Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Meegan Hodges recently drove by the Red Light District, and Hodges released a video where Slash explained how to prostitutes in the brothels work.
The Jerusalem Post reports that Guns N’ Roses “were going to take the stage at 8 p.m. instead of the scheduled 8:30 p.m. to allow for an extra 30 minutes of music before the 11.30 p.m. public noise curfew in Tel Aviv takes hold.
However, the time change means that fans of the group who are Shabbat-observant will miss the first half hour of Axl Rose’s and Slash’s performance. Even before, observant fans had to do halachic calisthenics to arrive at the park by 8:30 p.m., just when Shabbat ends.
There were reports of Airbnb rentals and hotel rooms within walking distance of the park going like hotcakes, and some concert- goers were contemplating consulting with Jared Kushner’s rabbi to issue an allowance to carry keys and tickets to the show as they walked to the performance before the end of Shabbat.
However, the time change to 8 p.m., instead of delighting fans has instead angered some observant fans who, even after expecting to miss the opening tune or two will now miss a hefty chunk of the show.
The show’s promoters issued a statement saying, “Production is very sorry and apologizes to the Shabbat-observing community and is prepared to offer an immediate full refund without any additional charge.”
According to a report on Ynet, only six ticket-holders have requested – and were granted – a full refund from Ticketmaster Israel.
Some fans responded to Ynet’s story by both siding with the promoters and the fans who are going to miss the beginning of the show.”
