GN'R reschedules Sep 27 - Oct 5 dates - tour starts Oct 20th

[CAFC Nick]

Can Mysteron clear this up for us?

[speak_truth]

I didn't want to start a new thread, but does this mean that GNr did not sellout or good enough that axl or company had to delay the tour

That's what I read someone sugget. It kinda made some sense. If tickets weren't selling too well they'd likey sell better once the album was released and songs were on radio. Who knows the reasoning though. It's be so awesome if Gn'R would share with the fans. There's really no reason to leave us in the dark like this all the time. It;s just about showing the slightest amount of respect for the fasn that have helped in some way or another keep this thing going. We care and want to know whats going on. Have some guy post this shit on gnronline everyday. I really wonder who calls the shots with this band and with management. It's just really weird.

Also Geffen.com has updated with the same tour dates info as gnronline, so i guess it's just a feed from one another

[Dont Try Me]

I didn't want to start a new thread, but does this mean that GNr did not sellout or good enough that axl or company had to delay the tour

That's what I read someone sugget. It kinda made some sense. If tickets weren't selling too well they'd likey sell better once the album was released and songs were on radio. Who knows the reasoning though. It's be so awesome if Gn'R would share with the fans. There's really no reason to leave us in the dark like this all the time. It;s just about showing the slightest amount of respect for the fasn that have helped in some way or another keep this thing going. We care and want to know whats going on. Have some guy post this shit on gnronline everyday. I really wonder who calls the shots with this band and with management. It's just really weird.

I doubt the reason is 'not selling enough tickets'  Cause one would or should know beforehand? 2002 anyone? It's kinda silly to do a tour without an album in the US in large venues no? So they calculated that in?

Perhaps only the dates between Kroq and the 23th of october are rescedualed till later. That would leave time before the end of october to finish the album things and start touring right ahead when the albums out?

[Charity Case]

I would think the earky dates of the official tour (October 20th, 22nd, 24th. 25th. etc.) are in jeopardy big time.

[Bono]

Well if the rumor is true than it's awesome news. if it's not true than this whole thing could be coming apart at the seems. Exciteing times but a bit scary as well.

[nesquick]

if it's true, I think it's a good news 

[25]

Exciteing times but a bit scary as well.

And we wouldn't have it any other way 
Imagine if we'd had a solid release date hanging over us for the last six months. We'd have been some bored people. 

[Buddha_Master]

So...Im not going to be able to see GNR next Friday? That fucking sucks.

[Charity Case]

Buddha,

It's a good thing.? Now you can see them after you have heard CD and get a show with more new tunes.? I kind of hope October 20th gets postponed till January as well for that reason.

[blaqktiger]

This HAS to be it!

[Buddha_Master]

Buddha,

It's a good thing.? Now you can see them after you have heard CD and get a show with more new tunes.? I kind of hope October 20th gets postponed till January as well for that reason.

But that is just speculating.

[russtcb]

i think this needs a new thread


September 23 --- Guns postponing shows after KROQ

I've heard it weeks before, but didn't want to post it straight away for obvious reasons. The story is, we've heard from someone very high up in the food chain of the GNR tour that all California shows after KROQ will be postponed until December. The source continues.. "After Sept 23rd, the band goes into studio to complete final mixing of the album, and the album will come out before December" ... "Towards new years, they will fly to Miami for a show... and ON new years eve, they plan to perform in Dubai" ... take it for what it is, still a rumour.

http://www.newgnr.com/newgnr.html

I can't see how this would A) True or B) Viewed as good news by anybody. If the part about the album being in the final mix stage to be released in December is what people keep referring to as good news I still don't get it. Axl said twice it'll be out this year then he said the tour starts in October, why would they wait until tickets are already sold for upcoming warmups before postponing them to get the album ready?

Wouldn't all of that have been done between the Euro Tour and these warm up dates?

In the end I guess we'll all just have to wait for either an official word or the next warm up dates after KROQ to happen without it hitch to confirm or deny this, but that's just my $.02

[Lucky]

there's another posivite side to this!
At least band learned to cancel the show before the gates open! this way no riot...  

[Nytunz]

now this is interesting... Since this has just happend, maybe they will say somthing on the concert tonight???
If its true, when is the last Concert?

[SPUNKY]

Can Mysteron clear this up for us?

one more thing 2..how come there ant a decent offical site 4 GNR??

 

[snead hearn]

As for the postponing of dates: Interesting! Waiting for official statement, or some slightly more corroborating rumor. ?

As for the New Year's Eve show in Dubai? So not believing this. C'mon, flying to the United Arab Emirates for such a date? Yeah, I can just picture the headbanger scene in the UAE. GNR's music is so accepted in the Muslim world. ? ?

What's the warm date for Dubai? Christmas morning on the White House Lawn? ?

[Lucky]

now this is interesting... Since this has just happend, maybe they will say somthing on the concert tonight???
If its true, when is the last Concert?

tomorrow. inland invasion.

As for the New Year's Eve show in Dubai? So not believing this. C'mon, flying to the United Arab Emirates for such a date? Yeah, I can just picture the headbanger scene in the UAE. GNR's music is so accepted in the Muslim world.    

hey, at least they didnt go to some mini iran
but Dubai seems pissable.
after all lost of people from europe/usa go there for the holidays, and also there's a bunch of US soldiers there, so it might be an interesting choice. and it might not be that the band chose the location, but some arabian organizer wanted to get them. after all they always want to get what's hardest to get.

[snooze72]

Who's promoting the dates, anyway? ?(Or who WAS promoting the dates). ?I keep forgetting to look.

Maybe they're taking a page out of the Alan Niven school of management -- or maybe it was Rose who taught Niven -- and the original bookings were a ploy to force the label's hand for something or another -- probably cough up the money to finish the album. ?That could explain why the dates were scheduled so quietly.

[snead hearn]

As for the New Year's Eve show in Dubai? So not believing this. C'mon, flying to the United Arab Emirates for such a date? Yeah, I can just picture the headbanger scene in the UAE. GNR's music is so accepted in the Muslim world.

hey, at least they didnt go to some mini iran
but Dubai seems pissable.
after all lost of people from europe/usa go there for the holidays, and also there's a bunch of US soldiers there, so it might be an interesting choice. and it might not be that the band chose the location, but some arabian organizer wanted to get them. after all they always want to get what's hardest to get.

Typo's aside, dude (Pissable? ?) Yes, there can be great one off shows and events in Dubai and the UAE. I just don't see or hear a lot of Metal/Hard Rock shows happening there, unless they're really low key gigs for certain higher up people. It's not like we've heard of other big name hard rock acts (like Metallica) playing there, have we? I've heard more about Dance/Pop/Jazz/etc acts playing special gigs there. But nothing about hard rock and metal acts.

And good one on the 'mini-iran' crack!

[Baby Chaos]

When I click on the newgnr link it takes me straight to a forbidden screen.

Anyone else getting this?