Thank you GN'R!

[NicoRourke]

A huge thank you to GN'R for the kick-ass positive 2011-2012 Tour!

Had the chance to see the band in Belgium, at the Graspop festival - and had a blast.

Been following the tour thanks to Jarmo & HTGTH, have seen plenty of great pics & videos from everyone I'm a little bummed it's over but I'm happy that the guys will now enjoy their families, homes and a well deserved break.

Hopefully there's a bright future ahead, as this line-up is really good and seems to enjoy being together.

On a side note, I received a short reply from Ron on a post I made on his FB page, and it just made my day. Well that and the fact I'm going to see The Dark Knight Rises tonight.



 

[northernlad]

+1
Thanks to the band, had a blast when I saw them,
And a big thanks to Jarmo and everyone else giving updates and uploading pictures
Highly appreciated.

[GnR-NOW]

Thank you GNR. Was fortunate enough to see 4 shows on this run. Thanks to Jarmo and everyone for the updates. Amazing job from everyone !!!!

[The Prez]

Indeed, thanks for the awesome tour and the great show I have witnessed at Graspop.
Hopefully a next album (soon  ) and someday a new tour again!

Keep on rocking the world! 

[rebelhipi]

thankyou for making peoples lifes better!

[Axlspants]

I got to see them twice on this tour, manchester and liverpool, got to follow the rest of the shows on here or on twitter. Thanks GnR and everyone who made all the shows possible.

[wadey]

Only managed one concert but boy was it worth it! Meeting Axl at 4.30am was truly mind blowing. Thanks for the awesome memories and many more to come

[One.In.A.Million]

I would like too say Thank You as well to GN'R, for making it yet another memorable year for myself. 

Managed to see GN'R 7 times this year, which made my total to 30... and I've had a great year which is all thanks to Axl and GN'R. Also got to meet Mr Frank Ferrer, which was an awesome added bonus, and also got to meet some amazing fans in different countries and cities.

 

[gnr-4-ever]

Got to see just one show but I'm more than satisfied with what I saw! (well maybe not with the venue in Split but that's a different story  )

Met a lot of new people, saw some old friends and the most important part - I've seen the band is still in top form and capable of big things.

Hopefuly in the future I get to see a few more shows...

A big big THANK YOU to the GN'R family from all the fans in Croatia! 

[Nightrained]

Thank you indeed!!

7 shows in the UK was probably a little obsessive but I enjoyed every minute of it. Meet the whole band on several occasions - even got myself Axl's mic, the crew who I spoke to were also cool, they work really hard and it goes unnoticed among the fans.

Where do I send my application to be Jarmo's assistant/body guard for the next tour?   

[HBK]

tHANKS To All... Wait Pro-Shot o2

 

[westcoast_junkie]

Thank you Gn'R from me to! Was in Milano. What a night! What a show! Better than i imagined it would be, and my expectations wasn't low  Best concert I ever have seen, and probably ever will see......Long set, Axl in top-shape, Baz' etc...Glad To Be Here

And thanks to everybody who's updated real-time every nite, and to everybody who's been recording and filming bits and pieces of the shows. If we're not able to attend the show, there's no better place to be than HTGTH 

[jarmo]

What a great great tour it was.

Amazing.


Thanks to everyone involved who made it all possible. 



/jarmo

[Bodhi]

What a great tour, I was lucky enough to catch them 7 times here in the states, and every show was great, with Webster Hall and Hartford sticking out the most for me personally.  Had a great time meeting some of the board members as well, can't wait for next time!

[jazjme]

Was definitely great to have to chance to see this amazing band again 4 more times this tour, and as always great to meet up with and have a blast with other like minded fans,thanks to all the guys, crew of the band, thanks Jarmo, for all you do .I look forward to a great future for the band, and yes they deserve some quality time off(not too much now) But look forward to be able to getting to go on the ride again a bit down the road!

[WAR41]

Yes, thank you GNR.  Although I wasn't thrilled with every show I attended, I was fortunate enough to check you guys out 4 times on the 2011-2012 tour, including my favorite show of it all at Webster Hall which was fantastic.  Good luck in the near future and I look forward to what GNR does next! 

[MNGS717]

THANK YOU GN'R! Get some well deserved rest and hope to see y'all again soon!

Finally able to see the band once last year and again earlier this year.  Really the best shows I have ever been to, and great to see all the updates&photos&videos on here too! 

