St. Louis 1991 Riot and at the
end interview with Axl Rose

Chronicle, events and facts

During a July 2, 1991 concert
at the recently-built
Riverport Amphitheater in
Maryland Heights, Missouri,
just outside of St. Louis, Axl
Rose jumped into the audience
and tackled an unruly fan who
was recording the show with a
video
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St. Louis 1991 Riot and at the
end interview with Axl Rose

Chronicle, events and facts

During a July 2, 1991 concert
at the recently-built
Riverport Amphitheater in
Maryland Heights, Missouri,
just outside of St. Louis, Axl
Rose jumped into the audience
and tackled an unruly fan who
was recording the show with a
video camera. After being
pulled out of the audience by
members of Guns' crew, Rose
ended the show early. With the
words, 'Thanks to the lame ass
security, I'm going home,' he
slammed his microphone down
and left the stage. The hugh
screech the microphone gave
after Rose threw it cause some
fans to think he shot someone,
so Slash then said, 'He just
threw the microphone on the
ground. We're outta here.' The
angry crowd began to riot, and
dozens of people were injured.
Rose was charged with having
incited the riot, but police
were unable to arrest him
until almost a year later, as
the band went overseas to
continue the tour. Charges
were filed against Rose, but a
judge ruled that he did not
directly incite the riot. In
his defense, Rose stated that
the Guns N' Roses personal
security team had made four
separate requests to the
venue's security staff to
remove the camera, all of
which were ignored; that other
members of the band had
reported being hit by bottles
from the audience; and that
the venue's security had been
lax, allowing weapons into the
arena and refusing to enforce
a drinking limit.
Consequently, Use Your
Illusion's artwork featured a
hidden message amidst the
Thank You section of the album
insert: 'Fuck You, St.
Louis!'.

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Sweet Child O' Mine:
Alternative Video!
- Unknown 1988 Version -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=ML-oMlbbiDs

Axl Completely Drugged
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=zYYfl3...

Axl out of control hits a TV
Reporter and breaks his cam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=qRYMeQYLCcU

November Rain Acoustic Version
Very Rare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=0cosKiAgCvQ

A storm surprises at Axl in
the middle of November Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=vkS82o__xfA

Someone throws a coin to Axl
during Nightrain. Show is over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=7x9NrJB6hsw

November Rain - Why did the
Axl's bride died? Three
theories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=MXT1cl30els

Axl Rose confronts security
guards during You Could Be
Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=NrkGiguJdY0

Axl Rose is stoned by some
fans during the show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=05BDCHNMOLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=z3o0xEuUNX0

Axl coughs and damns in the
middle of Patience
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=iy-w1dcJqHY

Slash drunk makes mistakes on
Welcome to the Jungle Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=sdqtxp0xNhc

Axl threatens to the crowd who
threw him a bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=aaNSkcIxeGs

Category Entertainment

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