Bono

Agreed. It really does suck having

2 women's champins
2 tag champions
2 mid card champions(US and IC)

2 main champions. 
1 crusierweight champ

it's complete fuckery to have 9 titles. 

Probably SCOM all because of Slash's solo. Nightrain and Jungle are close though. 

15 hours ago, North Korean Democracy said:

Yeah Slash doesn't need Axl, I'm pretty sure SMKC could have played the London Stadium on their own. Both need each other. Do you really think Slash got up one day and decided to do the reunion? He wanted it for years but had to wait until Axl decided to do it. He was playing arenas and theatres just like NUGNR, he may have had a better solo career than Axl but at the end of the day they need each other to be the most successful they can be. Slash may be one of the most iconic guitarists of all time but during his most iconic moments he had Axl by his side. Axl and Slash together again are the reason this tour is so massive.

Slash went on to have a productive and successful solo career and became an even bigger icon than he already was. Axl went on to be perceived as a joke and the guy who ruined Guns N Roses. Slash was fine without Axl. All Axl did was milk the legacy of his career while Slash was in the band. Slash doesn't need Axl. Period. 

Just now, scooby845 said:

Actually you're right... U

I misread the last part... 

But if you could compare gnr 1993 vs your best u2 experience... Which one prevails? 

It's impossible to compare. GnR in 1993 was my first concert ever and they were without a doubt my favourite band by far at the time.  It blew my mind and it was surreal as a kid to see your heros on stage.  When I saw U2 in 1997 on Popmart I was not a U2 fan at all. I was blown away by the show and became an instant fan and within a few years U2 had become my favourite band. The best show(s) I have ever seen was U2 in Montreal in 2015. Staging, production ,performance, crowd, It was the best.  So I guess U2 prevails as you would say. 

Just now, scooby845 said:

You cannot put nuGnr in equation... That's not how it goes... It was not true gnr

So you said it yourself... Gnr (1993 2016) >u2.. 

No I didn't say that you geek. I said GnR in 1993 was incredible and GnR in 2016 was better than U2 in 2017 but EVERY U2 show I've ever seen other than the show this year has been better than the GnR experience  I had in 2016. You might wanna work on your reading comprehension there big guy. 

4 minutes ago, scooby845 said:

Nope That's not absurd at all... Muse can sell out stadiums on their own... 

Lenny  And Alice cannot 

Ummm... No Muse could NOT sell out a stadium in North America on their own. Not then and not now.  Why do you think they were opening for U2? They were trying to gain exposure in North America and South America.  Unreal how dense some of you really are. It's absolutely laughable that you attribute U2's 360 tour success to Muse. Makes you sound liek some geek who's bitter  a band you don't like has the highest grossing tour of all time. 

9 minutes ago, scooby845 said:

As you can see on this forum I'm not the only one who finds u2 mediocre and generic.... 

So could you u as a fan of both gnr and u2 tell which live experience you prefer....? 

 

Thanks for educating me on the fact many people on this board think U2 is shit. I hadn't noticed it before.

As for which live experience is better. It depends. If we're talking U2's current tour my experience for GnR in 2016 was better. Guns N' Roses in 1993 was incredible. U2 in 1997 converted me into a fan of the band. Every single U2 show I've seen is far better than any NuGnR show I've seen and the overall experience of U2 shows from 1997-2015 was better for me than GnR in 2016. 

4 minutes ago, D.. said:

I'm pretty sure Muse was part of the success of the 360's U2 Tour. They played a fair amount of gigs with them and I would have bought the ticket just to see Muse perform. I'm sure a lot of people bought their ticket just for Muse.

Other than that it's incredible that U2 is number 1 of this list. I'm very surprised. Were the tickets that pricey or do a lot of people have crappy tastes?

I've never seen this band live and I'm not tempted. It's mediocre.

It's nice to see the Stones, Water and Guns n' Roses in this list anyway.

