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Apollo show.
Sirius  channel.

https://www.siriusxm.com/gunsnroses ?

Apollo Theater on July 20th. Live on Stern's 101 Sirius channel! Also, limited run Guns N' Roses channel starts on July 13th.

Cool stuff! Just entered to win. I thought at first they were going on the show though, which would also be very cool. Maybe this gets them a little closer?

A good friend of mine works for Sirius....


I am going to bother him every single hour until that day for him to get me in that building....

The theater seats 1500 people I believe. It's going to be a difficult ticket to get. 

Yeah, tickets willl be impossible.

But we should get a good recording of the show, which is awesome.

Howard involved? Interview maybe?

Oh yeah I know...

but my friend who works there goes to all of these events... and I am the GNR guy in our circle... so if even one ticket falls in to his hands....IT SHALL BE MINE  ;D

Good luck!

Howard made it sound like he was going to the show on air this morning, but no mention of an interview. It would be great hearing him speak with Axl and the band. Especially being a long time fan of both and hearing Howard's interviews with Roger Daultry, Neil Young, etc.

it almost seemed like Howard was pushing for that. he was referring to old stories that he would love to confirm with the band. I forget his exact words, but definitely seemed like he was hinting towards that. he also referenced the one time Axl called in, and said Slash has been on several times as well.

an interview with Stern would be epic.

a number of people have played in studio, although probably no need for that since they are broadcasting the concert live.  

An interview with Howard would be amazing.  I was listening to "best of" a while back and they played the clip from the 80's when Guns was in New York and Howard got Axl's hotel room number and called him on the air early in the morning.  It was short but a pretty good interview...Axl was kind of chill, considering he probably just got back to his room from a night out.

This show among other things I imagine is great promotion for selling the rest of the US tour dates....

A great interview would be icing on the cake.

I'm not even a Howard fan... but I realize his following is tremendous.

Just got this on my email:

N' Roses to Perform Private Concert for SiriusXM at the Apollo Theater

- Exclusive show will be held before the band embarks on the next leg of their North American "Not In This Lifetime" tour

- Concert to air live on the band's limited-run SiriusXM channel Guns N' Roses Radio and Howard Stern's Howard 101 channel

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, June 21, 2017


NEW YORK, June 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that legendary rock band Guns N' Roses will perform at Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater for a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers on Thursday, July 20. Howard Stern made the announcement today during his live SiriusXM show The Howard Stern Show.

The exclusive SiriusXM concert marks the first time that Guns N' Roses will perform at the iconic venue. The special event, taking place before the next leg of the band's North American "Not In This Lifetime" tour, will air live nationwide on SiriusXM's Guns N' Roses Radio. The concert will also air live on Howard Stern's Howard 101 channel.   

SiriusXM's Guns N' Roses Radio will feature music from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees' entire iconic career, including the 1987 Appetite for Destruction album, which is celebrating its 30thanniversary. The SiriusXM channel will also include music by artists who have influenced Guns N' Roses, live tracks and rarities.

"Guns N' Roses started off in Los Angeles in 1985 and went on to conquer the world with its swaggering, unrepentant, rebel rock and roll, and we are thrilled to have them perform this exclusive show for SiriusXM at the world famous Apollo Theater," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer of SiriusXM. "Our subscribers will get a once in a lifetime experience, seeing the ultimate rock and roll band live before the next leg of their national tour kicks off."

Guns N' Roses Radio will launch on Thursday, July 13 and will air through Saturday, July 22, via satellite on channel 41, and through the SiriusXM App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.

For more information about Guns N' Roses and their "Not In This Lifetime" tour, visit www.gunsnroses.com.

The legendary non-profit Apollo Theater is known for launching the careers of countless iconic performers, and has been a catalyst for artistic excellence and innovation since it opened its doors in 1934. The Apollo's new artistic vision builds on its legacy and new Apollo programming has music as its core, driving large scale and more intimate music, dance and theater presentations. For more information, visit www.apollotheater.org.

SiriusXM has presented special, private concerts at the Apollo Theater with Paul McCartney in 2010, Bruce Springsteen in 2012, Metallica in 2013 and James Taylor in 2015.

