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GUNS N' ROSES: First Las Vegas Residency Concert Attendances, Grosses Revealed - Nov. 17, 2012

GUNS N' ROSES launched its first-ever residency on October 31 when the band played the first of 12 shows at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The "Appetite For Democracy" run will last through Saturday, November 24, with the band playing a setlist exclusively created for these shows.

The shows feature the current lineup of the band, of which singer Axl Rose is the only original member.

The following are some of the first GUNS N' ROSES attendances/grosses at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, as reported by Billboard magazine:

* Artist/Event: GUNS N' ROSES
* Show Venue:The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
* City/State: Las Vegas, Nevada
* Show Dates: Oct. 31, Nov. 2-3, 2012
* Gross Sales: $775,119
* Total Attendance: 8,387
* Capacity: 9,839
* Ticket Prices: $179.50, $129.50, $85, $45
* Promoter: Concerts West/AEG Live

* Artist/Event: GUNS N' ROSES
* Show Venue:The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
* City/State: Las Vegas, Nevada
* Show Dates: Nov. 7, 9-10, 2012
* Gross Sales: $829,220
* Total Attendance: 9,082
* Capacity: 9,908
* Ticket Prices: $179.50, $129.50, $85, $45
* Promoter: Concerts West/AEG Live

GUNS N' ROSES drew criticism earlier in the month from Clark County commissioners after they were told about an ad for the group's Vegas concerts which depicts what appears to be a sexually assaulted woman beneath the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign.

The image, which is said to be a watered-down version of the banned cover for the band's classic 1987 debut, "Appetite For Destruction", was being used in mainstream advertising, including newspaper promotions and taxicab placards.

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posted by : Megamoca coffee
11/17/2012 8:24:34 PM
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He can't even sell out mid-size venues in Vagas, his ego must be hurting.

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posted by : Scatter
11/18/2012 2:18:47 AM
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At between $129 and $179 for a decent seat not many bands would.

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COMMENT | Am I misunderstanding this or
posted by : Overkillin'You
11/17/2012 8:31:59 PM
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Are they averaging 3000 people a night?

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COMMENT | 'RE: Am I misunderstanding this or'
posted by : PatrickS77
11/18/2012 8:13:01 AM
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Wow, how do you get from the information of the attendance figures posted for two nights, which are 8400 and 9000 people each, that they are averaging 3000 people a night?? Where did you go to school?? And where did the 12 people agreeing with you go to school?

Based on the numbers released so far they are averaging 8700 people a night in a 10k capacity venue, which is pretty good.

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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: Am I misunderstanding this or'''
posted by : PatrickS77
11/18/2012 8:17:24 AM
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Oops... my bad... should have read properly... they were listing several shows in one go. Your school is fine. ;-)

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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: ''''RE: Am I misunderstanding this or'''''''
posted by : broham
11/19/2012 4:58:30 PM
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too bad your school isn't

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posted by : BrewMe
11/17/2012 8:47:48 PM
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I watched both those videos in their entirety. I am sorry, there is no way this should be called GNR. There was nothing redeeming in those two clips. ugh. The excitement, the music, the explosiveness, the sound, the energy........is all gone. It is a perfect act for Las Vegas though.

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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : JJJB
11/18/2012 8:39:54 AM
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Exactly........ a tribute band. Perfect for Vegas.

I might pay 10 bucks if I was there,but I might not.

There's a lot to do in Vegas!....LOL

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posted by : rodt
11/17/2012 8:55:06 PM
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I agree with the above......Vegas is exactly where they belong at this point.

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posted by : Gunn
11/17/2012 8:55:19 PM
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Why did the capacity change from 9,839 to 9,908?

Anyway, I've gotta give credit where credit is due. This is the biggest cover band in the world. Good job Axl!

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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : Scatter
11/18/2012 2:22:17 AM
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No idea. According to The Joint's website it's capacity is 4000.

http://thejointlasvegas.com/Home/The-Venue/Overview.aspx

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COMMENT | A bunch
posted by : RiotAct666
11/17/2012 8:57:28 PM
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Of 13 year olds showed up to the show, Next they then recorded youtube videos the whole night on their Iphones and than had upset stomachs from way drinking too much fruit punch and then stuffing their faces with gun flavored cookies.

Screw Axhole Pose & his frauds & Joke of a band he is poising everyone's minds with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scab GNR plays to empty seats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All of the fans despise & hate the hacks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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COMMENT | 'RE: A bunch'
posted by : Beerbreath
11/17/2012 9:26:00 PM
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I just got off the phone with your mom, and she says you are grounded.. plus she wants you to clean the basement, your bedroom is a mess...

