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Guns N' Roses 'bottled off stage' in Dublin

Published Thursday, Sep 2 2010, 10:34 BST | By Mayer Nissim

Guns N' Roses reportedly walked off stage for 35 minutes after being booed and bottled by fans at Dublin's O2 last night.

Fans were upset at the band's one hour late arrival and frontman Axl Rose stopped the show 20 minutes into the set during 'Welcome To The Jungle', BBC Newsbeat reports.

Rose told fans: "Here's the deal - One more bottle and we go home... It's up to you. We would like to stay. We want to stay. We want to have some fun.

"If you don't want to have fun, all you've got to do is let us know. We've got no problem - we'll go on our way."

The band then played three more tracks before leaving the stage. A member of venue staff addressed the audience, saying: "We're trying hard to get Axl to come back on stage. I will ask you to refrain from throwing items. I promise you a great show, but you need to be calm."

Guns N' Roses returned 35 minutes later to play for fans still in the venue.

Rose recently defended the band after they were criticised for their late performances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.