Episode 182 – Guns N’ Roses vs punctuality

Inspired by recent headlines about irate fans upset with Madonna for late concert start times, the guys deep dive on the tardy party reputation of Guns N’ Roses and the chaos that followed in their wake during the 1992 leg of the Use Your Illusion Tour. SHOW NOTES: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68027965 https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/05/showbiz/music/performers-late-to-stage/index.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthblatt/2014/05/27/how-being-late-and-volatile-was-axl-roses-contribution-to-the-guns-n-roses-brand/?sh=49a7a8387e89 https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-historic-concerts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Your_Illusion_Tour https://blabbermouth.net/news/duff-mckagan-says-guns-n-roses-toured-for-two-years-in-support-of-use-your-illusion-just-to-break-even https://www.spin.com/2020/04/quarantine-classic-concerts-guns-n-roses-use-your-illusion-tour-91-93/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_John_(photographer) https://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-metallica-tour-anniversary/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-ten-pyromaniacs Behind the Music clip about the Metallica pyro incident:  https://youtu.be/uyJpou3R4KA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses/Metallica_Stadium_Tour https://www.loudersound.com/features/guns-n-roses-metallica-and-the-greatest-rock-show-on-earth https://www.themetalvoice.com/post/guns-n-roses-metallica-riot-in-montreal-28-years-ago-aug-8-1992-as-remembered-by-perrin-wolfson https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/welcome-back-to-the-jungle-the-1992-metallicaguns-n-roses-debacle “Civil War” in Chile, 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXeJNHFaGAI&list=PLE2FB82F88D1A5C3C&index=3 https://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/music/gnr/axl_rose.php#:~:text=At%20the%20band’s%20concert%20in,threatened%20to%20cancel%20the%20concert. https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lauryn-hill-defends-being-notoriously-late-for-her-own-concerts/