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COMMENT | 'RE: A bunch'
posted by : Riotact's Mom
11/18/2012 6:09:22 AM
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Riotact, go clean up your room, take out the trash, take a bath for God's sake (it's been 2 weeks already) and do your homework!
Learning tables can't be that hard if you're 18!

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COMMENT | 'RE: A bunch'
posted by : PatrickS77
11/18/2012 8:14:52 AM
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Geez. That's all you can come up with? What a fool you are. It's not GNR, but nevertheless a great rock show.

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COMMENT | Wow, there were parts of This I Love....
posted by : Green Machinist
11/17/2012 9:07:31 PM
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...that were pretty good.
I thought his voice was gone. But, he really can still get it done when he wants. As usual, it seems like its more in his head than reality.

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posted by : TheManInBlackFledAcrossTheDesertAndTheGunslingerFollowed
11/17/2012 9:40:38 PM
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I just heard part of it on the radio. Since when did Guns N' Roses replace Axl with a 80 year old woman?

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COMMENT | PlasticAct 000
posted by : pigchop
11/17/2012 9:49:28 PM
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COMMENT | Axl is god
posted by : RiotAct666
5/15/2009 3:15:20 PM
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You can't stop him.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=120160

COMMENT | Best news of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : RiotAct666
10/9/2008 12:05:54 PM
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Cannot wait for Chi - Dem.

Axl is god

God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RiotAct666 writes,"
COMMENT | Axl
posted by : RiotAct666
12/14/2008 8:12:05 PM
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"He owns the whole name Guns N' Roses. He made Slash , Duff etc. all sign over their parts of the name to him before they all left in the mid 90's. So therefore Axl can use the name "Guns N' Roses" it's his band and call and that is a fact and how it goes. Also great post by him (Axl) too. gotta agree with everything said."

http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110830

COMMENT | Axl is god
posted by : RiotAct666
9/28/2008 8:20:35 PM
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Chi - Dem is coming 11/25/08

It will blow all other albums right out of the water.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105754

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posted by : pigchop
11/17/2012 9:51:58 PM
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Looking at the numbers, it ooks like this vegas thing is not quite the success ol' Axl thought it would be.

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posted by : Overkillin'You
11/17/2012 11:05:15 PM
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Not sure that is true.....In Vegas it's all about getting people in the Casino and bringing in 3000 extra people a night for 14 days I think would be considered a success. Just my opinion.

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COMMENT | !!!
posted by : Doros78
11/18/2012 1:06:39 AM
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what arent you reading the article??? there are 8000-9000 people there and thats probably 7000-8000 then are coming to most bands here on blabbermouth and the sales for the later show is over 800,000 dollars, doesnt seem so bad to me, i know i wouldn't mind to be playing in Las Vegas and getting this kind of money. and i bet most you wouldn't it either or are you rather gonna stay in your mothers basement complaining and being bitter about people that have so much more talent then you have??? or about some bands name???
the new GNR is many times better then most new bands especialy the ones on the charts.

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COMMENT | 'RE: !!!'
posted by : nodeerforamonth
11/18/2012 1:21:30 AM
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read between the lines. that's 9,000 for THREE nights total. i don't even believe those numbers. i always thought the capacity of the Joint was 2,000. it is NOT a big place. slightly bigger than your average House of Blues

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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: !!!'''
posted by : Scatter
11/18/2012 2:23:05 AM
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Again, The Joint only holds 4000

http://thejointlasvegas.com/Home/The-Venue/Overview.aspx

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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: ''''RE: !!!'''''''
posted by : nodeerforamonth
11/18/2012 11:03:06 AM
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Yeah but if you have a big stage setup, it takes up capacity. I saw Howard Stern there, and with the setup he had, I think only 2,000 were let in.

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COMMENT | Went to see a Kiss tribute band last night....
posted by : SnarfSnarf
11/18/2012 1:49:30 AM
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Attendance: 50 more or less, gross: 250 Euro's. Not a lot of people familiar with anything other than I was made for loving you out of the vast repetoire of Kiss.

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posted by : JOSHSKORN
11/18/2012 2:11:14 AM
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This is even less exciting than bad karaoke to GnR's music.

