The U.S. Tour (General Discussion)

[WARose]

i`m quite optimistic we`ll hear something before august 11th

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Well, if he's gonna put the finishing touches on the CD during the break, forget about it happening this year. 

[gnrpatience]

If there any chances to see GNR in Mexico again, they came in 92 and 93 i was a child so i couldnt see them, my brother did, well that year i went to see metallica but its a long history, i wonder if i would be able to see my favorite band at my country...





Keep on Rockin Axl!

[GnR-NOW]

Theres 5 US dates already, CANNOT wait to see this fill up , hope the east coast gets announced soon !!

[Mattattack]

Why the fuck can't GnR just announce the whole tour all at once? Announcing a couple shows a day and not even putting the dates up on their website is bizarre. I think playing theatres before the album comes out is a smart idea though.? ?

[Minneapolisnewsman]

They won't announce it all at once, so as to sell these tickets out fast at the events.  Secondly, I think it is only wise to play select, exclusive gigs at this juncture.  They are not quite ready for arenas, outside of Chicago, New York, L.A., Miami, or Boston.  Really, the theatre gigs (even if they do two nights in a row like San Fran), are a far better route for any big rock band in the U.S. right now.  One caveat, while the U.S. is dominated by Emo/Rap/Hip Hop right now, the wheels of change are a churnin, and rock is coming back.  The class of 2006 seems far more into rock, that the class of 2002.  I would play theatres, and build this thing from the ground up!  Heck, GNR are beginning to have a following like the Dead did in the seventies

[Jizzo]

im hoping they decide to play either the wiltern or better yet staples center

[Mattattack]

They could tour all over North America and sell out theatres. If the albums not going to come out this year, they should do a theatre tour for us die hard fans. I loved seeing the band up front at The Hammerstein.

[w.axl.rose]

that would be cool. or any place where they pad you down instead of searching you with metal detectors. or else i wont be able to sneek in a cam 

[Timmy]

Starting September 23, the KROQ show, then they'll head down to San Diego, then up to Anaheim, Los Angeles,

I like how you think Garry!   

[WeHeldTogether]

Confirmed dates so far:

September 16th - The Joint, Las Vegas, NV
September 17th - The Joint, Las Vegas, NV
September 20th - Warfield, San Francisco,CA
September 21st - Warfield, San Francisco,CA
September 23rd - Hyundai Pavilion, Devore, CA

[RichardNixon]

Is it possible that this will be soley a west-coast tour, as the band didn't play those shows in '02?

[Jizzo]

Is it possible that this will be soley a west-coast tour, as the band didn't play those shows in '02?

its possible, but i doubt they'll forget the rest of the country. im sure the band will play at least as many us shows as they played in europe. they need a successful us tour to obliterate the images of the abortion of a us tour in 02

[axlroses]

I have a feeling they will do small venues the first time around, drop the album sometime, and then do bigger venues.  If I am not mistaken this is what velvet revolver did.  I saw them at the warfield the day they put out their album, and then saw them again at the bill graham civic center/auditorium or something like that.

Oh yeah I think they are extremely intelligent for playing small intimate venues like this first.  It is going to be pretty amazing.

[The New Fiona Apple]

Hopefully he'd be willing to play at the 10,000 seat Soviergn Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ  if he's not welcome in the Wachovia Arenas.

I better cross my fingers.

[Mattattack]

They need to play some shows at "The Gorge" next summer so we can have Gunnerstock!!! The Gorge is probably the coolest venue in North America to see a gig at.?

[holtzmn73]

They need to play some shows at "The Gorge" next summer so we can have Gunnerstock!!! The Gorge is probably the coolest venue in North America to see a gig at. 

The Gorge and Red Rocks would be great venues to see GNR.

[killingvector]

I wouldn't expect to hear a single before the tour begins; in fact, there could be nearly month of touring before something drops. Even then, i expect IRS to bat lead off for Chinese Democracy. I hope i'm surprised though.

[flickn]

It's not about AXL filling arena's , because back in 1992 you could spend 25 bucs easily to see them. At 75-100 buc's he will never fill a arena , then on top of that he will never keep a american crowd going because he pause's in his setlist to much (remember donington ?)

Look I love gnr as a entity , I love this website/forumn and everybody that posts in it and have gained much RESPECT to the new revised group. But AXL will never , never , never , ever again sale out a arena in AMERICA.HE WON'T even pack a arena in at 90% with the way he does his setlists , and ticket price's.

[novemberparadise23]

i hope we get the single like a week or so before the tour followed by the album soon after. That would be ideal