Now, 26 years later, one would presume that all such legal matters have been put to bed. He and the band also faced numerous civil suits stemming from the incident. Rose himself was charged with four misdemeanor counts of assault and one misdemeanor count of property damage.
The band’s Jconcert at the then-brand new Riverport Amphitheatre (now known as Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre) in nearby Maryland Heights, Mo., erupted into a violent and bloody riot, injuring 65 people - including 25 police officers - and resulting in dozens of arrests and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. That’s where the two parties left off more than a quarter century ago. But will Guns N’ Roses - and more importantly, frontman Axl Rose - welcome St. Louis is a day away from welcoming Guns N’ Roses back to town for the first time in 26 years.