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They respect them and it could be the last chance.

This would be a huge opportunity for Axl to reach out to the old fans who probably don't care anymore.  This post may have convinced me to buy tickets on Saturday for the Soldier Field Stones Show.  70,000 people strong watching the Axl Rose comeback would be fucking cool as hell.  It is the kind of audience Axl can't generate on his own anywhere in the U.S.  I've been on here saying how much he needs to tour with Kid Rock to draw big crowds and to tap into his audience... well, this would be 10x better for the band.  Anyone else agree? 

This could work. It'd be kickass.

I would hate to compete with Stones fans for good seats.

Also, RS tickets are crazy expensive.

I hope Axl does his own tour.

That would be pretty sweet. ?You think Axl could actually take the stage by 7, 8 o'clock though? ?After all, "the show usually starts around 7, we go on stage around 9."

I rad that tix for these shows will be considerably cheaper than the past ones, and also well as far as in the NY area they plan on playing Giant Stadium oct 28th I believem,, but they may do as many as 3 shows there based on tix sales. Would be awesome if GNR tag on to a few of these shows , like the NY area and cali! Tix for the Giant stadium show go onsale monday. An din the press release they mention they would have band s younger than them.lol So who knows.

Dodger Stadium last show... :drool:

Opening for The Stones in North America would be a really fucking smart move.

You got 750 bucks to see Mick 70 year old ass?

No disrespect to the Stones, but GNR can headline themselves.  They are on the verge of perhaps releasing the most anticipated rock album in the history of Rock N Roll!

Yes :hihi:

Graduation and birthday money!  ;D

Hopefully I don't blow all of it on Axl's fat ass!  :hihi:

I wouldn't expect them to do a whole tour opening for the Stones, but maybe a couple dates in the major cities would be a good idea.

opps, I posted wrong , the Giant stadium show is sept 27th, so maybe not gonaa happen , if GNR are doin the inland invasion show on sept 23rd

Hopefully their paths criscross along the way...even if it's not Los Angeles, it would be great for the fans.

That would be cool

I think if there is any interest from the stones axl will jump at it. he loves the stones. it would be nice to see them do a show or two to make up for the missed chance when keith bumpe his coconut.

No offense to old time rockers but have you actually seen what the Stones sound like live these days, the last I saw them was when they played at the Superbowl and they looked like walking skeletons and didn't sound much better IMO.  And they charge 400 and up per ticket which is highway robbery.  I have much respect for classic rock so please don't get me wrong here....

I hope this doesn't happen, I wanna see GNR doing their own thing and playing a full show, not tagging onto this tour.

The ticket costs scare me too; plus it would not be easy getting good seats.

they could do a couple shows maybe in CA i'm guessing because they were supposed to already open for 2 stones shows in europe. if that weren't the case then i'd probably rule it out...

Chances of GN'R opening for The Stones 0%.

I had tickets to the GN'R/Stones gig in Germany, which was cancelled supposedly due to Keith's injury. My theory on this is that The Stones heard about GN'R performances in New York and Europe and cancelled the 2 scheduled gigs for fear that GN'R would blow them out of the water. Which after seeing GN'R live I think they would have.? :yes:

Which headliner wants to be out performed by an opening/support act?

Funny how The Stones managed to kick off their European tour in Milan and Keith played the day after they were due to play with GN'R.?

But then I'm probably just bitter and twisted coz I lost money and never got to see them perform at the same show? ;D

Aerosmith in the late 80's  ;) :yes:

I think guns need to open up a couple of shows with the Stones in the US. This would be one hell of a show. I would see this happening in huge markets, LA, or NY. I know this would get rave reviews and Axl needs that in the United States.

Didn't the Stones say they'd only play with Guns if Slash was involved?

Opening for the Stones could be really good.....or really bad.

Funny thing is, I can picture Axl going up to Mick and Keith and saying, "You know you guys are opening for me, right?"

Just so you know :

the stones have 2 dates in france.

The second date still has 6000 tickets for sale 1 week before the show.

It's bad.

fuck that!

how can Guns N' Roses even be remotely considered better than the Rolling Stones?

just by body of work, the Stones blow everyone one away.

for every Guns classic, I'll give you five Stones classics!

I love GN'R, but let's wait until 2026 to see if we're still talking about them.

