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What the video show is the opening song of Guns &Roses concert in Dublin on 9/1/10

The band showed up an hour late sending the audience into an angry frenzy, the rest can be seen on the video.

Question: An hour late is the result of Murphy ’s Law, unprofessionalism, arrogance?

Question: Did Axle Rose handled the situation properly or dadly?

I know not knowing the cause of the delay its hard to come up with an answer, but knowing the history and reputation of Axle rose (See the Guns & Roses/metallica concert incident) one can make an educated guess.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxLUUQdqA0I

Axel was acting like a little bitch. Unless somebody was dead or maimed and that wasn't communicated to the audience then there's no excuse. I had flashbacks of my ex-husband, I'm gonna be an ass, but I'll punish you for pointing out the fact that I was acting like an ass. Yeah, I know that game well.

As far as being late, these people obviously had never been to a Sly Stone concert. Ha ha.

Chaeya

If I ever made an audience wait an hour, there would be a damned good reason for it, & believe me, I'd tell 'em all about it, with a HUGE apology, before I started playing.

Axl's a dick. Never liked him or his attitude, & this only proves I've been right all along in my non-support of him & his band.

I'm surprised the venue still has bottles, though. How recent was this? I'd like to have hit him with a few, myself.

LOL

Weird Al found out both his parents were killed 5 minutes before a show and still got it off on time. What's your excuse, axl?

Yeah looks like we're in agreement, Phil and Chaeya got it right an explanation as to why of the tardiness would have been in order followed by an apology and then on with the show.

As we all know irreverence has been part of Rock &Roll and popular music in general encouraged and accepted by fans, but treating an audience like that IMO it’s not Rock & Roll.

Chaeya wrote:
Axel was acting like a little bitch.

Bingo!

JustinDTaylor wrote:Weird Al found out both his parents were killed 5 minutes before a show and still got it off on time. What's your excuse, axl?

WHOA NELLIE, that'd be a canceled show for sure.

It was probably a tribute show to his dad, who, I think, was a polka god of some sort.

Al Yankovich is an amazing musician, performer, & person, as far as I can tell.

Springsteen once played a show despite being so sick he was coughing blood. Weird Al found out his father died and still played the show. Jason Becker played even after he was diagnosed, right up until he lost movement in his fingers.

Axl Rose showed up late and yelled at the crowd.

I think I've made my point.

He got mad because they were throwing bottles up on the stage and booing. What he should have done was simply calm everyone down and offer an apology and everyone would have settled down. But he had to be an asshole.

Chaeya

Just a thought...

Maybe those bottles were different brands of bottled water. Ya know, just thowin them up till they get "his" brand.