Popular Post gunsnchalupas Posted February 12 Popular Post Share Posted February 12 (edited) Usually the WNBA Championship has a major artist like Ashanti for their halftime show. Given Axl's love of basketball, is anybody surprised Axl hasn't tried to get that coveted spot? I could see it being a good way to promote The General being available on iTunes. The WNBA audience demographic is mostly middle aged men, so from a marketing POV it overlaps nicely with GNR's target market. Edited March 4 by gunsnchalupas 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson87 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) Given the recent legal trouble and Axl's criticism of the Chili Peppers half-time show several years ago I'd say it's pretty unlikely for both the Super Bowl or the WNBA Edited February 12 by Gibson87 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rindmelon Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Aside from individual members playing at sports based stuff like Slash doing US national anthem, DJ doing the same (but not as good) & Mellissa & Brain, I don't think GNR have ever done something at a sporting event of any kind, and if they had wanted to the time to do it would have been 2016 I think. So I doubt it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsnchalupas Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 25 minutes ago, Rindmelon said: Aside from individual members playing at sports based stuff like Slash doing US national anthem, DJ doing the same (but not as good) & Mellissa & Brain, I don't think GNR have ever done something at a sporting event of any kind, and if they had wanted to the time to do it would have been 2016 I think. So I doubt it. I don't know, I could imagine Axl singing a medley of Absurd, Perhaps, and The General while wearing an oversized Breanns Stewart jersey. 35 minutes ago, Gibson87 said: Given the recent legal trouble and Axl's criticism of the Chili Peppers half-time show several years ago I'd say it's pretty unlikely for both the Super Bowl or the WNBA That was the NFL Superbowl. So I think this would be different. Axl would probably suck it up if it meant getting to be involved in the WNBA final. He is a huge basketball fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jwalker19 Posted February 12 Popular Post Share Posted February 12 I feel like this is a topic every... single... year. 😂 5 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, Rindmelon said: Aside from individual members playing at sports based stuff like Slash doing US national anthem, DJ doing the same (but not as good) & Mellissa & Brain, I don't think GNR have ever done something at a sporting event of any kind, and if they had wanted to the time to do it would have been 2016 I think. So I doubt it. They did a pre-Super Bowl thing with Snoop Dogg in 2020, but it wasn’t televised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AxlRoseCDII Posted February 12 Popular Post Share Posted February 12 The worst possible thing Axl could do is a show like this. He would expose the horrible state of his voice to 10's of millions of people. There would be viral memes, news articles, and it would genuinely be some of the worst publicity he's received in his life. If you enjoy being a GNR fan you better damn hope he never agrees to do it. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
©GnrPersia Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, Rindmelon said: I don't think GNR have ever done something at a sporting event of any kind, and if they had wanted to the time to do it would have been 2016 I think. So I doubt it. They did the 2018 After-Race Formula 1 Concert in Abu Dhabi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rindmelon Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 2 minutes ago, ©GnrPersia said: They did the 2018 After-Race Formula 1 Concert in Abu Dhabi Oh yeah forgot about that, actually i think Ashba lineup played an F1 thing too 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
©GnrPersia Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 7 minutes ago, Rindmelon said: Oh yeah forgot about that, actually i think Ashba lineup played an F1 thing too 2010 Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. I was doubtful if that was also an after-race or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsnchalupas Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 48 minutes ago, AxlRoseCDII said: The worst possible thing Axl could do is a show like this. He would expose the horrible state of his voice to 10's of millions of people. There would be viral memes, news articles, and it would genuinely be some of the worst publicity he's received in his life. If you enjoy being a GNR fan you better damn hope he never agrees to do it. It depends. Maybe if the Indiana Fever make the final he could play and it would be more low-key than if say the Los Angeles Spark or the New York Liberty are there. A bit less media. I also just spoke to my source and he is actually a massive WNBA fan. Like massive. It's apparently all he talks about backstage. They pass out WNBA talking points to the workers as part of the rider so that when Axl says "That was a crazy layup in the Dallas Wings game last night" the worker who was instructed not to look him in the eye knows enough to say something like "Yeah, I really thought Kalani Brown had a great game". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Getting this topic in very early this year! Good to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, gunsnchalupas said: I also just spoke to my source and he is actually a massive WNBA fan. Like massive. It's apparently all he talks about backstage. They pass out WNBA talking points to the workers as part of the rider so that when Axl says "That was a crazy layup in the Dallas Wings game last night" the worker who was instructed not to look him in the eye knows enough to say something like "Yeah, I really thought Kalani Brown had a great game". Something smells here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay.Of.Execution Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 It's obviously going to be Taylor Swift. I have my hopes up for Metallica in 26 as the super bowl will be held in San Francisco that year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vloors Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) Superbowl hasnt been about rock since that wanker Jay Zs company Roc Nation was put in charge of music delivery for the superbowl. Edited February 12 by vloors 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SoulMonster Posted February 12 Popular Post Share Posted February 12 The default answer to all these wishful hypothetical "do you think" questions regarding GN'R is "No". 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Lol no… like every year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I'm more likely to perform at the Super Bowl next year than GNR would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiRose Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Unless GnR have a smash hit single that is literally everywhere and followed that with a big album release with Axl and slash doing interviews and being in the public conscious, then they will never be relevant enough for this. in the current social zietgiest GnR are just some old guys that don't do much accept tour the hits with a singer that can't sing that well anymore. No modern rock bands are relevant. they're all heritage. GnR are as heritage as Kiss. RHCP are more relevant - they release music and get out there individually and they wouldn't get the gig either. I don't think GnR have that single or willing to release and promote the hell out of it. I think Monsters and Atlas Shrugged are great songs and both would get a few weeks rock radio rotation, but they're not going to be smash hits, so forget about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underhardy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 0% chance. Save us fans the embarrassment, please 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnrcane Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) 15 hours ago, gunsnchalupas said: I don't know, I could imagine Axl singing a medley of Absurd, Perhaps, and The General while wearing an oversized Breanns Stewart jersey. That was the NFL Superbowl. So I think this would be different. Axl would probably suck it up if it meant getting to be involved in the WNBA final. He is a huge basketball fan. I'm a basketball fan and I've not watched more than 5 minutes of the WNBA combined since it started. Women's basketball is not the same as men's. They just don't have the strength and athleticism to do the things that make NBA basketball a "show." Most people don't watch basketball to see a perfect screen and roll execution. They watch because Lebron might tomahawk dunk over Giannis. That doesn't happen in the WNBA. Edited February 12 by Gnrcane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDemocracyRose Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 27 minutes ago, Underhardy said: 0% chance. Save us fans the embarrassment, please Then we should hope for some prerecorded songs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adamsapple Posted February 12 Popular Post Share Posted February 12 I don't mean to be disrespectful but outside the US no one really gives a shit about the Superbowl. The halftime is a freak show peak of decadence and self indulgence. No one in his right mind takes that shit seriously. It's like a caricature of the roman empire. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNfr Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, adamsapple said: The halftime is a freak show peak of decadence you're talking like an Imam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay.Of.Execution Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 2 hours ago, adamsapple said: I don't mean to be disrespectful but outside the US no one really gives a shit about the Superbowl. That's where you're ridiculously wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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