Guns N' Roses Radio is an example of SiriusXM channels created with iconic and leading artists, including Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio, The Beatles Channel, Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville, Garth Brooks' The Garth Channel, Willie Nelson's Willie's Roadhouse, Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Radio, Tom Petty Radio, B.B. King's Bluesville, Elvis Radio, Siriusly Sinatra, Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzy's Boneyard, Pearl Jam Radio and Eminem's Shade 45.

SiriusXM subscribers since June 7, 2017 can enter for the chance to win a trip to New York City including airfare, hotel stay and a pair of tickets to the Apollo Theater show, plus SiriusXM will fly the winner and a guest to the show of their choice on the Guns N' Roses "Not In This Lifetime" 2017 U.S. Tour including airfare, hotel stay and tickets. See Official Rules for complete details at siriusxm.com/GunsNRoses.

For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com.

pretty ironic that howard and robin have bashed axl and the chinese lineup over the years just like last month howard said how ridiculous axl looks

Sorry about the double posting.

About as ironic as Slash talking shit about Axl (and vice versa) and then reuniting to play one of the biggest world tours of all time.  Things change, right?

it changed for howard because his company told him to change he's a hypocrite because he said how slash looked good for his age and can still pull off the leather pants and no shirt etc but axl looks ridiculous now
and we all know why slash changed his tune $

I've heard stern and others on the show praise their live performance, even when it was with replacement members.

also, about 2 weeks ago, Stern praised Axl's singing on BHS. he even played a youtube clip of it on the show.

It next to impossible to win when SiriusXM does exclusive subscriber events. I am still waiting for the email to apply.

https://youtu.be/m8O9iKjQBuI

from 2002 when interviewing slash https://youtu.be/95F1M5ntZAY?t=3m13s

Amazing news! A proper live recording!

Chances surely high for appetite to be played in full.

Is it worth signing up just to enter? No knowledge at all of sirus really...

One would hope.  This is definitely the AFD 30th Anniversary show.  ..or at the very least, that's what promoters and the band want people to believe....it takes place just hours before the exact release date of AFD from 30 years ago....and if they play past midnight (which considering this is a club show, is more than likely) it will be on the exact date AFD was released 30 years ago.

Hopefully they do it right and we see the AFD 5 on stage together that night.

I hope Izzy and Steven play a few songs that night...otherwise the endless bitching about them not being there on the boards will commence.

I think I remember that one. Sebastian Bach was on the phone as well.

Those are two different interviews if I remember correctly. One was Howard calling Axl at an NYC hotel, the other was Axl and Sebastian calling in from Axl's condo in 1990 time frame.

correct this the one where Howard called his hotel room
https://youtu.be/1kizszsFAm0

I've heard these go mostly to Sirius staff.

You're cherry picking comments from Stern as if he only bashes them. He talks for four hours a day, he's going to say some negative things about pretty much anything and everything once in awhile. Howard has also said many positive things about Axl, Guns, and even Chinese Democracy. He's said a few times over the years how he'd love to interview Axl. He's not changing his tune at all.

They've done these live concerts on Howard's channels before and sometimes the artists do come in beforehand for an interview. Metallica did I'm pretty sure. But they have had others who didn't if I recall correctly. They usually do have some affiliation with the show though and have at least been guests in the past. Slash has been on fairly recently but Axl is obviously a different story. I'd love for it to happen, and I'm sure Gary is working his ass off to get it done, but I'm skeptical of it actually happening.

For the fanclub members:

Nightrain members, stay tuned for info on how you can get to the Apollo!

You sure care a lot of what other say

You since you read all my work in anew York minute.  Here's my take on it

I sure hope Izzy and Steven play a ton of songs, especially if this concert is in any way usssd to promote the history of the album AFD.   He fans deserve it and so do izzy and Steven

I sure hope they want to fly me there! I'd be very grateful!

I can tell you I've listened to him last 30+ years. He's always been an Axl fan, He outright bashed Slash for showing up at the HOB show, because he was trying to mess with Axl's head. But then he turns around and kisses Slash's ass when he's in the studio. I've seen him tear Axl apart the fat Axl stuff the plastic surgery, etc
yeah, he loved Chinese lineup he said: "I miss THAT line up, with the guy with the bucket on his head."
Howard talks a lot of shit, but he uses kid gloves in interviews as well And of course, he would want to interview him cmon everyone in mainstream media would. look at how much press Kimmel got

Howard Stern is pretty irrelvant to me. I genuinely couldn't give a fuck what he thinks about anything. I guess it doesn't matter though-just really excited to get a recording! I'd surprised if an interview happens.

