Am now at home and I read that the tool known as axl Rose decided to come back on stage. Am raging. 75 euros for this drama queen shit. G n’r bonfire in my yard this weekend.

i have no pity for the fool’s that payed good money for what was almost guaranteed to be a farce of a show!! AND IT’S NOT GUNS N’ ROSES!!!!!!!

i was not (thankfully) but i was talking via modern communications with a friend that was there…and his story confirms this!!!

Was at this gig, coming on at 10.25pm on a Wednesday night is a disgrace!

When he did storm off, 5 mins later, someone from MCD, or whoever brought the idiots here, tried to sell the ‘We’re having technical difficulties’ story, they obviously thought very highly of the crowd if they thought they’d get away with that!

We stayed till 11.15 and then the house lights came on, we went over to a security guard that suddenly appeared at the door directing people out and he said that the show was over. So we decided to head to make the last bus home rather than have to spend another 30eur getting a taxi home.

If Axel gave a crap about his fans (which he never has) he’d know that one idiot throwing a bottle isn’t enough reason to give up and go home! Apart from the fact, he could only sing half the time and had to have backing singers help him along!

Last time they’ll ever play in Ireland anyway.

Yeah axl got hit with a bottle/part of a bottle, info via “modern communications”.

check the message board on http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com for info on this show an reviews AFTER it finished

dont listen to the idiots who left early!!!!!

What we meant to do when the organiser tell you it’s over?!
Stay until they kick us out?!

The show is not over yet…all lies against guns n’ roses & axl rose

Yeah items were thrown on stage by members of the crowd who were trying to protest at the fact that they were left waiting until 10.30 for an act to perform when the common knowledge about the venue is that there is a curfew at 11.00. It’s not to be condoned but axl needs to know we are not puppets on a string.

That’s crazy, what the hell did they tell people it was over for!

Paul the band went on 1 hour after the opening act was finished! That’s usually how long it takes for the crew to set up for GNR after the opening act is finished.

The guy from MCD came out saying he’d try get him back on, 10 mins later, the lights came up and we were told so what could we do. They were directing people to the luas and all outside! We supposed to be mind readers that in another 10 mins he’ll finally decide to come back on!

I was there with my little sister. Couldn’t believe the shit that we got, they arrive late and then preform 4 songs only to walk out on their fans……..We left on principle. They lost two fans here tonight!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs204.ash2/46745_438367496906_694316906_5047278_6376489_n.jpg

this picture was taken at the show about 30 minutes or so ago (long after the band came back on stage). Does it look like 70% of the people left? Thought not.

ye, it does actually, there were huge gaps along the sides and a lot of people had left the seated part!

@Patrick Conboy: Yes they did, thank you very much. They also mentioned the cruical fact about the bottle throwing.

@Everyone: How would you like it if people were throwing things at you whilst you were trying to do your jobs, then?

Setlist:
Chinese Democracy,
Welcome To The Jungle,
It’s So Easy,
Mr. Brownstone,
Sorry,
Live And Let Die,
Rocket Queen,
Richard Fortus Guitar Solo (James Bond Theme),
This I Love,
You Could Be Mine,
Sweet Child O’ Mine,
Dizzy Reed Piano Solo/Street Of Dreams,
Better,
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,
November Rain,
Bumblefoot Guitar Solo (Pink Panther)
/Nightrain

Encore: Madagascar,
Dj Ashba Guitar Solo (Ballad Of Death)
/Paradise City

look what ye missed leavin early!!!!!

For those who weren’t there and are giving out about what other people are saying that were actually there, why weren’t you there in the first place?!

lou im sorry for your wasted money and time…but you weren’t going to see guns n’ roses anyway…just axl and a couple of fellas playin song from a legendary rock band that should be remembered for what they were!!! not remembered for that fool of a front-man

ok all i can say is that was the most garbage non-concert in history that happened tonight. he couldn’t sign as he was out of steam from jumping around so much. the worst discrace of a concert that has happened in the 02 imo. he let down most of his fans tonight thats for sure. what a baby so called hard man of rock runs off in a tantrum over a plastic bottle hitting the canvas it never hit him. bye bye axel you would not want to try to play in ireland again after that crap.

