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Richard tour with Rihanna

10.27.2008 Auckland, NZ Vector Arena
10.28.2008 Auckland, NZ Vector Arena
10.29.2008 Wellington, NZ TSB Arena
10.31.2008 Brisbane, AU Brisbane Entertainment Centre
11.03.2008 Hindmarsh, AU Adelaide Entertainment Centre
11.04.2008 Melbourne, AU Rod Laver Arena
11.08.2008 Sydney, AU Acer Arena
11.11.2008 Perth, AU Burswood Dome

there are also some pictures of Frank with Furs, Dizzy and Frank uploaded


source: www.4tus.com

hm...
dont know if this is good or bad news.

I think it's irrelevant news.  It's less than one month.  Good for Richard for keeping busy and playing music.  Better he stays busy and content rather then bored and inactive.

Exactly. Good for him. :)

I'll be at the Sydney show. Not a big fan of her "music" but Richard is such a cool person and I'll be there to support him.



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intresting definately dont see it being released this year everyone seems to be doing something else now

Doesn't take the whole band to do promotion, mainly Axl, Dizzy, Tommy.

you need the other 5 to have a full promotion your not letting the public see the full band

That's why there's music video's and photo's ect who knows they could have them all done or they could be doing it right now.  Don't plan on them being on TRL so it isn't realistic for all 8 members to promote.  Now concerts, that's a diffrent story.

gnr cant do the concert game this year a tour next year will work for sure

someone should bootleg the show so we can see richard lol

I'll see what I can do (update wise) but I doubt I could do a Bootleg sorry



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He must earn his money.....

of course he does..... he's a musician, thats his job!!

your going to see rhianna just to see richard?

wow you must have a good level of tolerance..

session musicians can get away with this kind of stuff

Dizzy n' Del James tourin' South America w/ Hookers N' Blow, Tommy tourin' South America w/ Soul Asylum (Also Robin w/NIN)... Axl??  ??? Axl!!!!!!!!!!!

ive noticed everyone is in south america axl should join too

Sweet!

Maybe this will rub off on Stinson and he can go out and tour with the newly reformed NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!!!  :confused:

Maybe another Rock In Rio?  :hihi:
Axl come to Argentina!

Guns-member performing with Rihanna ?? Umbrella, umbrella..

This is fucking ridiculous.

If Axl was involved with everyone else at this point, In my mind we would have an album and they would be touring under GNR. :o

I am happy for the guys to get out and play, but how can this can anything but bad for GNR? No release date in sight plus no touring since these guys are busy and no album. If something was coming down the pipe, these guys would be gearing up for PR for the album and touring. It's a shame for us gnr die-hards..

I want to hear from the people who overly criticized Slash for performing with Fergie calling him a sellout with no integrity... and see what they have to say about Richard, Dizzy, & Frank performing with Rhianna. I don't have a problem with it, because I did not have a problem when Slash did it. Besides, nothing urgent seems to be going on in the GNR world that these days, so why not go out and work with other artists and get paid for it. Good for them. But it is funny how some here have a double standard when it comes to this stuff.

The difference is Richard is helping out a friend ..... so that's a +1 on the side of integrity.  : ok:

Point 2:  Richard draws the line when it comes to performing with artists who are not potty trained.   :hihi:



It's cool that artists outside the rock genre recognize Richard's talents.  And who knows, maybe some of those Rhianna fans will check out GNR after seeing/hearing Richard.  :yes:
Sounds like a fun gig.  Hope Richard has a great time.  :beer:

They never do what is the "norm", you know that!! Right?

GypsySoul... I agree with all your points... except all those points apply to Slash as well. Thus, you are applying a double standard in your argument. Slash was helping out a friend. He did expose himself to fans of another genre. In doing so he may have intriguiged their interest to hopefully come check him or VR out in the future.

And I am sure he did have fun jamming with Fergie.

The potty trained thing... does not make sense whatsoever. If anything the one who would need potty training is Rhianna since I am sure she is younger than Fergie.

Maybe you should go stay in the VR section then?


Is Richard performing GN'R classics with Rihanna? No.
Is Richard playing GN'R classics with the Best Buy band? No.



People need to learn how to read. These dates end in early November.

If GN'R was playing shows in late October or early November, I think it would've been announced already.





/jarmo

First of all Richard isn't a multi-millionaire like slash. He has to work to pay his bills. Slash on the other hand is rich, and plays with pop artists just to get some spotlight. Secondly Dizzy and Frank were not playing with Rihianna, they were playing with The Psychedelic Furs.

