Huge fan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/177025/9 DJ Ashba, guitarist of the new look Guns N Roses as of 2009, has attempted to justify the band’s ability to be incredibly late incredibly often - claiming that their ‘huge rig’ is mostly to blame.Rock bands turning up late to a gig is almost a tradition nowadays, with larger-than-life bands often arriving on stage late before raising the roof with their set. Axl Rose and co, on the other hand, are more of a liability than tradition-followers, and have come under fire in the past - even from their own fans - for turning up hours late to their own gigs. You can check out one recent example here.Now, attempting to justify their lack of punctuality, Ashba has spoken to Yahoo! Australia - claiming that the band are misunderstood.“We have a huge rig and pyrotechnics so often it's the case of fitting all that into the venue. Our number one priority is to make the shows safe. [The criticism from fans on social media] kills us as a band because we're not doing any of this on purpose. Our main goal is to go and give the fans a show they will never forget and we understand how expensive tickets are. We take that into account and when we do hit the stage, it's almost impossible to get us off.”Ashba then went on to defend Axl Rose, whose own behaviour has seen him berated by fans and press alike in the past.“I think a lot of people and the press try to blow it up and say he's an asshole but everyone can be an asshole if you get them on the wrong day," Ashba told the site. “One thing people don't seem to get is that he's genuinely funny and he's always joking around and telling stories to make people laugh. I always say that if he wasn't a musician he'd be a great comedian. I wish the world could see that side of him because it's the opposite of what people have branded in their brains.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 But like, other bands have huge stage sets too, and aren't late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Cool read, but I remember seeing this before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 And if they knew they were going to be late because of the rig, why not just schedule the shows later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR123GNR456 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Excuses, excuses, excuses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Jan 2013? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 And if they knew they were going to be late because of the rig, why not just schedule the shows laterThey started to in 2012 and it hasn't been an issue since mid-2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 And if they knew they were going to be late because of the rig, why not just schedule the shows laterThey started to in 2012 and it hasn't been an issue since mid-2011.Why was it ever an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 And if they knew they were going to be late because of the rig, why not just schedule the shows laterThey started to in 2012 and it hasn't been an issue since mid-2011.Why was it ever an issueBecause of the rig. Don't you listen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 And if they knew they were going to be late because of the rig, why not just schedule the shows laterThey started to in 2012 and it hasn't been an issue since mid-2011.Why was it ever an issueBecause of the rig. Don't you listen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It was an issue because some places have curfews, and the show sometimes got cut short or people missed their rides home because of the late starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooker Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 And if they knew they were going to be late because of the rig, why not just schedule the shows laterThey started to in 2012 and it hasn't been an issue since mid-2011.This.I have a theory that you're Axl. But I really don't to say that. Just a lot of circumstational evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 They went on at a decent time when I them in 2011 and 2012, however the past couple of years have been the first where the late starts have gotten betterThat means either the stage set up was not an issue and DJ is just spouting BS or GNR has a bunch of incompetent people working for them who took until 2011 to finally figure out how to set up the stage in a decent amount of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Black Posted January 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2014 I don't care how much he weighs, it's not nice to call Axl a huge rig. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) DJ will say anything to defend Gn'R's actions, which are really just Axl's actions mostly. Bunch of bullshit imo.That said, they came on at a decent time when I saw them in 2012. Axl improved in that aspect. Edited January 10, 2014 by Rovim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I don't care how much he weighs, it's not nice to call Axl a huge rig.Dude I completely burst out laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Everyone knows that Axl likes to come out late. I don't know why this has to be discussed so many times.Get over it.If you want to see GNR in concert, then take the next day off from work because you know Axl won't come out before midnight.Just go with it. I don't care why he's late, because he plays 3 hour shows at every concert, so who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) The rig in Vegas was set up ONCE and they still hit the stage at midnight at the last 2 shows.edit: not that it was an issue in Vegas, just pointing it out. Edited January 11, 2014 by RickRoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broskirose Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 GNR do not have a very large rig at all. Basic lighting and some screens...that's all it is. Not to mention that the wait occurs after the opening band has played (on time) and they certainly aren't still setting up the rig in between bands, or even once the doors open. Complete bullshit. If you want to see large rigs.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/177025/9 DJ Ashba, guitarist of the new look Guns N Roses as of 2009, has attempted to justify the band’s ability to be incredibly late incredibly often - claiming that their ‘huge rig’ is mostly to blame.Rock bands turning up late to a gig is almost a tradition nowadays, with larger-than-life bands often arriving on stage late before raising the roof with their set. Axl Rose and co, on the other hand, are more of a liability than tradition-followers, and have come under fire in the past - even from their own fans - for turning up hours late to their own gigs. You can check out one recent example here.Now, attempting to justify their lack of punctuality, Ashba has spoken to Yahoo! Australia - claiming that the band are misunderstood.“We have a huge rig and pyrotechnics so often it's the case of fitting all that into the venue. Our number one priority is to make the shows safe. [The criticism from fans on social media] kills us as a band because we're not doing any of this on purpose. Our main goal is to go and give the fans a show they will never forget and we understand how expensive tickets are. We take that into account and when we do hit the stage, it's almost impossible to get us off.”Ashba then went on to defend Axl Rose, whose own behaviour has seen him berated by fans and press alike in the past.“I think a lot of people and the press try to blow it up and say he's an asshole but everyone can be an asshole if you get them on the wrong day," Ashba told the site. “One thing people don't seem to get is that he's genuinely funny and he's always joking around and telling stories to make people laugh. I always say that if he wasn't a musician he'd be a great comedian. I wish the world could see that side of him because it's the opposite of what people have branded in their brains.”DJ's argument holds absolutely NO water because show's like this: start every single night at 8pm sharp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 If KISS can get onstage on time, GN'R can get onstage on time.Besides, didn't I read somewhere once that Axl has a bed backstage and he's not to be disturbed while sleeping, which he does right up until they go onstage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bards Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Dj will not bite the hand that feeds him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 If they already know that setting all that shit takes a lot of time, then the obvious solution would be starting it earlier, like:"Jeewee, our gig starts at 8pm! We need, like, 4 hours to set this... Oh, I know! Let's start setting everything up by 6pm, with this we will be on schedule cuz 6 + 4 = 8! Brilliant!"-Gn'R Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Shut the fuck up, DJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerousCurves Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Ohgawwwwd... Steven Adler's whole damned book mentioned people's "rigs". Thus, I can only surmise that DJ is also discussing the gargantuan proportions of this bands' collective junk. *reaches for the brain bleach* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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