You cannot treat fans like that. Turning up that late is a nono. Then on top of that to walk off stage with no reason is being a pure arsehole.What did Axel expect people to get a crystal ball out to determine whether he decides to play on or what. There should be a total refund. If you go out and get a bad meal and complain you wont be charged the same should apply here in this case. Axel neds to cop himself on personnally he can F*** Off for treating fans that way.

I was there. Having been at slaine 18 (Christ) years ago I was looking forward to it. Left waiting 90 minutes for the band to come on was a joke. Booing was loud and harsh from about 10.15. He turned up 15 minutes later. This is 10.30pm and the main act just came on??!! The crowd was not happy. Yeah they booed and yeah someone threw beer on stage but Jesus he deserved it. Just before “welcome to the jungle” he threatened to leave. We got another 2 songs and then when he went to introduce the band either the booing or some beer got to him and he walked. After about 20mins I left. I know he came back but Friends that stayed had little good to say.

A shame. I was looking forward to it. But he really took the piss.

take me down to the terrible city were the grass is dead and the concert is iffy oh won’t you please let me go o o o oh.

mark robinson just keep on suckin axl roses crusty bell end

@ mack *45

you seem to be missing the point…IT’S NOT GUNS N’ ROSES..it’s just the asshole axl(great singer an’ all) and a couple of other dudes trying to imitate a legendery rock band…it will never be the same as the original!!!

Leavin early!!??
I paid good money to see a band I thought might be professional enough to play the gig I paid for.
They arrived on at 10.30 (90min late)- left after 20min and apparently decided to come back on 45 min later. I left at 11.20 when the lights were turned on.
The people that left “early” may have jobs tomorrow or had to travel 40 miles to get home.
MCD better pony up for that farce.

Why should the rest of us be punished because a few eejits threw some plastic cups at him?! He’s suppose to be a rockstar not a ballerina!! As my sister said “the o2 wasn’t big enough for Axl’s ego!”.

everyone who was pissed off coz they didnt start till 10.30:

what part of “all GNR gigs start around 10.30 or later” dont you understand????

Good man peeved keepin it real. Did ye hear that Mark Robinson twat ” Guns n Roses gigs start at 10:30 ” . Yeah doors open at 6:30 and they have 1 supporting act. I threw a coiuple of bottles after they walked off stage. Fuck em, I had relatives that travelled over 40 miles tonight. Axl Rose is a moron plain and simple

i’m disgusted, just home in Wexford. we left when we were told to leave and told to contact mcd tomorrow for a refund. it’s very disappointing to think that we spent over €300 today to go to this concert for a couple of songs and a stinking attitude.
in my opinion the man is an excentric and he doesn’t care about fans at all it’s only about axel rose and he proved that tonight.
and whoever threw that last bottle is some gobshite, i really hope he/she is named and shamed!!!!

Theres just no talkin to Mark Robinson. He obviously has an Axl Rose poster on his ceiling , probabaly one in his bicycle shorts

what is there axl PR on here makin out how great things were?
i was there…in the Q outside from 4 o clock. Got up the front and after years of stickin up 4 axl, did everything i could to cut him a break. axl came on stage an hour and 20 mins after the support finished. he could not hear himself in his earpiece and threw a strop durin the first song. his tech tried to fix this and axl ended up throwing the box and the earpiece on the ground. what does axl expect tho, he didnt even do a soundcheck(fact)…people were quite alot of people got to drink alot more than they would have have as they waited for him to show up. in the second song axl stopped it to “warn” about bottles, and then royally fucked up the vocals and was singing the wrong part…im so annoyed about this gig because i waited around and well after the house lights came on we were told the show was over and all the doors were opened…there was definately not 70% left…

Wasn’t there or anything but what’s with all this defending Axl shite? He comes out ridiculously late and then leaves after a few songs because some jackass throws a bottle or two at him? come on…

I can understand being loyal to a band you’ve been a fan of for a long time but there’s a fine line between loyalty and being a mindless sheep. Axl isn’t some kind of God who doesn’t have to answer to the standards as every other entertainer. Jesus be professional for once in your career.

i can get full refunds for gig as i work for mcd contact me at [moderated: not an official MCD contact email]

