ManetsBR Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Originally published by Felipe Barbieri here.Leaving our fanatism aside, we all know that Guns N' Roses and Axl Rose are not in a comfortable position here in Brazil. The Rock in Rio concert a couple of years ago was one of the worst in the history of the band, due to factors as the strong rain, poor production and the lack of prepare from Axl, who didn't seem to care about his voice and the bad press that it would generate.I started to gather a few factors that convinced me that this concert will be a disaster in the aspect "AUDIENCE" - not that I want it to be, after all my ticket is already bought. See above:1- The date of the São Paulo concert is way to close to other big concerts and festivals also in São Paulo (Metallica and Lollapallooza), so there will be a big variety of concerts on that time of the year.2- Ticket prices: I don't even have to talk about it, do I? What about the convinience fee?! (Additional info: tickets reach almost 300 US$, and the convinience fee gets close to 50.)3- Different from Blueticket - who's selling the tickets of the South leg of the tour - Ingresso Rápido doesn't let you divide the value, while Blue Ticket let you divide in 6 months.4-On their last passage on the paulista capital, the concert wasn't sold out. It was crowded, but far from it's full capacity, and it was possible to buy tickets right before the concert started without any complication. It had been almost twenty years since Guns N' Roses had played in São Paulo, and that was what dragged a lot of people to check and see how the band was. Who's not such a big a fan and already saw them in 2010, won't go this time.5- Awful press. The band release one or two notes on their facebook page, and the promoter so far didn't announce anything. I believe that if it wasn't for facebook pages like this one, most people wouldn't even know about it.6- And now, the main reason why I believe this concert will be empty: You have to older than 16 years old! What?!I just checked our page statistics, and from the almost 200 thousand people that like the page, the VAST MAJORITY comes from people younger than 16 years old. The fans who enjoy the most this new line-up are the youngest. And also, who's 16 or 17 years old will have to pay twice the price of the ticket so that someone "legally responsible" can take tham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Sounds like its time for a vague Tweet from Team Brasil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I feel a venue change for "technical reasons". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 The tour might flop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuanVictor Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I heard that Curitiba sales aren't good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aranrod Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Whoa.... That doesn't sound good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post volcano62 Posted January 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2014 Fuck this we need another 3 hour meeting. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's only January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Fuck this we need another 3 hour meeting.This is exactly what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snowmass Posted January 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2014 You know when SA sales suck you are in trouble. Does SA have bowling alleys or casinos to play in? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Sad if true but whoever is asking $300 for Axl's current band is insane. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Complaints complaints complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have yet to see GNR social media provide this link: http://www.ingressorapido.com.br/Evento.aspx?ID=3197 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 The tour might flop?Yes. It's still on time for them to do something about it, but do you think they will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Seems a tad alarmist to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumbleine Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 oh man,and those prices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Seems a tad alarmist to me.even so, there's no smoke without fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicguns4life Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 A tour failure is exactly what Axl needs. Once he sees he can't even fall back on touring, it would hopefully kick some sense into him to start focusing on studio music instead.It wouldn't help, but if anything was going to this would be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick85 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 What?! You mean to tell me the 19th South American leg of the Chinese Democracy World Tour 2001-2014 is not selling up to expectations??This is profound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) I think the title should be: "The Guns N' Roses concert in São Paulo could be EMPTY". Edited January 20, 2014 by Nosaj Thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Perhaps we should place bets on how many attendees there will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Not saying this guy doesn't have a valid point but it seems amusing that he is talking about a venue being empty followed by admittance that he already has a ticket. Perhaps most people will buy last minute or maybe they will just downsize venue. Sounds like promotion could be a lot better on Gnr's side, perhaps they don't view it as their responsibility. I don't wish a poor SA reception on them by any means but as someone else said it might be interesting to see what it pushes them to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gia Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 A tour failure is exactly what Axl needs. Once he sees he can't even fall back on touring, it would hopefully kick some sense into him to start focusing on studio music instead.It wouldn't help, but if anything was going to this would be it.I don't think it will but I am curious what his response would be if it was empty.... I doubt it would make him want to go back to the studio though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns n' Swedes Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Bla bla bla. Same as always - out of proportion whining. The tour will be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick85 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 A tour failure is exactly what Axl needs. Once he sees he can't even fall back on touring, it would hopefully kick some sense into him to start focusing on studio music instead.It wouldn't help, but if anything was going to this would be it.I don't think it will but I am curious what his response would be if it was empty.... I doubt it would make him want to go back to the studio though Because nothing motivates Axl Rose like disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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