"Surprise Gigs Coming" -From Axl

[downzy56]

Wow, great to hear surprise gigs are on the horizon.  I remember seeing GNR at the Hammerstein ballroom in 2006 and it was unbelievable.  Doubt I'll be able to go this time around but all the best to those who get a chance to see the band in a smaller venue (I think it's safe to assume that surprise gigs are generally held at smaller venues).

Cheers,

Andrew

P.S.  Who would have thought at the time that Slash got off light when Axl called him a "cancer better left removed" in light of what was said over at mygnrforum. hehe... 

[nekomex]

how this "surprise gigs" thing works? they announce the dates a few days before? i know thay made this a few years ago, how was it? i thought they just played in a place with out notice and then people started arriving.

im hoping for the band to come to Mexico.

[Genesis]

LOL at Madison.

Honey don't stop tryin';
An' you'll get what you deserve

[jjCardi]

Finally, my account gets verified.

Just thought I'd say, this is a glorious day for MyGNR. Madison is the most corrupt admin of a popular forum I've ever seen. Her "freedom of speech" policies include banning anyone who talks about Buckethead in the GN'R section.

Glad to be here.

[Rocket Killer]

I don't think the band will be hitting up around the Northeast area in the U.S, damn snow!!!! 

[Gunsguy]

I hope the gigs are well recieved, guys lets get on topic, after all this is about the shows...

[Rocket Killer]

GN'R needs to do some gigs at the 9:30 Club in D.C  or the baltimore Area

[RancidPunx]

Well,if the first show in NYC is for one hundred invited guests, that means 99.9% of the true fans are Shit outta luck.
Though it would be awesome for a board member to be escorted out by security while yelling how "NOBODY INSIDE EVEN KNOWS COMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[jjCardi]

As for the surprise shows, awesome.

Hoping for an acoustic set including This I Love and If the World.

[Bruno Poeys]

Well,if the first show in NYC is for one hundred invited guests, that means 99.9% of the true fans are Shit outta luck.
Though it would be awesome for a board member to be escorted out by security while yelling how "NOBODY INSIDE EVEN KNOWS COMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

That'd be the funniest thing I would have ever seen or heard

[Lou]

Well, it's 8am here and I'm supposed to be working... but I heard about this "surprise gigs" thing so I had to come and check it out. I'm a member of myGNR but I haven't posted there much... It's a bit too negative in places. If that's the way they wanna run their forum, then that's up to them. Personally, I prefer this place.

Anyway, that post from Axl/Dexter was superb! It really made my morning! I actually laughed out loud... luckily no-one else is in the office yet!

And, as for the surprise gigs... I'm all kinds of excited! Do you think this is what Axl meant in his tweet when he said that the band were gonna rest for a couple of days before starting the next thing?

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Well, it's 8am here and I'm supposed to be working... but I heard about this "surprise gigs" thing so I had to come and check it out. I'm a member of myGNR but I haven't posted there much... It's a bit too negative in places. If that's the way they wanna run their forum, then that's up to them. Personally, I prefer this place.

Anyway, that post from Axl/Dexter was superb! It really made my morning! I actually laughed out loud... luckily no-one else is in the office yet!

And, as for the surprise gigs... I'm all kinds of excited! Do you think this is what Axl meant in his tweet when he said that the band were gonna rest for a couple of days before starting the next thing?

This should go on your most excellent blog.

[Axlspants]

my take on a lot of this is, I think some people "support" this band hoping for some kind of reward or something. I call them the backstage wanna be posters.

They do everything to kiss ass and whatever else in hopes of Axl or Fernando or Beta or Jarmo or whoever inviting them backstage to a show or what have u.

so when Jarmo gets perks, people start getting jealous and their true colors begin to show. It has happened quite a few times on these forums.

I support GNR unconditionally and only hope to get music and possibly a show somewhere close. People who "expect" some type of backstage or party invitation need to reevaluate.

I agree with this 100%.

My opinion, I come to HTGTH to find out whats happening with my favourite band, I want facts and then the opportunity to discuss the facts and also rumours. I feel I get to do that here, I don't want people bashing GnR this is a fan forum, if you want to bash then go somewhere else. If you want to find negative stuff about the band there are always other places for that but this isn't that palce.

Axl was right to put her in her place.

Hope the suprise gigs give the band a chance to showcase their skills on massive level, maybe a tv performance so everyone can see them ROCK!!

[falungong69]

talk is cheap!  i'm ready for axl to go knock madison's lights out once and for all.  she's earned it. 

[Jeramy]

damn, she got uber pwned  by the man himself... thats really gotta suck

[jacdaniel]

I reckon that forum will go to hell without Madison, she really built that up.

Surprise gigs!!!!!    Woo!

[svdv22]

Surprise gigs?

There's only one place a surprise gig would be a real surprise: St. Louis

[AxlReznor]

That's something I've always wanted, but never expected to see. Fucking awesome! She's had it coming for years!
Wonder how many surprise gigs we can expect.

[Christos AG]

I'm tired of reading how she built up that forum...

All she did was spread negativity and lies within the community...

Last time I logged in that forum was when she called us liars about the 2006 London acoustic show. Now that was an awesome experience!!!

Karma is a bitch, right Madison?

[babydolls]

Surprise gigs - fkn excellent news. The Gn'R train keeps rolling and stupid boring bullshit like this ridiculous t-shirt conversation is dull as shit and detracting from the great live stuff that GnR are doing right now. I dont go to mygnr hardly ever as I find the layout too hectic for poor tired eyes and I dont like negative bullshit discussions about my favourite band.  Jarmo runs a damn fine site here and I far prefer it to having to wait in line for the one copy of Rip, Raw, Metal Hammer for my GnR news that my local newsagent got in back in the old days of no internet at all!  
I loved Axl's rant - he can say what he fkn likes - everyone else does abut him and his band, so fair enough that he'd had enough.

Aside from that - I am SO excited about the surprise gigs - NY seems a high probability.  but Axl - the cuckoo club in London would welcome you back with open arms as well!!  And there's always Scotland if you fancy dusting off your kilt, my friend!  The UK would fkn love to have GnR back any fkn time! Wherever they play, cant fkn wait to hear about it from anyone/everyone who gets in!