Agreed. They got a vision in their head of who what they think he is and they are driven to justify that to themselves.

Agree here too. One girl said as much.

But that said. I also think the absense of slash should not be discounted as a contributing factor in anything negative that happens.

Bottom line is there's always been drama going to see GNR. It's the price of admission, only question is, does the pay off you get when they play pay for the chance of a riot, late start and so on.

I think most people want slash, people who go to the show, go for axl DESPITE slash not being there. But it's still in the back of their minds, and if enough bullshit goes down it can be an issue.

All the talk outside the gig was about Axl and "I wonder if he'll show his face". When I was leaving after the walk off, one guy turned to me and said "Are you guys going already?" I told him yeah, I got people in here who'll let me know if they come back and I'm starving, he answered "yeah but there a riot to be had".

The only people who I talked to about the songs and band members all day were my own crew.

You see the same hatred flare up when Robert plant says he's no interested in Zeppelin. He is Vilified. Its that more intense for Axl however since he's still using the name. People want what they are drawn to the familiar its human nature.