**Update – November 1st 2012 – Appetite for Democracy Begins & Las
Vegas Commissioner Calls Ad For GUNS N’ ROSES Concerts ‘Inappropriate’ !**
Last night saw Guns N’ Roses kick off their 12 date Las Vegas run at the Hard Rock Hotel. The show is part of their Appetite for Democracy residency that lasts until Nov. 24th and sees the band playing on an all new stage, covering hits from their entire back catalogue. The first set-list was much the same as fans have seen them play on their recent tours but promises have been made to shake things up from show to show. The next gig takes place tomorrow.
In other news, Las Vegas county commissioner Mary Beth Scow has deemed the advertisement for the show (based on the original Appetite for Destruction cover) Inappropriate. Fans of the movie Casiono will know what county commissioners are like and will understand. Everyone else, you should really watch it – De Niro bitches!
“I hadn’t seen the advertising before the media event,” she told the Sun. “It’s clearly inappropriate. Maybe it’s the risk of doing business with a rock band, but I guess we’ll have some remorse over this decision. It’s a lesson learned.”
The advertisements have been plastered all over Las Vegas, appearing on taxi cabs, walls, buses, billboards…etc, etc. To see some samples – click here.
**Update – October 22nd 2012 – Neil Young performs with GN’R at Bridge School Benefit**
Neil Young joined GN’R on stage at last weekend’s Bridge School Benefit to perform Neil’s single, ‘Don’t let it bring you down’. Axl never lets it Neil 
**Update – October 22nd 2012 – 2012 India Shows Announced**
Guns N’ Roses have added three Indian dates to their December tour! Over the weekend, the bands announced plans to bring their tour to Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurgaon. Tickets are on sale now
GUNS N’ ROSES INDIA TOUR – BENGALURU :: Friday, Dec 7, 2012
GUNS N’ ROSES INDIA TOUR – MUMBAI :: Sunday, Dec 9, 2012
GUNS N’ ROSES INDIA TOUR – GURGAON :: Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012
**Update – October 17th 2012 – 2012 Indonesia Show Announced **
Guns N’ Roses have announced a show in Jakarta, Indonesia for December 15th. This seems to be a stand alone date for the group and will be their first ever concert in the country. Tickets There is hoping further dates will be added – but seriously doubts Ireland will benefit much from it 
. Poster and all so it’s official (oh, and the band confirmed it on their Facebook page)
**Update – October 16th 2012 – 2012 VEGAS & NEIL YOUNG**
I am very sorry to report that Tickets There has failed you folks! Seven months without an update!!!! Well, we’ve been running stories on the main page, but we neglected this running mate for far too long and apologies for that. So, for the last two months – let’s get back into the gunners ….n roses, not to be confused with any London football clubs.
Guns N’ Roses Announce Las Vegas Residency
Guns N’ Roses have announced a 12 date residency at The Joint in Las Vegas for OCT/NOV. The Joint is the Hard Rock cafe’s venue and will host the band over 12 nights in a residency that’s been named ‘Appetite for Democracy’. The band are promosing this will be a very special event with a massive show and changes every night. What changes? We’re not sure, but it’ll be fricking sweet! Dates are listed below
- Oct 31st The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 2nd The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 3rd The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 7th The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 9th The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 10th The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 14th The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 17th The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 18th The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 21st The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 23rd The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
- Nov 24th The Joint @ The Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, NV
More information about these shows can be found out www.gunsnroses.com
Guns N’ Roses to perform acoustic set for Neil Young Benefit
On October 20th, Guns N’ Roses will take part in Neil Young’s 26th annual Bridge School benefit at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Neil Young and Crazy Horse will headline the event that includes the following artists – Jack White, THE FLAMING LIPS, Sarah McLachlan, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, Lucinda Williams, Steve Martin and the STEEP CANYON RANGERS, K.D. Lang and SISS BOOM BANG, and Gary Clark Jr as well as GN’R. Also, the whole thing will be streamed live for a donation of $10+. Click here for more details.
