So Cold Play payed to play last years bowl....
Katy Perry gave up a percentage of her future year touring revenue, to perform...
Again why would Guns even want to do this???
So the shows could be even more sold out? So they could increase ticket prices??
Again
If they have nothing "odd ball" to promote why do this? And new music this day and age would be "odd ball"
This year makes no sense for a number of reasons. They have nothing to promote, unless they postpone a few dates for travel etc... they will be on the other side of the world, BUT the following year they will have a catalog of shows that they can release a live album and or concert video from... They could be putting together a 30th anniversary AFD package that they could be promoting, also 2018 could be the end of the Pepsi contract (2017 will be the 5th in a row, following a stretch of exactly 5 SB's sponsored by Bridgestone). Bridgestone had a more Rock Centric vibe to their shows, and by all account wasn't pay to play (yet Pepsi may have opened the flood gates there).