyone screw that up. Recall Duff McKagan was thrown out of GNR when he sobered up and started asking uncomfortable questions about such idiocy. 

[AFJF]

Just now, Bugg said:

Believe it when it really happens. AC/DC is a well-oiled money-printing machine and  does not do the  overtime thing that basically put GNR in the financial hole at their biggest touring time because Rose is a selfish loon. Angus and their management is not gonna let anyone screw that up. Recall Duff McKagan was thrown out of GNR when he sobered up and started asking uncomfortable questions about such idiocy. 

I don't think it happens, but AC/DC wouldn't have to worry one bit about Rose because this wouldn't be a band he essentially owns the rights to and calls the shots.  They can easily give him the boot.

GNR played a surprise warmup show at the Troubadour last night and looks like it went pretty well.  Looks like I might be doing both shows in Vegas now.

[AFJF]

8 minutes ago, Bugg said:

Metlife could be the worst venue in all the world to see a concert. Citifield or Yankee Stadium might have been kinda cool, but that's been decided. Too bad, 

I'll still be there :o)

Gonna' try to do Philly and Boston as well.

[Integrity28]

On 12/2/2015 at 3:19 PM, Tyler Durden said:

Do people actually want to see this?

Dude, I've got people in my facebook feed that are still talking about how awesome Van Halen is. Like present tense.

[Gas2No99]

Just got my Tix for the July 23rd show @ MetLife Stadium!!!!!!!

SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!

Satisfied the Bucket List in "Hearing" Guns N' Roses back in 2012 & 2013 (Axl)

But NOW HEARING SLASH LIVE WITH DUFF along with Axl on the Hallow Ground where they filmed the Paradise City Video in Nov '87 - BUCKET LIST ITEM CHECKED!!!!!

[AFJF]

5 hours ago, Gas2No99 said:

Just got my Tix for the July 23rd show @ MetLife Stadium!!!!!!!

SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!

Satisfied the Bucket List in "Hearing" Guns N' Roses back in 2012 & 2013 (Axl)

But NOW HEARING SLASH LIVE WITH DUFF along with Axl on the Hallow Ground where they filmed the Paradise City Video in Nov '87 - BUCKET LIST ITEM CHECKED!!!!!

Got tix for Philly and Metlife....also trying to find a way to buy my way back in to Saturday night in Vegas.  Gonna' hit the Friday show and then possible hang out around the venue on Sat night hoping somebody has a good offer on some tix at last second.

[RutgersJetFan]

Tickets procured for Soldier Field. Worth noting they are asking 250 a pop for GA. I'm excited for the show but man this is definitely an old guy cash grab from middle aged peeps. Kind of depressing seeing the prices when then popped up. Axl you expect that sh*t from, but et tu, Slash?

[Gas2No99]

26 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said:

Tickets procured for Soldier Field. Worth noting they are asking 250 a pop for GA. I'm excited for the show but man this is definitely an old guy cash grab from middle aged peeps. Kind of depressing seeing the prices when then popped up. Axl you expect that sh*t from, but et tu, Slash?

Everything you state is DEAD ON. But is it REALLY that surprising? We are the ones that LOVE the music, miss the nostalgia, and have the disposable income - "sorry Princess, no skating lessons this winter. Sorry to you too Junior, no science camp this summer, time to earn your keep this humid season" - to pay a premium for a band some have waited over 20 years to see live. 

Now I understand why all the Beach Boys and 50's Teen Idol reunion concert tours during the 80s occurred when I was a kid. It was a similar cash grab for that aging population of music fans who pay TOP DOLLAR to have some flashbacks of a better time & age in their now eroding lives. Now it's OUR TURN! 

[Jetsfan80]

On 2/2/2016 at 10:10 PM, The Crusher said:

Might wanna check that she aged little more gracefully than Axle first.

 

[RutgersJetFan]

33 minutes ago, Gas2No99 said:

Everything you state is DEAD ON. But is it REALLY that surprising? We are the ones that LOVE the music, miss the nostalgia, and have the disposable income - "sorry Princess, no skating lessons this winter. Sorry to you too Junior, no science camp this summer, time to earn your keep this humid season" - to pay a premium for a band some have waited over 20 years to see live. 

