Guns N’ Roses is doing Hawaii for the first time ever!
If you are like everyone else on earth, you have drunkenly sung very loudly along with Guns N’ Roses. “WOOOOOOAaaaaaaWAAAAWooOOOOOOH,” you slurred, “SWEET CHILD OF MI-YIIYINNNEE.” You sounded horrible, I promise. You know who doesn’t sound horrible? Axl Rose. And guess what? Guns N’ Roses is playing at the Aloha Stadium and donating $1 from every ticket sold to the Andy Irons Foundation.
“I am truly grateful for such an amazing experience with one of Andy’s all-time favorite bands,” wrote Lyndie Irons on the Andy Irons Foundation’s Instagram account. The concert, which is on December 8, is two things: the start of the Pipeline Masters in Memory of Andy Irons and Axel Irons’ birthday, whose name was apparently inspired by Axl’s. How serendipitous it all is!
Before my house burned down in the Woolsey Fire, I lived a few minutes up the road from Axl Rose. I would see him every now and then, walking up and down the street wearing sweatpants, doing mundane things that seemed strange because Axl Rose was doing them. Even when he’s just walking around there’s something about the guy that makes you want to watch him. Now, it could be that he’s Axl Rose and that’s why you want to watch him—perhaps when he was William Bruce Rose, Jr., no one gave a shit—but I don’t think so. I think he became Axl because there was something about William Bruce Rose, Jr. that people wanted to watch.
Tickets are only $30, which is a steal to see GNR. If you’re in Hawaii, you should be going, if not to see Guns N’ Roses, then to support the AI Foundation, which does amazing things. Instead of hiding from real life issues that Andy struggled with, AIF is baring all. “By sharing Andy’s struggles with bipolar disorder and addiction,” it says on the website, “we will soften the stigma of these diseases, giving hope to the paralysis and the awkward silence plaguing in many families. Our mission is to celebrate the legacy of surfing legend Andy Irons through vital and innovate programs that alleviate mental illness, substance abuse, and learning disabilities amongst our youth—creating healthy, uplifted and supported communities.”
Buy tickets HERE or donate directly to the Andy Irons Foundation HERE.