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posted by : ShadowOfTheWave
11/18/2012 2:28:08 AM
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No way to spin these numbers as a failure, try as the anti-Axl bridgade might. Considering the slander against the new band in the US press, not to mention previous ticket sales and the expensive prices, I'd say near sell outs is a huge victory.

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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : BSlash24
11/19/2012 8:21:26 AM
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GUNS n ROSEs, not selling out a theather is not a huge victory. I'm not saying at this point Axl sux, or any thing negative about him and his band of moveable parts, but please, this is a theater and he's not selling it out....a fail? maybe. you decide. but a HUGE victory? This band used to sell out STADIUMS...(well, it wasn't this band, but you know what I mean).

and for the Axl zealots, I'm not trashing your hero. but let's get real.

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posted by : Voice Of Sanitry
11/18/2012 4:30:45 AM
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If you'd have told me in 1988 that Guns N Roses would one day have a residency at Las Vegas i would have laughed in your face and said they'd be dead before that happened.

How right i was.

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posted by : kimidead138
11/18/2012 5:12:21 AM
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their stage probably takes somes space away from the maximum capacity, so it's pretty close to a sold out show.... The numbers refer to a three nights capacity and three nights sales, of course

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posted by : Sadistikexekution
11/18/2012 6:01:11 AM
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These are very good attendance numbers, given the fact that 99% of the people go to Vegas to lose their money or visit whores.
Hakk slash or puffadler would probably not even fill the foyer of a three star motel.
Sorry losers, your bands suck and you'll have to admit that Guns 'n Roses are forever out of reach regarding sales numbers and concert attendance. And forget about that reunion also, it's nothing more than a (crack)pipe dream.

I bet 99% of all Blabbercunts would say:
FUKK HAKK SLASH, MUFFMEISTER MCLOAD, JUNKIE ADLER & ASSKISSER RIOTACT.

Xhole=GNR!!!
Xhole=GOD!!!

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COMMENT | Vegas
posted by : Legacy-of-Brewtality
11/18/2012 6:40:47 AM
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I am a diehard original GNR Fan and believe the original line up is the shit. But I know that aint gonna happen probably ever.

So I flew down and spent a little time in Vegas. Attended the show this last wednesday. I was really impressed. if you want a good solid show you must see it. I never hired a babysitter, took a night off of work or drove an hour to attend a gnr show where Axl was 4 hrs late so you got me there if thats happened to you. He was on time and the show rocked.

If you are a diehard fan and mad Slash isnt there. Then youre not a true fan. A true fan knows GNR aint shit without Izzy. Maybe Izzy on heroin or both Slash and Izzy on heroin. Sure Duff and Adler were solid. But we all know they wouldve probably been Slash's Snakepit without Izzy from the begininng.

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COMMENT | 'RE: Vegas'
posted by : BSlash24
11/19/2012 8:23:45 AM
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true fan? True fan of Axl then. Let's please split those hairs. Mick Jagger toured solo in the past, with Joe Satriani on guitar(I know you shred heads would say "spins circles around STone's guitarists), yet he didn't call it the "rolling stones".

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COMMENT | I've always
posted by : JPACHALEN
11/18/2012 7:20:44 AM
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been hard on Mr. Hudson, but Mr. Bailey has taken one of the greatest bands in history and flushed it down the toilet. Seriously what a joke. I know William you do not care about my opinion, but I was one your supporters. Chinese Democracy was purchased at full price, so I was firmly in your corner. Put the band back together, team up with the Skid Row reunion and put some spectacle back into rock music. Stop the chump like behaviour and let's rock.

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posted by : hmdetl
11/18/2012 9:56:46 AM
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Wow, the one guitar player looks like some homeless fuck that just walked in from off of skid row...jezzuuus dude, put some goddamn effort in your appearance, you are in Guns and Roses.....at least try to look like it.

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posted by : Briq
11/18/2012 9:59:23 AM
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I wouldn't pay too much attention to the numbers.. they show the same room with the same setup having 2 different capacity numbers

* Capacity: 9,839

* Capacity: 9,908

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posted by : kimidead138
11/18/2012 10:30:16 AM
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oh, come on, that difference is so little, it can easily be explained with changing the settings in venue or stage

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posted by : The Barnacle
11/18/2012 10:18:19 AM
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I remember reading somewhere Pink Floyd general Admission $5 in the 70s

What happened to these prices??

This is how Ticketmaster, managers and bands want to sell out arenenas/venues these days?

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posted by : kimidead138
11/18/2012 10:31:59 AM
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yep, and a whore costed a dollar back in the 1800's. What happened there?

