2010 – Rocker Axl Rose has been voted the best frontman of all time, ahead of stars including Freddie Mercury and John Lennon.
The Guns N’ Roses singer gained the most votes to take the top spot in a Musicradar.com poll, fighting off competition from Queen star Mercury, who landed in second place.
Led Zeppelin icon Robert Plant came in third place, while Ronnie James Dio – who passed away earlier this year – claimed the fourth spot as the frontman of Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell. Beatles legend Lennon rounded out the top five.
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Matt Bellamy (Muse) and Sir Paul McCartney (The Beatles/Wings) made up the rest of the top 10.
2010 – Axl Rose declares ‘war’ on promoters as Guns N’ Roses headline Leeds Festival
Singer says ‘f^^k you’ to festival chiefs as band make it to Main Stage…
Axl Rose described the feud between him and the Reading And Leeds Festivals organisers as a “war”, as Guns N’ Roses headlined Leeds Festival tonight (August 29).
The band started their set half an hour later than their scheduled kick-off time, arriving on stage at 9:30pm (BST). At the end of the main part of their set, after ‘Nightrain’, they returned to the stage and the frontman claimed that the promoters were cutting their set short.
“We would like to play a few more songs for you tonight,” Rose said. “But someone is telling us the show’s over. This war ain’t over yet.” He made the comment at around 11:20pm, and also claimed that he had been told they could play until 11:58pm. They then played ‘Paradise City’ for their one-song encore.
After the show Reading And Leeds Festivals boss Melvin Benn told NME that Guns N’ Roses had not been given the OK to play until 11:58pm. “I have no idea where that came from,” he said. “I was behind the sound equipment so I couldn’t actually hear what he said. Bands often say things like that when they are curtailed.”
The scenes followed the band’s performance at the Reading Festival on Friday, when they came on an hour late and organisers pulled the plug on their set as they were about to break the noise curfew. That night the band staged a protest by attempting to play without amplification, with Rose telling the crowd that they were not planning to head to Leeds.
Up until the encore, despite the late start, the Leeds show went ahead without any controversial incidents taking place, with the group attracting a huge crowd.
Rose made several costume changes throughout, switching from a silver jacket to a black one, a purple one, a red checked jacket with a cowboy hat, then a gaudy white jacket, and finally a white sleeveless top.
After ‘Paradise City’ the band then went to the front of the stage and bowed, with Rose saying: “Be safe getting out of here. And for the problems with the promoters, fuck you.”
Benn played down the “war” comment, saying he would actually consider booking the band again. “I’d definitely book them again but I don’t know if they’d come and play,” he said. “I doubt I’ll be getting a Christmas card from them, which is a shame because tonight was great. There are rules we have to abide by here in the UK, they’re very clear rules. It’s not personal, I think the band are great. Why would I make it personal?”
Guns N’ Roses played:
‘Chinese Democracy’
‘Welcome To The Jungle’
‘It’s So Easy’
‘Mr Brownstone’
‘Sorry’
‘Richard Fortus Guitar Solo’
‘Live And Let Die’
‘This I Love’
‘Rocket Queen’
‘Dizzy Reed Piano Solo’
‘Street Of Dreams’
‘You Could Be Mine’
‘DJ Ashba Guitar Solo’
‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’
‘Instrumental Jam’
‘Axl Rose Piano Solo’
‘November Rain’
‘Bumblefoot Guitar Solo’
‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’
‘Nightrain’
‘Paradise City’
Comment: ‘Axl Rose: Hero or Idiot?’ You decide.
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2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES Singer Says There Is ‘No Word’ On Whether Costa Rica Concert Will Be Rescheduled – Apr. 10, 2010
GUNS N’ ROSES frontman and sole original member Axl Rose has released the following message via Twitlonger.com, a related Twitter site where one can post messages longer than 140 characters:
“3 shows 2 go!! No word on if there’ll b a makeup 4 Costa Rica. Though we’d obviously rather have a had a fun show we’re more than thankful the very real n’ serious staging problems were discovered b4 hand n’ no one was hurt. We’re lookin’ at gettin’ bk 2 a place or 2 in SA asap. Hope everyone enjoyed the shows. Big thanks 2 everyone who came out n’ supported us!!”
As previously reported, last night’s (Friday, April 9) GUNS N’ ROSES concert at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica was cancelled because part of the stage apparently collapsed from the weight of the screen which the band has been using as part of its live performances.
Outside the stadium, fans of GUNS N’ ROSES had been lining up to obtain refunds for tickets which cost between ¢ 16,000 (approximately $29) and ¢ 63,000 ($113).
