how are they promoting the shows in your country (what footage)

[mikegiuliana]

I took this idea from what war rose told me in another thread where he mentioned on mtv in german news they were showing clips of the old band as in paradise city... Are they showing clips of the old guns in your area or taking the clips from the 2002 shows and playing them...?

[godiva]

So far there was a little news item on the television, teletext saying GNR will be performing and it's on the internet site of Goffertpark. That's it! Kinda surprises me. I thought there would be posters, flyers etc. Even in the postoffice this morning, GNR wasn't even listed on their list of what you can buy tickets for!  Of course, the show was announced Tuesday and ticket sale started today so there wasn't much time, but it is still amazing that I haven't seen it or read about it. People around me know I'm a big GNR fan and so far nobody called me to say did you know GNR is performing in the Netherlands?

[mikegiuliana]

So far there was a little news item on the television, teletext saying GNR will be performing and it's on the internet site of Goffertpark. That's it! Kinda surprises me. I thought there would be posters, flyers etc. Even in the postoffice this morning, GNR wasn't even listed on their list of what you can buy tickets for!? Of course, the show was announced Tuesday and ticket sale started today so there wasn't much time, but it is still amazing that I haven't seen it or read about it. People around me know I'm a big GNR fan and so far nobody called me to say did you know GNR is performing in the Netherlands?

So you had to find out here or that site you listed above..  Did the teletext say anything about the band or anything like it, or was it just a line on the bottom of your screen saying gnr playing _____? Are ticket sales going along?

[MR W,AXL ROSE]

if it wasnt for this site,i wouldnt know they were playin a tour this year.there was promotion ads in mags n newspapers for the last tour but ive seen nothing yet this time.

[mikegiuliana]

if it wasnt for this site,i wouldnt know they were playin a tour this year.there was promotion ads in mags n newspapers for the last tour but ive seen nothing yet this time.

so where is everyone getting their info from who isn't a gnr forum member? I know people are saying in certain areas the tickets are selling fast, I only want to know hpw they are promoting them by each member's country..

[Evolution]

The Download website and here is the only places i've seen mentions.


"The Daily Record" made mention of the Axl eye spit thing but not one mention of the tour 

[WARose]

if i would not be a regular at gnr boards, i`d know that gnr are playing rar and some other festivals this year....

somewhere i read something along the lines of " despite the fight between slash and axl, the new gnr album "chinese democracy" is set to be released this summer and the band plans to play various festivals". so i guess it`s safe to say that there are lots of people who happen to be quite misinformed about the current situation in gnr.....

but as i said before i can`t judge on the situation in other countries with headlining gnr shows...

[badapple81]

As mentioned, there are still what.. 2 months left to go before the shows?

Don't you think it's a good thing (for us hardcore fans at our community here) that they haven't advertised a lot at this stage? Seems cool and well deserved that we get kinda 'first picks' of the tickets. It would suck if we missed out because they sold out to people who aren't really big followers like us.

[nesquick]

No promotion in France for the moment.

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

No promotion in France for the moment.

there are posters for KORN's concert june 25th in paris in the metro, but nothing for GNR on the 20th ......

[nesquick]

No promotion in France for the moment.

there are posters for KORN's concert june 25th in paris in the metro, but nothing for GNR on the 20th ......

yeah, I also see tons of posters for Iron Maiden for their show at bercy in... November.

[mikegiuliana]

As mentioned, there are still what.. 2 months left to go before the shows?

Don't you think it's a good thing (for us hardcore fans at our community here) that they haven't advertised a lot at this stage? Seems cool and well deserved that we get kinda 'first picks' of the tickets. It would suck if we missed out because they sold out to people who aren't really big followers like us.

regardless of how it's promoted we will know first, we have insiders

[ARC]

It will all kick off soon.





I can't believe I just said "soon". That word should be banned on GNR forums. 

[Shoco]

there was radio adverts for the dublin show when it was first anounced they were playing, the advert included clips of the old bands songs, there was also adverts in the paper but i havent seen or heard anything in a good while

[Will]

Yep, no promotion whatsoever for now in France. I guess the only "promotion" is my site right now for the show in Paris. lol

[mikegiuliana]

wow I thought it would be a little different... I know there is time left...

Does it worry you at all forthe countries using clips of the old band that this can be misleading and cause problems if people were hoping to see others

[Shoco]

Does it worry you at all forthe countries using clips of the old band that this can be misleading and cause problems if people were hoping to see others

yeah that worries me, not everyone follows the band as closely ae we do and i think there will be some disapointed ppl when they go to the shows

[WARose]

As mentioned, there are still what.. 2 months left to go before the shows?

Don't you think it's a good thing (for us hardcore fans at our community here) that they haven't advertised a lot at this stage? Seems cool and well deserved that we get kinda 'first picks' of the tickets. It would suck if we missed out because they sold out to people who aren't really big followers like us.

regardless of how it's promoted we will know first, we have insiders

yeah but we can`t buy tickets when an insider claims to know about an upcoming gnr show.....

i never looked at it from this perspective.....sounds cool to me

and using clips of the old band is ok to me, but the new line up should be mentioned though...

the boston promo clip is a good example of how the promotion ought to be....

[godiva]

Yes, it is cool that I get to be the one to tell others the band is performing this year. Oh, the teletext said only 'for the first time in 13 years GNR will be performing in the Netherlands. Which band members Axl Rose will bring on the stage with him will later be disclosed' (in other words: the promotors don't know that one either  ) Some people complained that the word came out on Tuesday and that gave people very little time to get the money to buy tickets (4 days), especially since it is the end of the month. Well, tickets were only 45 euros a piece, which isn't bad considering it is a big band and Alice In Chains is opening.

[mikegiuliana]

As mentioned, there are still what.. 2 months left to go before the shows?

Don't you think it's a good thing (for us hardcore fans at our community here) that they haven't advertised a lot at this stage? Seems cool and well deserved that we get kinda 'first picks' of the tickets. It would suck if we missed out because they sold out to people who aren't really big followers like us.

regardless of how it's promoted we will know first, we have insiders

yeah but we can`t buy tickets when an insider claims to know about an upcoming gnr show.....

i never looked at it from this perspective.....sounds cool to me

and using clips of the old band is ok to me, but the new line up should be mentioned though...

the boston promo clip is a good example of how the promotion ought to be....

my idea for promotion at least on tv would be the evolution of gnr, show pics from it's earliest days and as time goes on pop a new guy in for an old to get the brighter pic

With the insiders I meant more like the second the tickets are on sale you will know, no chance you'll miss out..