When Axl was in Pennsylvania last year he stopped at a truck stop and bought a little gift for Baz before the night of the show, it's true, silence isn't golden...the gift was a small patch and it said, "LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES"


Feb 23 2012 Maryland

Untitled by MNGS717, on Flickr
   

[kalina.malina]

Thank you Gn'R :peace:I will never forget the show in Sofia 

[NaturalLight]

Yes, amazing tour. Big thanks to Axl and the boys.
Am I correct to assume that the band has pretty much been touring since late 2009 (Japan?) with some breaks?
How would that compare (number of shows, etc) to that mega tour in the early 1990s?
I figure it's probably a little smaller, but hell, they're not in their 20s anymore, either.

[horsey]

A BIG TIME THANK YOU IS IN ORDER'
all the info on facebook ,was the best for those who couldn't be there.
i missed the philly show ,funds were low at the time.but held on through with a cell phone attached to me everyday.
never missen a thing about the tour.rest and relaxaition  is a good thing guys.enjoy the time off ,it's well deserved !

[jarmo]

Am I correct to assume that the band has pretty much been touring since late 2009 (Japan?) with some breaks?
How would that compare (number of shows, etc) to that mega tour in the early 1990s?

First show for this line up was on December 11th, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taipei City Stadium.

I believe since then the band has played 166 shows (unless I counted them wrong).




/jarmo

[babydolls]

My huge thanks and respect to all of Guns n'Roses, management, crew for such a great tour    You all worked so hard to make these shows out of this world.  The ones I went to were incredible and I cant wait for whatever comes next.

I've had a horrible few months, but this tour has helped me through in more ways than I can describe - for that my thanks also go to good friends on here - you know who you are - for being there for me and making it SO damn good.  Wont forget any of it.   

Big thanks also to everyone here for all the show updates, photos, reviews - so greatly appreciated   

G n'f'n R's - you fkn ROCK!!!  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH
xxx

[axlpwns]

Being only 15 kast year the 2011 tour was the first time I got to see my favorite band Guns N' Roses! I went to the shows in NJ and Hartford and they were the best nights of my life! Everyone in the band did a fantastic job. Then the UCAP tour came back to New York and I went to the show at Terminal 5! It was about 20 degrees that night and I was waiting since 4:30 for 9:00 doors but it was 100% worth it as I was in the 2nd row of people in front of GN'R it was the greatest sight of my life. THANK YOU AXL, DJ, BUMBLEFOOT RICHARD, TOMMY, FRANK, DIZZY AND CHRIS GUNS N' ROSES. Hope to see you soon!!!!!!!!!!

[NaturalLight]

Am I correct to assume that the band has pretty much been touring since late 2009 (Japan?) with some breaks?
How would that compare (number of shows, etc) to that mega tour in the early 1990s?

First show for this line up was on December 11th, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taipei City Stadium.

I believe since then the band has played 166 shows (unless I counted them wrong).

Cool, thanks. Lot of shows.




/jarmo

[NaturalLight]

Cool, thanks. Lot of shows.

[GnR-NOW]

Am I correct to assume that the band has pretty much been touring since late 2009 (Japan?) with some breaks?
How would that compare (number of shows, etc) to that mega tour in the early 1990s?

First show for this line up was on December 11th, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taipei City Stadium.

I believe since then the band has played 166 shows (unless I counted them wrong).

Is that the mist shows by any one line up?


/jarmo

[Spirit]

Am I correct to assume that the band has pretty much been touring since late 2009 (Japan?) with some breaks?
How would that compare (number of shows, etc) to that mega tour in the early 1990s?

First show for this line up was on December 11th, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taipei City Stadium.

I believe since then the band has played 166 shows (unless I counted them wrong).


/jarmo

Is that the mist shows by any one line up?

Getting closer, but the Appetite line-up had more shows (85-89).

The Appetite For Destruction tour had 150-160 shows (taking away the shows where Coury replaced Adler it's probably closer to 150).

Not sure how many shows pre-Appetite (85-86), around 30-40?

[Soul Monster]

The top-10 band members in terms of no. of shows played:

01: Axl Rose (699).
02: Dizzy Reed (480).
03: Duff McKagan (412).
04: Slash (410).
05. Tommy Stinson and Chris Pitman (285).
07: Richard Fortus (281)
08: Izzy Stradlin (272).
09: Bumblefoot (258).
10: Frank Ferrer (241).

