Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Radio.com is reporting that Alice in Chains will be opening the 2 Vegas shows. Not sure how to link it.

That's fucking amazing if true.

Wow, that's a great show.

Really haven't kept up with them since Layne passed.  But I'd damn sure rather heard classic AIC material sung by whoever as opposed to original material from some other band towards which I give no fucks.

You guys that are going lucked out here.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-to-join-guns-n-roses-at-sold-out-las-vegas-show-next-month/

didn't Tommy and Duff (not together) play with them a few years ago?

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-to-join-guns-n-roses-at-sold-out-las-vegas-show-next-month/


ALICE IN CHAINS To Join GUNS N' ROSES At Sold-Out Las Vegas Shows Next Month

ALICE IN CHAINS will join GUNS N' ROSES for their sold-out Las Vegas dates during the opening weekend at T-Mobile Arena on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9.

ALICE IN CHAINS last year completed a 19-date summer tour that launched on July 17 at the Pala Casino Spa & Resort near San Diego, wrapping up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on August 16.



The band donated two dollars from every pre-sold ticket to a fundraiser in memory of a fan named Stefan Dayne-Ankle, who passed away after a battle with leukemia.

The dates marked the first tour for the band since they hit the road back in 2013 and 2014 in support of their latest album, "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here".

"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here", sold 62,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The disc followed up 2009's "Black Gives Way To Blue", which was the group's first all-new collection of material in 14 years. That CD opened with 126,000 units back in October 2009 to debut at No. 5.

ALICE IN CHAINS was previously in the Top Two with its self-titled 1995 set, which debuted at No. 1 on that year's November 25 chart, according to Billboard.com. It would be their final studio release with singer Layne Staley, who died in 2002.

"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" was ALICE IN CHAINS' second album with William DuVall on vocals.

GUNS N' ROSES has six shows scheduled so far, all in April: two at the Coachella Music And Arts Festival, two in Las Vegas and two in Mexico City. The exact band lineup has yet to be confirmed.





Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-to-join-guns-n-roses-at-sold-out-las-vegas-show-next-month/#3RTjiBdS0lXWtFtr.99

Wow..AIC are still excellent...Black Gives Way To Blue is a very good album and the follow up the Devil Put Dinasaurs Here was pretty good as well..William Duvall does a great job with the old material....

Wow, very cool.

I was hoping for no opening act... but I am very pumped to see AIC.

Awesome, im glad we are getting a great opening act instead of some crappy indie band.  : ok:

Fantastic. :peace:

My first choice for this all-along. I think the chemistry/respect between Duff and the AIC gang can really make for a solidified/supportive environment for all involved. Hope it broadens out to more shows... : ok:

Very cool. They are a good band with some offensive religous lyrics (Man in the Box) but pretty cool.

Met Jerry's cousin once actually was kinda cool.

It's all original dudes beside layne...

basically to sum it up.

cantrell, inez, kinney and that william duvall dude

neat news!

Tommy with AIC is not ringing a bell for me. Could be.

Duff did play with AIC last year (and is supposedly working on their official biography?):

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-duff-mckagan-joins-alice-in-chains-on-stage-in-spokane/

As far as a slightly more "permanent" arrangement- Duff was briefly a member of Jane's Addiction in 2010- and Tommy a member of Soul Asylum (2005-2012). Not sure if that's what you're thinking of though...

very good choice

I'm still holding out for Bush being an opener soon.

The GNR twitter just confirmed this:

Guns N' Roses ‏@gunsnroses 
ANNOUNCED TODAY!
Alice In Chains will join #GnFnR for the SOLD OUT dates at T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas on April 8th and 9th.

Saw AIC when they opened for VR in '07 and they were fantastic.  Didn't think I could get any more excited for these shows!

I also saw them open for VR in '07 and was really happy that I did not see the whole set.  :rofl: :rofl:
They did not nothing for me at all.

GREAT STUFF!

My dream came true. This is phenomenal

Anyone know where the announcement came from initially? I know it was confirmed by GNR twitter, but the original story? Wonder who announced it?

Very cool news, I'm definitely looking forward!

Great news!

AiC last played with GN'R at the 2013 RiverCity Rockfest.




/jarmo

Great opener for already sold out shows in Vegas. Wasn't expecting this. Nice addition.

God-damn. That's amazing. If I'd known that I would have gotten tickets. Great band.

I love it!!  :love:

Seeing GNR for the first time in 20 plus years with Slash and Duff wasn't enough incentive?

Yeah, kinda weird to put that much weight on who the opening act is. And the person is posting on a GN'R fan site...



/jarmo

I also seen AIC open for Velvet Revolver in Toronto and they were awesome

AIC was awesome when I saw them open for VR.  :hihi:

Great opening act...would be perfect for the potential stadium tour as well. :peace:

For shame, for shame.  50 lashes for Agent Mulder here.  Some "fan", amirite??

Or...maybe...just maybe, he (or anyone) might have had an easier time justifying spending like a grand if he was seeing 1 band he liked and 1 band he loved, as opposed to 1 he loved and who the fuck knows who else.

Perhaps that would have been an easier call to make, had this not been announced weeks after the show was long sold out.

But all that speculation is irresponsible and dangerous. 

What's really important is that we question his fandom.  Let's not lose sight of the mission here, folks.

I've seen them at Gods Of Metal in 2006, same day of gnr...fuck 11 years ago already..still had my hair  ::) Nice times & memories  :peace:

No, you are NOT right.  If Mulder posted that on an AiC fan site, you would have been correct.

As JAEBALL and Jarmo pointed out, "the mission" as you call it is GNR fans discussing on a GNR fan site about seeing GNR shows that Slash and Duff will be rejoining Axl onstage for the first time in over 20 years.

