Amidst confirmation of Guns`N Roses imminent reunion of at least part of their original lineup with the announcement of headlining Coachella 2016, front man Axl Rose will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! On January 6th.He is expected to announce the plans for GNR for 2016 at this time, which is expected to include a tour of arenas and football stadiums in the USA and possibly some international festival appearances too. Ghost Cult is following this story closely and will continue to provide updates.
Music industry bible Billboard is reporting that they have received confirmation that Guns`N Roses will headline the annual Coachella festival in 2016. Set over two weekends in April from the 15th to 17th and April 22-24th in Indio, CA, this figures to be the first in a series of tour and festival announcements marking the return of some form of the original lineup of the American hard rock band. Billboard also reports that the band will embark on a headline tour of Football stadiums in the USA, and possibly including the new Las Vegas Arena at its opening this spring. According to the report the band is asking for about $3 million per show, and charging upwards of $250-275 per ticket. Coachella announces its 2016 lineup on January 5th. We’re following this story and will bring you more news as it develops.
The return of Guns `N Roses is picking up steam in real tangible ways, not just the music industry rumor mill and the internet. Their website recently switched from the Chinese Democracy-style album cover to the more classic “GNR seal logo”. Also fans seeing Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens in some cities were treated to a cryptic trailer with the bands music, crowd noise and other elements indicating concerts or a performance. Another more concrete clue may lay with Alex Martel, the booker of the annual Amnesia Rockfest in Canada. As reported by 99scennes.com, in a post to his personal Facebook account, Alex speculated that the band is seeking 3-4 times what the 2015 headliner, System of A Down was paid. SOAD was paid between 1-2 million USD for the gig, meaning that GNR maybe seeing 6-8 million dollars for their appearance. Typically headline bands for major festivals command 1-2 million dollars for the larger and more exclusive appearances. As previously reported by Ghost Cult, the band has been in talks with promoters and planning a comeback in 2016 in some way. This may or may not include all of the original members, but will at least count Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan in its ranks.