Robinson who said anything about being in bed for 11? Who? Point them out please. Oh you’re being retarded again

well i have been a fan since 88, seen them in slane when they where a real band an refused point blank to go to see the axl rose solo project, i would have prefered to see the tribute band on the liffy to be honest. Weather he came back on stage or not is not really the issue here, he as 90 minutes late and came on half and hour before what everone knows is the venue curfew at 11.
Now the fact that they finished the set and played untill 12:55 can be seen as cool, or can be seen as coving his ass for the contract. i personally think it was the contract, Axl has stated in many many statments about the new GNR that all he want to do is keep alive what guns was all about, well guns where never about ripping off the fans, making them wait and running away like a little bitch because someone boo’s or chucks a bottle that don’t hit no one. Is it any wonder the origional members, including his childhood friend izzy couldn’t handle it anymore.. The guy is a Diva, this and what happend at reading just prove one thing, Guns-N-Roese and what they “Stand for” are dead, thanks to the guy who thinks he is saving it. RIP the best band ever.

facts…
22:24: intro starts
22:28: axl shows up

interupts what was a fantastic start to the gig with a typical threat to ‘go home’ because of 3 (?) plastic cups being thrown onstage

axl mimed most of the last song, (from chinese democracy), with lead vocals taken over by keyboard player to the right of the drummer.

Axl begins to introduce excellent but unfortunately posturing guitarist to a chorus of boos from a minority of the audience
22:47: axl and band exit

various o2 staff members state gig is over, remuneration arrangements similar to
“barbabra streisand concert”

majority of crowd exit as said majority who afforded €75 for the ‘gig’ have jobs to go to on THURSDAY MORNING!

question: does axl rose know the meaning of the word ‘Patience’, cos he sure isn’t a great judge of how much patience people have to afford for this histrionic nonsense!

Speaking for myself, I went to see a ROCK GIG!, that includes, without any exceptions, the flinging of beer and the honest expression of disdain for any posing or bull! play the damn tunes and make a simple, great night of it!

easy!

quote: mark robinson.

what utter bullshit.

Shekky your the one whinging like a little girl “they didnt come on till 10.30! a rock concert……starting at 10.30 how dare they!!!!”

cmon get a grip

die hard fans may be blinded by loyality to axl but you cannot justify the farce that happend tonight, a total discrace, its a rock gig bottles will be thrown (esp if your 90 mins late) for christ sake slash was attacted on stag and still played on this year!

axl needs to cop on and we need refunds.

the night was the disaster. me, wife and two friends of us just walked out after 11pm because there wa no connection between GNR artists and public. The tense of waiting did not let us to enjoy music show and most of all: why should you walk off stage if few drunks throwed some drinks on you?? there was a REASON for that. You kept us waing and there was no information on why the hold off and solist did not even APOLOGISED for keeping us waiting! No regret that show came back on after we left.
GNR forgot that they become famous because of fans, and tonight was a spitting in our face from them

Robinson , Oh get a grip, whingin like a little girl, Fook off

Guns n Roses is mild enough stuff. I go to gigs, have a few drinks and the bands come on in or around the time they are supposed to. These phuckers, Axl in particluar havin the cheek to be the big rock star diva and make us wait around and put in a half assed performance, a joke.

For all those disappointed people (xfans) tonight.What an utter disgrace gun’n Roses were last night.
Let’s see my husband organies a med locum to cover tommorrow and a babysitter and dog sitter sorted as this is going to be such a un forgetablke night.Unfortunately for all the wrong reasons!
Let’s make this short we have arrived home to my folks at ten to one in the morning!Good night?Well let’s say we waited til 1115 for the band to come on for 15 perhaps 20 mins maxium .Oh then we were told that by staff to apply on line to mcd productions for a refund.
Just getting on the Luas for 1145 we hear the band just beginning to get back on stage.ON the Luas Yes I think so.How could anyone treat their audience so poorley.What an utter disappointment.Two men beside us brought their ten yr old son’s to see their idols boy were they dissappointerd after coming as far a distance as ourselves.
Well I can safely say that we completly wasted a perfectly good two days on complete an utter b……t!
I do hope word spreads throughout Europe and people get the refund they deserve.Axel Rose is not NOT Gun’s N Roses!
Signed an X fan!and not so happy husband!

actually that is correct. no one was told what the delay was no one knew. 90 minutes is unacceptable to wait for the band to start. 75 euro for that mess gosh. well most people will get refunded thats for sure. for anyone looking for a refund do not waste your time doing nothing just call the office tomorrow or go in and demand it. but i will be sure you will be waiting in a long que more than 90 minutes to get your refund.