Now I understand why all the Beach Boys and 50's Teen Idol reunion concert tours during the 80s occurred when I was a kid. It was a similar cash grab for that aging population of music fans who pay TOP DOLLAR to have some flashbacks of a better time & age in their now eroding lives. Now it's OUR TURN! 

No it's not surprising at all. It just makes me feel old.

[AFJF]

19 hours ago, Gas2No99 said:

Everything you state is DEAD ON. But is it REALLY that surprising? We are the ones that LOVE the music, miss the nostalgia, and have the disposable income - "sorry Princess, no skating lessons this winter. Sorry to you too Junior, no science camp this summer, time to earn your keep this humid season" - to pay a premium for a band some have waited over 20 years to see live. 

Now I understand why all the Beach Boys and 50's Teen Idol reunion concert tours during the 80s occurred when I was a kid. It was a similar cash grab for that aging population of music fans who pay TOP DOLLAR to have some flashbacks of a better time & age in their now eroding lives. Now it's OUR TURN! 

Got second level tix for Friday, 99% chance I'm in the pit on Saturday, MetLife and Phily purchased.

'bout damn time!!!

[AFJF]

An old favorite...

 

[AFJF]

Just got pit tix for Saturday 

[AFJF]

On the flight to Vegas now..pretty pumped.  Just found out we're in the pit for both shows

 

[AFJF]

Broken foot for Axl suffered during Troubadour show.  Still playing tonight, will wear a cast and have limited mobility.  

Still move better than Vinny T in the pocket.

Also found out I'll be in the pit for both nights.

Roughly 5 hours 'til showtime!!!!

[Gas2No99]

8 hours ago, AFJF said:

On the flight to Vegas now..pretty pumped.  Just found out we're in the pit for both shows

 

Enjoy the show. Sounds incredible. 

[AFJF]

Just now, Gas2No99 said:

Enjoy the show. Sounds incredible. 

Thanks...will post some pics/vids if I get any good ones along with set list as much as I can recall.

[AFJF]

Show was unreal.  Had an absolute blast.  Best recap I can do off the top of my head with 2 hrs sleep.

After fracturing his foot, requiring placement of six screws in his foot, Axl didn't have the option of storming on stage during the opening song.  Instead, he borrowed the chair Dave Grohl used during the Foo Fighters last tour.  Having been fromt row for one of those shows, it was pretty cool to see it being used again in concert.

This meant no running around the stage for Axl, but it also meant he wouldn't be as winded from all the sprinting around stage he loves to do.  Vocals were excellent for the most part, minus the odd hiccup.

As expected, Slash was fantastic on guitar.  Solo's were spot on and the crowd went nuts when Axl went through the introductions and saved him for last.  Extended solo during "Rocket Queen" was great.

Now...set list in no particular order.

- Its so easy

- Mr. Brownstone 

- Chinese democracy

- Welcome to the Jungle

- Double Talkin' Jive

- Coma (a song they rarely do live, one of my favorite parts of the show)

- Estranged

- Night Train

- Knockin in Heaven's door

- Live and let die

- Patience

- Better

- This I love

- New Rose (Duff on vocals)

- November Rain

- Civil War

- You could be mine

- Sweet Child o' Mine

- Paradise City 

 

 

[Gas2No99]

That sounds AWESOME!!!

 

I saw a clip of Axl being rolled out on his Rock Throne Wheelchair - funny. That set list looks incredible. Get in The Ring & I Used to Love Her are always fun ones to hear live. Glad you had a great time. 

[AFJF]

2 hours ago, Gas2No99 said:

That sounds AWESOME!!!

 

I saw a clip of Axl being rolled out on his Rock Throne Wheelchair - funny. That set list looks incredible. Get in The Ring & I Used to Love Her are always fun ones to hear live. Glad you had a great time. 

Yup...loved it.  Getting ready to head out for tonight's show in a bit.  Actually read a blabbermouth review and saw they pulled and used a tweet I sent out about Axl being in Grohl's chair.

[AFJF]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-highlights-from-guns-n-roses-las-vegas-concert-20160409

[Panzer Division Marduk]

3 minutes ago, AFJF said:

.  Actually read a blabbermouth review and saw they pulled and used a tweet I sent out about Axl being in Grohl's chair.

Saw that.

[AFJF]

Just now, Panzer Division Marduk said:

Saw that.