Thanks for sharing. Haven't heard this one yet.

Obviously he caters to whoever he has on his show. He's not going to tell Axl he's fat if he decides to grant him an interview. When you're not on the show though, all bets are off. Depends on his mood that day. I'd love to hear an interview because I'm a huge Stern and GNR fan, but I doubt we'd hear anything new or groundbreaking if it happened. Just for them to talk about how they wrote certain songs would be enough to satisfy me.

Did you get your screen name from Pat Cooper being a long time guest on Stern?

o i agree an axl interview would be great but i bet it will be a slash and duff interview. but today's announcement was so off wikipedia he even mistakenly said chinese illusion lmao and yes patcooper is from the stand up comic. when i was growing up pat's appearances were my favorite all in pat coopers family lol you're the first person to catch it

He seems to just be an American neach these days   Specifically in the eastern us

In Canada I used to try and catch him all the time   Even on sat radio

However

Is schtick had grown very tiresum.   But he is still good for the odd laugh when the group in the studio is just shooting the shit and he doesn't have an angel

By angel. I mean. He overly sucks up in interviews now.   Where as before he may ask or challenged with questions    Got to think the guy is 60 something years old so how edgy can he be.  

He's actually more mainstream and accepted than he's ever been. Hence the difference in the show. They have more "A" list guests on the show now. It's no longer about strippers and lesbians. He's changed over the years, but who of us hasn't?

Yep that's right.  Mainstream in your market

I tell you in western Canada he isn't listened to or talked about much.   Early 90s yes.  Even when he joined sat radio.  Was talked about all the time

To become mainstream you become pg and sponsor and guest friendly    Nothing wrong with it at all.   I probably wouldn't listen to his old schtick everyday either.  People change

For a non intrusive non hard hitting not to bad of a interview he does a good job with guests now.   I do like the time he commits to them.  I was a real big fan of interview and quasy interview he did with billy Joel a couple years ago

One day before AFD officially turns 30.  So is this the anniversary gig?

Be surprised if Appetite didn't get played in full. Wouldn't rule out another gig sonewhere the day after though....

Honestly, I expect the same basic setlist.

What, no Breakdown???  Haha, same here.  I do expect that there will be some fun guest appearances though.  Whether that includes Izzy and Steven remains to be seen.  Last we heard from Izzy he was straight up pissed, but hopefully that's subsided.

agreed people need to realize this is basically a corporate show with 1500 Sirius employees and celebs with a handful of ticket winners. i have a friend who won tickets for Metallica at Apollo few years back he loved the show but was like where are metallica fans lol

Without doubt it's an industry show, doubtless populated by chattering and souless media types more keen to be seen that to see, which is a shame. But the timing isn't a coincidence i don't think. Appetite in full wouldn't be a huge stretch.  only think about you, you're crazy and anything goes aren't in the regular set as it is.

Fuck it this show should have Steven and izzy do the full AFD album and some Illusion stuff. I know it's not fair to just ditch your new guys for your old guys but it's a special show and it should have real fans at it to witness something special

So, IDK what THIS show will be like.

But I've been to two different Sirius Sub Exclusive shows before....gotten 2 invites through entries like this. I would say it's more than 50% subscribers at those shows.  There's definitely some Sirius/industry folks in the audience, etc...but for the most part, these have been "fan" populated shows.

The sweepstakes entry is the same place they select the invitees from. At least it was in the past.  ONE grand prize winner will get the stuff they mention.  But the invitees, at least for past shows, have also been pulled from those entries.

From who? And I'm not ragging on the assumption. Maybe it's been true for other shows. I just don't know.

I've been to 2 relatively "big name" sub exclusive shows.  I'd say it's like 60/40, and maybe even 70/30, in the subscribers favor.  Sometimes its a little tough to tell the difference until you see a badge...because some folks who were "invited" were definitely there for the free show, and not cause they were big fans of the act.

I don't know where is the problem? I said bad and good things about Axl during the years as many others here, we all have our point of view, it doesn't mean anything. Licking people's ass forever and ever is way worse

it probably depends on the band/artist. my wife went to a pitbull show there for sirius (she got the ticket free from job) and said it was mainly fan types. didn't look corporate but maybe bands like metallica and gnr will bring out more high profile people because of the rairity.  i am interested to see how the nightain tickets go

Curious who here entered the Sirius contest today for tickets to the Apollo show.  After I submitted my entry, it said I was on the standby list.  Did everyone get that message?  Did anyone get a message saying they were getting tickets??

