Riverport riot - wikipedia Riverport riot This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2016 ) The Riverport Riot was a riot which took place on July 2, 1991 at the Riverport Amphitheatre ( now named Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre ) in Maryland Heights, Missouri ( near St. Louis ) during a concert by the American hard rock band Guns N ' Roses. It is also known as the `` Rocket Queen Riot ''. During the band 's performance of `` Rocket Queen '', the 15th song in the set ( counting drum and guitar solos ), lead singer Axl Rose, in the middle of the chorus, pointed out a fan who was taking still pictures of the show, saying ``... Hey, take that ! Take that ! Now, get that guy and take that ! '' When security was unable to deal with the person, Rose decided to confiscate the camera himself, saying `` I 'll take it, god damn it ! '' and then jumped into the audience and tackled the person. After taking the camera, striking members of the audience and the security team, and being pulled out of the audience by crew members, Rose grabbed his microphone and said `` Well, thanks to the lame - ass security, I 'm going home ! '', slammed his microphone on the stage and left. The sound the microphone made sounded to some fans like a gunshot. After Rose left, lead guitarist Slash quickly told the audience, `` He just smashed the microphone. We 're out of here. '' This infuriated the audience, setting off a three - hour riot in which dozens of people were injured. The footage was captured by Robert John, who was documenting the entire tour for the band. Rose was charged with having incited the riot, but police were unable to arrest him until almost a year later, as the band went overseas to continue the tour. Charges were filed against Rose but a judge ruled that he did not directly incite the riot. Rose later stated that the Guns N ' Roses security team had made four separate requests to the venue 's security staff to remove the camera, each of which were ignored, as well as that other members of the band had reported being hit by bottles from the audience and that the venue 's security had not been very strict altogether, allowing weapons into the arena and refusing to enforce a drinking limit. Consequently, Use Your Illusion I and II 's artwork featured a message in the ' Thank You ' section of the album : `` Fuck You, St. Louis ! '' The band did not play in the city again until July 27, 2017 as part of the Not in This Lifetime... Tour. 1990s portal Criminal justice portal Missouri portal Rock music portal External links YouTube video of Axl Rose jumping into the crowd, confiscating the camera, and leaving the stage References Jump up ^ McKagan, Duff ( 4 October 2011 ). It 's So Easy : And Other Lies. New York : Simon and Schuster. pp. 186 -- 189. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4516 - 0663 - 8. Jump up ^ Davis, Stephen ( 26 August 2008 ). Watch You Bleed : The Saga of Guns N ' Roses. New York : Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 290 -- 292. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4406 - 3928 - 9. Jump up ^ Here Today... Gone To Hell ! - Guns N ' Roses History Jump up ^ GNR return to ST. Louis Guns N ' Roses Axl Rose Slash Duff McKagan Dizzy Reed Richard Fortus Frank Ferrer Melissa Reese Izzy Stradlin Tracii Guns Ole Beich Rob Gardner Steven Adler Matt Sorum Gilby Clarke Paul Tobias Robin Finck Josh Freese Tommy Stinson Chris Pitman Buckethead Bryan `` Brain '' Mantia Ron `` Bumblefoot '' Thal DJ Ashba Studio albums Appetite for Destruction G N ' R Lies Use Your Illusion I Use Your Illusion II `` The Spaghetti Incident ? '' Chinese Democracy Live albums Live Era ' 87 -- ' 93 Extended plays Live ? ! * @ Like a Suicide Guns N ' Roses The `` Civil War '' EP Compilation albums Use Your Illusion Greatest Hits Singles `` It 's So Easy '' `` Welcome to the Jungle '' `` Sweet Child o ' Mine '' `` Paradise City '' `` Patience '' `` Nightrain '' `` You Could Be Mine '' `` Do n't Cry '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` Knockin ' on Heaven 's Door '' `` November Rain '' `` Yesterdays '' `` Civil War '' `` Ai n't It Fun '' `` Estranged '' `` Since I Do n't Have You '' `` Sympathy for the Devil '' `` Chinese Democracy '' Promo singles `` Mr. Brownstone '' `` My Michelle '' `` 14 Years '' `` Pretty Tied Up '' `` Dead Horse '' `` Hair of the Dog '' `` Oh My God '' `` Better '' `` Street of Dreams '' Other songs `` Think About You '' `` Rocket Queen '' `` Used to Love Her '' `` One in a Million '' `` Coma '' `` Get in the Ring '' `` The Garden '' `` Madagascar '' `` Prostitute '' Videos and DVDs Use Your Illusion I Use Your Illusion II Garden of Eden : Strictly Limited Edition Welcome to the Videos Appetite for Democracy 3D Tours The Early Days of Guns N ' Roses Appetite for Destruction Tour Use Your Illusion Tour Guns N ' Roses / Metallica Stadium Tour Chinese Democracy Tour Up Close and Personal Tour Appetite for Democracy Not in This Lifetime... 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Question: when was the guns and roses riot in st louis
Answer: July 2, 1991