Guns N' Roses to Reunite for Coachella, Possible stadium tour (Billboard)

[Mr. Nik™]

There's hope for everyone now...

Same thing my best friend said when I talked about GNR rumors 

[JAEBALL]

I've seen a couple people say this...and I think they are right... both drummers have been just tooooo damn quiet lately... My money says at least one of them is in.

[jarmo]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/arts/music/coachella-lands-two-big-reunions-guns-n-roses-and-lcd-soundsystem.html

Coachella Lands Two Big Reunions: Guns N? Roses and LCD Soundsystem

By BEN SISARIODEC. 30, 2015

Living up to its tradition as the premier forum for rock ?n? roll reunions, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will host at least two of them in 2016: Guns N? Roses ? a gigantic get ? and LCD Soundsystem.

The music world has been buzzing for months about a possible reunion for Guns N? Roses, after Slash, the band?s original lead guitarist, suggested in interviews that he had finally reconciled with Axl Rose, its singer, ending a two-decade feud. After the original band fell apart in the mid-1990s, Mr. Rose maintained the Guns N? Roses name, releasing ?Chinese Democracy,? one of rock?s longest-gestating albums, in 2008 ? after some 13 years of work and untold millions of dollars in production expenses ? and he has toured with various new members over the years.

Now, some version of the classic Guns N? Roses will headline the next Coachella, which will return to Indio, Calif., on April 15-17 and April 22-24, according to a person with direct knowledge of the festival?s plans, who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. The festival is expected to announce the lineup early next week.

Besides Slash and Mr. Rose, it is unclear who else will participate. Its classic lineup, which played on the band?s 1987 debut album, ?Appetite for Destruction,? also included the guitarist Izzy Stradlin, the bassist Duff McKagan and the drummer Steven Adler, who was kicked out in 1990.

News of Guns N? Roses? return was first reported by Billboard, which also said that the band was looking to book a major stadium tour next year ? which, if it happens, could easily be one of the biggest rock tours in years, with top ticket prices likely. Mr. Rose is expected to make an announcement about the future of Guns N? Roses on ?Jimmy Kimmel Live!? next week.

The next Coachella will also feature the return of LCD Soundsystem, the dance-rock band led by James Murphy, which last performed in a farewell show at Madison Square Garden in 2011. Rumors of an LCD comeback surfaced on Dec. 24, after the group released a new song, ?Christmas Will Break Your Heart,? on its website.

A spokesman for LCD Soundsystem declined to comment. Representatives of Guns N? Roses and Coachella did not return numerous requests for comment.

Coachella?s high-profile reunions over the years have included the Pixies in 2004, Rage Against the Machine in 2007 and Outkast in 2014. For its 2015 edition, which featured AC/DC, Drake, the Weeknd and Jack White, the festival collected $84 million in ticket sales, according to Billboard, making it by far the most lucrative festival in the country.

Coachella is presented by Goldenvoice, a California concert promoter that is owned by the global concert giant AEG Live.




/jarmo

[pilferk]

Ok guys...thats really the fat lady singing on the speculation. I'm not a fan of unnamed sources, but...thats the new york fucking times confirming it.

Its fucking tuesday.

[Spirit]

I posted this a couple of days ago... Eddie Meehan (president of Wonderful Union) started following Slash on twitter recently.

Just now, he's following Duff as well.

[C0ma]

Ok guys...thats really the fat lady singing on the speculation. I'm not a fan of unnamed sources, but...thats the new york fucking times confirming it.

Its fucking tuesday.

Billboard, Rolling Stone, NYTimes... this is happening. No doubt.

[OscarAxl22]

My 2 cents FWIW, I can see this happening.

Coachella, 1st gig back will be the AFD 5. Then I reckon the stadium tour will be a mix of the people we have already spoken about.

But I could definitely see the AFD 5 kicking this off

Just my prediction 

[GNR4L]

I don't get it.... Why would Sorum or Adler be on drums ?  Wasn't Frank sporting a GnR Welcome to the Jingle sweater about a week ago ?  Why would his loyalty have him watching from the sidelines ? That will be Adler & Sorum.   Richard I have no doubt will be in this band as well.

[OscarAxl22]

I don't get it.... Why would Sorum or Adler be on drums ?  Wasn't Frank sporting a GnR Welcome to the Jingle sweater about a week ago ?  Why would his loyalty have him watching from the sidelines ? That will be Adler & Sorum.   Richard I have no doubt will be in this band as well.

It's all guess work.

Think about it though,
Adler wants to be involved but probably can't be trusted to do a whole tour and Axl has an allegiance to frank to do the right thing by him, so it makes since to give Adler the opening slot for a number of reasons, 1. It's the first gig, Adler could be trusted to open without the pressure of a heap of shows, it would also give him less time to fuck up.
2. that's where all eyes will be. So opening with the AFD 5 would actually be a full blown reunion.
3. Frank and Richard come in for the stadium shows and take the pressure off Adler and Izzy who wouldn't go through a full tour for multiple reasons individually.

As I said, it's just MY prediction. I'm not saying it's cast in stone or anything lol

[Spirit]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-slash-to-reunite-guns-n-roses-at-coachella-20151230


Wonder what took them so long?

[jazjme]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-slash-to-reunite-guns-n-roses-at-coachella-20151230


Wonder what took them so long?

Maybe after the disaster of reporting about that college campus rape stuff, has them on edge!.lol

[norway]

imagine Fortus starting 'messages' after CW with Slash ^^

[Spirit]

The biggest newspaper in Norway, VG, posted an article about this yesterday but I missed one paragraph that reveals more info.


Translated:

Sources within the concert business say to VG they have knowledge of the reunion and there is also an European tour being planned.

[tim_m]

That would make sense. It would be silly to think they just plan to do shows in the US.

[14 Yrs Of Silence]

Got to hand it to TB, so far so good. And Fernando promised news and looks like he's come through.

[Spirit]

Wonder how the crowd will behave at Slash's gig tomorrow. Can he expect spontaneous "Guns N Roses" chants?

[ice cream sand pig]

^i would say that is likely!

Got to hand it to TB, so far so good. And Fernando promised news and looks like he's come through.

he came through! i thought he would too, even said so.

/end gloating

[LunsJail]

Let's just enjoy all this however it plays out! Don't drive everyone crazy with new songs, new albums speculation etc. enjoy the moments 

[EmilyGNR]

^i would say that is likely!

Got to hand it to TB, so far so good. And Fernando promised news and looks like he's come through.

he came through! i thought he would too, even said so.

/end gloating

Haha, I have not yet begun to gloat 

[D]

Unless he just declined out of respect to Steven, why wouldn't Matt be the drummer??