Guns N' Roses at Leeds Festival 2010: 'Be safe, good night and f**k you'

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose launched a foul-mouthed tirade against police and promoters as he left the stage at Leeds Festival on Sunday, complaining that his band was pulled early after being promised a slot that would last until midnight.

Rose told the crowd he'd been informed by organisers that Guns N' Roses would be allowed to play until just before midnight, but the band's set was cut at around 11.15pm.

Guns N' Roses at Leeds 2010: Axl Rose claims timing 'deal' was broken

He failed to acknowledge, however, that - as with Reading on Friday night - the group were late in making their way on stage in the first place.

Strict curfews imposed by police and local authorities also dictate that the festivals' music performances must end by 11pm in Leeds and 11.30pm in Reading.

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'We come here to play for you but the cops and the promoters wanna f**k us in the a**,' Rose told fans at Bramham Park.

'We would like to play a few more songs for you but we'll just play one.'

After arriving 35 minutes late for Sunday's set, he underwent numerous costume changes and made do with a one-song encore (Paradise City) before signing off with: 'Be safe, good night and to all the cops and promoters - f**k you.'

The band's two-hour set mixed new songs with old favourites such as November Rain, Sweet Child O' Mine and Welcome to the Jungle.

After showing up an hour late for Friday's set in Reading, Rose had told the crowd the band wouldn't be appearing in Leeds.

His fellow performers have slammed his behaviour, labelling it 'so predictable, it's boring'.

'I don't see it as him being a rock star or rock 'n' roll. I just see it as being disrespectful,' Lostprophets guitarist Mike Lewis commented to BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat.

'It's disrespectful to all the other bands. It's disrespectful to all the people who've bought tickets. I think the guy is a joke and I think his band is a joke.'


Meanwhile, Win Butler - vocalist with Arcade Fire - opened his band's headlining slot at Reading on Saturday with the quip: 'We're very happy to be here. At least we're punctual, right?'

In 2002, Rose kept fans waiting for nearly three hours before showing up for Guns N' Roses' notorious Leeds Festival performance that year.

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