so that GnR tour is actually happening.

[Ns1]

Kicks off tonight w/ a club show in LA

Thursday, June 23, 2016 Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
Sunday, June 26, 2016 Washington, DC @ FEDEXFIELD
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Kansas City, MO @ Arrowhead Stadium
Friday, July 1, 2016 Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Cincinnati, OH @ Paul Brown Stadium
Saturday, July 9, 2016 Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Field
Thursday, July 14, 2016 Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
Saturday, July 16, 2016 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Foxboro, MA @ Gillette Stadium
Saturday, July 23, 2016 East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Atlanta, GA @ Georgia Dome
Friday, July 29, 2016 Orlando, FL Orlando @ Citrus Bowl
Sunday, July 31, 2016 New Orleans, LA @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
Friday, August 5, 2016 Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 San Francisco, CA @ AT&T Park
Friday, August 12, 2016 Seattle, WA @ CenturyLink Field
Monday, August 15, 2016 Glendale, AZ @ University of Phoenix Stadium
Monday, August 22, 2016 San Diego, CA @ Qualcomm Stadium

No, forreal, it's happening: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Guns-N-...l_FBevent_GunsNRoses_EventDescription_2016041

 

[Carson Dyle]

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse than geezer rock ... it does. A lot worse.

 

[thesmokingman]

lol is that what he looks like now?

 

[Ns1]

lol is that what he looks like now?

confirmed. looks better than he did a few years ago ^_^

 

[Carson Dyle]

 

[thesmokingman]

confirmed. looks better than he did a few years ago ^_^

He looks like Captain EO mixed with Rick James... or something I dunno.

 

[KMFJD]

even back in '87 Axl was full of himself and paranoid of the press, this should be entertaining from a trainwreck perspective

/what's the over under on how many times the show starts within 15 min of start time?

 

[Ns1]

/what's the over under on how many times the show starts within 15 min of start time?

the stated start time for tonight's show is "no earlier than 11pm"

 

[IronWing]

2016 Appetite for Dinner Tour

 

[Ns1]

2016 Appetite for Dinner Tour

i lol'd

 

[mrjminer]

even back in '87 Axl was full of himself and paranoid of the press, this should be entertaining from a trainwreck perspective

/what's the over under on how many times the show starts within 15 min of start time?

I'm thinking he will have his shit together this time, TBH. He looks like he actually gives a fuck, plus Slash is in. I don't think Slash would be in if Axl was going to do this in dickwad mode.

2016 Appetite for Dinner Tour

Nice

 

[SSSnail]

2016 Appetite for Dinner Tour

Bet they're going to have a Spaghetti Incident...

 

[DigDog]

his voice is gone - dead.

if you really must, google some new videos, but for real, there's nothing of the old axl. and slash isnt there either. or duffy. so ...



derp - looks like both slash and duffy are back.
Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, keyboards (1985–present)
Slash – lead guitar, backing vocals (1985–1996, 2016–present)
Duff McKagan – bass guitar, backing vocals (1985–1997, 2016–present)
Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals (1990–present)
Chris Pitman – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, sub-bass (1998–present)
Richard Fortus – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (2001–present)
Frank Ferrer – drums (2006–present)

 

[JasonCoder]

Shame they couldn't get Izzy Stradlin back in the group. Those must have been some napalm'd bridges.

Mildly surprised that Adler didn't join the tour but perhaps they don't trust that he's sober.

What's even more odd is the whole AC/DC thing and supposedly Axl is filling in for Brian. WUT.

 

[SSSnail]

Brian is too busy with his cars in Florida to care.

 

[MongGrel]

Surprised Slash is even involved in the thing, if it is real. I was going to have the wife talk to her nephew who is pretty close with him. Didn't bother.

I never cared for Axl to begin with really, I used to work with a guy that was a huge GNR fan. I told him tell me he's basically like a male Ethel Merman singing.

He came back a few days later and said "You're Right"

I guess I ruined it for him a little.

 

[Wreckem]

Its real. They did a show/are doing a small show tonight, then have their April 8th and 9th shows in Las Vegas, then their two day stint at Coachella. Both of their Vegas shows sold out in minutes. The rest of the tour dates were pending until today because they had to work out financial details. GnR is getting an estimated $3million+ per show. Plenty of incentive for Slash, Axl, and Duffy to get along. It'll be their biggest paydays in decades.

 

[DigDog]

Surprised Slash

i know, right? him being so busy with the massive success of velvet revolver and slash's snake pit ..

 

[master_shake_]

sweeet!

the quest for a paycheque tour!

 

[MongGrel]

i know, right? him being so busy with the massive success of velvet revolver and slash's snake pit ..

He's constantly busy, but of course he would make more cash there.

I imagine people would go to watch the mess.

 

[MongGrel]

sweeet!

the quest for a paycheque tour!

Not like that has never happened before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Freezes_Over

 

[inf1nity]

How is his voice these days? I've never seen GnR live but saw Megadeth live once and Dave's voice was so terrible I was shocked. He was struggling to sing.

Is it the same for Axl Rose?

 

[DigDog]

I imagine people .

people are not as demanding as you imagine them to be.

 

[mikeymikec]

his voice is gone - dead.

if you really must, google some new videos, but for real, there's nothing of the old axl. and slash isnt there either. or duffy. so ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6tWsPSBgTc

I skipped from beginning to middle to end of this, but I wouldn't draw the same conclusion as you have. However, I think he's trying to do exactly the same thing with his voice as he was in his youth, and as singers get older it's just not possible for most of them; if they want to sing the same songs then they need to alter how they're singing it to suit their current vocal range. A lot of the time AFAIK it involves altering the key of the vocals (disclaimer: not my profession, just repeating what I remember hearing other accomplished, ageing singers say on this topic).

Listening to his voice makes me wonder whether he's constantly trying to re-live old glories rather than finding a place for himself in the current world.

 

[MongGrel]

people are not as demanding as you imagine them to be.

I'm well aware of that, if a branded name is involved.

It doesn't take much then, just production and churning out pablum, like many movies these days.