Ragnar wrote:

Temper tantrums over this announcement is another case of a fanbase reading too much between the lines, setting up themselves for disappointment and expecting something that has n`t been promised.

Your right.

It's absurd to think a professional music act would be able to or have desire to release more than 1 album in a 25 year timeframe.

It also makes perfect sense to highlight the release dates of their other albums in a teaser video to launch the 4th leg of this tour and to tell everyone there's a big surprise on the horizon.

It's clearly the fans at fault.

James Lofton wrote:

I don't consider it a bullshit reason. To make a major announcement about concerts when a bunch of kids/teens just got slaughtered at a concert would be in extremely bad taste. Then factor in the potential of his opening Jungle line about it being "time to die" being used in the promo would create a massive backlash and rightfully so.

I know as a hardcore GNR fan ANY delay can be frustrating. It was warranted in this situation.

James , it would have been a 2 full days after the bombing. Comes off as selfish a as if GNR is so huge that people may miss their announcement due to competition with news coverage of the bomb. U2 last night played Kimmel. Maybe out of respect for Manchester they should have postponed. Now, if it was the same day or day after and especially if it was a show in Manchester than sure. But it comes off like they did it for some other reason, like they weren't ready, and used the bombing as an excuse.  Why would ANYONE in Manchester be mad if GNR announced a show in LA 2 days after the bombing. There is zero correlation here.

And KOHD as a tribute as we look at the arena via google earth. So cheesy. Better to do it with Slash and Fortus playing Wish You Were Here. However this same band did nothing for Bowie, Weiland, Lemmy, (they did KOHD for Prince, or Cornell. Seems like a bandwagon move honestly.

They have hyped this album up so much anything less than and AFD 5 show Or new music they deserve a lot of Shit for.

James Lofton wrote:

tejastech08 wrote:

Had a chance to come back for chump change.

The point is that it was offered and it was declined. Its not like he's spending his time in a back alley in downton Compton begging for change.

Izzy has made more on royalties this year than the salaries of the current touring members combined.

I'm not fond of that low ball offer either but when you take Izzy's history into consideration, was it really surprising? I don't really like how some fans consider Izzy a total flake but there is fire under that smoke. He bailed on the biggest tour in the band's history with practically no warning. He wouldn't show up for promo shoots and videos.

GNR are on the biggest tour they've ever done. No videos or promo shoots yet(well, one) but do you think they were willing to risk it all just to include him?

Izzy is older, more mature, etc. and might be able to pull it off easily. We and they have no idea if that's really possible. Check out his solo career and his lack of touring.

Not like it has mattered for this tour. Everyone is silent with the media. They're making hundreds of millions on this tour and many of the songs would not exist without him. They could have given him a more reasonable offer. In light of the fact he quit in the middle of UYI Tour, I think it's fair to hold it against him...but only to an extent. The offer they gave him is more along the lines of a hired hand like Fortus.