If you still doubt... RIR Creator confirms GNR.

[Reinaldo]

To the ones who still doubt GNR will play in RIR, here is an article, published in O Globo, 02/24/2004, in which Mr. Medina, the owner/creator/mind behind RIR festival since its first edition in 1986, confirms GNR with his own words:

http://arquivoglobo.globo.com/pesquisa/texto_gratis.asp?codigo=1600726

The GNR part translated:

? On the second day of the festival, we?ll start to rock even more, with Guns N? Roses ? says the bussiness man ? I?m very happy with the confidence they have in RIR. As we started to spread the word about this festival, their manager called me and asked them to play. We?ll also have Evanescence, which is in its peak here, Charlie Brown Jr. and Xutos e Pontap?s. There?s still another artist to be announced.

(? No segundo dia j? come?amos a pegar mais pesado, com o Guns N? Roses ? conta o empres?rio. ? Fico muito feliz com essa confian?a que eles t?m no Rock in Rio. Logo que divulgamos a realiza??o do festival, o empres?rio deles me ligou e pediu para tocarem. Teremos ainda o Evanescence, que est? no auge aqui, o Charlie Brown Jr e o Xutos e Pontap?s. Ainda falta um artista.)

[jellyhead]

Cool.  Sounds pretty positive.

[Luckyme]

I'm planning on going, if all works out! It's seven hours by plane for me to get there, but what the heck I'm crazy!   Anyone else going from the forum here?  

[F*ck Fear]

I fucking hope they play ashit load of new material but keep songs like WTTJ,SCO'M,NR,PC

[Luckyme]

R u planning on going?

[oneway23]

webscat?

[chramos]

It?s good to know gnr management called Medina to play RIR... Axl really likes the festival (another proof was back in 2001, when they did their huge comeback in Rio)...

Peace

[Reinaldo]

To me there are only 2 chances to go there:
1 - If I win on the lottery.
2 - If I achieve to get a new public-job-that-pays-well.
 

[Luckyme]

You have 2 months- to plan it!

[killerbee_vr6]

I will be there.

[killingvector]

it could still fall apart, let's not be too confident quite yet.

[HoldenCaulfield]

Yeah, I think it's funny how so many people still doubt GNR being at RIR. Trust me, if they weren't 100% sure, they would not have announced it over six months before the actual show. Maybe this can reaffirm some faith in some of the lamers.

[D]

philly thought gnr were confirmed also

never count your chickens before they hatch when it comes to axl

[MeanBone]

i'll be there

[Irishfecker]

the father will be in attendance

[John Daniels]

well now that/if they play at RIR4 we will get some kind of news. that's for sure..and maybe we will hear couple of new songs..it may also be that this rir4 gig means that the CD album/new single is quite a ready for being released.

[noonespecial]

Not to piss on the parade but I'm with Killing Vector on this one...just because they are confirmed, doesn't mean they will show...confirmation is a wonderful thing, but you can't have the "normal expectations" that you have with every other rock band on the planet (ie. setup a show, sign the contracts, sell the tickets, play the show)...Good Luck to you guys

[Izzy]

Untill GNR confirm it themselves i won't be convinced

[BucketRose]

I realize I could be wrong, but I don't expect to see them at RIR.  I think Axl has given up on releasing his new album and has gone back into seclusion.

But even if they do show up to play....why?  What the fuck is Axl's attraction to RIR?  Following an aborted tour with a year's silence....GnR playing RIR just doesn't make much sense.  But then again...this is GnR, so I guess its not supposed to.

If anyone is going, be careful.  I imagine I'd be mighty pissed if I got on a plane to see a band and they failed to show up.  With this being a show outside the U.S., it leaves plenty of excuses for Axl to say the band got hassled at customs, etc.  Wait...nevermind...this is Axl...he don't owe anyone an explanation for anything.  How quickly I forget.  

[PhillyRiot]

Let's hear Axl say he is going.  ANYONE else who says it is irrelevant.