10 Most Infamous Guns N' Roses Moments

3. The 1992 Montreal Riot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzBbZkJPS5g The aforementioned Summer Stadium Tour between Metallica and Guns N' Roses, featuring Faith No More as the opening act, provided some of the most interesting and diverse live music to hit America during that Summer. But in hindsight the tour is probably more well known now for the event's that took place during the Montreal gig on August 8th 1992 With the band's deciding their running order between factions it was Metallica who were picked to follow Faith No More that evening while Guns N' Roses set up. Unbeknownst to Metallica frontman James Hetfield, who displayed a rather particular venom for Rose, Axl had spent that day visiting a personal physic who had warned him not to perform in cities beginning with the letter 'M' - something which Axl later said made him particularly unbalanced about going onstage that evening. Metallica's set began as planned and things were going well until the song 'Fade to Black' where bassist Jason Newsted noticed James Hetfield was standing in the wrong location. Before he could warn him, the pyro's were ignited and Hetfield suffered serious second degree burns to his hands and face. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO8OEnKDYps The show was immediately stopped and Guns N' Roses were prepped for going on a little earlier so the crowd could be calmed. GNR had their moment to be the heroes of the evening and help save the moment. You're probably right to guess if it's on this list, and placed so high, that this isn't what happened. According to then guitarist Gilby Clarke, Axl took to the stage and complained about the sound quality almost immediately, which Gilby himself agreed with later in interview. Three songs in, with the sound quality apparently making Axl unable to hear himself or the other band members clearly enough, he left the stage - stating that the performance couldn't continue. After a few moments the house lights came up and the audience were told that it was time to go home, which sparked a lot of angry Metallica fans (believing Rose had shown disrespect to their favourite band) and Guns N Roses fans (upset that Rose had left after just three songs) joining together in order to cause physical and emotional damage to the venue and people of Montreal. Windows were smashed, cars overturned, fires started and a street lamp was even uprooted. It could have even been the worst riot associated with Guns N' Roses career - if it wasn't for the fact that there's still more infamy to come.