I entered last week and didn't receive any messages, good or bad.

The one you entered last week was the drawing for a single pair of tickets+travel (and then the same for another show of your choice), with winner selected on/around July 12. You wouldn't get any notice either way until then.

Yesterday's was for a batch of first-come, first-serve tickets at 10am, via email sent to selected SiriusXM subscribers.

So are any of these going on sale, or are they all giveaways? Really hope some people from here get in on it.

Maybe it got lost in all the initial posts here, but I pointed it out earlier.

For the Nightrain members, there seem to be another chance to get in.




GUNS N' ROSES LIVE AT THE APOLLO, JULY 20

SiriusXM announced today that Guns N? Roses will perform at Harlem?s world famous Apollo Theater for a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers on Thursday, July 20. Howard Stern made the announcement today during his live SiriusXM show The Howard Stern Show.
The exclusive SiriusXM concert marks the first time that Guns N? Roses will perform at the iconic venue. The special event, taking place before the next leg of the band?s North American ?Not In This Lifetime? tour, will air live nationwide on SiriusXM?s Guns N? Roses Radio. The concert will also air live on Howard Stern?s Howard 101 channel.   
SiriusXM?s Guns N? Roses Radio will feature music from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees entire iconic career, including the 1987 Appetite for Destruction album, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The SiriusXM channel will also include music by artists who have influenced Guns N? Roses, live tracks and rarities.
 
Guns N? Roses Radio will launch on Thursday, July 13, via satellite, and through the SiriusXM App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.
Nightrain members, stay tuned for info on how you can get to the Apollo!


http://www.gunsnroses.com/news/title/guns-n-roses-live-at-the-apollo-july-20

No news about that as of yet though. I was wondering if it may be some form of stream over on Nightrain, rather than actual tickets. What's capacity, about 1500?

It says "info on how you can get to the Apollo" though.

Very true! That does suggest tickets. Hope it works out for people. Be great though if they ran a competition that included flights! Shame that Sirius one was only open to Americans.

Yeah, it's not something I could have attended anyway. But I'm looking forward to a ripped soundboard recording for sure!

That's my thinking. Really looking forward to hearing something properly recorded.

Great news! I will be in attendance for this show. I'm pretty stoked for this one.

So we will have proshot video unless

No word on video yet is there?

Nothing has been said about that yet, no.

Looks like winners have been announced then. Wonder why they're holding back on Nightrain details?

Well that sucks. I guess I wasn't among the selected.  :rant:

I could be wrong. I'm going on people online saying they are going. Also-still the Nightrain option....

So, an email has gone out to nightrain members. They are giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the concert.

Not only is that a ludicrously small amout, it seems a lot of people , mysellf included, didn't even get the email!

Competition only open to US and Canada residents, which may explain lack of emails, but still. Why not give us all a shot? We all paid to join. Other than a shirt, there is no gain whatsoever for being in this club. Even presales are poor.

Talent?  :hihi:

Via the Sirius Contest?

Saw this link on Instragram sponsored ads earlier.  Hopefully there will be more chances to win!!  Good luck!  Would drive to this in a second if I could get in..


siriusxm.com/NonSub?desktop=yes (http://siriusxm.com/NonSub?desktop=yes)

the grand prize winner gets announced after july 12

Thank you so much for posting.  I've entered!

From an "Exclusive Subscriber Opportunity" received via email. Per the email: "There are a limited number* of complimentary tickets for this event and attendees will be chosen based on SPEED OF RESPONSE. This special offer extends only to select subscribers receiving this email."

Congrats!  I must have been a few seconds too slow.  Did you find out you won immediately or a few days later?   Shot in the dark, any interest in selling your plus 1??

Thanks! I found out immediately. It was based on response time. Unfortunately, the plus one is accounted for. The individual has a first right of refusal whenever I get opportunities like this.

Does anyone know what SiriusXM channel number they launch on tomorrow? I was thinking it would be their limited run channel 13, but the schedule seems to indicate that channel will continue to be Carolina Shag Radio through the end of the week.

