1991.06.03 -AP/Palladium Item - Guns Ν' Roses rockers fined for concert curfew violation

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Guns Ν' Roses rockers fined for concert curfew violation

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) -Authorities say the leader of the rock band Guns N’ Roses was just too vocal in his criticism of a Hamilton County curfew — so they fined the group $5,000.

Band leader Axl Rose, who grew up in Indiana, delivered a profane five-minute tirade on the Deer Creek Music Center stage Tuesday when he discussed the 11 p.m. curfew.

The rock band played 55 minutes past the curfew on Tuesday and 25 minutes past the next night.
“That in and of itself wasn’t so significant,” Hamilton County Prosecutor Steve Nation said Saturday in announcing the charges.

“What makes this different is that Axl Rose said on stage that he knew about the curfew and thought it was stupid. And he said a few things about our county and about our state. ’’

Rose berated the “scared old people” who live in Indiana and compared the state to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.