2006.11.08 - GunsNRoses.com - Message From Axl [Regarding the cancellation of the show in Portland, Maine]
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2006.11.08 - GunsNRoses.com - Message From Axl [Regarding the cancellation of the show in Portland, Maine]
MESSAGE FROM AXL:
I would like to apologize to all of the fans in Maine for the show not happening last night. It was important for us to play there and it is a shame that what should have been a great night for all of us was not possible due to the actions of two people.
I agree with, and ultimately take responsibility for, the end decision not to jeopardize the safety of the fans, the crews, the bands and myself as a result of the methods of these particularly draconian authorities. We are not trying to get away or get out of anything or pull a fast one by combining ticket sales as has been speculated.
There are reasons that I have not spoken more about Montreal and Philadelphia that have been extremely complicated and are not legally resolved behind the scenes to this day and could have possibly jeopardized the future of Guns N' Roses.
We have chosen to take the public heat for these events in order to have another shot at the future today with a new album.
The professionals around me felt that Portland was a potentially explosive situation that could have had a somewhat similar result based on the behavior of the two aforementioned fire marshals (it's not my first barbeque!) had the fans been given entry to the building and the show started. In respect of these opinions, our fans, the people of Portland, and the bands scheduled to play with us that night, unfortunately the only sensible decision was not to take that chance.
We hope to find another way to play for you in the future. Thanks for even trying to see us. It sincerely is much more than appreciated.
https://web.archive.org/web/20061207024131/http://web.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061108&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp
I would like to apologize to all of the fans in Maine for the show not happening last night. It was important for us to play there and it is a shame that what should have been a great night for all of us was not possible due to the actions of two people.
I agree with, and ultimately take responsibility for, the end decision not to jeopardize the safety of the fans, the crews, the bands and myself as a result of the methods of these particularly draconian authorities. We are not trying to get away or get out of anything or pull a fast one by combining ticket sales as has been speculated.
There are reasons that I have not spoken more about Montreal and Philadelphia that have been extremely complicated and are not legally resolved behind the scenes to this day and could have possibly jeopardized the future of Guns N' Roses.
We have chosen to take the public heat for these events in order to have another shot at the future today with a new album.
The professionals around me felt that Portland was a potentially explosive situation that could have had a somewhat similar result based on the behavior of the two aforementioned fire marshals (it's not my first barbeque!) had the fans been given entry to the building and the show started. In respect of these opinions, our fans, the people of Portland, and the bands scheduled to play with us that night, unfortunately the only sensible decision was not to take that chance.
We hope to find another way to play for you in the future. Thanks for even trying to see us. It sincerely is much more than appreciated.
https://web.archive.org/web/20061207024131/http://web.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061108&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp
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Re: 2006.11.08 - GunsNRoses.com - Message From Axl [Regarding the cancellation of the show in Portland, Maine]
Axl refers to Philly and Montreal here, but I wonder if he might be thinking about the 2001 Vancouver show and not the 1992 Montreal show.
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Re: 2006.11.08 - GunsNRoses.com - Message From Axl [Regarding the cancellation of the show in Portland, Maine]
Yes, that's what I thought, too.Soulmonster wrote:Axl refers to Philly and Montreal here, but I wonder if he might be thinking about the 2001 Vancouver show and not the 1992 Montreal show.
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