Guns and Roses have just announced their withdrawal from MyCokeFest due to an injury to legendary ex-Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson. To be honest, Tommy Stinson was the only reason that I would have attended the gig at all. Some of the South African acts are worth watching (Dirty Skirts, Taxi Violence, Parlotones and maybe the Nude Girls), but the rest of the line up was lame as all hell.
Hey, now that they don't have to pay Guns and Roses (which should have changed its name to the Fat Axel Experience by now) maybe they can afford to actually pay the South African acts. Word on the street is that the Nude Girls and Parlotones are getting paid, but that the other SA acts are playing for the "prestige".
If you would like to see some real rock and roll then check out Taxi Violence and the Hellphones tonight at Back2Basix in Westdene. It costs R40, you can leave the venue and come back in again later, and you don't have to queue for three hours to get a R15 bottle of water.
Guns n' Roses withdraws from My Coke Fest