Despite Fred Durst’s earnest efforts, it seems the much-hyped reunion of the original Guns N Roses lineup, including the long-feuding Slash and Axl Rose, probably won’t be happening any time soon.
While the rumors suggested GNR would be headlining Soundwave Festival 2016, the organizer of the Australian festival, AJ Maddah, recently spoke to Music Feeds and said, “It’s been nice for me personally to share this fantasy for a few days along with the fans but it is not happening for SW16. I sure hope those guys do get back together again as there has never been, or as far as I am concerned ever will be such a potent force for rock’n roll than the original GNR in full flight.”
Maddah continued, saying, “If it does happen it is going to take longer than 6 months for the band to be ready to tour. I think it’ll take a hundred lawyers 6 months just to get the 5 of them into a rehearsal room together… But if by a miracle it does happen, then of course, I’ll throw everything I can to be involved and it would be my last act as a promoter as after that I’ll have nowhere to go!”
Despite all of this, we’re still going to keep our fingers crossed and listen to Appetite Destruction one more time…