I hope atleast 10 of you people in this thread are making as much money as azoff cause you all bicker and talk like you know so much about managing tours and venues and such. I say "it is what it is" and right now a lot of people are just excited that their favorite band is touring again regardless of the negatives. And we all know about these negatives so it's not being a "realist" to point them out so let's just enjoy what we have here. The benefit to being a fan of gnr, at this point, is knowing that there are few surprises so expect the "same old" and plan accordingly. anything else is a bonus.