Guns N’ Roses were bottled off stage after they arrived more than 30 minutes late for a gig in Dublin.
The US band, fronted by Axl Rose, were booed by large sections of the crowd at the O2 last night (September 1).
Guns N’ Roses were scheduled to appear at around 9.15pm, but didn’t arrive until 10.25pm, according to Entertainment.ie.
And when they did begin their set with ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, Rose was forced to stop the song when some fans threw bottles.
In video footage posted by bonoman66, he can be heard telling the crowd: “Alright, here’s the deal: one more bottle, we go home. It’s up to you.
“We would like to stay. Do you want us to stay? We want to stay. We want to have some fun. If you don’t want to have fun all you’ve got to do is let us know - we’ve got no problem - and we’ll go on our way.”
Guns N’ Roses then played three more songs before walking off stage.
An employee at the venue was then forced to apologise to the crowd, telling them to "calm" down.
“We’re trying hard to get Axl back on stage,” he said. “I would ask you to refrain from throwing items at him.”
An O2 spokesperson told Gigwise that Rose was restrained from leaving the venue. The band later returned and finally finished their set at around 1am.
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Guns N' Roses bottled off stage in Dublin.
The incident comes just days after the band’s controversial headlining appearance at the Reading and Leeds festivals.
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Guns N’ Roses appeared later than scheduled for both gigs and were frequently booed by festival-goers.
A representative for MCD Promotions was not available to respond to Gigwise's request for comment when this story went to press.
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- he got his just deserts, drove 2 1/2 hours to be left standing hour and half, came out throwing his equipment back at the techs. he looked like he couldnt give a f*ck. i feel sorry for his band who tried so hard. im looking for a refund today thats for sure...
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- Misleading to say to left stage because bottles were thrown at him. A few plastic bottles were thrown which I'm sure is not the worst he's had to deal with given his rock 'n roll lifestyle. Ultimately he did not want to play a gig. He came on stage with an attitude and left after trying to introduce the band whilst being boo'd. The crowd were willing to be turned around and all he had to do was perform a few favourites and everyone would have forgotten the lame intro
- I was there,it was absolutely ridiculous. I'm just glad my ticket was a present and that at least i didnt waste my money on one
- I was at the gig last night. I paid €72 to hear 4 songs. I'm disgusted at the sheer arrogance of Axl. He showed up at 10.25pm and was clearly going through the motions. Beween verses of songs he was walking off stage. We waited 20mins after he stormed off. The house lights came on and we left. It's nothing short of bad manners and he insulted and lost 16,000 fans last night.
- I was this last night. The support act played for over 90 mins! Then there was a gap of at least an hour before Axl showed up. The crowd were pissed off by this stage. Their performance was shambolic. During Welcome to the Jungle Axl warned that if any more bottles were thrown he'd leave. Which he then did after 4 more songs.
I waited 30 minutes and left. Lots of people did as they switched on all the house lights and some staff were telling people the gig was over. Utter Shite!
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