Manic Street Preachers To Support Guns N' Roses

It has been announced that Manic Street Preachers will be special guests for Guns N' Roses during 3 shows.

03 June - Olympiastadion, Berlin, GERMANY
06 June - Dyrskuepladsen, Odense, DENMARK
12 June - Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY

Both bands are legends, but in completely different ways. Guns N' Roses are international superstars reformed to remind us of their glory days. No new material, they can rely on former glories and nostalgia to fill large stadiums.

Welsh rockers, Manic Street Preachers have a more cult following and their success is mainly UK based. You could argue that they have created their own genre. They have always been a band that are difficult to attach to any wave or movement.

There are some people that think this is a mismatch. Yet they both play melodic rock music. Perhaps it is their lyrical content and image and commands a different audience.

But then what do people want? A poor copycat Gn'R band?

Guns N' Roses was a big influence on the early days of Manic Street Preachers. In fact, you can still hear that influence throughout the Manics' long career.

But what some people also miss, is that Guns N' Roses also did not want to be pinned down to one style of music. The Use Your Illusion albums are flawed, but you can hear a band trying to experiment with different styles. I sometimes think these albums are underrated.

I know that there are people that don't realise that The Manics are loud rock band. I've seen people walk away from their gigs in shock. I think they were expecting some indie pop band. One thing is for certain, if anyone is going to share the stage with the Manic Street Preachers, they are going to seriously have to up their game. That includes Guns N' Roses.

This could be a special gig.