Leeds are GNR there?????

[gnrcoma]

Does anyone know yet if GNR are going to be playing Leeds or not??????????????

Please can someone announce something for definate, I know Axl said last night no, but hopefully that was heat of the moment!?

Anyone know anything?

[Use Your Delusion 1]

From @tommy_stinson:

@EddieValentine unless you know something i don't. i'm fuckin playing leeds tomorrow.lol

[tsunami1982]

Another Tommy's tweet:

@maineroad92 leaving london for leeds at 4pm. see ya there

[GET OFF AXLS BACK]

I guess time will tell, i have been thinking in terms of conspiracies in the last few hours, Guns refuse live footage to be broadcast and plug gets pulled when it possibly could have been averted for a few more songs?

[Izzy_Stradlin_XX]

I just saw an Axl rant right after the power was cut at reading and he said : "Unfortunatly we won't play at leeds, but we will make it up to you another time"

I hope Axl learns to not play in indie shit festivals, and start plaiyng by his band name in Stadiums and Pavillions.

[Tater Totts]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

[Izzy_Stradlin_XX]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

So why did they went to an indie-shit festival??

[tomh]

hardly an "indie-shit festival" i've seen metallica , ratm & iron maiden there in the last few years

[Conor]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

So why did they went to an indie-shit festival??

Chi-ching. And exposure. I don't see what's wrong with it. Why wouldn't they?

[Howard2k]

What a fucking farce.

[LightningBolt]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

So why did they went to an indie-shit festival??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals#List_of_headliners

Yeah, 'cause those bands are totally indie.

[Guest]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

I dunno- lets not forget they're on their way to selling out their second London date in very quick time. 02 arena holds 23,000. So they wouldn't be able to fill the emirates, but they could fill your ground (for the record, if they played at WHL i wouldn't go).

I'm not saying they would sell out a stadium tour in the UK but it'd be close. Especially if they got some fairly big support acts (Bach is great but he's not going to draw a big crowd- a band that's up and coming with a decent following would be just the ticket). Could easily just play Glasgow, Manchester, London- 3 stadium venues.

Edited August 28, 2010 by Guest

[GET OFF AXLS BACK]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

I dunno- lets not forget they're on their way to selling out their second London date in very quick time. 02 arena holds 23,000. So they wouldn't be able to fill the emirates, but they could fill your ground (for the record, if they played at WHL i wouldn't go).

That made me chuckle :xmasssanta:

[Tater Totts]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

I dunno- lets not forget they're on their way to selling out their second London date in very quick time. 02 arena holds 23,000. So they wouldn't be able to fill the emirates, but they could fill your ground (for the record, if they played at WHL i wouldn't go).

That made me chuckle :xmasssanta:

No shit are ground holds less than fucking Earls Court

But if they were to do Wembley, Manchester, Newcastle and a few other stadium shows I doubt they would sell them out if the number was over 60k each.

[GET OFF AXLS BACK]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

I dunno- lets not forget they're on their way to selling out their second London date in very quick time. 02 arena holds 23,000. So they wouldn't be able to fill the emirates, but they could fill your ground (for the record, if they played at WHL i wouldn't go).

That made me chuckle :xmasssanta:

No shit are ground holds less than fucking Earls Court

But if they were to do Wembley, Manchester, Newcastle and a few other stadium shows I doubt they would sell them out if the number was over 60k each.

I don't think the market is there any more.Smaller venues where it is more intimate.Maybe just maybe they need to go back to Roxy size crowds and then people have a much better experience thus building the reputation again

[Guest]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

I dunno- lets not forget they're on their way to selling out their second London date in very quick time. 02 arena holds 23,000. So they wouldn't be able to fill the emirates, but they could fill your ground (for the record, if they played at WHL i wouldn't go).

That made me chuckle :xmasssanta:

No shit are ground holds less than fucking Earls Court

But if they were to do Wembley, Manchester, Newcastle and a few other stadium shows I doubt they would sell them out if the number was over 60k each.

I do agree but I think it'd be close. Like I said previously, I think with the right support acts you could just about fill a 2/3 stadiums in the UK. Manchester/London and then maybe one extra. It's just Bach and whoever is the other act in the UK just aren't going to bring a decent pull for people. I loved seeing Bach in '06 but most don't know who the hell he is. But with two fairly well known rising acts supporting the great Guns N' Roses it could be doable.

[Tater Totts]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

I dunno- lets not forget they're on their way to selling out their second London date in very quick time. 02 arena holds 23,000. So they wouldn't be able to fill the emirates, but they could fill your ground (for the record, if they played at WHL i wouldn't go).

That made me chuckle :xmasssanta:

No shit are ground holds less than fucking Earls Court

But if they were to do Wembley, Manchester, Newcastle and a few other stadium shows I doubt they would sell them out if the number was over 60k each.

I don't think the market is there any more.Smaller venues where it is more intimate.Maybe just maybe they need to go back to Roxy size crowds and then people have a much better experience thus building the reputation again

Exactly!

Smaller venues of 5,000-7,500 so they will sell out. Tour with about 15 or so dates in these smaller venues with kickass shows to rebuild the reputation and spread word of mouth. "Dude, GN'R are playing great 3 hour shows and the entire tour is sold out, I wish I could have gone!"

Sadly we know stuff like that will never happen.

[axldavies]

There's no shame in selling out the 02. Aerosmith couldn't do it.

Who's big enough to play stadiums anyway? Metallica could only do it as a one-off. Muse, Coldplay, Green Day, Take That....... it's not a massive list by any means.

There is absolutely zero chance of GNR playing Download ever again though. The promoter has some serious issues with Axl.

[Tater Totts]

There's no shame in selling out the 02. Aerosmith couldn't do it.

Who's big enough to play stadiums anyway? Metallica could only do it as a one-off. Muse, Coldplay, Green Day, Take That....... it's not a massive list by any means.

There is absolutely zero chance of GNR playing Download ever again though. The promoter has some serious issues with Axl.

Add U2 to your list, they sold out Wembley Stadium 2 days in a row and sold out every stadium the played in last year on the 360 tour.

[kyrie]

They won't sell out stadiums in the UK and the only real festivals they could play are Download or Sonisphere really as they are the metal and rocky festivals

I dunno- lets not forget they're on their way to selling out their second London date in very quick time. 02 arena holds 23,000. So they wouldn't be able to fill the emirates, but they could fill your ground (for the record, if they played at WHL i wouldn't go).

That made me chuckle :xmasssanta:

No shit are ground holds less than fucking Earls Court

But if they were to do Wembley, Manchester, Newcastle and a few other stadium shows I doubt they would sell them out if the number was over 60k each.

I don't think the market is there any more.Smaller venues where it is more intimate.Maybe just maybe they need to go back to Roxy size crowds and then people have a much better experience thus building the reputation again

Exactly!

Smaller venues of 5,000-7,500 so they will sell out. Tour with about 15 or so dates in these smaller venues with kickass shows to rebuild the reputation and spread word of mouth. "Dude, GN'R are playing great 3 hour shows and the entire tour is sold out, I wish I could have gone!"

Sadly we know stuff like that will never happen.

Why play a 5,000 seat venue when you just sold out the O2 and added a second night???

That makes zero sense!

A tour this size, even if you don't sell out an arena, you still make money even at half capacity. It makes no sense to downsize unless you're under 50% capacity the entire tour. I'm seeing Stone Temple Pilots tomorrow and it's not going to sell out... but so what?