Blackjacker Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, jonah said: Damn my night train just expired. Not sure I want to renew just to score presale. (Already seeing them twice this year) Given the actual selection of tickets in the Nightrain presale vs. the other opportunities for the original 2017 arena dates, I'd say don't spend the $45. Seriously, look at this shit - exactly who does this benefit? (Spoiler... I know the answer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 55 minutes ago, xBrownstonex said: So? You go to both for monetary purposes, i will not be doing that lol. besides i have already been to one stop of the tour already. one stadium and one arena is my limit. until maybe if we get some new tunes. for which i am not optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeypeeps Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, IncitingChaos said: Let Axl rest for God sake! I agree. Let the man rest his voice. The guy goes balls out every night for 25-30 songs. I'm excited to see them live, but I wouldn't begrudge them for pushing the dates back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrkoncerti Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 It was obvious that it would add new dates. There were more than 3 days of interval between certain dates. Obviously, the demand for tickets was large, and that new dates were added. We can expect 10 more concerts to be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby845 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Blackjacker said: Perhaps, but a much better fan experience in an arena. As a 'Murican and a smaller-venue-is-better 'Murican at that, I have no complaints. Seat map for the Newark gig actually shows the entire floor as GA... wonder if that's not the proper map. I know it is better experience but since when does this b(r)and operates fan-friendly...? I just don't know how they benefit by down-scaling like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjacker Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, scooby845 said: I just don't know how they benefit by down-scaling like this... You generally can't play U.S. stadiums in the fall/winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiencepatience Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Blackjacker said: Given the actual selection of tickets in the Nightrain presale vs. the other opportunities for the original 2017 arena dates, I'd say don't spend the $45. Seriously, look at this shit - exactly who does this benefit? (Spoiler... I know the answer.) Heads up for those based in Los Angeles. The second night at the Forum (11/29) has its own presale/onsale dates. Not sure why... This is exclusive timing for night two at The Forum: The Forum Los Angeles, CA 11/29/17 NIGHTRAIN PRESALE STARTS JULY 28 @ 10AM VIP PACKAGES ON SALE JULY 28 @ 10AM PUBLIC ON-SALE STARTS AUG 4 @ 10AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k12 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 knew they were going to add more NYC dates, they are milking this thing for every penny they are able to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 This tour will probably go through 2018, too. I bet there will be another Euro date next summer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k12 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 2 hours ago, IncitingChaos said: Let Axl rest for God sake! I am assuring it is Axl who is calling the shots as far as the dates, I am sure he is thinking of "Sucking" up this Semi-Reunion for as long as possible, and than when the demand has died sit on that big old pile of money, I wouldn't be surprised if after that November 29th Forum date we wont be seeing GNR in any capacity for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperYlvis Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said: This tour will probably go through 2018, too. I bet there will be another Euro date next summer It better be, I could list 20 cities that they can fill stadiums with that they didn't visit this summer. All of them sold out as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k12 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 46 minutes ago, scooby845 said: I know it is better experience but since when does this b(r)and operates fan-friendly...? I just don't know how they benefit by down-scaling like this... they can't play any stadium again the sales are awful for the Stadium shows this summer outside of the Hershey show, if they want to play they are an arena band at this point, and even than the sales are going to be weak because anyone who wanted to see them I am sure already saw them 2 minutes ago, SuperYlvis said: It better be, I could list 20 cities that they can fill stadiums with that they didn't visit this summer. All of them sold out as well. really? which cities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Riggs Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Joeypeeps said: I agree. Let the man rest his voice. The guy goes balls out every night for 25-30 songs. I'm excited to see them live, but I wouldn't begrudge them for pushing the dates back. The guy rested on his ass for the majority of 23 years. Making up for lost time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, k12 said: they can't play any stadium again the sales are awful for the Stadium shows this summer outside of the Hershey show, if they want to play they are an arena band at this point, and even than the sales are going to be weak because anyone who wanted to see them I am sure already saw them really? which cities? For better or worse, they are fine for sales for the rest of forever... Plenty of bands pack arenas based on nostalgia alone. To the general public, Guns was gone for 20 years. The demand is there and they can play arenas until they retire. If they took 3 or 4 years off after NITL they could probably do stadiums again. Its kind of a drag because that means there is less of incentive for new music, but it is what it is. People are forgetting that most stafiums last year looked like thwy were selling terribly, then each gig happened and they ended up being pretty full. Gigs with closed upper bowls were usually in secondary markets or were back to back nights and Id blame the insane ticket prices on a lot of the empty seats. It doesnt matter to the band, though, because the high prices mean even those shows bring in a profit. They have entered "legacy status" and that does not bode well for new material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I think GNR will keep on touring forever, until they can't do it anymore. This will be even longer than the CD World Tour. This will be the "A Whole Lifetime World Tour" by 2050. