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Guns N' Roses' 2006 show at the festival was a mixed affair. Despite organisers laying on a private helicopter for Axl Rose, the band came on over an hour late and when the lead singer slipped over on water onstage he threatened to stop the show - to a chorus of boos and jeers.

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Guns N' Roses' 2006 show at the festival was a mixed affair. Despite organisers laying on a private helicopter for Axl Rose, the band came on over an hour late and when the lead singer slipped over on water onstage he threatened to stop the show - to a chorus of boos and jeers.

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