It was funny because I was reading the article and when I saw the pic I literally thought "wow, that looks a lot like one of the pics I took" and then scrolled down and saw it was.

[Panzer Division Marduk]

Yeah, was reading it, and went "Waitasec, that name's familiar. Oh it is him."

Looks like you had a pretty good position for the show.

[AFJF]

Just now, Panzer Division Marduk said:

Yeah, was reading it, and went "Waitasec, that name's familiar. Oh it is him."

Looks like you had a pretty good position for the show.

Yep...in the pit last night and tonight.  I think tonight we'll get "Yesterday's" which I've never heard live so looking forward to that.

[AFJF]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-roar-back-with-epic-las-vegas-reunion-show-20160409

 

Guns N' Roses Roar Back With Epic Las Vegas Reunion Show

Axl Rose sat on Dave Grohl's throne throughout electrifying pre-Coachella gig

 

BY TIM GRIERSON April 9, 2016

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Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan led the reunited Guns N' Roses at their debut arena show in Las Vegas on Friday. Courtesy of hornsuprocks via Instagram

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The reunion of the so-called classic Guns N' Roses lineup had faced enough obstacles already. Fans complained that original members Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler weren't on board, and rumors flew that the thaw between formerly fractious band leaders Axl Rose and Slash was less about mending fences than cashing in. So it looked like one more bad omen when news leaked Friday that Rose had broken a bone in his left foot after the group's impromptu warm-up gig April 1st at Los Angeles' venerable Troubadour, necessitating surgery. But not only did the frontman vow that the show would go on, he and the rest of the band – especially his lead guitarist – delivered a persuasive, often exhilarating reunion show Friday night at Las Vegas' newest venue, the T-Mobile Arena. And they did it with a little help from Dave Grohl.

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After a churning, hit-heavy opening set from Alice in Chains, the ravenous, sold-out crowd waited 90 minutes for the notoriously late Rose to make an appearance. But just before midnight, he arrived to deafening cheers – while sitting on a tricked-out, Middle Ages-era throne complete with light displays that surrounded his head like a glowing aura. The eagle-eyed in attendance noted that the seat looked awfully similar to the throne constructed for the Foo Fighters leader last summerafter he broke his leg, but it was only at the end of GN'R's show that the roadies removed a covering that had obscured the Foos' iconic "FF" logo underneath. "That's a good advertisement," Rose said admiringly of the logo, an indication of the singer's jovial demeanor throughout his band's two-and-a-half-hour set.

With his left leg in a cast, Rose was deprived of the frenzied movements he typically brings to his concerts. But the lack of mobility added an unexpected air of regal splendor and humanizing humility to the singer's collection of schizophrenic songs that veer wildly between impassioned mash notes and toxic kiss-offs. Shrieking, wailing and cooing sweetly from his throne, Rose ruled his kingdom of metaphorical and literal pain, serving as the tortured center of GN'R's vibrant, melodramatic tunes. And he was clearly in a good mood, smiling frequently, offering a polite "Thank you" each time the crowd roared its approval for a song, and commenting "Nice place you got here" about the spacious but comfy arena that, just the night before, had been christened by hometown heroes the Killers. 

The Troubadour show may have been the first time that Rose, Slash and original bassist Duff McKagan have played together since 1993, but any naive hope that these reunion gigs would somehow thrust Guns N' Roses back in time to the jet-black menace of 1987's Appetite for Destruction quickly dissipated. Although plenty of Appetite material made the set list, the band's current configuration – which includes guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer, keyboardist/percussionist Dizzy Reed and keyboardist Melissa Reese – emphasizes the sweeping grandeur and cinematic shading that first took hold with the Use Your Illusion records and became even more prominent on the long-simmering Chinese Democracy. Even when Slash and his cohorts locked into the ferocious riffs of "It's So Easy" or "Welcome to the Jungle," the combustion was more glitzy Vegas than seedy Sunset Strip.

If Rose and Slash were affected by the whispers that their reunion was spurred by money, they betrayed no unease, the frontman busy hurling his lyrical antagonisms while the guitarist moved around the stage – his features hidden, as always, by his trademark top hat and long, curly black hair. But the lack of overt warmth between them couldn't obscure a shared, invisible onstage connection. After Rose struggled initially to reach the high notes on Chinese Democracy's "This I Love," Slash rescued his comrade with a guitar solo that articulated the song's anguish and vulnerability with such force that it seemed to embolden the singer when he got back on the mic for the final verse.