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 38 minutes ago, k12 said: they can't play any stadium again the sales are awful for the Stadium shows this summer outside of the Hershey show, if they want to play they are an arena band at this point, and even than the sales are going to be weak because anyone who wanted to see them I am sure already saw them Not true at all. I recall someone posting the numbers and aside from a couple places such as KC, most the shows were at 90%+ capacity. Numerous sold out completely. I was at the SF show and it was quite full. Lots of fans bought a week or to out. 22 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said: People are forgetting that most stafiums last year looked like thwy were selling terribly, then each gig happened and they ended up being pretty full. Gigs with closed upper bowls were usually in secondary markets or were back to back nights and Id blame the insane ticket prices on a lot of the empty seats. It doesnt matter to the band, though, because the high prices mean even those shows bring in a profit. Spot on. Not many bands can do the amount of stadiums they've done. Usually it's a dozeon or so. GNR has done a lot more than that. When they do play arenas or amphitheaters, they sell out quite easily. That's the reason for the additional shows announced today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdave Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I'm very excited for these new dates. I scored my tickets for Louisville this afternoon. As far as touring in 2018 is concerned, and someone can refresh my memory or correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember hearing somewhere (possibly from MSL) that Slash and Duff only signed 2 year contracts. Which means their contracts are up at the end of this year. Of course they can sign new ones, but I always had it in the back of my mind that they would tour as much as possible in 2016/2017 and when the year was up, and everyone was happy, they would continue. If not they could leave again and live off their touring money for the rest of their lives. There was even a rumor before the NITL tour that Axl wanted to retire. I'm not trying to stir anything up, just realistically looking at the situation. I personally want them to tour forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie82 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 This is great news. They can tour forever if they want, I won't get mad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiencepatience Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, superdave said: I'm very excited for these new dates. I scored my tickets for Louisville this afternoon. As far as touring in 2018 is concerned, and someone can refresh my memory or correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember hearing somewhere (possibly from MSL) that Slash and Duff only signed 2 year contracts. Which means their contracts are up at the end of this year. Of course they can sign new ones, but I always had it in the back of my mind that they would tour as much as possible in 2016/2017 and when the year was up, and everyone was happy, they would continue. If not they could leave again and live off their touring money for the rest of their lives. There was even a rumor before the NITL tour that Axl wanted to retire. I'm not trying to stir anything up, just realistically looking at the situation. I personally want them to tour forever. I wouldn't put much credence in rumors that aren't sourced. Axl is crushing and single handedly helming rock n roll right now between the insanely successful GNR tour and his stint in AC/DC. Slash and Duff seem to be loving what they're doing. They get to be back on the road (which if you read either of their books is what they love to do more than anything). Axl has restored his reputation to a large degree. Fistfulls of money and there's still a TON of demand for them to either go tour new places or do another show again in any of the contients they've already ROCKED. I think it's pretty hopeful and kindof naive for everyone on this forum to put so much emotion into the idea that they "shoud, would and have no excuse not to be making new music" If they do plan a new album, why not tour the fuck out of the world and get everyone possible back on the train. Then do the album? Maybe Axl is doing AC/DC again. I sure fucking hope so. Either way I can say with near certainty that NOBODY on this sub in December of 2015 could think ANY of this was possible. People picking it apart and bitching about this and that can't open their eyes and realize how astouding it is that all of this has and IS happening. I'm going to go to every show I can and enjoy the FUCK out of it while i can. Cuz once the last few rock legends kick the can or retire...its OVER I do wonder what the sentiment will be among GNR "purists" when the tour is over, rock is basically dead, and all they have is this forum to share their negativity with 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SuperYlvis Posted July 21, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2017 53 minutes ago, k12 said: they can't play any stadium again the sales are awful for the Stadium shows this summer outside of the Hershey show, if they want to play they are an arena band at this point, and even than the sales are going to be weak because anyone who wanted to see them I am sure already saw them really? which cities? Well. Glasgow, Scotland Manchester, England London, England (they can easily sell out another stadium here) There are also other potential cities like Leeds and Newcastle in England Oslo, Norway Gøteborg, Sweden (Friends Arena, Stockholm was sold out in less than 48 hours, 62k, they can easily do another one in Sweden) Barcelona, Spain Sevilla, Spain Even though they struggled to sell out in Paris, I still think they can have a sell out crowd (smaller stadium than the one in Paris though) in a city in France, for example Bordeaux, Lyon or something Torino, Italy Rome, Italy Milano, Italy Budapest, Hungary Zagreb, Croatia Another in Poland in either Warsaw or Krakow is also an easy sell out 4-5 potential ones in Germany, like Berlin and Hamburg A dozen of other cities in Eastern Europe as well Easily 20+ cities. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Realistically, this type of tour could carry the band for the rest of its time. All they have to do is change the name of tour and add a few deep cuts and there's another world tour for 2-3 years. Rinse and repeat for the next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, k12 said: I am assuring it is Axl who is calling the shots as far as the dates, I am sure he is thinking of "Sucking" up this Semi-Reunion for as long as possible, and than when the demand has died sit on that big old pile of money, I wouldn't be surprised if after that November 29th Forum date we wont be seeing GNR in any capacity for a long time I agree, I think however he signed up for these dates long ago. There's no way he's not feeling the effects of nearly 120 shows in a year and few months. But the part I agree with is his disappearance that will take place following this year. He's gotta get off the road. He might die at this pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w6a6x6l6 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Gibson_Guy87 said: Looks like I'm going to Milwaukee instead of Chicago! Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 27 minutes ago, AxlRoseCDII said: Realistically, this type of tour could carry the band for the rest of its time. All they have to do is change the name of tour and add a few deep cuts and there's another world tour for 2-3 years. Rinse and repeat for the next decade. lol, and play to half sold arenas....yah right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, tsinindy said: lol, and play to half sold arenas....yah right. They would sell them out if they cut the prices in half 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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