**Update – March 3rd 2012 – 2012 UK Tour Poster Added**
I’ve been hoping for something like this in A4 size in a newspaper for Ireland, but nothing yet. Ah well, U.K. fans – Enjoy! (Click to make it bigger – …that’s what she said….couldn’t resist)
**Update – March 2nd 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Confirm EURO2012 Shows and there’s way more than we thought!**
This morning, GunsNroseS.com has updated the bands full list if European shows for their summer tour. In total there’s 29 dates with more expected to be added in the coming weeks. Full list is below,
05/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
05/19 – Nottingham @ Capital FM Arena
05/20 – Liverpool @ Echo Arena
05/23 – Newcastle Upon Tyne @ Metro Radio Arena
05/25 – Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC Arena
05/26 – Birmingham @ LG Arena
05/29 – Manchester @ MEN Arena
05/31 – London @ The O2
06/01 – London @ The O2
06/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
06/05 – Paris @ Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy
06/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
06/10 – Lyon FR @ Halle Tony Garnier
06/11 – Strasbourg FR @ Zenith
06/14 – Toulouse FR @ Zenith
06/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
06/18 – Montoellier FR @ Parks & Suites Arena
06/19 – Toulon FR @ Zenith
06/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
06/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
06/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
07/06 – Istanbul @ Vasil Levski National Stadium
07/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
07/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Mosir Stadium
07/13 – Piešťany, Slovakia @ Letisko (Airport) (Topfest PLUS)
07/15 – Serbia @ The Exit Festival
07/17 – Split HR – Spaladium Arena
07/21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa De Fuego Festival
**Update – March 1st 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce LA Takeover & New EURO2012 Shows**
Last night, Guns N’ Roses announced they’re bringing their critically acclaimed Up Close and Personal tour to their motherland, LA! That’s right, Guns will be getting right in your face this month as they prepare to take over several of LA’s hottest venues. So far, the Hollywood Palladium, The Wiltern and the House of Blues have been earmarked as venues but like the East coast tour, you can most likely expect a few surprise additions in the coming days.
Everything kicks off on March 9th at the Hollywood Palladium. Full list of remaining UCAP dates below, we’ll update once more shows are announced.
March 1 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
March 3 House of Blues Orlando, FL
March 5 Fillmore Miami Beach Miami, FL
March 9 Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA
March 11 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
March 12 House of Blues Sunset Strip Los Angeles, CA
To top that, Guns have been confirmed for a dates in Slovakia and Serbia. Details below,
07/13 – Piešťany, Slovakia @ Letisko (Airport) (Topfest PLUS)
07/15 – Serbia @ The Exit Festival
That brings their total European count to 20 shows with still more to come! Full list below,
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
05/19 – Nottingham @ Capital FM Arena
05/20 – Liverpool @ Echo Arena
05/23 – Newcastle Upon Tyne @ Metro Radio Arena
05/25 – Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC Arena
05/26 – Birmingham @ LG Arena
05/29 – Manchester @ MEN Arena
05/31 – London @ The O2
06/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
06/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
06/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
06/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
06/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
06/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
07/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
07/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
07/13 – Piešťany, Slovakia @ Letisko (Airport) (Topfest PLUS)
07/15 – Serbia @ The Exit Festival
07/21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa De Fuego Festival
**Update – February 27th 2012 – Dublin Show Flyers Now Out**
I don’t know about my fellow countrymen, but the moment Tickets There has been waiting for is finally here. Official Guns N Roses @ The O2, Dublin May 17th flyers! (how sad are we?) TT spent the entire week between the gig being announced and then going on sale checking every single Irish paper going for adds for this show and finally there’s some out. They’re using that cool skull….that you can see right there, right there to the side and up above. Apologies for wasting your time.
UK fans are happy as Larry today as they come to terms with the fact that Guns are playing seven dates across great Britain starting in Nottingham and working their way through Birmingham, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Ye Olde London! TT may even have to break our long held ‘Don’t Travel for Guns#’ rule and visit MAD:Chester for the larf!
**Update – February 27th 2012 – 2012 UK Tour Announced**
Ticketmaster.co.uk has been updated with dates for Guns N’ Roses 2012 UK Tour. Cities includes are London, Nottingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester. Tickets are on sale now priced between £45 – £56 depending on seats / city. I’m afraid there’s still been no official word from the Guns camp about this tour, but what else is new! In 2010 it was the same so don’t panic!
Full list of date below,
05/19 – Nottingham @ Capital FM Arena 0
5/20 – Liverpool @ Echo Arena
05/23 – Newcastle Upon Tyne @ Metro Radio Arena
05/25 – Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC Arena
05/26 – Birmingham @ LG Arena
05/29 – Manchester @ MEN Arena
05/31 – London @ The O2
Oh yeah!
**Update – February 24th 2012 – Changes to UCAP Tour**
New date in Atlanta and the Miami sate has been pushed from Feb 29th to March 5th. All trains a running!
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
2/27: Philly @ Electric Factory,
3/01 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle (New Date!)
