[FALSE] Guns N' Roses plan "secret" shows in South America

[Loaded NightraiN]

Sorry if this was already posted


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said on Monday.

The shows are set for undisclosed locations in Sao Paulo on Thursday and Buenos Aires on March 20. Plans are also in the works for a show in Rio De Janeiro.

Organizer Jamison Ernest said each venue will hold about 150 people. He declined to reveal too much information for fear of riots by uninvited guests. He will co-host the Sao Paulo show with Brazilian model Ana Beatriz Barros.

The 11-date tour, the band's first trek around the continent since its heyday in 1992, began on Sunday in Brasilia. Dates are on tap through April 1 in Quito, Ecuador. The band will also play Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia.

Ernest, a friend of Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose, also runs a clothing company and has a band, both named Yellow Fever. Guns N' Roses previously played three secret shows, two in New York City and one in London.

Rose is the only remaining member left from the band when its popularity peaked during a decade spanning the 1980s and 1990s. The other members were either ousted or quit. Even though its 2008 album "Chinese Democracy," its first release in 17 years, was a major flop, the band remains a strong concert draw.

Rose and his new crop of bandmates were last in Brazil to play the Rock in Rio festival in January 2001.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100309/music_nm/us_guns


Edit by Will: changed the topic's title after Fernando denied this information.

[ticognr]

I'd read this on www.oglobo.globo.com , in portuguese.

[FunkyMonkey]

He declined to reveal too much information for fear of riots by uninvited guests.

Can you imagine.

Thanks to YouTube, hopefully we'll get to see some of it.

[Fernando]

Sorry guys, there will not be three secret shows in South America.  Sorry for the confusion, some people just need to be quiet and enjoy the sun. 

[cotis]

Sorry guys, there will not be three secret shows in South America.  Sorry for the confusion, some people just need to be quiet and enjoy the sun. 

Any plans coming to light with that live show broadcast thing you mentioned awhile back?

[FunkyMonkey]

Sorry guys, there will not be three secret shows in South America.  Sorry for the confusion, some people just need to be quiet and enjoy the sun. 
 

Thanks for letting us know.

[Fernando]

It'll happen, not for the SA tour, but future ones.

[novemberparadise23]

Sounds great Fernando. Thanks for the heads up

[GnFnRs2016]

Fernando, sorry to bother you, but do you know if GNR is coming to Mexico?? Thank you

[JuicySwoos]

The bar is certaintly set high if an album goes platinum all over the world and though it perhaps did not live up to the "hype", is referred to as a "major flop".  AIC sells 200k copies and the album is considered a huge success because it gets some airplay....blah...

Yellow journalism at its best.

[russtcb]

Thanks for the quick clarification.

One thing though; when you said "for a future tour" did you mean surprise shows or were you answering the question about broadcast of a show?

[HBK]

Sorry guys, there will not be three secret shows in South America.  Sorry for the confusion, some people just need to be quiet and enjoy the sun. 

Thank You FE?A

 

[axlroselegend]

Surprise shows are awesome...if you get to attend one enjoy seeing the greatest performers in the world up close and in an intimate setting...I'd love to see GNR in a small bar or better yet, my living room

[Loaded NightraiN]

Thanks for the quick clarification.

One thing though; when you said "for a future tour" did you mean surprise shows or were you answering the question about broadcast of a show?

Broadcast Shows


GNR should put out a press release shooting this down... When these shows dont happen, some people will think Axl is the asshole

[oldgunsfan]

Thanks for the quick clarification.

One thing though; when you said "for a future tour" did you mean surprise shows or were you answering the question about broadcast of a show?

Broadcast Shows


GNR should put out a press release shooting this down... When these shows dont happen, some people will think Axl is the asshole

too bad a MAJOR news organization put this out

[Will]

I believe Axl wasn't too happy with Reuters in one of his recent interviews (it was the one on spinner.com I think). Hmm no, it was the one on billboard.com:

"Also, because it's my understanding that these answers may be "considered" for use with Billboard.com and Reuters [with which Billboard has a syndication deal] and this seemed like a wonderful opportunity to express myself accordingly.

With Reuters, I get their reach. That said, they've been particularly ugly toward me and this band for years, with nearly everything they've written being condescending or negatively judgmental with the cute little press trick of using negative adjectives across the board whenever they've written anything. In our regard they're one of the media outlets that appear to continually attempt to set a tone for a negative mainstream public perception regarding either us or myself, at least in the United States, if not the world.

I get freedom of the press, but I'm not clear in regard to their writers or those who choose to run their spin, why someone who no one's ever heard of with so little "real" information is deemed qualified -- let alone allowed so much corporate backing -- to promote negative and often completely inaccurate and purely opinion-based (at best, if that) shots in forums with so much exposure at the public's and our expense."

Source: http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=169

And this news came from Reuters.

Fernando, if you read this topic, could you find out if the band will actually be in Europe in June (besides Finland and Sweden)? Promoters talked about concerts in Croatia, Serbia and Russia and fans don't really know if these shows will happen or not (promoters are now saying these concerts are postponed). Thanks!

