Well, that much-hoped-for Guns N' Roses reunion keeps
seeming more and more unlikely. After Axl Rose, the band's lone
remaining original member, sat out GNR's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April (and was booed by ceremony attendees
in absentia), he's made it even more clear that he has no plans to make
nice with his former bandmate, guitarist Slash. Because apparently not
only is Slash not welcome at any GNR gigs, but neither are Slash T-shirts.
According to British music magazine NME,
a fan at GNR's May 31 concert at London's O2 Arena, who showed up
a wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the top-hatted likeness of Axl's
nemesis, was forced by security to remove his shirt at the door. The
concertgoer, 18-year-old James Revell, grudgingly abided and entered the
venue bare-chested.
When NME asked O2's security if there was in fact an
official ban on Slash shirts, the answer was: "We were told by the
management not to allow anyone into the O2 Arena who is wearing a Slash
T-shirt, and we are asking anyone who is to remove it and if they refuse
they will be turned away."
