Guns N' Roses cancel show

Guns N' Roses cancelled Monday night's (November 6th) show in Portland, Maine, but they're claiming persecution by local officials. Not long after the gig was dropped, this message was posted on the official gunsnroses.com website: "Local fire marshals Nelson Collins and Bob Cadigan... have made it impossible for the band to perform their show to the usual high standards that their fans deserve... We have been informed that officials intend to enforce rules and regulations that should not and do not apply in this venue. Our production manager and crew have been in this building with Clay Aiken and Green Day and none of the restrictions imposed on Guns N' Roses were experienced by those artists. It is our opinion that they are going out of their way to target and single out Guns N' Roses and the band's loyal fans... It is of paramount importance that our fans have the best experience possible without being harassed and threatened." There was no mention of what rules and regulations were at issue.

People with tickets to the cancelled show in Portland can get a refund, or they can use them at the next show, which is on Wednesday, November 8th, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The new GNR album Chinese Democracy is still supposed to come out this year, as far as anyone knows. Albums generally are released on Tuesdays, and not counting November 7th, there are seven Tuesdays left in the year.