Channel 41 (I think this used to be Faction?). Starts at 5 PM tonight, I believe!

Thanks, just looked at the online schedule and it looks like Faction switches over tomorrow at 3PM.

What does the channel consist of?

My understanding is that it will be a week of Guns studio tracks, songs that inspired Guns (think originals from TSI), live tracks, and rare tracks... I am crossing my fingers that they are opening up the possibility of some soundboard audio from NITL (not full shows just selected tracks)... obviously playing a full show like Metallica or Pearl Jam releases devalues the NYC show a bit, but I think some one offs are possible. I wonder if any Axl/DC recording could show up.

Oh wow, that sounds great! Is the schedule published at all? Not living in America, Sirius is a pretty alien concept.

Yeah, i jumped the gun by a day!

The Guns channel on Dash radio played songs from Aerosmith, AC/DC, The Stones, etc. I'd expect the same here. Interested if they'll play any VR or solo Slash, Duff, etc. They did not do that on Dash, but that was before they made amends. So tomorrow at 3pm? I heard 5. I was hoping to listen on my morning commute to work. I guess I'll have to wait a little longer.

Anyone else on the board score tickets yet? I cannot find another soul with tickets after an extensive social media search. They cannot be THAT limited for subscribers.

I had originally heard 5, but if you look at the online lineup it shows Guns N Roses Radio launching at 3PM... could be that there is a few hours of teaser before the officially go live like The Beatles Channel did a month or so ago.

Only 1,500 capacity don't forget. Halve that (as tickets go out in pairs)- 750 people receiving tickets. I'd say that's pretty limited!

Just looking at photos of the venue, and it's difficult to imagine them doing the full three hour live set for some reason. I associate indoor theatre shows with them doing a more trimmed down set. Not sure why. Anyone else think similar?

I'm going to stick my neck out and say they'll do AFD in full, with a couple of extra songs.

The email I received yesterday states that the time will be 9:00 PM - 12:30 AM approx.

There goes my theory then!

Assume 9 is show start time, and not doors open time? Any mention of a support in the email?

Prucc - any other information of note in the email?

Check-in will begin at 7:00 pm sharp and ends at 8:00 pm. No one can check in after 8:00 pm. Everyone is to be seated in the theater no later than 8:30 pm because this event will be broadcast LIVE on SiriusXM.

OK. Sounds like no support then. Is it all seated? That's interesting. Do you know where you're sitting?

Based on the emails, it seems to be all seated tickets.

They also stated that all seating has been pre-assigned, but exact seating locations will not be available until check-in.

It is a theater with bolted down seats right to the front of the stage.

i heard them giving a pair away on busted open radio

Channel opened with a nice intro and retrospective......and right into wttj, then locomotive. So the obvious choice to open, and then a deep cut. Bodes well for what they will play (hopefully everything!)

Well, if it's 3 hrs, then I'm gonna expect the typical setlist, just with all the AFD alternates included. Which I'm fine with, just to get a quality live recording.

Unfortunately the channel plays an "influence" literally every other song so it's only about half a GNR channel.

I mean, that's sorta the way these channels always work. It's the way all the limited edition "artist" centric channels have worked (even the Beatles channel currently running..and their catalog is WAY bigger). It's the way the permanent artist channels like Ozzy's boneyard and Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville channel works, too. They're not playing exclusively GnR...because, lets face it, that would be impossible without repeating material almost constantly. But it's all GnR influenced, or influencers, or related (the Motley Crue inclusion made me literally LOL...is there a Tommy Hilfiger single somewhere??).

I'm pretty happy with the mix. Lots of GnR, and the stuff they play that's NOT GnR all has GnR type links, has been named as influencers, etc.  We're talking more about this in the thread specifically on this topic...but I've heard rarities, related stuff (for example, Duff on drums for The Fastbacks) and REALLY GOOD MUSIC for every minute I've been listening.

If you want all GnR, just load up the GnR playlist (or for us old school folks, the CDs into the changer) and hit shuffle. :)  This, IMHO, is actually better!

Eddie Trunk‏
@EddieTrunk

Safe travels to you and all the @gunsnroses camp Del. See you guys @ApolloTheater Thursday!

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Eddie's going to the show apparently. Let's see if anything happens with that interview...

Would be great! Got vague hopes we might see an afd reissue announcement too. Very vague, but still hopes!