Knock knock. Who’s there? Axl Rose is a massive prick. Okay, it’s obvious that this joke needs work, but the punchline is pretty truthful as rock ‘n’ roll’s most warped ego flops around Europe like the Emperor in his new clothes.
Yes indeed, the world’s most average hard rock band – well, Axl Rose and a bunch of people who are willing to be bossed around by him under the GNR banner – are to play their hugely underwhelming Chinese Democracy LP to European brains, who no doubt, will be egging the band on to play Sweet Child O’Mine and piss-off into the night.
Fat chance.Of course, not one for doing things the easy way, Axl Rose not only likes to make ordinary LPs as expensive to make as humanly possible, but also, like to irritate his own fans so much that, by the time they appear on-stage, they’re delirious and willing to applaud absolutely anything as long as it signifies that they can go to bed soon.
Axl Rose is notorious for showing up on-stage late, presumably so he can get some valuable bullying time in with the rest of his hired henchplayers.
However, this year, they won’t be allowed any tardiness at the Reading And Leeds Festivals has boss of the shows, Melvin Benn, has said that the group will absolutely in no way be allowed to go on late at this year’s events.
The last time Guns N’ Roses played the dual festivals, they went on stage in Leeds after 11pm which is over an hour after their scheduled start time.
Benn told NME that this year the band will simply not be allowed to piss about.
“It’s just not an option. I mean, it is certainly an option for them to go on late, but that for me is just about disrespecting their fans. There isn’t an option for them to carry on late, though.”
He added:
“You may remember they played Leeds festival in 2002, and they actually went onstage after their curfew should have started. They went on after they should have finished. We sort of were allowed to do that on that one occasion.
“Unfortunately, [this year] the police and the local authorities in particular have reaffirmed their position to me that the curfew has to be adhered to. It’s 11pm at Leeds and it’s 11:30pm at Reading. The truth is that I can’t allow the performance to go on beyond that ? it’s just that simple.”
The Reading And Leeds Festivals take place on August 27-29 and, of course, Axl Rose and his latest gaggle of depressed Guns N’ Roses will be appearing on-stage at around 3am, just to irritate everyone. With any luck, he’ll be pelted with cups of piss.
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There is no way Axl will ever be intimidated by someone named Melvin.