You could say that about any band who has an opening act. I'm pretty sure Alice In Chains and Lenny Kravitz are the reason GnR is doing so well too right? Muse opened for 23 of those 110 shows.  U2 averaged 66 000 fans a night on that tour.  That's 16 thousand more per night than the next closest tour. Pretty damn sure Muse or any of the opening acts were not responsible for that.  Saying U2's 360 tour was so successful because Muse boosted ticket sales is just absurd and makes you sound ridiculous.

In all honesty if they don't do anything special for this gig and the band ends 2017 without acknowledging the 30th anniversary of AFD or hinting at new music or something then it's beyond obvious they don't give a flying fuck about the fans and are just in it for $$$$$$$$$$$. They are cashing in and that's all they care about. I mean as cool as it is that Slash and Axl are back together they gotta do something different. In a very real way it has become the laziest "reunion" ever. 

9 minutes ago, bedilkaromawar said:

imagine if zeppelin do a reunion tour, they will break all the record..trust me

 

The cost of tickets would be astronomical and they'd sell out everywhere regardless. I don't doubt they would break the record as long as they could play enough shows. Even if they averaged $8 million per show they'd still have to play like 98 shows. 

1 hour ago, scooby845 said:

well... I honestly don't know what's so authentic about u2 that exudes the cravings for the band... perhaps you as a fan can tell me..

they have outsold the stones, roger waters, acdc, even coldplay... and have sold lesser albums than stones, waters and acdc...

Coldplay which is highly reminiscent of u2 and which I adore are getting a lot of hate nowadays and u2 doesn't...

just don;t get it...

I don't know man. U2 gets a LOT of hate.  Don't kid yourself on that. As for their shows selling the way they do, well they are a legendary live band whether most people on this site wanna admit it or not. Their shows offer a  different vibe than the normal rock show. Maybe that's what people like. Plus whether you claim to know their songs or not they have dozens of classic songs that people recognize and love.  They could easily play a 30 song set and it would be nothing but hit after hit after hit. People used to say "I love old U2" and that used to refer to 80s U2 but then over time old U2 became 90s & 80s U2 and then all of a sudden for an entire new generation of fans Beautiful Day from 2000 was considered old U2. I can't tell you why people like U2 because it's different for everyone. 

Just now, scooby845 said:

I don't mind...

As I see you're a massive u2 fan I don't wanna hate but...

...GnR doesn't need all the lasery-circus-lighting-360-carousel-spectacle-thingy to attract 50% of fans who have never heard of band...

Pure music is what counts and that's why GnR is there...

Riiiiiiiiiiiiight. Because 50% of the people that went to see U2 on the 360 tour were people who had never heard of them and were only going to see the stage. GTFO.  If it's about pure music then I'll just refer you to U2's current tour they are on right now. You know the tour that's averaging more fans per show and is grossing a much higher per show average than GnR.  They have a video screen for stage production. No lasers, no pyro, just a  video screen. Hate all you want but at least know what the hell you're talking about. 

Just now, scooby845 said:

Guns N' Fuckin' Roses is coming for No.1!

Watch out U2...

I don't doubt it. They will just tour under the Not In This Lifetime name for the rest of time until they break it. When this tour is finally over it will probably be a 10 year, 2 billion dollar tour with 350+ shows. It's a way for Axl to justify never releasing an album.  He was too busy. 

Just now, scooby845 said:

to each his own...

where streets have no name, with or without, one...vertigo...

im not lying...

You just proved that you were lying. You said you don't know 3 songs from them and never will yet you just named 4. To each their own is right. You don't have to like them but you don't have to lie about not knowing anything by them to prove your dislike. 

1 minute ago, scooby845 said:

why is u2 so popular i could never grasp it...

i dont know 3 songs from them and never will..

 You're so full of it to try and pretend you don't know 3 U2 songs.  You don't have to be a fan but you don't need to lie to prove it. 

3 hours ago, megaguns1982 said:

Taking into account that Gnr are only on 74 shows, I'd suggest that if they played over 100 like the other artists they would definitely be in 2nd possibly 1st.   But without adjustments for inflation the whole list seems kind of pointless anyway

The adjustments for inflation are on the left hand side of the chart, right next to the actual gross. GnR has a LONG way to go to get to 1st spot. They need over $400 million more(inflation taken into account) to get there. So basically they'd need to play a total of about 170 shows on the pace they're on now. 

