Alexander Nevermind

OK, so Coachella has now been "confirmed", but has the lineup?

So you know the details?

No?

So keep quiet til then.

Neither does anyone else. Slash said he and Axl had "dispelled some of that negative stuff", and everyone else pulled the rest from their arse.

I still think Axl might merely announce some new randoms for nugnr, announce the fact that nugnr will resume cheese touring, and then discuss a bunch of trivial stuff.

+1

Axl will announce CD2 or the remix album. Maybe a new tour.

I have a feeling that Axl and Slash have not even met each other face to face.

This 100%

BTW - what's the significance of halloween trees?

Depends on your definition of reunion.

At least Slash, and maybe Duff, as full time members of the band.

I wouldn't be at all suprised if Slash joins GN'R as a one-off guest at some point, like Izzy and Duff did, but I'm not getting my hopes up at all for a full blown reunion.

I've been lurking on this forum for a long time now, but I felt the need to join just so I could ask this question. I seriously don't buy into the rumours that the classic lineup are getting back together. What concrete evidence do we actually have that a reuinion is happening?

The only thing that has been confirmed is that Slash said he and Axl are on speaking terms again. This is the ONLY thing that has been said. Instead of taking it for what it is, everyone ran with it and assumed that it means a reuinion is happening.

The GN'R twitter account said "What ever happened to no news is good news?... Of course today everyone is a jouranlist... If only they could read lips... Surely they'll read between the lines". This obviously refers to the fact everyone is assuming something will happen.

Then Axl tweeted "The only thing I know "confirmed" is my LOVE of Taco Bell! Mmmmm.... Taco Bell!!", which seems to mock these assumptions.

People are seriously grasping at straws to find "evidence". The dumbest I've seen recently is when Duff tweeted "LAMF", and everyone thought it was a confirmation beacuse he had LAMF written on his amps for the UYI tour. Seriously? Why wouldn't it be a Johnny Thunders reference?

We have had "insiders" that have "confirmed" dates for a reunion, from Coachella to Jimmy Kimmel. Sounds familiar... anyone remember the many "insiders" who "confirmed" all the different album/new song release dates leading up to CD and then CDII? How is a reunion anymore believeable than a new album? I'm willing to bet the Star Wars teaser is for a new album. Axl himself has said he was planning to release both the remix album and CDII - CD proved that he doesn't need a complete band to do that.

After the last 20 years, I find it very hard to believe that as soon as they are back on speaking terms, Axl & Slash would immediately jump into planning a reunion, especially when both have their own bands to focus on. Working with the guy you've hated for the last 20 years is the kind of huge decision that you would need to ease into, surely?

And the fact that old logo merch is being sold on the GN'R site? It doesn't confirm a reunion. All it confirms that Axl & Slash are friendly again, and Slash has no problem with Axl using the logos.

This isn't a cupcake thread, I'm not looking to annoy anyone, I just wanted to put that out there and wanted to know if anyone else is doubting a reunion, as it seems everyone is seriously getting their hopes up and might be setting themselves up for an epic dissapointment. Hell, every single time I've worn a GN'R shirt in the last few months, without fail I've had complete strangers tell me how excited they are for the reunion. It's just getting silly now.

TL;DR - The only "real" evidence we have says that Axl & Slash are speaking again, but aren't necessarily planning a reunion. The Star Wars trailer and Jimmy Kimmel appearance are most likely for a new album, or god forbid, just another tour with a new #demented guitarist.

Who else thinks the same?