No. of (known) shows played in each year:

1985: 21
1986: 24
1987: 81
1988: 85
1989: 07
1990: 01
1991: 59
1992: 74
1993: 62
2001: 03
2002: 23
2006: 73
2007: 20
2009: 04
2010: 71
2011: 40
2012: 50

But since the setlists have grown steadily it might make more sense to look at number of songs played in each year, and then the 5 most intense years have been:

1: 2010 (at least 1369 songs played).
2: 2006 (at least 1286 songs played).
3: 2012 (at least 1211 songs played).
4: 1992 (at least 1022 songs played).
5: 2011 (at least 939 songs played).

More stats over at A4D (http://www.a-4-d.com/t15-tour-and-concert-statistics)

[sergitou]

Many thanks too GNR!

I went to RIR 2011, Chile and Miami Shows and they were great.

It has been amazing how the band changed their attitude and presence toward the fans and media.

Specially I would like to thank the band for this things that have changed:

1) Setlist: In the past we didn't have songs like Estranged on the setlist, no we DO!
2) Former members: We did not see DUFF and IZZY and now we can!!
3) Clothing: Even though its a stupid subject it is much cooler to see Axl dressed with jeans instead of a baseball or hockey shirt. I remember RIO 2001 and to see Robin with that gothic look was quite disturbing when compared to slash.
4) Web Page: The current web page rules. In the past we had gnronline.com with the famous word "SOON" and also gnfr.com with the chinese riddles which really sucked.
5) Public Exposure: In the past we had almost no news about the band. Now we are all connected through Facebook, twitter, etc and its cool to know what's going on.
6) Chinese Democracy: We have it finally. I'm pretty sure many of us who have waited since 2000 for Chinese Democracy really went crazy around year 2007 because of not having the disc yet.
7) Axl's Voice: In my opinion with rasp is better. In 2000-2002 he had no rasp and I didn't like it too much.
Lawsuits & Management: I remember in the past the band always had legal problems or issues with his management ( I remember MR. Mercuriadis) Now there are no issues with that.

What I Would really like to happen:

9) The band to play again with former members such as Bucket, Robin and Slash: I just bought Slash's last album and believe when I tell you that the guy still has it. I have to admit that I prefer apocalyptic love over CD and I would love to see slash play again with Axl.
10) More discs to be released and performed Live: Axl is getting everyday older and I would really like to hear all the material he has before his voice decays.

What I would change:

11) I would have loved Axl to release Chinese Democracy on 1999 so I had more time listening to guns and Axl with a young voice.


Finally I would like to thank god for giving me the opportunity to listen to Guns N' Roses, by far the best band in the world!

[jarmo]

In the past we had gnronline.com with the famous word "SOON" and also gnfr.com with the chinese riddles which really sucked.

GNRonline was, and is, the record company's GN'R web site.

GNFR.com had even less to do with Guns N' Roses. Nothing.

Why you need to mention it is just a mystery.


Somebody starts a web site aimed at confused GN'R fans, and you hold it against the band. Nice.



/jarmo

[sergitou]

Why you need to mention it is just a mystery.


It's not a mystery. The facts I mentioned happened from 2001 until  2009-2010. If you check my post you will see I'm making a comparison between past aspects of the band and current ones which I personally think are much better.

I usually don't post on forums,  but because this thread is about thanking the band I wanted to say thanks and also remember a couple of facts I saw over the years.


Somebody starts a web site aimed at confused GN'R fans, and you hold it against the band. Nice.

/jarmo


You have misinterpreted me. I'm pointing that nowadays we have a great web page and that in the past older web pages such as gnronline.com or gnfr.com were not as good ( I don't know which one was official and which ones no)

Please read well my post. I'm not holding it against the band. I'm making a comparison. It would not be proper to say the band is guilty for past unofficial web sites. Also remember that from late 2002 until early 2006 ( correct me if I'm wrong) we had no news about the band so it was common to see  fans to trying to look for some information on different sites ( such as gnfr.com, sp1at, etc etc).


Take care and thank for your updates on concerts!

[jarmo]

Ok.

Yes, it's true, that in the past there was no proper official web site and people were drawn to other sites to look for clues on when the album would come out.....




/jarmo

[sky dog]

thanks for the stats Soul Monster...good stuff.