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Guns N' Roses Dublin: too many bottles drives band off the stage
Guns N' Roses were bottled by offstage by fans Wednesday night (Sept 1) at the Dublin O2 venue.
They had to leave the stage after playing for just 20 minutes. Why was the audience so angry?
Seems Axl Rose's band were over an hour late onstage for the performance, reports EW. During 'Welcome To The Jungle', Rose stopped the song and addressed the crowd about the bottle-throwing.
"If you don't want to have fun, all you've got to do is let us know," he said. "We've got no problem - we'll go on our way." Three songs -- and a couple more bottles -- later, they bailed. According to the BBC, the bottles were not glass. They were plastic.
A member of the arena staff then announced they were "trying hard" to get the frontman to agree to return. After a 35-minute break the band came back, but by this time most fans had left the venue.
This is not the first time the band has been late. Guns N' Roses were an hour late onstage at Reading Festival last Friday (Aug 27), then protested when their sound was pulled. Two days later, at Leeds Festival, the band were half an hour late onstage and were angry at the promoters for not letting them play a bit longer.
Is there a lesson in this? Yes, do not keep drunken Irish fans waiting for an hour. They don't take kindly to it.
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Skrew Axehole Rose! He’ll soon be singing a different song when nobody buys his crap.
Fans will turn and the money tap will squirt dust. Money grubbing promoters will put a fork in it and move on. Pretty soon people will be saying Axehole WHO?
I was at this concert and Queen Axl kept us waiting 90 mins and when he did finally turn up he didn't even have the decency to apologise.Obviously I don't condone the plastic bottle throwing incidents but he showed nothing but utter contempt for his fans.
He was an hour late at the Belfast Gig the night before Dublin. He has no consideration for the fans, it was a mid-week concert people hade to get up for work the next day he is a SPOILT GIT who thinks he can do what he wants. I will never go to see him again...
Was at the concert and 90mins late and then tell us it was technical difficulties. A simple apology from Axl for being so late would have calmed the crowd down and everyone would have had a great night.......Shame a few spoiled it for many...but come on Axl 90mins.....
One hour is late at u guys? :)):)):)) come in romania, u can be late 2 days the fans will be there ;)
na, half those bottles were glass.
Id be pissed too if they were late but come on, show some class! Boo and scream at them for being late but don't be a **** and throw things!
The O2 is poorly run and is a dangerous place for audience members and performers as well. The “Security” staff allow rude and dangerous behavior repeatedly and then they and the press chuckle and excuse it as “oh those Irish”. The Cat Stevens Fiasco was nothing more than a staged and planned anti-Muslim protest. The security allowed the booing and heckling like they did on this occasion. Go to a concert in the US- they may search your purse when you enter but they have adequately trained security that prevent problems BEFORE they happen. The O2 hires an angry half-man who is in charge of a swarm of ninny co-eds and they call that security. No wonder they have to call in the Guarda every other show.My advise to any performer, bring your own security entourage-your going to need it if you play in Dublin. Oh and if you buy tickets for the O2, get an extra ticket for your body guard or don’t bother going.