Semantics: The Motion Picture - Starring GypsySoul.  Coming soon to a theater near you!

Yeah, wasn't really talking to JAEBALL.

Hahaha, pretty much.

And what D-GenerationX posted wasn't semantics about what constitutes being a GNR fan?  ::)

Correct.

It was not.

Of course not. Mr Right is never wrong.
Especially when he's just looking for another argument when there's none to be had.
What's really important is to question this person's lack of logic.  : ok:

For the record, nobody was question anybody's "fandom". Only wondering how AiC can hold so much weight over the ticket buying decision. Considering the event itself is the first shows with Axl, Duff and Slash on the same stage since 1993. That's not enough? Well, I'm glad there's AiC to make the decision easier. :)

Now back to the regular whining about my posts courtesy of Mr Right and his high opinion of himself.

 


/jarmo

Ha!  Yeah, you an literally see Alice in Chains anytime, they play all the time.  Not sure how that is the thing that puts this gig over the edge.

That said, I am very excited to see Alice in Chains!  Really cool choice for an opener.

I...can't believe I'm chiming in on this, but....Let's say you love Band A, but you also love Band B.  If Band A announces a show, and you are excited, and later announces Band B is opening said show, and makes you even MORE excited, and heck maybe you'll buy a ticket now, does that make you a shitty fan of Band A?  Because, you know, it kind of sounds like you're saying it does.

Just glad you are still among the living, soldier.  You've sure been MIA lately for whatever reason, though theories do abound.

Been pretty harmonious in your absence though, I must say.  The return of this sort of conversational focus coinciding with your return, just one of those things, I suppose.

Life is full of happy accidents, really.

Nobody was saying that.
Only some of you are desperate for an argument so you claim we are saying that.

It was only pointed out how this is the first time in over 20 years that band A will have three of the most well known members on stage together and how this is a fan site for band A, so it's somewhat safe to assume that you'd be a hardcore band A fan on a band A fan site and that the event itself would make any fan of band A want to buy a ticket. :D




/jarmo

I'd love to hear your theories!

Let's see if they are better than reality! :D

Edited to add: The fact that you claim there are theories about why I posted less for the last few weeks is either creepy or a compliment. Not sure which at this point though...


/jarmo

Now who's talking semantics.  We're not discussing just any Band A and Band B shows. 

We're talking about the opening act for Guns N' Roses shows that Slash and Duff have officially rejoined after over 20 years!

More so in your town though, I'd think.  In that scenario, I could see the argument the opening band would matter very little to not at all.

But plane tickets to and fro, hotel accomodations, and the general expense of a few days in Vegas adds up.  I could see needing some extra incentive to rationalize that.

All the more so if you are under the impression that they WILL be coming to your town this summer.  Or, at least, closer to your town than Nevada.

Hey, I've got news for you, pal.  Mine is nowhere near as nefarious and conspiratorial as the ones run by me here, there and everywhere.

I just figured you had shit to do.

It all depends.

If you're a really really hardcore fan who's spent your money on travels to see GN'R in the last 15 years or so, I'm sure you don't need to know the opening act to make those plans again.
And if you didn't go see GN'R between 1993 and today because certain people left the band, do you need to know the opening band?

Just saying, it's all relative.

Now, let's say GN'R is one of your favorite bands.... And/or you don't really travel to see them and so on.
Then it all gets a bit different.



Care to share?



/jarmo

Oh, you can probably foster a few guesses.

With whom and why would you be discussing Jarmo's whereabouts outside this board?  :nervous:


On topic:  Congrats to AiC for scoring these gigs!  : ok:

No, I really can't.
I'd love to hear the theories.



/jarmo

Axl and Slash on the same stage after 23 years...
I d sell my car/home/kidney to be in vegas thst night...
Even if the support act was Britney Spears, singing sick on drugs.. :hihi: :rofl:
And we are seriously talking about this???

PS: i suggested selling smth like our car, to my wife and although she thought about it for a sec, she told i m nuts..i m sleeping on the couch now.. :hihi: :rofl:

Whenever I am making one of these arguments, I always tell the person to imagine it as their favorite thing, and be fair.

Basically, the closing argument in 'A Time To Kill'.

AIC doesn't have much live shows lined up. Maybe we're looking at a longer stint with GN'R this summer.

Cool News

 :peace:

Boring.. There are so much better bands out there. I don't like AIC at all..

I'll have a word for you. See if we can get the opening band changed.

Yeah I was thinking about that today actually.  They really seem to be a perfect support act for a stadium tour.  A very well known band with songs lots of people love, but definitely not an arena level band on their own anymore, although they are close.  They can still play decent size venues and be high on the bill for festivals which is a very hard thing for a band that has been around for so long to do. 

Seems awfully quiet...

What happened to all those secret theories?



/jarmo

Grow up.

Once again your response to being asked to provide something is an insult. So unusual from you.

You should've gone with Plan B, ignore it as if nothing has happened. That seems to work better for you.  : ok:



/jarmo

I gave you my theory : you had shit to do.

If you are truly interested in what anyone else said (which you aren't, but hey...sake of argument) then go start a neighborhood canvas.

Hey, you claimed there were theories. I was not aware of this, so I merely asked you to fill me in on the details of these theories.
Because in all honesty, that's kinda flattering if what you said is true. That there are theories!  :hihi:

I don't understand why you get so defensive.



/jarmo

As defensive as one can get whilst rolling one's eyes so far back that they can describe the back inside of their skulls.

Sure.

 :hihi:

"Grow up"  :rofl:



/jarmo

Alice in Chains are a fucking awesome band. That new guy William DuVall was an amazing replacement for Layne Stale. Whoever is going to this show is going to have some night. 2 amazing bands in one night, R'n'f'n'R https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DzjytmOXIY