Mark Robinson must be an emplyoyee of sorts of Axl Rose. I’ll let the rest of you make up some job titles for him

this whole debate is makin me pissed off..robinson your a fool..and the rest of you seem intelligent enough to know when you’ve been ripped off..i hope you all get a refund and m.c.d can hopefully go bust..as they also rip fans off in a different way(along with ticketmaster and their ridiculous booking fee)..hopefully one day ireland will have a top promoter to give the fans of music a true good experience AND value for money!!! im out..best of luck to you all!!! HAIL (TRUE) rock and metal!!!

bah….he walked off stage not the fans so he is an asshole.

Mark when you’re done here I want you to trim my pubes.

i think 5 GNR shows this year is enough for me without having to travel abroad to ireland thanks

Took my 10yr old son to see this as his first concert. He’s been listening to their album for week. He cried until he fell asleep on the hour long drive home. I’m so angry!!!!!

Mark robinson you f..king arsehole! Leave it at that!

hey mark lets just keep our heads down and get the fuck out of dodge, ill speak to you in the mornin…u did ur best

Took my 10yr old son to this as his first concert. He’s been listening to them for months. He cried until he fell asleep on the hour long drive home. I’m so angry!!!!

What a shame.. saw them in 2006 there was no antics just good playing and singing.. was thinking of driving 130 miles to go to this and back for work in the morning.. thank F*ck I didn’t!
Will be interesting to hear the press release and comments on the radio in the morning.. if they had any cop on GNR should re-schedule another gig for ticket holders and don’t tarnish the whole audience as plastic bottle throwers.

watch Axl’s twitter could be interesting.. http://twitter.com/axlrose

Mark, I told you not to talk when your mouth is full.

Mark,
Are you actually being serious?

All G’n'R shows start at 10:30?
Are you actually being serious?

The Point/O2 venue curfew is normally 11pm, as most punters have to walk back to the city centre, for the last bus or train home.
As many have pointed out, Blink 182 were able to start and finish at reasonable times.
We may never find out if MCD’s contract for the night specified show times, but it’s a midweek show, not a Saturday night.

It takes an hour to turnaround between the support act and the headliner?
Are you actually being serious?

It can take hours (or even days) to build up and check a complex stage set, from scratch. Then when that’s done, the support act(s) get to use the space at the front, where the headliner’s lead singer will be prancing around later. So the support act’s equipment never gets in the way, unless it’s a much smaller venue.
Most productions will soundcheck the main act first, then the other acts in reverse order. This helps with clearing the stage, last in first out.

A good crew will be able to turnaround between performing acts in 20 minutes or less, in all conditions and all weather short of a direct lightning strike to the stage.
And those ticket prices would make me expect more than just a ‘good’ technical crew. Looks like Axl was the one being unprofessional.

Even after they came back on after about a 40 minute period of confusion for the audience, Axl just stood there and did the bare minimum, he didnt talk to the crowd, he never apologised for being late and you could see him going mad at roadies and the drummer onstage. Very unprofessional.

This seems to happen him a lot, you would think he’d have figure out a better way to deal with people throwin stuff at him. Les claypool for example would make a fool out of whoever did it and carry on like a pro, not a whiny bitch.

A few of us heard Tommy Stinson arguing with the band’s road manager, Del James, after the show. He was livid and blamed Axl for the whole thing and accused him of placing them in harm’s way by leaving the stage unannounced.

In case anybody is unaware of the context, there were 2 riots in the US and Canada back in O2 when the band cancelled shows unannounced. It’s a good thing Irish people seem to expect to be disappointed, otherwise there could have been trouble this time.

Also, Mark, GNR took the stage early last night in Belfast, and were bang on time (8pm) when they last played Dublin.

i apologise to anyone iv insulted!!!!

my point from the beginning was GNR rarely start a show before 10.30,just like tonight!!!!

throwin bottles at a band is unacceptable (an for your information they were botlles of piss)!!!!

Axl Rose has been no different tonight to what hes been for the last 20 years an that made him what he is today, the last TRUE ROCK LEGEND!!!!

MY WORK HERE IS DONE!

I BID YOU ALL FAREWELL XXX

I blame MCD as much as I do Axl, it was plain as day he didn’t wanna be there when he came back out. Stood around like a child while the band (who seemed like decent blokes) did all the work. So it was really just a case of MCD not wanting to give out any refunds.. and getting that piece of shit to play ball.. on his own terms of course.

