A message from Richard concerning the Newcastle Gig and the European Tour....

[rfowebmaster]

Jarmo: If you need to contact me for any reason, you know how. Feel free to move this wherever you need, and please post it on the front page of the main site as well, if possible.

To the fans: If you post at other boards, please cross-post this message in threads discussing the Newcastle show.

Richard has asked me to post this message from him concerning the Newcastle gig and the entire European tour:

To my knowledge, there was never a bottle thrown at the stage while we were on it.  Newcastle (in my opinion), was one of (if not the), best shows of the tour.  It was also the hottest!  It was a steam bath!  The fans were amazing, and seemed 100% with us the entire show.  It was a really magical show for me, until the very end. During Night Train, someone threw a coin and it hit Axl and he stopped us and we walked off.  We made an announcement that we weren't going to keep playing if anything else was thrown.  Unfortunately, we came back, started the song again and the same thing happened.  So we left.  That's what this band has always done when people keep throwing shit.  Maybe people were booing in the back.  If they were, i sure as hell didn't hear it nor did I see it.  Except for some asshole that ruined it for everyone, it was one of the greatest shows of my life.  The Newcastle audience was amazing.  The press reports that I've read made it sound as though we were bottled and booed off the stage, but as usual they are full of shit.    That includes the story about Axl refusing to go on until he got a roast duck dinner.  Complete bullshit.  I know, i was with him.  Blatant lies.  Don't believe what you read kiddies!  The fans have been amazing here in Europe.  It's pretty overwhelming.  I'd like to personally thank all the fans that have come to the shows.  Especially the ones that didn't come as fans, but left as fans.  Your emails and all the posts on the websites have really meant a lot.  oh yeah, one more thing.  Izzy Stradlin is one of the coolest people i've ever had the pleasure of knowing.  It's a pleasure to play with him and to hang out with him.  Again, thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone that has helped make this tour so much fun. 

[illusionone]

I for one am happy to read this.  It goes to show you - you can't believe everything you read from the press.  Everybody thought that Axl had held up a show because of Roast Duck, and after awhile with nobody defending themselves you start to believe it.

great post - and FUCK the press 

  illusionone

[WeHeldTogether]

Yeah, the press makes it seem like Axl is a self-obsessed bastard.  But of course, like he showed at the newcastle gig, he and the band have class for leaving early.  They warned the audience.  Who knows, throwing things might have started bad stuff in the audience and hurt people.

[Ali]

My favorite part is what he said about Izzy!!!

Very cool that he stuck that in.

Ali

[Meanmachine22]

i got one thing to say:

I love the new band and they really deserve that this album comes out

GNR 2006 motherfuckers

[Scabbie]

Thought he might of mentioned Ron to put that fight rumour to rest aswell...

[EFISH]

amazing post. thanks a million, and that read made me very happy!

[wells]

Thought he might of mentioned Ron to put that fight rumour to rest aswell...

Ron already mentioned it and put that fight rumour to rest...

richard is becoming great spoke person for the band and Axl personally... great to know that there are actually people Axl may hang and be friend with... in Izzy kind of way!

[Mr. Nik™]

Richard has asked me to post this message from him concerning the Newcastle gig and the entire European tour

thank you very much, and thanks to Richard 

[Elle]

very cool message! glad he's enjoying the shows as much as we are 

[Gaymo, the Hobbit]

the press is a pile of garbage. it's even worse than the fucking internet. i can't believe people still believe what a stupid fucking rock magazine keeps writing nowadays. the press hates gnr and always will. that just shows how stupid they are

[dodger girl]

well, it's super nice of him to take care of misunderstandings like this and what the fans might believe from the press and whatnot..

though we should know better, I at least don't believe everything the press writes, hopefully this mail from Richard will open some fans eyes too..

very cool of Richard, and I love his comment about Izzy!


btw..

"your emails and all the posts on the websites.." maybe he reads here? hehe *waves at Richard and the guys*

[philspectorshotme]

did anyone bother to contact the likes of nme.com and tell them they were misinformed about it being a bottle?

[dolphin]

I thought Axl got hit first with beer(not a bottle of beer but in a plastic cup) and then with a coin, no?

[gnr2006]

this story has been picked up by blabbermouth..... weird how they just troll htgth.com and make articles out of the stuff

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=55607

seriously though, the people who post the user comments on blabbermouth are f'n stupid!

[jazjme]

blabbermouth are full of asine pricks. BUT great to hear the read the words from Richard. THen again, I want really concerned with the press have to say anyway. And the gossip rags.

[Tomorrows]

Well, its cool, but dont take it without a bit of salt.

[kaasupoltin]

I like the way he's talking about Izzy. Someone could be pissed because of Axl taking old member to play on some songs

[Voodoochild]

Awesome stuff! I didn't read the bad reviews, but it sure pissed them off this time!!

Rock on Richard!!!

[philspectorshotme]

Well, its cool, but dont take it without a bit of salt.

the lamb?