Guns N' Roses sack support band

Guns N' Roses has booted opening act the Eagles of Death Metal off their current tour after just one show, according to Blabbermouth.net. The Eagles played their first and apparently last gig with G N' R on Friday night (November 24th) in Cleveland, Ohio, where concertgoers booed the group throughout their hour-long set. Guns N' Roses frontman W. Axl Rose seemed to share the audience's feelings, saying at one point early in Guns N' Roses' show, "So how'd you like the Pigeons of Shit Metal? Don't worry, that's the last show they're playing with us."

Eagles singer/guitarist Jesse Hughes said in a statement, "At first the audience refused to welcome us to the jungle, but by the time we took our final bow, it had become paradise city. Although Axl tried to November rain on our parade, no sweet child o' mine can derail the EODM night train. We say live and let die."

The bill also featured former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach and burlesque troupe the Suicide Girls. The Eagles were scheduled to play 15 dates on the trek.

The Eagles of Death Metal released their second album, Death By Sexy, earlier this year. The band is the brainchild of Hughes and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, who plays drums on the Eagles' albums and occasionally plays live with the group. It's not clear if Homme was on the road with the Eagles for the G N' R dates.

Guns N' Roses plays on Wednesday, November 29th, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Counting November 28th, there are five Tuesdays left in 2006 on which GN'R can release Chinese Democracy.
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