By every good RS classic I can give you about two full guns albums that are better. :peace: :beer:

Hope not

For anyone interested...there are still some decent Stones tix left in the Meadowlands presale (not the Amex one) for 99 bucks a ticket...
Password:Access   :beer:

are you serious?
that is insane.

anyway, there is a chance. the stones dont tend to have just one band open for them the whole tour. instead they have big bands (bands who would otherwise headline their own show) open one or two shows and then they give the slot to another band.
certainly a possibility for one or two shows (though they wont be doing the whole tour - of that you can be sure, its not the stones style) if their paths cross and axl can keep it in his pants.

this will never happen, axl isn't going to be opening for anyo0ne,and he can't show up ontime he needs to be late

HAHAHA! nice one!  :hihi:

Agree 100%.  Nobody bigger than the Stones.  It would be great for GN'R to open for them.

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I'd hope not. Nothing against the Stones as I'm a huge fan, but I don't want to deal with outrageous ticket prices that I won't be able to afford. Hell, tickets for Aerosmith/Motley Crue this fall are $125 - can you imagine what they'd be for The Stones/GNR?

No thank you.

Any reason behind that or is that it?

I don't forsee Axl Rose wanting Guns N Roses to be looked at as a nostalgia act.. Aerosmith/Motley Crue/Rolling Stones, they aren't doing anything relevant today. Guns N Roses upcoming release Chinese Democracy is going to have relevancy, meaning it's going to generate a lot of new fans, have mass appeal for radio markets, and be a sound album for non-corporate radio music fans to listen too as well. I don't see Axl Rose wanting to play back up to a nostalgia act anytime soon. I've also heard rumors that places such as The Palace in Auburn Hills are having dates blocked off for an upcoming gnr tour, if Guns was going to tour with the Stones, they'd be playing 40,000-60,000 seat venues.. not the palace. So I put my opinion of the chances of this happening at 0%.

This would be a smart move if Axl plays two shows with the stones. Hope it comes true.  :peace:

Did you notice Axl's freaking setlist?

And the stones as a nostalgia act... maybe because they've been around for a while. But they've never stopped touring, just constantly rocking out doing their thing.

Axl's band is GNR and that name has been around for 20 years man.

I definitely agree his setlist selection makes Guns N Roses LOOK like a nostalgia act, but all of us know here that Guns N Roses is definitely more than that... The Stones couldn't put out relevant music right now if their lives depended on it.. i'm not knocking mick, he's a great showman for his age.. and the band is still good live. However, the new music they are putting out isn't relevant...

Relevance is a weird subject in the music world.

Do you really think Better is relevant?

Absolutely, there's not a lot of bands that are making music that sound like that, it would be a unique song on the radio. It's also risky, it takes a chance 2:40 in when it goes metal and breaks away from a convential radio song format... and Axl/Merck/The Band know that. ;)

zero, zip, not gonna happen, gnr are too big to open for any fuckin band.

Yet they were gonna open for the Stones less than 3 weeks ago.  ;)

Absolutely, there's not a lot of bands that are making music that sound like that, it would be a unique song on the radio. It's also risky, it takes a chance 2:40 in when it goes metal and breaks away from a convential radio song format... and Axl/Merck/The Band know that.




GN'R is not half as big as the Stone's.? I love GN'R but the Stones have been doing it for 40 some yrs with basically the same members.? They are the biggest Rock N Roll band ever.? They can open for the Stones.? They should.

Good answer. 

metallica are HUGEEEEEEEE but they opened for the stones in november of 2005, never say never

If conventional radio format is what you're gunning for  then thy would take that metal break out (or whatever the fuck it is) and condence it so it fits.

thats my opinion. never happened though, and never will

What do you guys think the chances are for them to open for Mick and the boys when the Stones come back to U.S. in September?  It would be awesome publicity for GNR .  Plus it would make up for the shows they were supposed to play with them till' Keith decided to climb a cocunut tree.  Has anyone heard anything?

I hope they will do it!

I just bought tickets for Giants Stadium on the 27th so I'll keep my fingers crossed that'll be the spot if they do...

this exact topic already exists

axl wont open for ANYONE

He was prepared to in Germany just a few weeks ago for The Rolling Stones, until it was cancelled.

The time caps are pretty strict at Giants so I don't forsee Axl getting himself on stage at like 7pm, he probably wakes up at this time. 

Besides the fact as I stated when this thread was posted originally, the Stones charge outrageous prices for tickets and IMO they do not perform well anymore and it just isn't worth the money.

Axl and Co. are best out on their own, they can headline at smaller venues.