GnR Touring Australia December 2010 (Confirmed)

[Melissa84]

great news for GnR!

Even more greater news for the fans  .

[Melissa84]

Adelaide and Townsville are confirmed and Korn is opening! Still thinking they have gotta play Melbourne...

http://www.ampresents.com/?module=events&action=showact&id=89


GUNS N' ROSES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS KORN

Andrew McManus Presents is proud to announce that global rock legends, Guns N? Roses will perform in Australia for not only the V8 Supercar Championship for the Sydney Telstra 500, but now also stand alone shows in Townsville and Adelaide in December 2010. Tickets go on sale from noon Tuesday 7th September. Special guests will be explosive hard-rock band KoRn.

The enigmatic front man and legendary voice of Guns N? Roses, Axl Rose will be joined by the current line up of Tommy Stinson on bass, Dizzy Reed on keys, Bumblefoot on guitar, Chris Pitman on keys + bass, DJ Ashba on guitar, Richard Fortus on rhythm guitar and Frank Ferrer on drums.

Promoter, Andrew McManus says, ?this is a very exciting tour for us, I saw Guns N? Roses perform in Helsinki earlier this year and I?ve never seen a bigger crowd, it was a wild concert with over 60,000 fans going freakin? berserk! They were really well behaved and were there purely to give the band as much energy back as the band gave them, which believe me was a ton full! I got goose bumps hearing the crowd leave the venue all as one singing 'Sweet Child O? Mine'.

Guns N? Roses last toured Australia in 2007 and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide since forming in 1985. With hits including Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child O? Mine and November Rain, Guns N? Roses provided the anthems that shaped a generation.

Joining Guns N? Roses on this tour will be Grammy award winning metal band KoRn who have sold in excess of 30 million albums and played countless sold-out shows worldwide.

This show is not for the faint hearted and not to be missed!

I wish everyday was like this!  .

[gnrfresh]

I am super pumped!
I am already going to Sydney and will be going to Adelaide too.
Flights are super cheap from Melbourne too 

[Melissa84]

I am super pumped!
I am already going to Sydney and will be going to Adelaide too.
Flights are super cheap from Melbourne too 

Me too! I am going to Sydney too, but I decided not to complain about this  LOL. Who knows when it will happen again!.

And even cheaper to Townsville  .

[HBK]

AU, You Ready ??

Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses

 

[Scabbie]

If i had lots of money I'd see the Ashes and GNR in December!

[gunns1]

Very awesome news,  I probably wont be going to townsville,
but COUNT ME IN for Sydney and Adelaide ! ! ! ! ! !

Definately going to be awesome, hopefully the arena in Adelaide is better then the burswood bathroom dome in Perth (

[abragirl]

I would just like to voice my opinion or should I say disgust at the fact that GNR will be NOT playing
in Melbourne Australia this December.  I understand they're being paid a small fortune to headline
the V8 Supercar Race in Sydney (and something to do with contractual obligations not to play within
a certain radius) but to include Melbourne within that radius (1hour plane trip/8hour car drive) is obsurd.
I'm in my forties and I've never missed a GNR concert - 1988, 1993 and 2007 ! 
We, in Australia, are always squeezed into any world tour - it's just not fair !!!
To agree to not play in Melbourne (music capital of Australia) is disrespectful to all loyal fans - not everyone
has that flexibility with work and family to drop all and go to Sydney.
Any thoughts and/or comments ?

[jazjme]

and your point? are you blaming the band?

[gnrfresh]

I find it very hard to complain to be honest.
Go back 5 years and I bet most Aussie GnR fans would have thought they would ever see Guns again, let alone 2 tours (07 and 10).

I am flying to Sydney for that show and will be doing the same to Adelaide (Townsville is a bit tough for me).

I try to focus on the positive of the band currently being active and the fact we have an opportunity to see them if we choose rather than getting upset that they cant make it to Melbourne this time.