Also, he'll be playing a show with the Psychedelic Furs at Jack's Third Show on September 27th, 2008 in Irvine, CA at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.



/jarmo

Really, there is no reason to compare the situations at all. Slash is a living legend, and Richard is a nobody by comparison. Slash was/is one of the most recognizable guitarists alive so tons of artists would love to be associated with him. I have a feeling Richard comes a little cheaper. Not trying to knock the guy, but it's night and day. I am not a huge fan of either playing with other artists, but I don't care. I don't have to hear it unless I choose to.

But only one of them is in the band you claim to be a fan of.


If Richard is a nobody, what does it make you?



/jarmo

Touche, I'm not claiming to be anybody, and like I said, I'm not trying to knock the guy, he's a fantastic guitarist, but Slash is Slash. Do you not agree? Richard is relatively unknown considering he is in GNR. If you asked the majority of people on the street, they would know Slash, I'd be surprised if anyone I know had even heard of Fortus.

And I'm a fan of GNR because of the music I heard when Slash was in the band. When CD comes out, who knows, maybe RF will have comparable impact as Slash, but until then, he is a hired gun in a new version of GNR that hasn't given us anything to suggest he will ever be held in the same regard.

And yes, I realize that's probably not his goal.

Switching up on the topic.  

I'm getting lost with everybody's side project schedules.  And not that it is going to happen but is anyone seeing where there could be a release party scheduled in there?  A time when everyone is off and could get together say maybe in LA some where?  Say around Thanksgiving?

Maybe if you weren't so busy continually bringing up ex-gunners in the section for CURRENT GNR BAND MEMBERS, things would make sense to you. 

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=52587.msg1089313#msg1089313

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e90/luluonthebridge/1036394169-Did_fergie_pee_her_pants.jpg)

Everyone is just working I guess?  Hey ya gotta eat for sure.  Could it be they all found new work entirely.  Maybe it's just coincidence?   It's also weird that none of the "current" members have no website mentions of GnR.  Some have no links.  Some are under construction.  All of them are out doing other than GnR stuff.  Old members actually have more info on GnR than GnR and it is confusing and kind of disturbing.  I guess we can only just wait till we hear something new.

if he wants to go out and play more power to him, he along with every other musician can play with whoever the fuck they want.

Even though I don't agree, he didn't say that fortus was a nobody. He said fortus is a nobody when compared to slash. On a relative basis, one can say that is a fair statement.

By that comparison, Izzy Stradlin is a nobody as well.  ::)

I bet he doesn't get recognized on the street every day or get his face on video game boxes.

Yet, he had a big part in GN'R's past.




/jarmo

The only reason I mentioned the former members in this section was to illustrate the similarity in RF playing with Rhianna and Slash playing with Fergie. It is the pot calling the kettle black. It is hypocritical to praise RF while Slamming Slash for doing the same thing.

It is a good opportunity for RF to play with other artist and make some extra money.  By the way RF may not be as rich as Slash, but I am sure he is rich being a current GNR member. But what does it matter if Slash is rich. It is well documented that he loves playing for fun, and because it keeps him out of trouble.

Thanks for clearing up the potty training thing. I had not seen the picture but it was still a silly point to make, although the picture is funny.

By the way the reason RF has not played any GNR classics with Rhianna is because he is yet to release any GNR material let alone a classic. Slash has carte blanche to play songs like SCOM especially since he actually had an integral part in writing it.

But it's not the same thing...

You fail to see that.

If Slash went on tour with Fergie as her guitarist, then it would be similar.

So go back to the other section where your namesake is discussed.

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/jarmo

I can buy that, but to a much lesser degree. I think most GNR fans would know who Izzy is. But, you are right, casual fans wouldn't recognize him as easily as they would Slash. I personally don't care what any of these guys do outside their band, but I think when fans see a member of their favorite band working with a member of a completely different genre, it looks like a cash grab, and that rubs em the wrong way, though that maybe a bit of a childish perspective. Truth is we have no idea what their motivations are, maybe they want to experiment,  maybe it IS for the money, is that really such an evil thing? Yeah it's respectable when people stay true to their roots or what have you, but it's real easy to spend other people's money. Slash came up with GNR, that's how he made his name, and he is a huge reason we even know who GNR is, so when he went on to work with other artist, it was tough to miss. With Fortus, as great as his contributions to CD may be, we really haven't heard much yet, so he hasn't really contributed to the popularity of GNR. He can kind of fly under the radar a bit. I don't think it should be as much of a shock that he'd play with another band. Maybe that makes sense, maybe not, my brains fried at the moment. Long day, I'm out.