[HBK]

Jamison Ernest & model Ana Beatriz Barros, Friends of AXL ?

[FunkyMonkey]

GUNS N' ROSES Rep Shoots Down Reports Of 'Secret' South American Shows - Mar. 9, 2010

Fernando Lebeis, the son of Beta Lebeis ? GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose's personal assistant ? has shot down reports that GN'R will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America.

Accoording to Reuters, organizer Jamison Ernest announced on Monday that GUNS N' ROSES will play three secret gigs at undisclosed locations in Sao Paulo on Thursday and Buenos Aires on March 20. Plans were also said to be in the works for a show in Rio De Janeiro.

Ernest said each venue will hold about 150 people but declined to reveal too much information for fear of riots by uninvited guests.

In a posting on the message board of the GUNS N' ROSES fan site Here Today... Gone To Hell!, Lebeis responded to the Reuters report by stating, "Sorry, guys, there will not be three secret shows in South America."

He added, "Sorry for the confusion, some people just need to be quiet and enjoy the sun."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx

[HBK]

GUNS N' ROSES Rep Shoots Down Reports Of 'Secret' South American Shows - Mar. 9, 2010

Fernando Lebeis, the son of Beta Lebeis ? GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose's personal assistant ? has shot down reports that GN'R will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America.

Accoording to Reuters, organizer Jamison Ernest announced on Monday that GUNS N' ROSES will play three secret gigs at undisclosed locations in Sao Paulo on Thursday and Buenos Aires on March 20. Plans were also said to be in the works for a show in Rio De Janeiro.

Ernest said each venue will hold about 150 people but declined to reveal too much information for fear of riots by uninvited guests.

In a posting on the message board of the GUNS N' ROSES fan site Here Today... Gone To Hell!, Lebeis responded to the Reuters report by stating, "Sorry, guys, there will not be three secret shows in South America."

He added, "Sorry for the confusion, some people just need to be quiet and enjoy the sun."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx

RRR & BBM

 

[overmatik]

Great news that Guns will not play these secret shows. Globo tv here in Brazil was spreading rumours that they would play for Big Brother Brazil, that would be lame.

[Jdog0830]

I did not think Axl would repeat the secret shows in SA.

He would not have to get people excited down there about GNR coming.




Joe

[Voodoochild]

Still, there's A LOT of press (quoting the Reuters article) talking about this and saying it will take place at the Disco, in Sao Paulo, tomorrow.

Not saying it will happen, just stating how it pisses me off how they fail to quote Fernando's denying.

[Loaded NightraiN]

Well they are supposed to be 'secret' shows... Maybe Fernando is bluffing 

[KIKO2K6]

Disco Club.

[Jdog0830]

Disco Club.

O god if that happens kill me now!!!






Joe

[KIKO2K6]

Disco Club.

O god if that happens kill me now!!!






Joe

So you are a dead man...

[gungun]

Looks like isn't too false...
On twitter, some famous people here in Brazil is posting waiting the show...

[KIKO2K6]

Looks like isn't too false...
On twitter, some famous people here in Brazil is posting waiting the show...

http://img251.yfrog.com/img251/6761/ff7w.jpg

[gustavo_adami]

Oh yeah, GnR now in SP!

[soul_craft]

from: http://twitter.com/mionzera (Marcos Mion):

"Com o maior orgulho do mundo, nunca imaginaria q um dia diria isto, mas, sim, hj rola show do Guns na minha boate! #disco10"
3 minutes ago via UberTwitter

"With the greatest pride of the world, never imagined that one day I would say this, but, yes, today Guns will play on my club! #disco10"

 

[gustavo_adami]

[soul_craft]

from: http://twitter.com/mionzera (Marcos Mion)

"A expectativa aqui ta grande! Os caras passaram o som a tarde e foi muita pressao! #guns #disco10"

Soundcheck in the afternoon, great expectations there..

[Thiago Mota]

Looks like isn't too false... lol
Axl is a genius

[soul_craft]

@pedrotourinho Axel Rose is in the house! #disco10
27 minutes ago from UberTwitter

The guy doesn't even know how to spell Axl's name and is about to watch a private show of GN'R... how unfair is that xP

[Modern Kowalski]

Marcos, the owner of the club just tweeted that Axl is still not in the house. The whole band is already there!

[Modern Kowalski]

It's 3.11am here in Brazil, and according to reports the show is off.

[rv62900]

according to a guy on Mygnr:

"Oh .. and i talked with the rolling stone guy... he said he was in contact with Fernando earlier and stuff... he said that band was there checking
the sound this afternoon BUT WAS NOT THERE AT NIGHT !! nobody showed up according to him... just the roadies , staff etc....."

[richwoman]

It`s amazing isn`t it that Axl gave everyone the heads up about the shows in new york and Fernando came on here and said no surprise shows this time and yet we have a discussion about a no show to a  show that was never happening , i feel sorry for people who would rather believe some guy who owns a club and is trying to make some money than believe the band, i guess the moral of this is wait until official confirmation and stop blaming Axl and instead blame promoters and bar owners there the one trying to rip people off

[gnrjanus]

So there was going to be a show
hmm weird

so how about those central american dates....

