Yeah, I actually considered going. But if I'm going to fork over $399 per person for my stepson and I to go see them, I need to know that I'm going to be somewhere close to the stage. With 99,000 people attending the festival over a 3 day period, all we'd likely end up doing is watching the jumbo screen. Didn't want to do that. My stepson is nearly 21 yo and would have loved to see many of the groups on the bill, however, I only wanted to see GN'R -- and wouldn't have minded seeing Ice Cube -- but couldn't care less about all the rest of the hoopla. Also, it's likely to be 105 degrees that time of year!
I decided to hold out and hope that they do a few warm up gigs prior to Coachella and/or tour afterward.
I heard a rumor that they might be one of the very first acts to play the new Las Vegas Arena when it opens in late April, early May. If that happens, I'd be much more at ease spending several hundred dollars on guaranteed seats in a much more intimate environment. Still want to see their very first show since July 1993.
While they are rumored to be playing stadiums after Coachella, the Vegas Arena rumor got me thinking about our new place and the possibility of them being one of the 1st to play there. It's a pipedream, I'm sure, but some bands like being the first (or last) to play a venue. I'm crossing my fingers that whomever is in charge of booking is at least trying to reach out to them to see if they'd be interested in christening Golden1.
They may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they are a historic rock band whose core members are playing together for the 1st time in 23 years. And they originated from our own State.