Is that perspiration between her legs or is she just happy to see us?  :hihi:

Its great that 'the band' is keeping busy...but it is starting to make me think of mid-90's. :nervous:

Damn, I'd love to see Richard playing in Sydney again, but I'm sorry, I couldn't give my money for a "Rhianna" show.

yes, this case it a lot worse. Im so proud of Richard for playing with the artists he loves!

I can see a little difference in someone with Slash's image and past playing with the pop stars de jour and Richard doing the same thing.  Richard did this kind of stuff before and during his time with Guns, it's certainly not an inconsistent move - good luck to him  : ok:   However, I also have no problem with Slash playing with whoever he wants, for whatever reason he chooses - his life - his image.  Good luck to him too!  :hihi:

I really don't understand anyone using this as an opportunity to have a pop at Mr. 4tus, like I said, he's done this before and is clearly something he enjoy's and/or pays the bills, I guess.  He has a young family too so we really shouldn't be begrudging him a living.

Richard has been a session guitarist for any number of different artists since the mid 90s or earlier, well before his name was even associated with Axl.

But so has Slash.

So how come its alright for Slash to do it, and not Richard?

Just looking for another excuse to bash Richard? Take a hike.

You're right man.

People a quick to have a shot at the "new" members of GN'R. Alot of these members have now been in the band for the longest time of any previous member. Richard has been here for 6/7 years now. How long was Steven there?.....


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Alot of these members have now been in the band for the longest time of any previous member.

Honestly man I swear I never even thought about that but right on.

Hopefully in the future we'll get the 4 albums of new material to really put these guys up against the 'past'.

They've been in the band twice as long, but have accomplished nothing yet. As far as I'm concerned, the clock starts the day C Democracy comes out. It's basically been a 15 year build up for a debut album. When I think of the beginning of GNR, I think 1987 because that is when AFD came out. I think most people would associate the same. No one cares how long they were around before they actually made a record. The original lineup's time together was brief, but thats normally the way it goes with great bands.

I must say I would be pretty pumped if they did release 4 albums of material. Never seen anything like that.

Don't get me wrong, I really do appreciate and aknowledge the previous members, but people need to realise that they have been gone for a long Fucking time and these so called "NEW" blokes are fuckin passionate MEMBERS Guns N' Roses. They are not just there hangin around.  : ok:



 :peace:

Why doesn't the Shit Laod of shows they played count?


 :peace:

http://www.amazon.com/Repo-Genetic-Opera/dp/B001FWXOBO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222778647&sr=8-1

The Repo! Soundtrack Feat. Richard Fortus is OUT NOW!

This sounds awsome.. Also some new Pics on www.4tus.com

EDIT: Also a trailer for the movie

It's also better seeing Richard perform with Rihanna, then Sl@sh working with Paulina Rubio ....................

it is different
richard is a well known session player.. he plays with anyone for a fee (with gnr is dif cuz its his band not a payroll thing), like josh freese he is a NIN, APC, Vandals bandmember but he plays with avril, sting, jelly clarkson, etc etc
slash is an icon prostituting himself playing with everybody GNR songs

I prefer something that did what he feels just for fun... like love u know? Prostitute is something that just play for the cash... you pay you have it... so U must think about the correct words...

i say prostituting because he does it for exposure..

Rhianna is one the of most original artist that's out these day's I enjoy here music.  Richard have fun !

Remember Slash has been a big big part of GNR. So i dont see any reason why he shouldent play his songs... I think it is important for him. And i dont think he just does it for exposure.

Richard is a session musican like Josh, yes. And i think its great what he is doing. Any Experience is good! He gets to work with lots of good artists also.

I heard some of the song from Repo!, they are really cool in my opinion !!! Yoshiki, drummer of X Japan also worked (as a producer) on this project.
Too bad, it seems that the movie won't reached European cinemas... :P

http://www.4tus.com/

Upcoming Shows w/Rihanna

2009-01-20   Washington, DC   Inaugural Ball

2009-01-22   Monterrey, Mexico
   
2009-01-24   Mexico City
   
2009-01-29   Tampa, FL   Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash

2009-02-08   Grammy Awards
   
2009-02-13   Kuala Lumpur
   
2009-02-15   Jakarta, Indonesia
   

no tour to the summer at the earliest???