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COMMENT | hmdetl
posted by : Doros78
11/18/2012 10:33:14 AM
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yea and they looked so good back in the day??? especialy Duff, he looks so much better today then he ever did

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posted by : nitroholic
11/18/2012 11:18:22 AM
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Basic math:

SIX nights are listed. TOTAL attendance over all SIX nights was 17,469.

Therefore, they averaged 2912 people per night.

And if you Google for The Joint's capacity, you'll see that capacity for the venue is 4000.

Gross sales over SIX nights was $1,604,339. Of course, band take-home would be much lower than that.

Anyway, just thought I'd toss that out there.

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COMMENT | Half a million for Axl...
posted by : SnarfSnarf
11/18/2012 11:47:37 AM
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And $1.59 an hour before tax for the help, the DJ, the pianist and the rest of them...

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posted by : nycker
11/18/2012 1:04:52 PM
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Vegas which has been overrun by techno DJs so glad to see a rock band was well received.

With the above calculation, they averaged 2,912 a night at a venue with 3,450 seats (maybe holds more when they cram general admission).

Says 3,450 seats here: http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2012/feb/04/motley-crue-joint-weve-got-situation-our-hands/

When Motley Crue played there they did not sell well so they had to give away a lot of comped tickets.

The economy is down and people spend less before the holidays so if they are averaging over $85 a ticket and the word on the street is that the show is worth going then I bet they'll come back. That's also a higher average ticket price than a Cirque de Soleil show which discount most of their tickets.

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posted by : BlackRock
11/18/2012 1:34:18 PM
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I think it would be best to just appreciate Axl and the new music for what it is and move on . . . no, it's not GN'R, but there's some good stuff there.

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COMMENT | This AIN'T
posted by : Night_Prowler
11/18/2012 1:51:00 PM
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Guns n roses.
exact reason why theyre playing 1/2 assed lounge shows for vegas crowds now that can't even sell out.

IF the classic lineup of GNR were to tour, they would/could be headlining arenas and stadiums worldwide with guaranteed sell out gigs.
another nail in the coffin of has-been ego rose.

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posted by : rodt
11/18/2012 4:48:58 PM
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Gun n Roses & Kiss fans seem to be cut from the same cloth ....middle aged hysterics desperately clinging onto the past.....no matter what!....It wouldnt matter if they were served a turd they'd still see it as golden....let em have their kicks but fuck its great fun gettin a rise out of em..

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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : BSlash24
11/19/2012 8:26:43 AM
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its completely cool if they still like their "band", or the songs, or Axl, Paul Stanley. Who ever's left...if they get an entertainment value from the show, great...but you are right. Its like a cult. They NEVER question their heros. Its really beyond bizarre. The concept of a "band" isn't understood. as long as the ticket and marquee say "GnR", it can be robots playing with Axl, doesn't matter...but what if Axl called his band "Axl"? then what?

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posted by : nitroholic
11/18/2012 6:33:36 PM
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And FWIW, I've been putting ChiDem on rotation in my Spotify playlist (I pay for Spotify premium, which I highly recommend... it's incredible).

There's definitely some good material on there. I like Shacklers Revenge, Sorry, and Better. I don't like the other songs. It's not Guns n Roses, it's Axl Rose. And it's not terrible.

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COMMENT | Biggest Band Never
posted by : RedZombie
11/18/2012 9:36:30 PM
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Not doing so well are we Rosie. That being this residency sucks. I thought it was Appetite for Democracy. You'd think he'd at least throw in some rare ones. How about 'Think About You' or 'Coma' or 'Locomotive'.

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COMMENT | Ticket prices
posted by : JPACHALEN
11/18/2012 9:51:14 PM
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have gone up dramatically since the availability of easy credit beginning in the 80's. If it was a cash society like it was back then they'd be a lot cheaper. People just charge it and worry later. And then realize how they got fffddd.

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COMMENT | Night_Prowler
posted by : Doros78
11/19/2012 6:19:30 AM
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this is GNR now, and so what they arent selling the same as they used to and would be selling lots more with the Appetite lineup, Axl seems to be having fun and moving on so why can't you and more fans do the same???
at least now he's playing mostly for true fans instead of some people that only listen to the hits and know only the hits and the slower songs.

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COMMENT | I went for free.
posted by : raw702
11/19/2012 12:46:03 PM
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it was a good time. not the original line up but who cares? sitting around dreaming about the end of the 80's won't do me any good. Just another show to take in while they are here in Vegas. It was fun.

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