3/03: Lake Buena Vista @ House of Blues Orlando
3/05: Miami Beach @ Fillmore, (previously scheduled for Feb 29th)
**Update – February 21st 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce First Ever Slovakia show**
That’s right dear Slovakians, uncle Axl is a coming. Yesterday GN’R announced they will take part in the 2012 Topfest Plus festival on July 13th. A venue is still TBC but tickets go on sale Feb 27th. This will be Guns N’ Roses first ever show in Slovakia and they’ll love it!
**Update – February 20th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce Manchester MEN Arena Show**
1, Guns N’ Roses have just confirmed a show at Manchester’s MEN Arena for May 29th. Tickets on sale March 2nd priced £45.80 – £51.50 plus £5.80 booking fees from ticketmaster.co.uk.
2. Ohhh, 3 new U.S. Club shows announced by Here Today, Gone to Hell. This brings the total remaining dates of the UCAP tour to six (aha, aha, ha). Cities now included are Philadelphia, Miami and Lake Buena Vista (FL).
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
2/27: Philly @ Electric Factory,
2/29: Miami Beach @ Fillmore,
3/03: Lake Buena Vista @ House of Blues Orlando
Busy day in the Guns camp!
**Update – February 17th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses play Hiro Ballroom In New York and Announce Israel Show!**
Last night, the GN’R boyos played an exclusive, invite only (la-de-da) stripped back show at the Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel in New York (previously unannounced – show #4 of the UCAP special). They played a full set in the small room with the band appearing as they are, no stage shows, gimmicks, nothing. Aside from some gobshite who through a glass a Ron Thal, the show seems to have gone off exactly with another packed set that still includes – ‘I used to Love Her’ but no ‘Shacklers Revenge’ for Tickets There (sad face).
Oh, and did we mention Guns N’ Roses will play Israel at Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv on July 3rd?. Be there or …. be at temple I suppose. Either way have a good excuse! This is the 12th show of their 2012 summer tour with many more still to come (we hope!)
A big thank you to www.chinesedemocracy.com for the pictures.
**Update – February 16th2012 – Another European Date (Spain), Return to ‘ The Ritz’ and website action!**
Another EURO-EURO date confirmed today, Guns N’ Roses are heading to Spain on July 21st to headline the Costa De Fuego Festival in Benicassim. This is the 11th confirmed date of their 2012 European tour bringing them over this side of the pond for a minimum 3 months with a promise of many more dates to follow. Who promised? Tictets There did. Latest confirmed list of dates can be found below this next bit of text from yours truly.
Last night the band played their last New York UCAP show at Webster Hall (renamed ‘The Ritz’ to celebrate the return). In an incredible move, Guns played a shocking 37 song set featuring hits from Chinese Democracy, Appetite and UYI. Among the unexpected inclusions and highlights were Schacklers Revenge, Estranged, You’re Crazy, Street of Dreams, Used To Love Her, Civil War, My Michelleand many more. The band now has dates left in Chicago, Detroit, Silver Spring and Atlantic City before preparing for the Rock N’ Roll hall of Fame induction in April and their 2012 European Tour. Busy lads! Oh, and their official website, www.gunsnroses.com went live today and you can become a fan club member! Oh yeah!
Guns N’ Roses 2012 US/European Tour (Confirmed Dates – Feb 16th 2012)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
6/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
6/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
6/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
6/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
6/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
6/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
6/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
7/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
7/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
7/21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa De Fuego Festival
**Update – February 13th2012 – Sofia Rocks Poster – How cool is that!**
Just adding this awesome poster for the Sofia Rocks festival and the full list of Guns N’ Roses 2012 dates as it stands now.
Guns N’ Roses 2012 US/European Tour (Confirmed Dates)
2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
6/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
6/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
6/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
6/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
6/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
6/27 – Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle,
6/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
7/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
7/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
**Update – February 13th2012 – Switzerland Show Announced**
Just after we confirm there’s no new European updates, we get a f**king-nother one. Not that the good people of Switzerland are going to mind. Guns N’ Roses have confirmed a date at St. Jakobshalle, Basel for the 27th of June. The venue holds about 9,000 people and was made famous by inspiring Bob Dylan to begin his ‘Never ending tour’, which anyone that’s ever seen Bob Dylan will know is not necessarily a good thing. Give it up Bob, give it up. (excellent use of Wikipedia there TT! – Ed). Tickets are priced CHF 80.00 and go on sale…well, best we can tell is they’re on sale now – Click Here
**Update – February 13th2012 – Guns N’ Roses ‘Up Close and Personal’, 2 Dates In**
Guns N’ Roses are two dates into their ‘Up Close and Personal’ US tour. The band are playing seven American shows in much smaller venues than you’d normally see them in an effort to reconnect with fans and the band’s roots. So far the group have performed two of the three New York shows with the tour starting in Manhattan’s Roseland Ballroom before moving on to Terminal 5, which is located in Hell’s Kitchen. Both venues have an approx. capacity of 3,000. Next stop will be the show everyone’s been waiting for, a return to ‘The Ritz’ (1,500 capacity – awesome) where the band recorded their famous ‘Guns N’ Roses Live At The Ritz concert in 1988. The venue has since returned to its original name, Webster Hall but in honour of Gun’s return, they’re renaming it for one night.
