Is this forever or just a farewell tour?

[D]

If it's forever then we are talking new music and everything,  farewell, they do coachella, football stadiums and then what?  Axl retire? Reform band again? Slash back with Myles?  Duff back doing Loaded,Walking Papers etc? 

[Bazfreak]

One thing at a time please...you are already thinking on what will happen next! 

[D-GenerationX]

One thing at a time please...you are already thinking on what will happen next! 

It's a legit question.

I don't know if this is a farewell, but I do think he's now cast his lot with Slash and Duff again and will only go on as long at that is all working.

If this tour is great, there could be another one.  maybe they even do a few new songs.  Who knows?

But I think the rest of his time as a performer are with these guys.  Don't see him going back to replacement guys, yet again.

[jamillos22]

One thing at a time please...you are already thinking on what will happen next! 

It's a legit question.

I don't know if this is a farewell, but I do think he's now cast his lot with Slash and Duff again and will only go on as long at that is all working.

If this tour is great, there could be another one.  maybe they even do a few new songs.  Who knows?

But I think the rest of his time as a performer are with these guys.  Don't see him going back to replacement guys, yet again.

Because who'd want to go through that "where's Slash" shit all over again. Only this time, Axl could hardly blame anybody provoking him in the front rows with a Slash t-shirt.

[JeffK]

I think this will be a forever thing for 2 reasons. Reason one is the lineup itself...if it was going to be just one tour, I think we would've seen a full reunion...the rumoured lineup of Axl, Slash, Duff, Richard, Frank, Dizzy and Pitman tells me that it's going to be a permanent thing that Izzy didn't want to commit to and Adler couldn't be trusted with. Reason 2 would be if Slash leaves the band again Axl and GNR would never recover from it a second time.

[Princess Leia]

Well I hope not. But if it is a farewell tour, so be it.  They have the right to have other plans and do other things

[raindog]

Based on what was being said in 2014 by people working the Vegas shows, my suspicion would be a year or two of this and then au revoir from Axl. But who knows, maybe he'll enjoy the hell out of it, the old magic comes back and he sees no reason not to continue.

[14 Yrs Of Silence]

This has been on my mind as well.  I doubt they tagline it as farewell, but I do set it as something like an eagles reunion, in which they tour occasionally, and go back to their respective other works in between.  Perhaps we get our own 'Long Road Out of Eden' but not counting on it. 

Let me add, it would be cool if they named the tour "Not in this lifetime"

[D-GenerationX]

This has been on my mind as well.  I doubt they tagline it as farewell, but I do set it as something like an eagles reunion, in which they tour occasionally, and go back to their respective other works in between.  Perhaps we get our own 'Long Road Out of Eden' but not counting on it. 

Let me add, it would be cool if they named the tour "Not in this lifetime"

Or "A Cure For Cancer"

[Wooody]

If it is a farewell tour I have no interest in this reunion other than checking them out on Youtube.

[jamillos22]

If the chemistry and Axl?s voice work, there?s no reason for this being a farewell tour. Hopefully!

[D-GenerationX]

If the chemistry and Axl?s voice work, there?s no reason for this being a farewell tour. Hopefully!

I agree.

So long as Axl can still deliver, I don't see why this could not be a reliable option every few years, a tour like this.

[The Wight Gunner]

Sorry

'Cause nothin' lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain   

[Gunsguy]

I prefer to live in the NOW and right NOW this band is tasty as fuck

[Thorned Rose]

i think it will be forever... if it blows up again then gnr is done I think.

they are all in their early 50s now...

[kyrie]

Realistically, you've got 5-10 years tops.
Will it go that long? I actually doubt it.

I'm really hoping for new music, stuff from the vault, etc. Honestly, live, I preferred the most recent line-up to any in GN'R history save the original. Saw some killer shows with 'em. So if this is just a farewell, I'm not sure they can top what I've already seen (without new material anyway).

Forever is the wrong work though. Is it long term or short term? I think it's going to be a play it by ear thing.

[Thorned Rose]

What we actually need from Gn'R is a actual best of with 2 new songs tacked on...

let the band pick out what "they" think are the best songs they did... 2 disc 22 songs, with 1 new song on each disc at the end. simple.

we could use unreleased and demos too... that would be incredible. I'm talking anything recorded or demo'd out from 85-96 before Slash left.

They could even do a box set of rarities and unreleased stuff 2 discs of old stuff 85-96 era and then do 2 discs of 97-2008 stuff... that would take care of everything up to CD. I know there is some cool stuff no one has heard in there.

[younggunner]

It probably all depends on the chemistry and if they are getting along by the end of the tour.

Way too much talent and "unfinished business" to ride off into the sunset if they are having a good time.

[CheapJon]

Forever or farewell. How about for now?

[Bridge]

If I had to choose one, I'd bet on a Farewell tour.  After everything that's happened, I still maintain this "reunion" is extremely shaky, so I can't see it lasting "forever".  And like others have said, how long do you think "forever" could last even they hailed the "reunion" under that banner?

Having said that, they're probably not going to announce it one way or the other.  They'd more than likely disappear just like they did in 1993.  That might actually be best.