Vincent Vega Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Hey, MarcA question:A planned (down to the dates and venues) summer 2001 tour of Europe was suddenly cancelled without warning. The cancellation at first blamed on Buckethead having an illness. Axl claimed to have not known about the tour until he read about it on the internet. Meaning, if he was being honest, that a GN'R was planned and booked without his knowledge by Doug Goldstein.Guns N' Roses were due to begin their European Tour on June 1 at the German music festival Rock am Ring, but announced in May that they were to cancel the entire tour; according to the band's European management agency, the reason for the cancellation was the illness of lead guitarist Buckethead.[21] With a rescheduling process said to be planned,[21] it was later announced that many of the proposed tour dates would be completed later in the year.[22] On November 8, it was announced that the tour was to be cancelled completely, allegedly due to the ongoing illness of Buckethead, which was also said to have delayed the completion of the upcoming album.[23] The band's manager, Doug Goldstein, apologised to fans for scheduling the tour, which he admitted was a poorly executed decision, with the following statement:"Following the euphoria of [the band's appearance at the] Rock in Rio [concert], I jumped the gun and arranged a European tour as our plan was to have the new album out this year. Unfortunately, Buckethead's illness not only stopped the tour, but it slowed down our progress on Chinese Democracy. I am very sorry to disappoint our fans, but I can assure them that this is not what Axl wanted, nor is it 'Another page from the Howard Hughes of rock,' as some media will no doubt portray it. I made a plan, and unfortunately it did not work out."[23] Do you know anything about the aborted 2001 Tour, why it was cancelled? Was Axl speaking the truth when he claimed he didn't know about it? Edited September 12, 2012 by Vincent Vega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Mercury's Ghost Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I always wondered if Buckethead was really sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketQueenGNR Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Damn... I remember that we bought tickets for a show in Holland, on june 23 2001 in Arnhem. Then they postponed it to december 2 2001, and then they cancelled the whole thing...But I'm also wondering if he was really sick.. Edited September 12, 2012 by RocketQueenGNR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddick Bowe Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I wonder what happend in 2002. The band looked great, and Madison Square Garden wich was the last show, the best show in the new GNR era. Then, all of a sudden, stop! Axl refused to answer eddie trunk remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Mercury's Ghost Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I wonder what happend in 2002. The band looked great, and Madison Square Garden wich was the last show, the best show in the new GNR era. Then, all of a sudden, stop! Axl refused to answer eddie trunk remember.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkjX2R9q1iU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Funny how he'll cancel a tour for Buckethead but will force Bumblefoot to continuously play shows in pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketQueenGNR Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Funny how he'll cancel a tour for Buckethead but will force Bumblefoot to continuously play shows in pain.It doesn't make any sense. Thinking about it this way, I'd say he didn't cancel it because of BH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose87 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I thought I remember reading before that the promoter pulled the plug on the tour due to poor ticket sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcord Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Funny how he'll cancel a tour for Buckethead but will force Bumblefoot to continuously play shows in pain.Nobody is 'forced' to play in pain. He has a choice... you make it seem like their is a gun to Bumble's head. I'm quite sure that isn't the case and Bumble chooses to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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