Guns N' Roses booed after naming the wrong city in stadium concert

"Goodnight, Melton. There will be no encore."
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Guess the Guns N' Roses announcer hasn't heard of that age-old rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne, then?

The bands fans in Melbourne, Australia, filled a stadium with boos after the band's announcer addressed them as Sydney (of all places) Tuesday night.

Fortunately, most of the crowd found it hilarious, and not unlike a classic Simpsons moment.

It went down like this. After a reported wait for 50 minutes, GNR's announcer/technician, McBob, hit the stage with a thunderous "Sydneeyyy! You wanted the best but they're stuck in traffic..."

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Melbourne was half offended, half amused.

According to the ABC, the last time the band played Melbourne back in 2013, the location was Sidney Myer Music Bowl, which maybe, kinda explains the mistake.

The band themselves were quick to apologise, pointing out that old mate McBob hasn't misidentified a city in his 30 years of service.

Hey, we get it. The hard rock lifestyle is bound to fry one's brain to some extent after a few decades. G.O.A.T guitarist Slash followed up with a more self-effacing take.

Melbourne forgives you, GNR. But Melbourne never forgets. Ask Sydney.

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Jerico Mandybur is the editor of Mashable Australia. Previously, she worked as a digital editor at SBS, Oyster Mag, MTV and ASOS. Tweet her at @jerico_m.

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