The Night Axl Rose Threatened to Cancel a Show Over a Traffic Ticket

in axl •  7 years ago 

Rose later threatened that he would not take the stage unless Inglewood police rescinded the ticket. According to the Los Angeles Times, Police Lt. Tom Hoffman huddled with Guns N’ Roses’ manager and the Forum’s general manager, and Hoffman agreed to take back the ticket, to avoid a potential riot by angry fans (as had happened in St. Louis earlier that month). Guns N’ Roses performed that night, and Rose even thanked Hoffman from the stage.

Good article, it starts off with the story about how Axl was going to cancel a concert for a driving ticket, but mostly it's about the different lineups of the band over the years, has a lot of old photos that I'd never seen before. If you're a fan of the band it's a must see....

Read the full story here...
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/axl-rose-traffic-ticket-1991/

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I saw them in concert a couple years ago, great show, would highly recommend it.

Excellent article

Thank you very much :)