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Guns N' Roses Will Play on Time This Year, Says Festival Chief
- Posted on Mar 30th 2010 6:15AM by Barnaby Smith
Melvin Benn, organiser of Reading and Leeds Festivals, has assured fans that Guns N' Roses will take to the stage on time this year when they play Reading on the Friday and Leeds on the Sunday over the weekend of August 27-29.When Guns N' Roses played Leeds Festival in 2002, Axl Rose and band arrived on stage after they were due to have finished.
"I think I'm going to tell them they're playing the day before," joked Benn in an interview with NME.com. "It's the easiest thing really. The stories of Axl Rose turning up onstage late are the thing of legend but I'm led to believe he's got a new manager and I've been given wonderful assurances it won't be an issue this time."
Benn's words come in the wake of the announcement of the finalised line-up for Reading and Leeds, with Arcade Fire and Blink-182 the other headliners, and of course the Libertines reforming especially for the event.
"The long-awaited return of Arcade Fire. It's a real step up for them but I think it's a testament to how important a band they've become," said Benn.
"And then there's Blink-182, no one thought they'd play any European festivals because of [Travis Barker]'s plane crash, and logistically it's proving to be one of those things involving boats and planes. They've been at the top of the forums for a long, long time so it's a real plus for us."
Axl Rose, meanwhile, is still recovering after being struck by an object as the band played a concert in Peru. The band also recently suffered a collapsed stage at a show in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
- Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, UK
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Rox
Yea, Right ,Axl is washed out.
April 02 2010 at 10:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jack Flash
Yeah, I have to agree. I mean, a few 80's bands like INXS without Michael Hutchence tried to pull this off and it didn't work. Also, Journey without Steve Perry is trying hard to get people in their venues to come out and watch them play. And don't forget the lastest that almost came to pass....Aerosmith without Steven Tyler. What the heck are these groups thinking???
March 30 2010 at 3:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
George Keller
GNR with no Slash is like an AXLE with no GREASE!!!!!!
March 30 2010 at 3:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
mp
looking forward to hearing how they played on time when it's all over. because it'll be a cold day in hell before i sit in an audience again waiting for them to.
March 30 2010 at 3:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jack Flash
Sometimes there's a band that for some reason or another, stays together for all the wrong reasons and should just go away quietly. Guns and Roses is one of those bands. Sweet Child o'mine and Welcome to the Jungle rocked....but that was a generation ago. Axl's brain is on life-support these days and for them to even use the name GnR now is an insult to whatever fans they have left. Agree or Disagree?
March 30 2010 at 3:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
David S.
Axl Rose's brain is just fried -- but then if you spend most of your career blowing a sh*tload of coke up your nose and swigging Jack Daniels like water, you'd be nuts too. Saw this band in concert in the 1990's -- Axl didn't put down the bottle even during the songs. Never understood anyone who throws an amazing career down the toilet...a damn shame.
March 30 2010 at 3:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
xxxx
I saw G&R play in Pittsburgh during their last tour. From what I heard, the band was still in Detroit when they were scheduled to start playing. The arena actually stopped serving beer before the show started. I can say that I liked watching all of the topless women posing on the jumbotron though. Good way to pass the time.
March 30 2010 at 3:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
MIKE ZVIRBLIS
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Johnny Thunders!
March 30 2010 at 1:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jess Terr
Thunders lives on !!!!! one track mind
March 30 2010 at 2:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
pete goezinya
slash isn't with them anymore .they suck now,and axl has gone insane.just retire....
March 30 2010 at 12:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Slic
Are they still around???
March 30 2010 at 12:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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