7 minutes ago, gnrkoncerti said:

Don't forget Guns n roses music is harder much harder than U2...

I saw U2 on that tour in Zagreb,and spent great time there...Many casual fans going to see U2 than Guns n Roses...

I really doubt that Guns n Roses NITL can be 1st...

But I'm sure it will be in 5 biggest tours...

I don''t wanna compare Guns with U2,it is stupid in music...With this topic I wanna say how masive NITL is...Nothing else

 My post you quoted wasn't a comparison between bands it was about the difference in costs between my GnR ticket in 1993 and my GnR ticket in 2016. As for my first post about U2's tour this year it's just a crazy stat that at the end of 2017 with only 51 shows played on this tour they will likely have grossed enough to crack the all time top 10. Their per show average right now would put them on pace to be the all time highest grossing tour IF they were playing a similar number of shows as they did on the 360 Tour. They aren't though so it doesn't matter.  

On 7/15/2017 at 1:46 PM, The Holographic Universe said:

That's awesome to see. Can't believe U2, Metallica, and GNR are all touring stadiums at the same time in the US. 

It's pretty surreal when you think about it.

On Friday September 8th and again on Sunday, October 22nd all three bands are playing a show somewhere in the world. Crazy year for touring.

On 7/7/2017 at 8:02 PM, passenger57 said:

What if Trump called Axl and said, 'I'll resign the presidency if you put out a new album'

We would have a kick ass new GnR album out by next week!

That's assuming Axl gives two shits about politics and doesn't just use a pinata as a way to pander to the crowd.  My guess is trump could say that and Axl would think "nah I'm good, do your thing" 

31 minutes ago, Kris_1989 said:

AFD5 for me.

Stick Duff, Izzy & Slash in a room together and we are bound to get new music. Even if it's just another solo album from one of them at least there'd be something new. I don't see that happening with the current lineup.

I don't think you understood the question. You don't get any new music from the AFD 5. NONE. That's the question. Would you rather have new music from the current band or an arena tour with the original 5 with ZERO new music.  I can't for the life of me understand how or why anyone would choose AFD 5 tour over a new album. 

3 hours ago, rendestroi95 said:

Maybe because sorry is a GNR song and slither isn't?

P.S: I know a lot of people doesn't consider Sorry or CD to be a GNR work, but personal opinions doesn't matter when it comes to facts, and the facts says that sorry is a GNR song, and that's it, GNR playing a GNR song. So an agreement like that doesn't make sense, it's like slash is saying "Ok axl, i'll let you play a GNR song if you let me play something from my solo work"

Oh. Kinda like how it makes so much sense to play the Seeker every fucking night but it makes no sense to play a  song Slash and Duff wrote together with another former GnR drummer? You geeks and your attachment to the GnR name as the be all end all of what makes GnR, GnR. CD isn't Guns N ' Roses. It's Axl and some other people. 

On 7/14/2017 at 2:24 PM, soon said:

To me, in the context, it doesnt change the jist of what I am saying.  Slash gave in, Axl won their battle of wills.

 

 

I'd say Slash won. he went on to have a very successful solo career along with Velvet Revolver, never had to put up with any of Axl's shit and then decided "well I think I'd like to make mega bucks now" and rejoined with Axl after Axl absolutely failed in his quest to take GnR foward, Instead he made a mockery of the GnR brand, gained a reputation for being the guy who ruined Guns n Roses and became the butt end of countless jokes. Axl could never do what he's doing now without Slash. Slash is THE reason this tour is as massive as it is. Take Slash out and Axl can't even sell out arenas in the States let alone Stadiums. Slash won. Axl needs Slash. Slash doesn't need Axl. 

Nope. I never made my online debut until late 2001 on the old mygnr blue message board. 

1 minute ago, The Holographic Universe said:

The UYI tour was 225 shows I think. Based off today's ticket prices that would be the number one tour of all time.

That tour was massively long. I saw it and my ticket was $33 and I was 7th row on the floor!  $33 for GnR in 1993 compared to the $800 I spent to see them on night 1 in Vegas. My how times change