I have no expectations so therefore am over the moon when something happens.

Besides, its not like Axl said "fuck Melbourne, we aint gunna do it", its just how things have worked out this time around.

Be happy that there is a Guns n Roses in 2010 and be excited that they will be in Australia this year! 

[Billo]

I Agree they should play a show in Melb too

[estebanf]

I would just like to voice my opinion or should I say disgust at the fact that GNR will be NOT playing
in Melbourne Australia this December.  I understand they're being paid a small fortune to headline
the V8 Supercar Race in Sydney (and something to do with contractual obligations not to play within
a certain radius) but to include Melbourne within that radius (1hour plane trip/8hour car drive) is obsurd.
I'm in my forties and I've never missed a GNR concert - 1988, 1993 and 2007 ! 
We, in Australia, are always squeezed into any world tour - it's just not fair !!!
To agree to not play in Melbourne (music capital of Australia) is disrespectful to all loyal fans - not everyone
has that flexibility with work and family to drop all and go to Sydney.
Any thoughts and/or comments ?

1 hour plane trip / 8 hour car drive? is THAT your problem really?

Man, I did both things to see the band in Belo Horizonte... just move your ass up to there like maaaaaaany of us did.

[richwoman]

how do you know there definitely not going to play they could be in negotiations i`m sure if they can add more shows they will

[Maxi Fisher]

Hopefully they will put more shows on - costs the same amount to lug the gear down here for 3 shows so may as well make the coin if time permits. How long has Melbourne been the music capital of Australia 

[Ace_954]

Adelaide CONFIRMED:

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=GUNSNROS10&searchId=584e50f7-5815-4604-bf63-ccb59e591fe4

[jordinho]

People can talk shit about nu-metal all they want, KORN are awesome. Only seen them live once, but they were great. Incredible energy. To see them AND Guns the same night? Would be a dream come true, except I live pretty much as far away from Australia as you can get. 

I remember from the two GNR shows I saw this summer they played some Korn over the PA before the show started. Damn I wish could go to this. 

[kuetastic]

I flew to Adelaide via Melbourne from Canberra to see them last time round and it was worth to four flight trip plus accommodation.

I booked Adelaide when the East coast dates had sold out only for more to announced after my booking, still didn't complain. Its a gift, they don't owe us shit. Take it or leave it.

On the flip side I still can not for the life of me what made the promoter consider a Townsville show at all, dude must have way to much money or way to good drugs.

The city has a population of barely over a hundred thousand. GNR have played bigger crowds then the entire populace. I can't see any more then eight thousand tickets being sold, maybe ten with regional travelers if the tickets were cheaper. I'm not even sure where the will hold it, the 16,000 spot football stadium? Might as well play my backyard. Where-as Melbourne for example is the largest urban sprawl in the southern hemisphere. Even Canberra would be a more suitable bet with around four hundred thousand people and half decent venues. Again, I'm happy for the QLD fans just find it hard to fathom why the decision was made in the first place.

Sydney tickets already payed for, Adelaide next week. I'm leaving for QLD from southern NSW tomorrow, should have holidayed in December instead.

[jarmo]

As far as I know, it's up to the promoters to decide where to hold concerts.

They find the spot, book the band and the band plays.

I guess sometimes bands can make suggestions on where to play.


But just because a city is bigger than another doesn't mean they'll sell more tickets. It's not always that easy. Maybe the other place has a more suitable venue? Things like that can affect the decision on where to play....





/jarmo

[Billo]

So this No fly rumour sounds like rubbish??   If there gonna play in Australia the really should play Melb..they played 3 shows here last time...      If anyone has any real info why they are not playing melb please post??  I hope they do play and announce something soon

[twatty]

No use blaming the band for not going to Melbourne!
My understanding is the NSW government forked out big dollars to get them to perform at the Telstra 500 and they have the say where they can and can't play and how many shows!