It'll never happen.

I'm telling you.

We're going to come back to this post in November, I promise you that. Not only (keeping in mind no dirty tricks), straight Trump vs. Hilary... not only will Trump win, he'll win by over 60% of the popular vote.

Yep

Yeah something serious happened. I agree.

Even DJ Ashba, whom everyone said there was a hidden beef, has basically babyfaced on them and has marked out to them and wished Axl and the guys all the very best, again and again.

Chris took the other route.

I personally feel Chris got disrespected by one of Axl's handlers. Maybe Beta. Who knows. I think Chris, like Dizzy & Frank & Richard, basically gave a shout out on "announcement day" of Coachella. The rest of the band was told to shut up, and that it was supposed to just be Axl, Slash & Duff announcing that day (because again -- it's a re-branding).

The rest were fine with the reduced role (although I think something is wrong with Dizzy too. He looks slighted... jmho)

But Chris was insulted and said something because his ego is far larger than Dizzy's.

Suddenly, he's gone.

It's gotta hurt somewhat. I don't blame the guy. But to go out and say "I quit the oldies band", just sounds like a jealous, scorned lover, who just got dumped, and is trying to spin the situation into "I dumped them FIRST!"

Like others have said, other than the few CD-heavy shows of the 2009-10 performances, Chris has been touring this nostalgia act/oldies-band since 1998, and had absolutely no problem with cashing that check (or that ass), during that period.

Now it's a problem. What I find sad, is Chris is basically the guy who set up Pro Tools at Axl's guest house and TAUGHT HIM how to use it... wow... I guess they weren't as close as they thought.

My guess is it came down to what it always comes down to -- M-O-N-E-Y. There's already been rumors of the band getting paid the same session rate, even though Axl, Slash & Duff are RAKING in the cash at 3-4x the amount they were before.

If true... Chris being gone for that reason could also confirm why Izzy was cut out and why Matt wasn't even asked.

Food for thought

Great pic, but yeah I agree on Dizzy. Other than Axl going out of his way to introduce him UYI-style during the Estranged piano solo at the Mexico City shows, Dizzy seems more faded to the background on this tour than ever before. Including the UYI days, when Axl basically bailed on press, and everybody was so fucked up on something, that Dizzy & Matt (and eventually Gilby) were thrust into doing most of the press.

They've always had keyboards. Even on Appetite, there was session keyboard under-layer shit added in to fatten the songs and give them more depth.

So when people jump on that kick... guys... there was ALWAYS keyboards in Guns N' Roses. They just didn't highlight them until 1990. Unlike The Doors & Deep Purple, where the keyboardist was the 2nd or 3rd most important player/writer in the band.

Fuck this article. Just because Axl Rose didn't suck the media's dick back in the day, and still doesn't, doesn't make him an asshole.

This article reeks of media, corporatist, insider-bullshit that they have been spewing on Axl for over 20 years.

Now all of the sudden, Axl Rose, the biggest heel in the history of rock, turns super babyface, comes in full Shawn Michaels finding Jesus-style and lays some sweet chin Music on the business, all of the sudden the media are Pro-Axl... but still have to roll him under the bus in the article, instead of just admitting they were FUCKING WRONG for 20 years.

Fuck this article. Fuck Billboard. Axl/Slash for President 2016.

I'm out

If they are adding dates... this tour is a major success. I never ever thought i'd see the day after the trainwreck that that Mark XI lineup of GN'R + Slash could sell out stadiums and/or play multiple 2-3 dates in each city. Wow.

It just goes to show how many real GN'R fans were always out there, starved to see the real Guns N' Roses (Axl + Slash... let's be honest) do a tour in the modern day.

I hope they enjoy as much of 2016 as they can. And at least drop a new single or more in a possibly GH set. Let 2016 be as big as it can be.

Even with lots of love, and positive reviews, I highly doubt GN'R tour North America again after 2016 and sell out stadiums.

The rest of the world?

They're locked in for life.