So yeah, they played 20 tracks. But i’ve never been to a gig with such a mute atmosphere. The crowd should really have made their feelings known when they eventually came back on (30 mins waiting on top of the 90 before the gig)

It was a disgrace.

The only way i could enjoy the music was by closing my eyes so I couldn’t see the ageing shithead.. who has a Gerry Ryan-esque double chin!

And what was the deal with him running off stage every few minutes.. i’m guessing it was the aul oxygen tent?

MCD should be ashamed of themselves if they don’t offer some sort of refund to the people who paid for tickets.

I clocked them on at 10:37 to a very drunk and annoyed crowd after a painful wait from 7 or so as the support were crap and no one knew who they were… even the merch guys….
we were trying to get settled into the crowd who were initially booing and then just got on with it and all of a sudden it stopped… Axl said something in a givey outy tone which was not appreciated by the crowd, then said another bottle and we are gone and someone threw another bottle so they went…
I heard that friends of mine went up to security/o2 workers and were told sure it looks like its all over and another worker said yes the house lights are on its over….
we stayed even though we were very tired and very aware that the majority of people there were incredibly angry and upset it was not an enjoyable crowd to be in, in fact it was quite scary the feeling was like it was going to kick off at any minute and Guards started appearing…
they came back on just about twelve and played till one or there about’s
It was very upsetting that friends had to leave to relieve babysitters and get very upset kids home and away from a very hostile atmosphere that if you ask me was completely created by Axl “I’m going to stand on the stage with a pouty face and sing but that’s it” Rose
after they came back out the band were incredibly active and tried to make up for his lack of enthusiasm, energy and interest by getting all over the stage and really hamming it up for the crowd but the guitarist should loose the Slash persona its extremely fake anyway that’s my encounter

@ Mark Robson….

Mark you’re a tool who seems to love Axl for his past work and are blinded by the shit that simply doesn’t wash with sane fans (and ex at this stage). In anyway the point I want to make is that there is NO start time for a Dublin concert after 9:00 / 9:30 went to Faith No More last year in the Olympia and this was shut down at 11:00 by the Gardai (were allowed do one encore song by the law do finished 11:05) midweek gigs have to finish at 11:00. if in your opinion Guns were supposed to start at 10:30 MCD would have had to sell the tickets with a clear warning.

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Didnt bother to read all the comments.

Im a big fan.

Just not any more.

Bring back Green Day.

I have to say I’m not surprised. If anyone has read Slashes autobiography Axl has always been like that, it was one of the reason’s Slash left the group. I can’t believe after all these years in the business he still gets so shocked that people are annoyed when he’s late on stage.

I’m surprised anywhere books him anymore, since so many stadiums have been trashed by disgruntled fan’s. So glad I went to see Slash in Vicar Street rather than Axl and his ego in concert for 5 minutes !

Official statement up on MCD.ie. “The artist was prevented from leaving the building”. I’d say that would have been a sight to see. No mention of refunds.

Full MCD statement, for those who are interested:

Despite every effort being made by promoters to ensure Guns N’ Roses would go on stage on time, they went on at 22.26hrs having been due to be on stage at 21.45hrs, support artist finished at 21:00hrs.

During the second song Axl requested members of crowd who were throwing plastic glass’s containing unknown substances to immediately stop or he would have no option but to leave the stage. He confirmed band’s wish to perform stating “we want to stay..one more bottle and we go home”. Despite his continued appeals, having tried to continue performing for 22 minutes,
people continued throwing unknown substances leaving artist with no choice but to leave the stage.

From the stage MCD Promoter Denis Desmond again appealed to audience to refrain from throwing items and stated that the band would be back on stage shortly.

The artist was prevented from leaving the venue by the Promoter and following backstage discussions Guns N’ Roses went back on stage at 23.20 hrs and performed their full set until 00.53 hrs.

While the artist has a long history for being late on stage (Slane 1992 – crowd waiting 2 hours and last weekend’s UK Reading festival), NO artist should be subjected to missiles and unknown substances being thrown at them. However, despite this the band went back on stage after people stopped throwing items performing their full set of songs in full.

MCD and The 02 wish to apologise for any inconvenience caused due to late running of the show.