Perhaps not surprising for a show that dripped with nostalgia — many in the crowd sported vintage GN'R tour shirts when they weren't straight-up doing Slash cosplay — individual band members paid tribute to the diverse influences that had once inspired the nascent group but also predicted its fractious future. McKagan took a turn as lead singer, powering through revered British punk-rockers the Damned's "New Rose," while Slash and Fortus duetted on an instrumental version of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," which led to Rose getting on the piano for a performance of the instrumental coda to "Layla." The coiled fury of punk sparring with the broad emotional canvas and musical dexterity of 1970s classic rock: That's one way to describe the warring creative instincts that built up in Guns N' Roses around the time of the Use Your Illusion albums as Rose began to assert control over the group and indulge his operatic sonic ambitions.

Still, what was cheering about this first official reunion show, which will pave the way for a stop at Coachella and a 21-city tour, is that both halves of the band's personality got to have their say — and they both flourished. When Rose unfurled the gargantuan Illusion power ballads "Estranged" and "November Rain," his goopy tales of romantic disillusionment — encompassing everything from sorrow to anger to acceptance to hope — were guided and in some ways ennobled by Slash's precise playing and Ferrer's monolithic drumming, which counterbalanced the songs' bloated running times. (As for Reed and Reese, thus far they only really provide minute instrumental coloring, their contributions drowned in a sea of guitars, bass and drums.)
 

But the night belonged to the man in the chair. "I see how you could get used to this," Rose said with a laugh near the end of the show as he limped from his crutches offstage to climb up onto the throne. What was left unsaid was that what has made Rose such a spectacular and often maddening rock star is that, from the beginning, he's always wanted to wear the crown — and like Macbeth, once he had it, his paranoia and megalomania threatened to become his undoing. In some ways, seeing him at last sitting on a throne felt anticlimactic, even redundant. 

Not that Rose's loyal subjects cared. Even after 150 minutes of pummeling, emotionally fraught hard rock, only a few in attendance left early, most of them stumbling out of the arena after the closing number, "Paradise City," with a bleary-eyed look and happy, tired smiles. As fans turned for the exits, not many noted that Slash and Rose, on crutches, headed offstage together, their heads turned to one another. It was impossible to know what was being said. But their body language suggested two survivors who recognized a kindred spirit.     

Set List:

"It's So Easy"
"Mr. Brownstone"
"Chinese Democracy"
"Welcome to the Jungle"
"Double Talkin' Jive"
"Estranged"
"Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney and Wings cover)
"Rocket Queen"
"You Could Be Mine"
"New Rose" (The Damned cover)
"This I Love"
"Coma"
"Speak Softly, Love" (Andy Williams cover)
"Sweet Child O' Mine"
"Better"
"Civil War"
"Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd cover)
"Layla (Piano Exit)" (Derek and the Dominos cover)
"November Rain"
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover)
"Nightrain"
"Patience"
"Paradise City"

 

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[AFJF]

Pretty surreal..in the pit, just looked to my right and there's Sebastian Bach rocking out with the guys from Alice in Chains.

Really cool show...I saw them take Sebastian away at one point toward the stage and he went up there to do "My Michelle" with Axl.

[AFJF]

[AFJF]

Set list from night 2.  Couldn't believe they did "Coma" again.

Those of you attending future shows on the tour....enjoy!

 

Guns N' Roses Set List 

1. "It's So Easy"
2. "Mr. Brownstone"
3. "Chinese Democracy"
4. "Welcome to the Jungle"
5. "Double Talkin' Jive"
6. "Estranged"
7. "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)
8. "Rocket Queen"
9. "You Could Be Mine"
10. "Attitude" (Misfits cover)
11. "This I Love"
12. "Coma"
13. "Theme from The Godfather"
14. "Sweet Child O' Mine"
15. "Better"
16. "Civil War"
17. "My Michelle" (with Sebastian Bach)
18."Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd cover)
19. "Layla" (Derek and the Dominos cover)
20. "November Rain"
21. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover)
22. "Nightrain"

Encore:
23. "Don't Cry"
24. "The Seeker" (The Who cover)
25. "Paradise City"

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[AFJF]

Just uploaded the "My Michelle" with Sebastian to youtube