Chance of Sell outs?

[killingvector]

Thank You!
Guns N' Roses fans are back, and the band wants to thank them for the tremendous response during the opening days of concert ticket sales. As an added bonus, all fans who buy tickets through GunsNRoses.com will automatically be enrolled in the Guns N' Roses Fan Club free for 90 days

After 90 days, we have to pay to be in the Fan Club?

The shows are not selling out which will be viewed as a failure. Generally, old GnR sold out shows that led up to the release of the album.
Jameslofton voiced these concerns more than a year ago.

In the final analysis, you cannot tour on the strength of leaks. It will not work in the States.

[HamsterDemocracy]

Thank You!
Guns N' Roses fans are back, and the band wants to thank them for the tremendous response during the opening days of concert ticket sales. As an added bonus, all fans who buy tickets through GunsNRoses.com will automatically be enrolled in the Guns N' Roses Fan Club free for 90 days

After 90 days, we have to pay to be in the Fan Club?

The shows are not selling out which will be viewed as a failure. Generally, old GnR sold out shows that led up to the release of the album.
Jameslofton voiced these concerns more than a year ago.

In the final analysis, you cannot tour on the strength of leaks. It will not work in the States.

Especially since most people aren't even aware that songs were leaked.

Not every person in America is a Gunner like us. 

[jameslofton29]

Thank You!
Guns N' Roses fans are back

GNR fans never left, so what did they go back to? The fans didnt abandon GNR. GNR abandoned its fanbase.

It should say "GNR are back", not "GNR fans are back".

Thank You!
Guns N' Roses fans are back, and the band wants to thank them for the tremendous response during the opening days of concert ticket sales. As an added bonus, all fans who buy tickets through GunsNRoses.com will automatically be enrolled in the Guns N' Roses Fan Club free for 90 days

After 90 days, we have to pay to be in the Fan Club?

The shows are not selling out which will be viewed as a failure. Generally, old GnR sold out shows that led up to the release of the album.
Jameslofton voiced these concerns more than a year ago.

In the final analysis, you cannot tour on the strength of leaks. It will not work in the States.

I agree. The leaks are old news forgotten by everyone but forum fans. Only way leaks can keep the tour afloat is if there's a new wave of leaks, and one of them happens to get major airplay.

[gandra]

How are the shows selling compared to 2002?

Actually, I don't even think they're selling as good as 2002. MSG sold out in 15 minutes back in '02.?

wrong,i remember on www.billboard.com,i saw that msg show didn't sellout,there were 100 unsold tickets

[AxlReznor]

How are the shows selling compared to 2002?

Actually, I don't even think they're selling as good as 2002. MSG sold out in 15 minutes back in '02.?

wrong,i remember on www.billboard.com,i saw that msg show didn't sellout,there were 100 unsold tickets

No, the MSG show did sell out in 15 minutes.  There was a huge press release to let everyone know about it.  But now, the only show that's sold out is Halifax (in an arena half the size of the rest).  Bottom line... no single heard in the next two weeks, the band are fucked.

[Death Cube K]

I cant believe they are (in this moment in time anyway) making the exact same mistake as last time...havent they learned?

It might change though...

[dave-gnfnr2k]

I cant believe they are (in this moment in time anyway) making the exact same mistake as last time...havent they learned?

It might change though...

They are making the same mistake

[gandra]

How are the shows selling compared to 2002?

Actually, I don't even think they're selling as good as 2002. MSG sold out in 15 minutes back in '02.?

wrong,i remember on www.billboard.com,i saw that msg show didn't sellout,there were 100 unsold tickets

No, the MSG show did sell out in 15 minutes.? There was a huge press release to let everyone know about it.? But now, the only show that's sold out is Halifax (in an arena half the size of the rest).? Bottom line... no single heard in the next two weeks, the band are fucked.

i'm sure that 90% of shows will be sellout or near selout


i don't worry about selling,only i want to hear is "do you know where the fuck you are"

[shoup]

They should play small arenas or clubs first.

That's always been my thinking aswell. GNR/Axl have been gone for so long, I think they have to earn the "arena/stadium" tag  again.

[kriss_boy]

GnRs European tour was extremely successful with many of the gigs selling out and others being close. They played to around 90,000 UK fans in a 7 or 8 shows with virtually no publicity or promotion.

Whats the likelyhood of this US tour being successful guys? We all know the album and a single would boost it but thats not in the equation.