Just to be clear, I dont think any of the people slating Axl on here are condoning throwing bottles, but he does bring it on himself with his consistently awful treatment of his fans, really, doesn’t he?? It’s not right, but given the guys attitude, there’s always going to be one or two idiots.

@KBP 123
I started writing 125 just before you posted 123 – I’d like to see video of that outburst.

I wasn’t at the gig (despite being a fan of the old G’n'R) because I don’t have that kind of money to risk on Axl’s new band. I was flipping through radio stations: PhantomFM (part owned by MCD, with their studio near to the O2 venue) gave it no coverage at the time. They have their own news desk, but it’s daytime only: they switch to INN news in the evenings.

FM104 probably missed out on a lot of useful phone-in info due to their presenter’s talent for talking over callers before they have finished, but they have to keep it balanced and keep moving on to the next caller.

One point that did get through, was that people had been told the car park would be locked after official closing time, and there would be an overnight parking fee for anyone who didn’t get out in time.

Most public transport in Dublin stops at 11:30pm – there are no midweek Nitelinks, and no special late service for any concerts or sporting events that happen midweek. LUAS may have been running later, but that’s just one line and it may not have been running late from the O2 all the way to Tallaght.

So a lot of the people who left ‘early’ when the house lights came back on were either depending on public transport (and couldn’t afford a taxi), or worried about getting out of the car park.

MCD and the venue really dropped the ball here: given Axl’s reputation, they could have arranged in advance for the car parks to stay open as late as needed, and made it clear to everyone parking that they could stay until after the gig was over, with no overnight parking penalty.

Phantom News recently (12.30) mentioned the G’n'R fiasco, but they mostly read out from the official MCD statement. They played a clip of Axl’s “go home” speech, and had another clip from a fan who was at the gig (and didn’t seem too unhappy).

Not very rock and roll of the early leavers? What? You think it’s rock n roll to stand around waiting for a band, watch them play for 20 minutes and then stand around waiting for them again when their past record suggest they’re not coming back?? Yeah, letting some arrogant, self-absorbed fool who wrote some great songs more than a decade ago mess you around after you’ve paid 70 Euro for the privilege, that’d be right in the rebellious rock n roll spirit…

Actually Mully, not only did he not get 70 bucks off me, I chose not to apply for a press pass through another publication (which would have been free) and went to Shebeen Chic instead. That’s how much I was expecting this, but it doesnt mean I dont think its an interesting debate, and I happen to think those who walked out – given the normal 11pm curfew – cant really be blamed.

I thought the guy was a tool before this, it’s just reaffirmed my opinion. I just don’t see what ‘being rock and roll’ has to do with waiting around like a lapdog. You seem to equate the two.

I was under the impression the show went on?

You should never listen to security, even If people are running around on fire jumping out of windows they will be wrong, but anyone going to a gig knows this??

So let me get this straight, you had the chance of going for free but didnt, always thought he was a tool but paid in anyway??

The rocknroll Mr Hendicott was directed at the fans leaving early but If you had to catch your last bus home or had to be up early for work then I get it….not very rockin an a rollin my friend now is it.

By the looks of the videos I’ve seen, a young audience so that explains the whining.

lol

I’m not even a fan(anymore) but the crying from you lot is hilarious

No, I dont know how I can make this clearer : I DID NOT GO. I had the chance to go for free BUT DID NOT GO because I think Axl’s a tool, and never want to see his shambolic excuse for a band again. This has proved it, like it needed more proof. It makes perfect sense. I even told you which other venue in Dublin I went to instead.

I have no interest in being ‘rock n roll’, I like what I like and couldnt care less whether that make me ‘rock n roll’ or not. I just thought it was stupid thing to say, so I called you on it.

It’s very simple, mully: people have lives and don’t revolve them around one show. Your argument seems to be that all these people who came up from around the country (or happen not to live in central Dublin) have no right to complain, then? Public transport runs to fit the curfew. It’s really simple, what is there not to understand?? IF I had gone I’d be complaining too; it’s the most basic contractual obligation to play when you’re booked to play, and it’s one these ejits (and we can be pretty sure it’s only one of them who causes it) routinely ignore. The reason it bothers me so much, since you seem so interested, is that they nearly got one of my favorite festivals permanently shut down a few years back by doing the same thing, and it’s so disrespectful it’s untrue.

As for listening to security, yes I do listen to them, they’re there for your safety. Maybe that makes me ‘not rock n roll’. Boo fucking hoo.