Hope Axl is fine:)

[Montrealrocks]

I think that it will be an appearance by CHris Pitman tonight...That's why.  He posted that on facebook. Pitman will probably do some songs on turntables or something!

[Voodoochild]

Marcos, the owner of the club just tweeted that Axl is still not in the house. The whole band is already there!

And you believe in Marcos Mion?

The whole thing was rather a scam. I dont believe the band was there at all.

[soul_craft]

Scam or not the owner of the club did the attention of the media, the "story" is on the main page of Globo.com, one of the biggest sites here in Brazil:

http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL1526284-9798,00-PITTY+JUNIOR+LIMA+THAILA+AYALA+E+OUTROS+FAMOSOS+LEVAM+BOLO+DE+AXL+ROSE.html

I found this pic really interesting, look at the shirt of this guy, the one on the left, Pedro Neschiling (he is an actor);

[Voodoochild]

Really don't see the point to delete my post, but anyways...

This Marcos Mion guy is some kind of a Brazilian Ashton Kusher. Think about it.

[Il?vatar]

Is that a set list taped to his shirt?

[jacdaniel]

Is that a set list taped to his shirt?

Looks like it.

Doesnt seem to start at number one though?  Although i got new glasses today!

[Jester]

It (Tshirt/Setlist) starts at 1 with You're crazy, then Mr Brownstone, 4th is WTTJ, and last is P.C, 8 could be Maddie?,  Other than that, it's rather blurry to me!, and my eyes aren't in the best of condition right now anyway!...

[Voodoochild]

Yeah, blame Axl for not being there when aparently he never would anyways.

[use your ilusion]

Yeah, blame Axl for not being there when aparently he never would anyways.

Someone talked that band members were there for the gig! He wasn't!

[Christian]

Yeah, blame Axl for not being there when aparently he never would anyways.

Someone talked that band members were there! He wasn't!

The guy who did that didn't even know who is in the band. Could be a mouse with a guitar that he would think like "the new guitarrist"

[soul_craft]

It (Tshirt/Setlist) starts at 1 with You're crazy, then Mr Brownstone, 4th is WTTJ, and last is P.C, 8 could be Maddie?,  Other than that, it's rather blurry to me!, and my eyes aren't in the best of condition right now anyway!...

I think that the setlist is the following:

1 - Crazy
2 - Brownstone
3 - UTLH
4 - Jungle
5 - Street of Dreams
6 - Sorry
7 - Easy
8 - Patience
9 - RQ
10 - CITR
11 - Michelle
12 - KOHD
13 - Whole Lotta Rosie
14 - Nightrain
Encore:
15 - SCOM
16 - This I Love
17 - PC

[stratus]

Let's calm down a bit. Guns N' Roses has a new tweet about that Ashba event tomorrow.

http://twitter.com/gunsnroses/status/10380335928
S?o PAULO!!! r u Ready!!! follow @djashba and see him this Saturday @11 at Playtech Music Store on Rua Teodoro Sampaio, 912 - Pinheiros

[use your ilusion]

What the really true story? I'd love to know!

[use your ilusion]

OK, according edinho256 (talking with Vanessa)....from brazilian forum: perfectcrimegnr.com

Axl really had a sore throat, and doesn't appeared at private show. A doctor check up him at hotel and recommended that saved the voice for not putting in risk the show of S?o Paulo. He would like to be there, but it wasn't possible!

  :hihi:We know that isn't the motive!

[NiGhTrAiN?]

Yeah, blame Axl for not being there when aparently he never would anyways.

Someone talked that band members were there for the gig! He wasn't!

Lie.The band never left the hotel in Sao Paulo and Axl never left the hotel in Rio.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

That setlist doesn't even use the same font GN'R uses for their setlists.

And those little black pads with the GN'R logo...total ripoff.  Those aren't the official colors.

[Tynia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKKOczklZbo

Chris playing SCOM on bass @ Gambiarra's 2nd anniversary party :-) (with Andr? Moraes on guitar - according to http://twitter.com/gambiarraafesta )

There's also Frank in the background clapping hands :-)

[alcapone_dudu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKKOczklZbo

Chris playing SCOM on bass @ Gambiarra's 2nd anniversary party :-) (with Andr? Moraes on guitar - according to http://twitter.com/gambiarraafesta )

There's also Frank in the background clapping hands :-)

Some pics:





*They said Chris is the guitarist from GN'R. 

Source: Globo.com

[Jdog0830]

Ah ignorance is bliss.






Joe

[HBK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKKOczklZbo

Chris playing SCOM on bass @ Gambiarra's 2nd anniversary party :-) (with Andr? Moraes on guitar - according to http://twitter.com/gambiarraafesta )

There's also Frank in the background clapping hands :-)

Some pics:





*They said Chris is the guitarist from GN'R. 

Source: Globo.com

 

[Jdog0830]

Kinda reminds me of stuff Jack Black would do 




Joe