So far the sets have been in the range of two hours and forty minutes with a selection of songs to please any fan (aside from ‘Chinese Democracy’ no longer appearing on the set – Boo urns!). With songs, solo’s and jams – the set features roughly 29 different moments. Standouts include ‘Estranged’, ‘Don’t Cry’, ‘Civil War’, ‘This I Love’, ‘Rocket Queen’ and ‘Better’. Full dates for the remaining shows can be seen below and on Guns N’ Roses official website – www.gunsnroses.com
2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
**Update – February 6th 2012 – Extra dates, update for the Polish show and more**
Yup, new dates (Michigan!) and we’ve corrected the Polish date, it’s actually July 11th so the poster below was a fake. Just for clarity, please find the full list of dates below and I’m also including all those ones that were rumoured but haven’t been confirmed at the bottom. Shaping up very nicely!
Guns N’ Roses 2012 US/European Tour (Confirmed Dates)
2/10 — New York, N.Y., Roseland Ballroom
2/12 — New York, N.Y., Terminal 5
2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall)
2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues
2/21 – Detroit, MI., The Filmore (Detroit)
2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
5/17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
6/04 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Ahoy Stadium
6/08 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Warsteiner Hockeypark,
6/16 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
6/22 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera (Gods of Metal)
6/24 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting,
6/29 – Graz, Austria @ See-Rock Festiaval 2012
7/08 – Sofia, Blugaria @ Sofia Rocks
7/11 – Rybnik, Poland @ Stadion Miejsk
Rumoured Dates
June 5th, 2012 – Paris, France @ Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 10th, 2012 – Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier
June 11th, 2012 – Strasbourg, France @ Zenith Strasbourg
June 14th, 2012 – Toulouse, France @ Zenith de Toulouse
June 18th, 2012 – Montpellier, France @ Park&Suites Arena
June 19th, 2012 – Toulon, France @ Zénith Toulon
**Update – February 3rd 2012 – HELLFEST!!**
Back again. Now they’ve been announced as the headliners for France’s HELLFEST Metal Festival which takes place June 15th – 17th (Guns playing the 16th). Oh yeah baby, Europe get ready! Still no UK dates confirmed which is odd but it seems the band are intent on staying this side of the ocean for several months so we assume there’s plenty more dates to come.
**Update – February 3rd 2012 – Germany and Belgium Get Ready!**
Two more European shows confirmed folks. Guns N’ Roses have announced they’ll be playing Mönchengladbach, Warsteiner Hockeypark, Germany on June 8th and…. They’ve also been confirmed as one of the headliners for this year’s Graspop Metal Festival in Belgium on Sunday, June 24th (bet you didn’t figure that out from the poster).
As soon as a few more date have been announced, we’ll unleash the full list but for now all confirmed dates can be found below.
**Update – February 2nd 2012 – See-Rock Festival Poster Added**
In our frustration waiting for a Dublin poster, we decided to share this one for the See Rock 2012 Festival we mentioned a couple of days ago. Guns N’ Roses and the Cult….I believe I’ll stick to Dublin and hopefully The Gods of Metal! Black Sabbath of course still not 100% but Guns, Sabbath and Motley Crue would be pretty frickin’ sweet. And where are KISS?? Them’s boys got an album a coming. More to come…
**Update – January 31sth 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Add Rotterdam Date**
According to Here Today…Gone to Hell, Guns N’ Roses will play Ahoy stadium in Rotterdam on June 4th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 3rd! ANOTHER (17:51 GMT) Guns also confirmed for the See-Rock Festival in Graz, Austria according to ther Here Today lads. Can’t find anyhting official on this yet I’m afraid but will update when I do. and old Poland poster added, not 100% this is legit!
**Update – January 31sth 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Updated Website and Add East-Coast Invasion Poster**
Well it only took three years but as we say in the world of Guns, better late than never! Guns N’ Roses have finally started to update their website www.gunsnroses.com with tour dates, news and the promise of a full update to come soon. Fans in the US will be able to purchase VIP tickets for their up coming East Coast tour (dates below) and hopefully we’ll start to see those European dates added in the near future.