I say take a cue from the ‘Good ole boys’ of the Blues Brothers Movie ….i.e. Chicken Wire…no bottles can get thru to stage…

I’m sure it wont be the last gig where people leave disappointed or miss their bus. Life goes on. I’m sure people who came up from the country bloody well stayed put. The gig went on though didnt it? the people who are complaining rightly or wrongly are the ones that left, I’ve no sympathy for them at all.

MCD (are they muppets? the technical difficulties comments was that of a serious muppet),

GnR, prize muppets. Really it was the Muppet show in full effect last night and I for one find it all very amusing.

so once again..

LOL

I agree smc. Zero rocknroll at that gig last night by the sounds of it.

This is the most biased thing ive read yet!
ok fair enough he came on late but every guns n roses knows what axl is like!
Axl didnt have to stand there and be a target for bottles the whole night! He warned the crowd.. they didnt listen!

GnFnR

Too right a quick apology may have cooled the over heated crowd but no instead we got shit sound and fat head addressing the crowd like a school principal giving out to kids in the school yard.

I hope the entire country remembers this one next time he comes looking for €78 for a ticket to see him play in the field down the road.

my husband and I attended the concert having traveled from Cardiff. We were right at the front,and to be honest there were about twenty or so people who were very drunk and abusive from the time the support band came on, by the time Axl came on they were already throwing bottles fighting and generally spoiling it for the rest of us, Security were useless didn’t have the balls to go in the crowd and sort it out, instead they were more concerned with stopping people taking photos and flirting with the young girls.
With regards to the late start if your a GNR fan then you wouldn’t of been surprised,and they were messing around with the set and the pyrotechnics for about an hour,Axl came on to alot of jeering from a small minority,and then bottles started to be thrown.Can’t say I blame him for walking off,could he of handled it better Yes but then he has always been the same so no one should of been surprised. When he came back on it was obvious he didn’t want to be there,but the others did a great job especially DJ Ashba.
During the second part of the concert their continued to be a small minority who were intent on causing trouble.
Personally I would go to another concert as I feel it was the small minority of drunk youngsters that spoilt the evening and Axl was just being Axl trouble is alot of people there weren’t Axl fans and you only go to see GNR now if your an Axl fan as its not the old band in any shape or form, although that said the band did do a great job and are very talented in their own right.

Can some point out exactly where it stated that the show was supposed to start bang on nine o’ clock??? hmm??

Have to agree with disgruntled goats comment above. Its the worst gig ive ever been to, and ive seen westlife! I knew they wouldnt arrive on stage at a punctual time but leaving after 4 songs is a joke. People were throwing PLASTIC cups around, and more around the crowd rather than the stage. Axl went off on a man period from even before the gig, snapping at the person helping him with his earpiece. I was at Rage a few months ago and there was even more cup throwing. The difference was this was a professional band who knew what was expected at a rock gig. A lot of people were saying the crowd acted badly, but being at the gig I think it was lucky a riot didnt start due to the unprofessionalism of Axl and the poor coordination of the MCD staff. Disgraceful gig, and I wouldnt piss on Axl if he ran down the street on fire now

I was at the gig when the doors opened shortly after 6.30 and was only about 5 people back from the front of the stage. I expected them to be late but after 4 hours of standing in the one spot where one guy pissed on the floor in front of me, I thought it better be worth it! The minute he came out on stage and started to perform it was a shambels, I was shocked at how bad he looked (think I was still expecting him to look like he did 15 years ago lol)and he sounded terrible. When the first plastic cup landed in front of him two small splashes got on his jeans and I could see he was raging. I had enough at this this stage and moved to the back of the crowd around the time that he gave the warning. When he waked of the stage security and 02 staff opened all the doors and told everyone to leave and a lot of guards started to arrive (I presume they expected trouble). When the lights came on hundreds of people left but I wanted to stick around to see what would happen. I saw the people from MCD come on stage and make announcements but they could not be heard from the back of the venue. When the band came back on it was clear that Axl didn’t want to be there and it was only to make sure that they didn’t have to give refunds. I went upstairs and sat down it was so bad but I didn’t want to leave as I traveled a long way to get there, booked two days off work, paid for a hotel and so on…I spoke to one of the o2 staff after the show and he said the band were there on time it was only Axl who was late and he had never seen anything like it happen in the o2 before. I also heard someone from the band behind the gates going off about Axl walking off and leaving them all on stage, so he has no respect for his fans or his band.

