For Immediate Release
GUNS N' ROSES STORM NEW YORK
SOLD OUT SHOWS, GUEST STARS & FANATIC AUDIENCES
NEXT UP - EUROPEAN TOUR
They're back!!!
Guns N' Roses - whose shows at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom sold out
in less than 3 minutes - have reclaimed the throne that was always
theirs. From stellar reviews to audience adulation, Guns N' Roses' New
York shows proved that they are back in a big way.
Concert goers weren't let down as Axl Rose and band mates Tommy Stinson
(bass), Richard Fortus (guitar), Robin Finck (guitar), Chris Pitman
(keyboard), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Brain (drums) and new guitarist Ron
"Bumblefoot" Thal (who has only been in the band for two weeks!) burned
through Guns N' Roses classics such as "Welcome to the Jungle,"
"Paradise City," "My Michelle," "Mr. Brownstone," "November Rain" and
"Sweet Child O' Mine." The final show at Hammerstein found the band
joined by one time Guns' guitarist Izzy Stradlin on "Think About You,"
"Patience" and "Night Train," which also included an enthusiastic Kid
Rock coming onstage to join the band.
Over the four nights, audiences were also treated to nearly half of the
band's upcoming new album, Chinese Democracy, with live performances of
"Chinese Democracy," "Better," "There was a Time," "Madagascar," "IRS"
and "The Blues."
The four shows, which took place on May 12, 14, 15 & 17th, were the talk
of New York City, with fans and famous faces such as Matthew Perry,
Mickey Rourke, Drea De Matteo, Lenny Kravitz, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Fred
Durst, Sebastian Bach, Ethan Hawke, Jay Z, Jimmy Fallon, Maxwell and
Sean Penn to name a few, paying homage to one of the greatest bands in
Rock n' Roll. Each night was a celebration on stage, which would then
continue off stage with parties at Sixes and Eights, Bungalow 8, Butter,
G Spa, The Marquee Lounge and The SoHo House.
The band ended their New York jaunt with a surprise acoustic performance
at The Plumm for actress Rosario Dawson's birthday party. The band's
scorching performance, which left the way beyond capacity crowd
screaming for more and gasping for air well into the wee hours of the
morning, had birthday girl Dawson commenting of Rose: "They've never
played all acoustic, this is history in the making, how much does this
fucking man rock?!"
The N.Y concerts were warm up shows for the European leg of the band's
forthcoming tour, which starts May 25th in Madrid at Juan Carlos Arena.
For the upcoming tour, Guns N' Roses are playing a mixture of headline
Festival appearances including Rock In Rio in Portugal, Download at the
UK's famed Castle Donington, Rock Am Ring in Germany, Gods Of Metal in
Italy, Novarock in Austria, Graspop in Belgium, Roskilde in Denmark, A
Heavy Day In The Park in Holland as well as their own headlining indoor
shows in Madrid, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Paris, Zurich, Stockholm,
Oslo and Helsinki, most of which have been instant sellouts.
But nothing beats the home turf of the US or New York City. W. Axl Rose
commented, "We've just finished our 4 shows in New York and had an
amazing time. New York has always been special and it feels great to be
doing this again particularly in front of so many friends. I am very
excited about Europe and getting back over here in September."
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/jarmo
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