Guns N' Roses
Randale nach Konzertabsage!

GUNS N‘ ROSES-Fans haben am Freitag in Philadelphias First Union Center randaliert, nachdem bekannt gegeben worden ist, dass die Band nicht spielen wird. Ca. 30.000 Leute sind über Lautsprecher gegen 23.15 Uhr informiert worden, dass wohl ein Bandmitglied krank geworden sei und das Konzert verlegt werden müsse. Eigentlich sollten Axl und Co. um 21 Uhr beginnen. Die Vorgruppen, CKY und MIX MASTER MIKE, haben ganz regulär ihre Sets gespielt. GUNS N‘ ROSES sind noch am Donnerstag im New Yorker Madison Square Garden aufgetreten. Die Tickets für diese Show waren innerhalb von 15 Minuten ausverkauft. Am morgigen Sonntag soll die Gruppe ein weiteres Konzert in Philadelphias First Union Center geben. Bis jetzt ist aber noch nicht klar, ob es regulär stattfinden wird. Hier der erste Augenzeugenbericht über das Desaster vom Freitag von Inter Sandman Chapter Head Zach Smith: „I went to the GUNS N‘ ROSES show tonight at the First Union Center in Philly, it was sold out and everything. Well, I got there at around 8:30 and MIX MASTER MIKE was still on stage. He kept saying how GUNS N‘ ROSES would be on in a minute, yet never left the stage for another 30-45 minutes. Everyone started kidding around saying that Axl wouldn’t show up again. Well, MIX MASTER MIKE ended at around 9:15-9:30. At 10, no sign of the show starting. Word was spreading that Axl hadn’t arrived yet. Then we found out that the First Union Center had put a stop on all beer sales — kind of odd for them to do so before the main act went on. So it got to be 10:30, and still no band – people were starting to see what was coming. In between every song that was being played, the booing got louder and louder, and chants of ‚asshole‘ began that were really loud. At that point, you knew GUNS N‘ ROSES wouldn’t be playing. Finally, when people saw the soundboard guys cover up their equipment, all hell broke loose. People started ripping binoculars off the seats and throwing them down on the floor, people were chucking their drinks and food at security around the stage as they took the equipment away, people rushed the stage, a fight broke out, folding chairs were turned into launching pads. An announcement FINALLY came on at around 11:15 saying that the show had been cancelled due to ‚health reasons‘ and that tickets were valid whenever the show would be rescheduled. That really set people off, and chairs started flying at the soundboard and up on stage. It was not a pretty site. However, a good amount of people did leave and outside seemed to be quite calm in comparison to what was happening inside. There was a large police presence outside, but thankfully they were not instigating anything with angry fans. Who knows what happened, but I can tell you while I’m shocked, I’m certainly not surprised. I also think Philadelphia fans handled the situation quite well considering the circumstances and the past history with riots.“

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