Surprise Guns N’ Roses LA concert draws ticket-seeking crowd

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FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, Axl Rose, from left, Duff McKagan and DJ Ashba of Guns N\' Roses perform on stage at the 6th Annual Revolver Golden Gods Award Show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Crowds thronged for tickets after a surprise announcement that Guns N\' Roses would play a concert Friday night, April 1, 2016, at West Hollywood\'s famed Troubadour music venue. The band announced on its website and in a press release that a limited number of tickets at a very old-school price of 0 apiece would be available at noon at the former location of the famous Tower Records store on the Sunset Strip. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Crowds thronged for tickets after a surprise announcement that Guns N’ Roses would play a concert Friday night at West Hollywood’s famed Troubadour music venue.

The band announced on its website and in a press release that a limited number of tickets at a very old-school price of $10 apiece would be available at noon at the former location of the famous Tower Records store on the Sunset Strip.

TV news helicopters showed a long line of fans stretching from the store and down the street.

The band, which formed in the mid-1980s, is about to embark on a reunion tour featuring Axl Rose and Slash.

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