If someone threw piss up, then yes they are a retard, but that was only a rumour, there was no mention the it really happened.
Delighted to hear SJC comment on it.

Me and my brother travelled on a mad road trip down from
Aberdeen Scotland and were a bit late getting there, so
the late start worked out perfectly for us- We were 5 mins
in when they came on.
I was pretty amazed at the crowd reaction. We all know Axl’s
going to be a bit late and all this expectation for an early
show is a bit spoilt dont you think (headliners never came on
before 10-11 in the good old days).
Axl has always been a bit of a diva, but at the end of it all
they delivered and the rumours and mixed messages from the crowd
and organisers was just laughable- Security even tried to put us
off entering saying the band werent in the building. I spoke to loads
of people and no one had anything positive to say.

Have the Irish actually heard of Rock n Roll. I’d rather have a
chaotic but authentic Axl than Bono anyday. So what if he looks a
bit like Eddie Izzard (its been 25 years FFS, I’ve grown a few chins too.

I’d do it all again tommorrow

cos we all love U2 aswell…

and how anyone can talk about this incarnation of G’n'R and authenticity in the same sentence is beyond me… you only have to look at the jackass in the top hat with an UNLIT cigarette hanging out of his mouth to see they’re about as authentic as a Turin shroud beach towel…

Jesus we really do sound humourless…

In fairness Anita I had no expectations for the gig because I didn’t go myself, and personally I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to go see this band. But I get that some people might just have been looking for a good night out and a bit of nostalgia and that’s fine, to each their own (I realise how condescending that sounds, I don’t mean it like that).

The gig worked out for you and it didn’t for others, not the end of the world. Mind you if I had been there I might not be able to look at it so objectively.

@Anita

The two morons with their fingers up for the hour, brilliant. I’d like to say that this gig was attended by the worst bunch of whingers ever. I cant believe the response from them, on and on it goes. Plenty of bands come here and play to sold out venues and leave saying it was the best gig on tour. You only have to check Interpols World tour and see they are playing here three times I think, no where else in Europe gets more than one night but apart from this bunch we have a very healthy, up for it, gig going community.

Haters gonna hate Anita

I’m in a bit of two minds about this. I think it’s quite naive of people to turn up to a GNR show and expect them to follow half hour after the support. History shows this isn’t the case; GNR turning up to play an hour after support finishes is good times in their book and to the guy that said Blink managed to come on half hour after the support and wondered why Guns couldn’t? Well…Blink are a 3 piece and GNR have enough musicians/backings/tech to make a small army. No way will it be ready in the same amount of time. Having said that, it really pisses me off how late their shows get. I love GNR and I remember the excitement of hearning Axls voice again on some of the leaked CD demos before getting the album. I still enjoy CD but I won’t risk going to see them live. I know what they’re like and I don’t want to take the risk. If I did I kinda think i’d forfeit the right to bitch about things you knew would happen. I did see them at Download and saw a striking similarity with the Dublin gig; the amount of people booing, jeering and calling for Slash straight off the bat. It’s like some people go just to wind Axl up because they know it’s easy. Having been in a band I knwo full well how disheartening that could be. Couple that with missiles thrown at the stage and i’m not surprised he walked off. No performers should ever be put at risk because of a few dick heads who think it’s amusing. The fact is, no one knows exactly what was being thrown and their are many incidents of musicians being hurt from these sort of incidents. Surely if we want to blame anyone, blame the twats who ruined the show for either a cheap laugh or a quick vent for their frustratiion. Axl’s a pain, we all know this. If you go to one of his gigs you have to accept to do things his way.

Just to add to what SJC said. Axl was late arriving to the O2 while the rest of the band were already there. A friend of mine heard that from his cousin, who was working security on the night.

If you want a timing detail we arrived at the O2 just before 10.30 and someone saw Axl go in the building then. They were onstage 5mins later, so when he got there its not like he was fannying about backstage for ages- As soon as he got there he was ready to go on stage.
I have seen NOWHERE that they were sceduled to go on at 9am. I was fully expecting a 10 or 10.30 start (if you go by what normally happens)

mully there was no slane concert in 1989 whos the moron now muppet

Hey There Chop,

Did you leave aswell angry boy? idiot

Thanks for reopening the debate you twat.