THE BIG issue for Gn'R to overcome

[J.J. Cook]

May 12th, 2006 - New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom Sold Out!
May 14th, 2006 - New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom Sold Out!
May 15th, 2006 - New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom Sold Out!
May 17th, 2006 - New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom Sold Out!
June 7th, 2006 - London, UK @ Hammersmith Apollo Sold Out!
June 26th, 2006 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Globen Sold Out!
June 28th, 2006 - Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum Sold Out!
June 29th, 2006 - Roskilde, Denmark @ (Roskilde Festival Sold Out!)
July 5th, 2006 - Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwall Areena Sold Out!
July 6th, 2006 - Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwall Areena Sold Out!
July 21st, 2006 - Glasgow, UK @ SECC Sold Out!
July 25th, 2006 - Birmingham, UK @ NEC Arena Sold Out!
July 29th, 2006 - London, UK @ Wembley Arena Sold Out!
July 30th, 2006 - London, UK @ Wembley Arena Sold Out!
September 16th, 2006 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint Sold Out!
September 20th, 2006 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield Sold Out!
September 21st, 2006 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield Sold Out!

The show in Halifax Nova Scotia has sold out. I'm sure some others have but I don't feel like looking into it. Plus remember this is Guns N' Roses so arenas are probably opening up all the seats they can while other bands "selling out" the place could mean they actually only sold the seats avalible which could be half of them. Plus most rock and metal bands today can't even get 5 000 tickets sold. When they have a new album or single. Guns N' Roses is doing pretty damn well I think.

[AxlReznor]

My bad... I thought you was talking only of the upcoming US tour.
But the always sell out in the UK, and selling out places like Hard Rock and Hammerstein isn't all that difficult.  Most up-and-coming bands can do it.

[The Legend]

Yeah but Redfield, the U.S. tour is the important thing, you were right on track. Not what went on in Europe. Everything sells out in Europe. Same thing with Asian or South America. Those people are still music freaks.

But in the U.S., which is your core target, when you're GNR and you're struggling to sell out 6,000-10,000 seat arenas, I mean that's a question. But when MSG in NYC doesn't sell out immediately, considering how it did in 2002, one has to ask the question.