Sounds like Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has dropped the axe on supporting act Eagles of Death Metal, who were slated to open for the band when they play MTS Centre next Tuesday. The hard-rockin’ Eagles, led by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, have been dropped from the opening slot on the Gunners’ Chinese Democracy tour, following a poor reception at their first gig in Cleveland last Friday. According to music website Idolator (itself quoting Product Shop NYC), the Nov. 24 show at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland began with a half-hour set by Sebastian Bach, followed by the Eagles of Death Metal, who weren’t exactly warmly received by the crowd. "They got booed and jeered and completely bombed for a complete hour," reads the website. Following a performance by Suicide Girls burlesque troupe — then another two-hour wait — Rose and the most recent configuration of GN’R took to the stage. A few songs into their set, Rose quipped, "So, how’d you like the Pigeons of S– Metal? Don’t worry, that’s the last show they’re playing with us." A spokesman for the Eagles’ label confirmed that the band has, in fact, been taken off the tour. Any mention of the GN’R shows has been removed from the Eagles’ official website, and a number of sympathetic messages were left on the band’s MySpace page over the weekend. "Sorry to hear about (your) being dropped," reads a posting from Rocketsauce. "Axl doesn’t feel like being upstaged, I guess." The incident is the latest in the ongoing roller-coaster of lunacy that is the latest GN’R tour. Rose already canceled a show in Maine earlier this month after state officials told him the band couldn’t consume alcohol on stage. And even when he does end up performing, he hasn’t been going onstage until after midnight. An official comment from the Eagles of Death Metal camp is forthcoming, according to the label’s rep. At press time yesterday, there was no word on how the lineup change would affect next week’s local concert.
Jam!
I doubt they will find another opening act.
