AEG Live representative talks Guns N' Roses

[Spirit]

This is an excerpt from an interview with Bobby Reynolds from AEG Live:



One more thing before you go ? what can you say about Guns N? Roses? There?s so much mystique around the band. What was it like for you to book their first reunion show?

It was awesome. I mean it was absolutely awesome.

Any nervousness about the band?

I?ve done a lot with that camp. We did two residencies with Guns N? Roses with DJ Ashba in the group, that version of Guns N? Roses. Ken Fermaglich is the agent. Fernando Lebeis is the guy who manages the Axl side of that business and we did great business together. I?ve probably done, before these two shows, the last 24 Guns N? Roses shows in the market, between residencies and New Year?s Eve shows, all sold out. Okay. Not one refund was given during our reign over at the Hard Rock. Not one. That?s a pretty big statement when you talk about how much people bitch about Axl and him being late and all this kind of stuff. It was great dealing with them. It?s been great. Ken Fermaglich is an agent who fights for his bands as hard as any agent out there, but in my experience he?s been a fair guy. We get along well. I do good work with him, he does good work with me and I?ve always taken care of his artists. We?re getting timely answers. We?re getting good info and we went on sale and blew both things out. I wish every show was as easy as dealing with Guns N? Roses. I really do.


http://www.ampthemag.com/the-real/bobby-reynolds-interview/





So, it seems he specifies that Fernando manages the Axl side of things in GN'R. Ken Fermaglich is mentioned as the agent, but is there another management who oversees the GN'R operation as a whole?

Or is that still Team Brazil, with Beta?

[Spirit]

Also, he's got nothing but good things to say about the management. All who have doubted the current management's capability to deal with a band this big got something to think about now... 

[allwaystired]

Maybe all members have their own management teams now, and are working together in the way that three independent organisations might?

[johnreed3344]

positive stuff for sure, seems like the marketing plan is kicking into high gear over the next few weeks.....I mean we are 7 weeks away!

[sofine11]

Good stuff.  Looks like things with the tour will progress well.

[Factory Girl]

So Ken is taking care of the reunion and then dealing with each individual manager? Is that right?
Ouch! That guy does not have an easy job!

[Spirit]

So Ken is taking care of the reunion and then dealing with each individual manager? Is that right?
Ouch! That guy does not have an easy job!

I figure the agent is in charge of booking shows, being the link between management and promoter.

[kyrie]

Nice to see something positive like this, given the amount of crap (most of it based on rumour, conjecture, and incidents from decades ago) the band gets.

[Spirit]

Nice to see something positive like this, given the amount of crap (most of it based on rumour, conjecture, and incidents from decades ago) the band gets.

It's funny how the reality of things often aren't as portrayed in the media, now getting a first hand account of some aspects of the band's dealings. 

[EmilyGNR]

Great article! Thanks for posting 

Will share this with a few.

[jarmo]

Not one refund was given during our reign over at the Hard Rock. Not one. That?s a pretty big statement when you talk about how much people bitch about Axl and him being late and all this kind of stuff.

Can't argue with facts.



/jarmo

[raindogs70]

All these people who will get to see Slash and Axl on stage for the first time with Duff? It'll be a beautiful moment. Then they have the other 2 hours to get through. Doing this in a new venue where it hasn't been broken in yet and they're still working on, is where things might go wrong. Hopefully not.

 









 

[draguns]

I would assume that they'll be rehearsing a week  before and have their guys check everything out to make sure that the lights along with other functions are working properly.

[HBK]

This is an excerpt from an interview with Bobby Reynolds from AEG Live:



One more thing before you go ? what can you say about Guns N? Roses? There?s so much mystique around the band. What was it like for you to book their first reunion show?

It was awesome. I mean it was absolutely awesome.

Any nervousness about the band?

I?ve done a lot with that camp. We did two residencies with Guns N? Roses with DJ Ashba in the group, that version of Guns N? Roses. Ken Fermaglich is the agent. Fernando Lebeis is the guy who manages the Axl side of that business and we did great business together. I?ve probably done, before these two shows, the last 24 Guns N? Roses shows in the market, between residencies and New Year?s Eve shows, all sold out. Okay. Not one refund was given during our reign over at the Hard Rock. Not one. That?s a pretty big statement when you talk about how much people bitch about Axl and him being late and all this kind of stuff. It was great dealing with them. It?s been great. Ken Fermaglich is an agent who fights for his bands as hard as any agent out there, but in my experience he?s been a fair guy. We get along well. I do good work with him, he does good work with me and I?ve always taken care of his artists. We?re getting timely answers. We?re getting good info and we went on sale and blew both things out. I wish every show was as easy as dealing with Guns N? Roses. I really do.


http://www.ampthemag.com/the-real/bobby-reynolds-interview/





So, it seems he specifies that Fernando manages the Axl side of things in GN'R. Ken Fermaglich is mentioned as the agent, but is there another management who oversees the GN'R operation as a whole?

Or is that still Team Brazil, with Beta?

Excelent Official Info

 

[Walapino]

Awesome news, thanks for posting!