The year was 1991. The date, July 2nd. The place, Riverport Amphitheater.

Guns N' Roses was in town on the Use Your Illusion Tour. During "Rocket Queen," Axl Rose became enraged at a fan with a video camera and dove into the audience to take it away. Then he stormed off the stage with the rest of the band, sparking a riot that injured more than 50 people and caused more than $200,000 in damage.

And now, thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can watch it again and again.

That, my friends, is rock and roll. Or criminal stupidity, although the charges against Axl were later dismissed. Or both. And it happened right here in St. Louis (well, Maryland Heights), which prompted Axl to wear a "ST. LOUIS SUCKS" t-shirt in the video for "Dead Horse."

Posted under Fun Links by Brian Marston on Thu., Sep 28, 2006 at 11:27 AM