could/should/would GNR pull a Metallica?

[serp616]

how awesome wouldn't it be to have GNR do the same as 'tallica and offer every show as a SBD FLAC for the fans, like fan club exclusive at a reasonable rate obviously.....

is it totally not doable, or could this be a plan down the pipeline?
after all, the streams have happened, and apparently will continue to happen.

i for one would most definately be down with paying for something like that while we wait for the next album chapter to unfold.

[rebelhipi]

could be a good idea.
 im still a bootleg fan.
metallica one mp3 gig is ten dollars witch is a little too much i think.

i dont know what to think actually.

[Bodhi]

Lots of bands do, Metallica and Pearl Jam are some of the bigger ones.  It would be great. 10 bucks a show isn't a bad price if you ask me, its for a 2 1/2 hour show.  Ive bought about 10 or so from the Metallica site over the years.

[BumbleBuzz]

As a MetClub member I've bought at least every show I've been to see the band at personally since 2003, so it's nice knowing that Metallica offer this service - also, they have the option of purchasing individual tracks, which is great when Metallica pull a rare cover out of the bag

I think GNR should do this, maybe not with every tour, but they should do it with some shows

Having said that, you're going to find people who will say this takes away from the specialty of seeing the band on the night (such as when the band played TWAT in Dublin) and you're going to have people downloading shows and distributing them online for free such as what has happened with a lot of Metallica's shows...maybe that's just the nature of the game though