The promoter behind GUNS N' ROSES' current Australian tour has denied a report that Axl Rose demanded a police escort to get to the band's concert in Melbourne Tuesday night (February 14). GN'R started its Melbourne Cricket Ground show around 45 minutes later than scheduled, and an unnamed source told the Herald Sun that Rose refused to leave his hotel room without a police escort, in a bid to get to the venue more quickly. Victoria Police confirmed to the Herald Sun that a request for a police escort was received on Tuesday night. Police haven't revealed who requested the escort. "A request was made and a risk assessment was conducted. The request was denied," police said. GUNS N' ROSES promoter Paul Dainty said Rose was spent an hour on the roads of Melbourne while trying to get to the gig. "He sat in a black van stuck in traffic like everyone else," Dainty told the Herald Sun. "We had 74,000 people at the MCG that night. The roads were horrendous." The GN'R onstage time was originally slated for 8:00 p.m., but the band didn't kick off the concert until 8:45 p.m. "The second [Rose] got to the MCG, he was driven directly to the stage door, he put monitors in his ears and went straight on stage. He didn't even go to his dressing room," Dainty said. GUNS N' ROSES next plays in Adelaide on Saturday (February 18) and Perth next Tuesday (February 21) before leaving Australia and heading to Singapore, Thailand and Dubai.
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