Business Wire/Sanctuary News Release: GNR Storm NYC

[Minneapolisnewsman]

Source: Sanctuary Records?
Guns N' Roses Storm New York
Monday May 22, 11:30 am ET?
Sold Out Shows, Guest Stars & Fanatic Audiences
Next Up - European Tour


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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Edit: Updated version. /jarmo

[brownstonemr]

Nice write up. Click on the mulimedia link for a big ass photo of axl!.....cool.

[Hatts]

"New York has always been special and it feels great to be doing this again particularly in front of so many friends."

Man axl is quite a socialite now isn't he?



Hatts

[Meanmachine22]

nice........

[GeorgeSteele]

Would have been appropriate to at least mention Sebastian Bach...

[Oh My Choking Soul]

WHOA!!!!

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."

I guess the 13 tracks are pretty official at this point.

High Res anyone?

http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=69215&vid=5

[madagas]

Choking, I think it is interesting to note that those six are apparently on the first album. From Axl's interviews, it did not sound like they had decided on the final tracklisting for either the first or second albums.

[horsey]

kool i hope he enjoys europe,so kool !

[The Dog]

Best part is how they mention Guns has reclaimed the throne - its REALLY sad that since 92-93 nobody has picked up the torch.  I've always thought whenever Axl comes back and CD is FINALLY released we'd see the resurrection of rock - dare I say its sooooo close???  This is definitely guns year.

[Oh My Choking Soul]

Best part is how they mention Guns has reclaimed the throne - its REALLY sad that since 92-93 nobody has picked up the torch.? I've always thought whenever Axl comes back and CD is FINALLY released we'd see the resurrection of rock - dare I say its sooooo close? This is definitely guns year.

Rock will return, GN'R's timing is perfect. Music fans everywhere are starving for rock, look at VH1 this month. Everyone wants the 80's back but nobody has dilievered yet...

From CC on surreal life, to Rockstar's next reality TV show, to Bo on Idol even though he is a poser, to VH1's Supergroup reality show. All the signs of the second coming are here.

Bands like Art Brute... the list goes on forever.

[Scabbie]

Best part is how they mention Guns has reclaimed the throne - its REALLY sad that since 92-93 nobody has picked up the torch.? I've always thought whenever Axl comes back and CD is FINALLY released we'd see the resurrection of rock - dare I say its sooooo close? This is definitely guns year.

Rock will return, GN'R's timing is perfect. Music fans everywhere are starving for rock, look at VH1 this month. Everyone wants the 80's back but nobody has dilievered yet...

The whole of Europe is gagging for rock and heavy metal. Take Lordi for example 

[Grouse]

Best part is how they mention Guns has reclaimed the throne - its REALLY sad that since 92-93 nobody has picked up the torch.? I've always thought whenever Axl comes back and CD is FINALLY released we'd see the resurrection of rock - dare I say its sooooo close? This is definitely guns year.

Rock will return, GN'R's timing is perfect. Music fans everywhere are starving for rock, look at VH1 this month. Everyone wants the 80's back but nobody has dilievered yet...

From CC on surreal life, to Rockstar's next reality TV show, to Bo on Idol even though he is a poser, to VH1's Supergroup reality show. All the signs of the second coming are here.

Bands like Art Brute... the list goes on forever.

hehe you forgot lordi who just won the Eurovision song contest 

[Parabola]

Funny how Axl never mentions the west coast regarding the tour?

[uncleslashbob]

2 press releases in the last few days have i died and gone to gnr heaven keep the pr releases coming santuary maybe a pr release about an album or release date!!

[Annie]

You know everywhere that i went In New York I proudly told everyone I met tHAT i HAD COME TO NYC TO SEE GUNSNROSES!

[Mr Rage]

Jay-Z??? does he know who Guns n Roses are?

[.Seal]

Im just wondering why the hell no one can spell Nightrain!?!? How hard it is..? You see Nighttrain and Night Train but is it so hard to spell Nightrain? 


Nice interview otherwise 

[duga]

WHOA!!!!

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."

I guess the 13 tracks are pretty official at this point.

High Res anyone?

http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=69215&vid=5

Or maybe they are just gessing these songs will be on the album as no one including Axl doesn't know the track list for CD?

[kunzerd]

notice that it is listed as There Was a Time.

though it couldve been to keep the release clean, i also have a feeling that this will be the actual title of the song and TWAT was just an acronym to refer to it as in the studio or just a shorter way to refer to it/write it down (like CITR, WTTJ).

[bazgnr]

WHOA!!!!

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."

I guess the 13 tracks are pretty official at this point.

High Res anyone?

http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=69215&vid=5

Or maybe they are just gessing these songs will be on the album as no one including Axl doesn't know the track list for CD?

It's an official press release. ?It's safe to say that the songs listed will be on there.