Velvet Revolver Cuts Short European Tour

[JJ]

It's very VERY sad and frustrating for the people who have bought tickets for those cancelled festival dates... I'm going to Werchter... 1 july... 

[Jessica]

they may well have REAL family obligations, maybe someone is sick or moving houses or or or..

Why don't you beleive that sometimes, people need to cancel things because they have more important life priorities ?

[W. Botaxl Rose]

I think it's pretty shitty of them to cancel those last 5 dates or whatever they were. Since I think some were festivals, it kinda' leaves the fans who bought tickets high & dry for refunds.  At least they gave advanced warning, which is always appreciated!

And please people don't even try to compare this to the fake GnR fiasco of a couple years ago. Not even close to the same thing.

[JJ]

they arent cancelling an entire tour just 5 dates, stop whining pets!

What would you do, when they cancel the show where you have looked out for and payed for?

When they can't handle it, they shouldn't announce so many dates first... but that's of course my opinion.

I'm glad they will play Belgium, but I think it's fucked up for the fans there where they have cancelled... Very fucked up...

But most of the fans here don't care about that. They have already seen them 3-4 times, h?...

[mikegiuliana]

I think any canceled dates suck.. I don't know if they reallyt needed a break, or if ticket sales were not good in certain places..  But if they are burnt out or want to get the next album under way then as much as it sucks they need to do what is best for them.. I'm sure we have al read the interviews about the same setlist and how it becomes boring and they want new material to make it interesting.. Sorry to all those that bought a ticket..

[Jizzo]

its 5 flippin shows, let them take the extra time to work on the record. I'd much rather have a new record out by christmas and have them go back to europe next january after a november/december us tour to support the 2nd record

[smishkey]

So if its ONLY 5 shows, why can't they just go ahead and play them?  It's one more week on the road.  After a year, a week is nothing.  Family emergency I toatally understand, but to get started on the record?  I smell BS.  Maybe that should have been Axl's excuse in 2002.   

[D]

I agree what is 5 more shows?

It cant be a family emergency because they are playing till july 2nd, i mean unless its a pregnancy and a due date is shortly after that, I could understand that, but It sucks to have your hopes up and shit get cancelled.

Thats happened to me with 2 Aerosmith shows and 1 GNR show, they had it scheduled to play in my area and switched it to Pittsburgh, it wouldve been  Nov 22nd and I wouldve got to see them.

5 shows won't delay an album and it cant be a family emergency cause no one can plan an emergency a month in advance *Unless it is a pregnancy*

this is the 21st century so it isnt like they cant fly their families out to spend time with them on the road.

Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee have their kids on the tour bus during their family time.

[Jessica]

well, maybe there weren't enough tickets sold to make it worthwhile and the management cancelled the dates that would be too costly and not financially rewarding ?

[D]

I thought that also, it really is the only logical explanation

either one of the bandmembers wives have a due date via pregnancy

or they had poor ticket sales.

[Walapino]

they arent cancelling an entire tour just 5 dates, stop whining pets!

What would you do, when they cancel the show where you have looked out for and payed for?

When they can't handle it, they shouldn't announce so many dates first... but that's of course my opinion.

I'm glad they will play Belgium, but I think it's fucked up for the fans there where they have cancelled... Very fucked up...

But most of the fans here don't care about that. They have already seen them 3-4 times, h?...

IT sure has happened to me before, with a notorious frontman we all love
Anyway they are playing the Live Aid thing and going back to the studio supposedly so thats it. Life is life.

[Warren]

There's something going on...

I still don't know if it's good or bad... But cancelling these shows is weird.

Anyway, tickets for VR concert at Montreux Jazz Festival are still on sale. www.montreuxjazz.com

[Mikkamakka]

I'd be very angry if they cancelled the Hungarian date... It's obvious that they are exhausted and want to spend more time with their family and without this rock 'n' roll circus. But hell, they're paid for it, it's not nice to cancel these 5 shows. 

[jarmo]

The Live 8 show was the last one they added to the tour. That one is still happening.

They're tired but not that tired that they'd cancel the biggest concert they've ever been part of.




/jarmo

[echeguns]

Artist cancel shows all the time and it's usually because some over anxious promoter wants to sap every drip of cash possible from a tour.  If these promoters had it their way then VR would never come off the road.  A good example is the current Motley Crue tour.  That tour was booked and being promoted before the Crue had even agreed to tour or even gotten back together as a band.  Watch their VHR special for how this can happen.  We've even seen it with NEW GNR.  A tour was booked and being promoted without Axl even knowing about.  I'm not saying VR didn't know the tour dates were coming but at some point they have to stop and rest.  Again I say to give them the benefit of the doubt.

[W. Botaxl Rose]

echeguns, would u like to buy a bridge from me?

Why is it so hard to understand. VR said fuck it, lets end it at the Live 8 show and head home. It's not the coolest thing they could've done, but it's what they did. No need to make excuses for them, they're rich rock stars, they do what they feel like. And they obviously felt like ending this leg at live 8.

[Genesis]

Since they cut short the tour to work on a new album, it's no big deal...
Faster release of new album > Pissed fans who can see another show.