It’s probably wise to expect the unexpected when it comes to life as a touring rock band on the road. Hard rockers Guns N’ Roses must have trained by rolling with the river of life.
The legendary rock group, which is currently on tour with some big name support, is now making headlines for canceling a Saturday night show in St. Louis, not recently decided to attract attention on the release date.
‘GNR’s career has been marked by several examples of gig cancellations – including an example of announcing a gig would not go ahead at the eleventh hour – in nearly four decades together. The rockers’ first LP “Appetite For Destruction” was released in 1987.
Guns N’ Roses Won’t Go Through St. Louis them on September 9
The group took to their social media to break the news on Friday night.
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The announcement began, “Gunners, concert scheduled in St. Louis on September 9 has been postponed due to illness,” without elaborating. The post reveals good news for ticket holders: If they can’t make the deadline, they can expect a refund.
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Tonight’s scheduled show is far from the first gig Guns N’ Roses has ever played in St. Louis. Fans and pop culture fanatics may remember the infamous example of a GNR show ending in infamy.
Before we recap the group’s visit to St. Louis in 1991, we’ll look at the history of Guns N’ Roses canceling shows, and even in some cases, remaining tour dates!
Band Cancels Entire Tour in The Aughts!
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The September 9 show comes two decades after the band’s decision to pull out of the remaining shows scheduled for the tour.
Several incidents led to the final decision, according to an Entertainment Weekly article published at the time.
On December 7, 2o02, an angry audience turned up for a show that had reportedly just begun, giving an unforgettable reaction. According to the publication, fans decided to “trash” the venue following the revelation that lead singer Axl Rose would not be appearing. Due to Rose’s absence, the band decided not to play the gig.
There was no official explanation for Rose’s absence at the time, but she was allegedly ill. No reason for the group’s decision to cancel the remainder of the tour was also provided.
Just a month earlier, the band had been scheduled to play in Vancouver, Canada, when an angry crowd “rioted” when it was revealed that the show would not go on “minutes before show time,” according to a Los Angeles Times article . The show was the first stop of GNR’s tour, which was the first in nearly a decade. “Hundreds” of attendees reportedly took part in the riot, with 12 people arrested the following day.
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In the Summer of 1991, the band played a show in Maryland Heights, Missouri, (described as a town near St. Louis, by Billboard.)
The writer of the aforementioned retrospective billboard was in the audience that night, and recalled a problem that allegedly erupted nearly two hours into the show: Rose could be heard arguing with fans. The GNR singer can reportedly be heard saying “take that” twice. He then tried to get security to deal with the problem with the fan.
Rose soon lunged at a reported audience member before security could deal with the escalating situation, according to writer Daniel Durchholtz’s account.
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Rose’s target isn’t fans; it has been reported to be a camera. The camera was allegedly possessed by a member of a motorcycle gang, which Rose had found herself among when she was looking for the camera. The band continued to play amid the incident; recordings exist on YouTube.
65 attendees were ultimately injured as a result of the incident, with 25 of them being officers, per Billboard. “Dozens” of shots will be made.
The “Welcome To The Jungle” singer was eventually charged with four misdemeanor counts of assault and will receive a misdemeanor count of property damage. The outlet also warned that “Hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage” would follow the incident.
Rose was found guilty of this charge and heavily fined. The fine is $50,000. Guns N’ Roses would not be able to escape on the night of July 2, 1991, as “several civil suits” would also be filed.
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