A four-minute video report on the GUNS N’ ROSES concert cancellation from the Costa Rican news channel NR6 can be viewed below.
GUNS N’ ROSES Singer Says There Is ‘No Word’ On Whether Costa Rica Concert Will Be Rescheduled - Apr. 10, 2010
GUNS N’ ROSES frontman and sole original member Axl Rose has released the following message via Twitlonger.com, a related Twitter site where one can post messages longer than 140 characters:
“3 shows 2 go!! No word on if there’ll b a makeup 4 Costa Rica. Though we’d obviously rather have a had a fun show we’re more than thankful the very real n’ serious staging problems were discovered b4 hand n’ no one was hurt. We’re lookin’ at gettin’ bk 2 a place or 2 in SA asap. Hope everyone enjoyed the shows. Big thanks 2 everyone who came out n’ supported us!!”
As previously reported, last night’s (Friday, April 9) GUNS N’ ROSESconcert at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica was cancelled because part of the stage apparently collapsed from the weight of the screen which the band has been using as part of its live performances.
Outside the stadium, fans of GUNS N’ ROSES had been lining up to obtain refunds for tickets which cost between ¢ 16,000 (approximately $29) and ¢ 63,000 ($113).
A four-minute video report on the GUNS N’ ROSES concert cancellation from the Costa Rican news channel NR6 can be viewed below.
2010 – Guns N’ Roses rocker Axl Rose was left red-faced during a recent concert in Bogota, Colombia – after he slipped and fell onstage during the band’s show.
The group was performing Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door at the city’s Parque Jaime Duque venue on March 30 when the frontman lost his footing and took a tumble while attempting to run across the stage.
But Rose didn’t let the embarrassing accident stop the show – he laughed off the mishap and got back on his feet to complete the performance.
2010 – AXL ROSE Meets Fans In Porto Alegre - Mar. 20, 2010A short video clip of GUNS N’ ROSES frontman Axl Rose signing autographs for fans at a hotel in Porto Alegre, Brazil on March 18, 2010 can be viewed below.
In other news, GUNS N’ ROSES has scheduled the following dates in Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Puerto Rico:
April 07 – Panama City, Panama – Estadio Figali
April 09 – San Jose, Costa Rica – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
April 11 – San Salvador, El Salvador – Estadio Cuscatlan
April 13 – Guatemala City, Guatemala – Estadio Del Ejercito
April 15 – San Juan, Puerto Rico – Roberto Clemente Coliseum
GUNS N’ ROSES began its 11-date South American tour on March 7 in Brazil, with shows scheduled through April 1 in countries like Ecuador, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia.
Axl Rose recently revealed via Twitter that GUNS N’ ROSES is now managed by Doc McGhee, who has handled the careers of BON JOVI, MÖTLEY CRÜE and KISS throughout the years. GN’R recently parted ways with powerhouse manager Irving Azoff, who helped to get the band’s 2008 album, “Chinese Democracy”, finally released after a 15-year wait.
2005 - Two former members of Guns N’ Roses were suing singer Axl Rose for allegedly naming himself sole administrator of the US rock band’s copyrights. Slash and Duff – otherwise known as Saul Hudson and Michael McKagan, accused Rose of “arrogance and ego”. The legal action claimed the singer “was no longer willing to acknowledge the contributions of his former partners”.
2004 – Guns N’ Roses pull out of the Rock in Rio – Lisbon festival following the sudden departure of guitarist Buckethead. An optimistic Axl Rose promises “this unfortunate set of circumstances may have given us the opportunity to take our recording that one extra step further.”
2003 – Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose sends the Offspring a cease and desist letter after they announce plans to call their new album Chinese Democrazy (You Snooze You Lose). Chinese Democracy is the name given to the long-awaited new GNR album.
2001 – A woman repeatedly accused of stalking Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose is charged with violating her probation after visiting Rose’s home in Malibu, Calif.
2000 – 39 year-old Karen McNeil who claimed she was the wife of Axl Rose and that she communicated with him telepathically was jailed for one year for stalking the singer.
1992 – Axl Rose leaves town before a Chicago sheriff can arrest him for allegedly starting a riot at a St. Louis Guns N’ Roses show in the summer of 1991. GNR cancel their shows in Chicago and Detroit.
1990 – Guns N’ Roses leader Axl Rose marries Erin Everly on This Day in Rock Music History! The daughter of The Everly Brothers, Don Everly, they were married at Cupid’s Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. They divorced in January 91 after nine months of a Rocky marriage. Rock ‘n Roll.
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