Guns N' Roses refusing to leave Reading Festival

(UPDATE-AUGUST 31ST 2010 AXL WRITES)-

Our start times at the Reading and Leeds festivals factually had nothing to do with us as the previous bands (who were great by the way) came off stage when they did and we went on within' our contracted and documented changeover time period.

Whatever other nonsense anyone's choosing to write would appear intentionally false.

Having the fans or our show penalized for how the event was ran or simply the natural flow of events those evenings and for such minimal amount of overtime along with distortions and falsehoods by media, the promoter and or event organizers regarding the events seems a bit draconian and more than unfair to the fans.

A simple question: If you are aware of our changeover time, the average length of our show and the general nature of how these types of festivals run all of which are no big secrets...why book us?

Is it simply because the lineup on our nights at both festivals sold well? So it's a cash grab with no respect for the fans or the band and somehow an unwanted inconvenience for the cities and law enforcement? If we're not wanted and just being used to line someone else's pockets or for fictitious tabloid fodder at the fans and our expense we're fine with going elsewhere. God forbid we would force ourselves on anyone. It's not that kinda party.

I didn't organize, arrange, authorize, have knowledge of or was even consulted about our being booked for these shows till after the fact nor did I choose to work with anyone I'm aware of other than our manager who was involved in arranging these dates. Yet it would appear we're amazingly often legally obligated to honor such arrangements whether against our will or better judgment. That's simply and unfortunately how this business often works with the artist and imo seems is legally supported to benefit managers, agents, promoters and ticket vendors.

With how the fans and we were treated in the past I had what I feel were legitimate and now proven justified apprehensions. Yet we gave 100% and from where we stood it seemed as if the both the fans (who rocked!) and our camp were having fun and making the most of things.

Why (and what would appear intentionally) risk having it go bad for everyone? Imo that's where true recklessness and negligence at both the fans and our expense would seem to be.

Anyway...thanks again to all the fans who made our nights!!

Peace!!

Axl-

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[TheLexyboy]

it never fails to amaze me that some people still stick up for Axl Rose. "Its just Axl", "he's always been like that", "thats real rock n roll", "its his fuck you attitude"....... Ive heard all the excuses and none of them wash.

The guy is a complete wanker, plain and simple. And he's obviously surrounded himself with people who are scared to disagree with him.

How anyone would even consider paying good money to be fucked about by this arsehole is beyond me.....

[mhollod]

@faganliam2007 GNR and Axl selling out??? You obviously know nothing about GNR and about Axl if you believe this. They are far from selling out. If Axl was about selling out, he would get back with Slash (even though he doesn't like the guy) just to please people like you and make a shit load of money. But he doesn't, he sticks to what he believes in, whether you like it or not.

[macca9587]

yes they do sell out

Manchester 2010 21,000 seats -sold out

Australia- sold out

reading- sold out

o2- sold out

and lots more SOLD OUT You obviously dont know nothing

[guitargangster645]

needs to learn some showmanship

[jonathanemptage]

I was at the show the stage wads set up and ready i waated an houyr knowing axl was going to be late because he always is in the end i decuded that if he can't have the common decency to come on when he is booked then he will possably looses fans as it is howecer i will still listen to the old stuff which is good but axl and hi band are and will for me never be GNR

[CinematicallyUnhappy]

@theendofel if he's that committed to it, why did they turn up an hour late?

[alfishipp]

@theendofel if so then why did the fucking cunt turn up however late? he's committed to being a class a wanker

[pettibonnotginn]

So that's where they are! Glayd they found an audience.

[theendofel]

Axl is committed to delivering quality 3 hour shows! Reading obviously wanna stop that.

[boxcharles]

First concert they didn't get bottled or booed in a few days, they sure were grateful!

[minifilmsltd]

oh look what a surprise this is after all of the real GNR members had had enough of axl and left