Report: SLASH Paid $1.65 Million US For Quart Festival Appearance
September 3, 2009, 15 years ago
According to Norway's Fædrelandsvennen, guitar legend SLASH (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) was paid 10 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $1.65 million US) for his headlining appearance at this year's edition of the Quart Festival that was held on June 30th in Kristiansand, Norway. In comparison, DAVID BOWIE was paid 1.2 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $198,000 US) in 2002 for his appearance at the festival.
Slash's special guests included: OZZY OSBOURNE, Ron Wood (THE ROLLING STONES) and Fergie (a.k.a. Stacy Ann Ferguson of the BLACK EYED PEAS)
Slash's band line-up featured:
Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) - drums
Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) - bass
John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) - guitar
Franky Perez (SCARS ON BROADWAY) - guitar
Teddy 'Zig Zag' Andreadis (GUNS N' ROSES, ALICE COOPER) - piano/harmonica
The band's setlist was as follows:
'Immigrant Song'
'Highway To Hell'
'Hair Of The Dog'
'Fall To Pieces'
'Black Or White'
'Slither'
'Nightrain'
'Honky Tonk Women'
'Knockin' On Heaven's Door'
'Sweet Child O' Mine'
'Barracuda'
'It's Only Rock N' Roll'
'Black Dog'
'War Pigs'
'I Don't Know'
'Crazy Train'
'Paranoid'
'Whole Lotta Love'
'Paradise City'
Watch fan-filmed footage of his band performing the BOB DYLAN classic 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' and 'Paradise City' below:
