Rain dumps on Sound Relief crowd
"More than 80,000 tickets have been sold for the fundraising concert, which will go ahead despite forecasted rain for the afternoon.
The concert is already set to be Australia's largest ever, beating the previous record set in 1993, when 75,000 watched Guns N' Roses at Calder Park. "
GUNS N’ ROSES: ‘Chinese Democracy’ First-Day Sales In Australia ‘Lukewarm
Chinese Democracy
Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports that GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", had a relatively lukewarm first day of sales in Australia with stores registering 3,454 sales on Friday, the day before the album's official release.
The release date for music in Australia is Saturday (the start of the newARIA chart week) but it has become standard for stores to break embargos and sell major releases as soon as they receive them. (AC/DC's "Black Ice" sold 7,265 copies the day before its official release.)
"Chinese Democracy" was released in the U.S. today (Sunday, November 23) exclusively through Best Buy. The 14-song set is available on CD, vinyl, and as a download.
One new song, "Shackler's Revenge", debuted on September 14 through the Rock Band 2 video game, while another, called "If The World", can be heard in the new film "Body of Lies".
"Chinese Democracy" is the first album of new material from GUNS N' ROSES since 1991's "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II".
source: blabbermouth.net
Richard Fortus on tour with Rihanna
After performing with Rihanna at the MTV VMA's, Fortus is now scheduled to play down under in Australia and New Zealand. The tour is as follows:
Oct. 27 - Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
Oct. 28 - Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
Oct. 29 - Wellington, NZ @ TSB Arena
Oct. 31 - Brisbane, AU @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Nov. 3 - Hindmarsh, AU @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Nov. 4 - Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
Nov. 8 - Sydney, AU @ Acer Arena
Nov. 11 - Perth, AU @ Burswood Dome
You can also check Richard's website (4tus.com) for pictures of his recent Psychedelic Furs.
source: 4tus.com