Im nervous as to whether or not gnr will fill venues.

[AxlReznor]

Virtually no publicity or promotion?  Did you happen to watch any rock music channels or open any magazines when those dates were announced?  And no, none of the shows on the UK tour sold out.

[The Legend]

I know for the venues in FL, there are PLENTY and I mean PLENTY of Floor/GA & lower-level (best seating off the floor) tix available for all of these FL shows, and we're only a week away from show #1 in Jax.

For this to be happening in only 10,000 seat arenas, I think it's pretty safe to say no one other than the hardcores are interested.

They've GOT TO PUT OUT SOMETHING! NOW! Not tomorrow, not next week, not maybe in a month. NOW.

Whether it's a single, or the album itself.

All of these people talking about 'little promotion'....

bullshit

The most popular rock station in the Tampa Bay area, has been playing adverts for the Forum show every other commericial break since they went on sale, and giveaways, and this still is what it's selling. Less than two weeks away.

Only in the last few days have they gotten away from Guns, to focuse more on advertisting the upcoming Aerosmith/Motley Crue show in late-November at a different venue in the area.

[ppbebe]

Thank You!
Guns N' Roses fans are back

GNR fans never left, so what did they go back to? The fans didnt abandon GNR. GNR abandoned its fanbase.

It should say "GNR are back", not "GNR fans are back".

Nope. Firstly it's just a way of expressing their gratitude to the fans, old or new, nicely.

Secondly, maybe you diehards have never left but for the majority of the kids at GNR concerts in the last century GNR has been a happy good old memory. That doesn't mean they abandoned the band. They just don't follow the band about. The greater part of them are for the music and the performance and there was nothing to follow.
they keep silent till the band breaks the silence.

Well maybe they should have said "the most *dangerous* fans in the world are back!!!".

[ShotgunBlues1978]

none of the shows on the UK tour sold out.

The Glasgow show, Birmingham show and both London at Wembley sold out

[The Legend]

Thank You!
Guns N' Roses fans are back

GNR fans never left, so what did they go back to? The fans didnt abandon GNR. GNR abandoned its fanbase.

It should say "GNR are back", not "GNR fans are back".

Nope. Firstly it's just a way of expressing their gratitude to the fans, old or new, nicely.

Secondly, maybe you diehards have never left but for the majority of the kids at GNR concerts in the last century GNR has been a happy good old memory. That doesn't mean they abandoned the band. They just don't follow the band about. The greater part of them are for the music and the performance and there was nothing to follow.
they keep silent till the band breaks the silence.

Well maybe they should have said "the most *dangerous* fans in the world are back!!!".

Apparently you were born in 1992.

You talk like GNR coming back is like the fuckin Yardbirds touring or something. Like it was 400 years ago they did what they did.

Nirvana is still modern, and yet the last time they put out new music was the last time GNR did.

[AxlReznor]

none of the shows on the UK tour sold out.

The Glasgow show, Birmingham show and both London at Wembley sold out

Then how come there were literally hundreds of empty seats at Wembley on the 29th?

[kriss_boy]

Doesnt mean those seats were for sale. Perhaps the capacities were decided and those tickets were sold.

A lot of the seating at those area shows were temporay seating erected for gigs by other companies.

[AxlReznor]

Doesnt mean those seats were for sale. Perhaps the capacities were decided and those tickets were sold.

A lot of the seating at those area shows were temporay seating erected for gigs by other companies.

There were huge gaps in sections... they open up tickets for whole sections.

[ShotgunBlues1978]

Doesnt mean those seats were for sale. Perhaps the capacities were decided and those tickets were sold.

A lot of the seating at those area shows were temporay seating erected for gigs by other companies.

There were huge gaps in sections... they open up tickets for whole sections.

I can't answer the question but the venue's not going to say they're sold out when they aren't.  Perhaps the tickets were sold and some people didn't decide to come.  But venue's not going to go  "Hey, we really have 2000 seats left but let's say we're sold out so nobody buys them".  That doesn't make a whole lot of sense

[ShotgunBlues1978]

Also if the tickets were selling as poorly as some would say, GnR wouldn't be ranked #1 on Pollstar.  That doesn't meant that they're going to be selling out every venue they play but they must be selling at a pretty respectable rate to be ranked #1 on the ticket sales charts wouldn't you say?