Axl Rose, Billy Joel Share Stage

Last night in Minneapolis, MN, Billy Joel rocked a huge crowd. At one point, the piano man invited Axl Rose on stage for a surprise duet of the AC/DC song "Highway To Hell."

I happened to be up at 2 a.m. and noticed that "Axl Rose" was starting to trend on Twitter... and I of course assumed the worst, considering how things are going for rock stars these days. Imagine my surprise when the performance was the reason! What a great experience for all the fans at the Billy Joel show.

Comments

[Steve]

I was there in F2 to the right of the stage. It was an awesome show and the crowd went nutz when Rose came out and they broke into Highway To Hell.

[Kixchix]

What, did Axls mom take this video? All we see for 3.5 minutes is Axls head.

And and billy have done this before and it is cool. Wonder how they became pals.

[Bob]

Yep, bill and Axl have done this a few times on this tour. Very cool every time. Billy is really a rocker at heart. It's not uncommon for him and his band to soundcheck by playing some cream or Hendrix or whatever.

[Metalboy!]

This is SO killer and a reminder of how phenomenal the AXL/DC mini tour was. Let's us pray to The Metal Gods Axl Rose records an album with Angus soon!

Kudos to Billy Joel for doing this and it's interesting to learn from my compadres, KixChix and Bob, Joel and Axl have done this a few times on Joel's current tour. What a pleasant surprise it must have been to witness this incredible moment, Steve!

Also, very funny observation KixChix, regarding your speculation Rose's mother filmed this video. I wonder if she also gave him that Little Lord Fountleroy haircut he's sporting these days. SO bizzare and UNROCK looking, it's further proof he needs John Varvatos as his style consultant as he is for the rest of Gn'R along with Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick and Iggy Pop, among others.

I actually had the rare opportunity to meet the man (Billy Joel, that is), having the chance to spend the day with him at his house on Long Island several years ago.

He even cooked me an omelette and played me one of his concertos on his Steinway he had placed over his indoor pool on a temporary parquet floor.

He told me he would eventually remove the piano and the floor to reopen the pool when his young kid(s) became old enough.

However, he sold that house after his last divorce so I doubt that plan ever came to fruition. He could very well have met Axl Rose through supermodel Stephanie Seymour, who Rose dated in the early 90's, as both she and Joel both summered in East Hampton during those years.

p.s. If you'll recall, it's Seymour who stars as Rose's love interest in the epically overblown Gn'R video "November Rain".

[George]

I was there and it was awesome! Also went to the GNR show two days later in Minneapolis and it was incredible too!