Also, they’ve added a nifty poster for the EC tour and you can see that there on the left there. Pretty sweet, iconic Guns style art work. Axl really is working his way back to the top in style. Hats off to you sir!
**Update – January 30th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announce Small East-Coast Tour and Additional European Date**
Guns N’ Roses (thank you chinesedemocracy.com) have announced a six-date East Coast tour kicking off next month. The dates are below and tickets go on sale tomorrow. One point of interest with this tour, Guns will be returning to The Ritz in New York where they played their infamous 1988 show. The venue has since be renamed Webster Hall; but will be renamed The Ritz on the night to mark the occasion.
Guns N Roses: February 2012 East-Coast Tour:
2/10 — New York, N.Y., Roseland Ballroom 2/12 — New York, N.Y., Terminal 6 2/15 — New York, N.Y., The Ritz (Webster Hall) 2/19 — Chicago, Ill., House of Blues 2/23 — Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore 2/24 — Atlantic City, N.J., House of Blues
On top of that, two further European dates are out. We finally have Poland and an additional date in Bulgaria. Please find details below,
Saturday, 30 June 2012, Rybnik, Stadion Miejski w Rybniku, Poland
Saturday, 8 July 2012, Sofia Rocks, in Bulgaria
**Update – January 29th 2012 – More European Dates Announced**
Guns N’ Roses fan site Here Today….Gone To Hell has added a list of confirmed European tour dates to their news section. These dates include a surprising six dates in France as well as the previously confirmed shows in Dublin and Italy (Gods of Metal)
May 17th, 2012 – Dublin, Ireland @ The O2
June 5th, 2012 – Paris, France @ Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 10th, 2012 – Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier
June 11th, 2012 – Strasbourg, France @ Zenith Strasbourg
June 14th, 2012 – Toulouse, France @ Zenith de Toulouse
June 18th, 2012 – Montpellier, France @ Park&Suites Arena
June 19th, 2012 – Toulon, France @ Zénith Toulon
June 22nd, 2012 – Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera Milano (Gods Of Metal)
More to come folks, more to come! Oh, and the band have also begun to update their official website (www.gunsnroses.com) for the first time since 2009. It’s all go up in here!
**Update – January 29th 2012 – Guns N’ Roses Announced as headliners for Gods of Metal**
It Begins! Guns N’ Roses have been confirmed to play the Gods of Metal festival in Italy this June. They’ll be joining other confirmed head-liners Manowar, Motley Crue and Black Sabbath. And that’s not all, there’s going to be an announcement soon about further shows in Germany, France and Poland. Stay tuned!
Denis Desmond, head of Irish concert promoter recently spoke to The Irish Times and confirmed Guns singe, Axl Rose had personally requested a date in Dublin’s O2 arena as he feels there is unfinished business with the band’s Irish fans. You know what that’s in reference to. Tickets There managed to wreck several folks heads in the pub last night with our cheers of joy over this announcement and we plan on doing the same for all of our readers over the next four months.
ORIGINAL STORY – January 27th 2011
This is becoming a tradition at this stage, but 2012 is easily kicking off with the brightest start yet. According to an announcement from Irish concert promoters MCD, Guns N’ Roses are coming to Ireland this May (17th, O2 Arena). The rumour is this is part of a large European tour that’ll carry into June at the very least.
Tickets for the Dublin show go on sale next Friday, February 3rd @ 09:00 AM GMT from ticketmaster.ie priced €64.50 plus booking fee. Tickets There is extremely excited about this and looking forward to another year of GN’R fun, dates, annoyance and mania! Join us, forever and ever and ever…..
Everyone’s favourite top hat supporting, bad ass guitarist is in Dublin! No matter how many times Slash visits this country, the excitement of knowing he’s here never seems to wane and he isn’t shy about turning up. Ireland has been fortunate to receive him with Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and now with his solo project, Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators). Ireland loves Slash and by a happy coincidence, Slash seems to love us too. The fact that he gets on stage every time he pops over and plays a mean set of mother f**king rock ‘n’ roll is just a bonus. Tonight’s crowd in the Olympia are a resounding endorsement of that love.
No matter what style of music you favour, job you have, hipster trend you follow or back alley you like to sleep through your hangover in, you’re represented here (I will volunteer to speak for the latter). The venue is rammed very soon after opening time and everyone is gasping with excitement and anticipation. Opening band, The Treatment, leap on stage and blow the crowd away with some good old fashioned 80’s sleaze cock rock. The whole band throw themselves into the performance and explode with heavy riffs, sing-along, hair metal boldness and alluring choruses. Supporting someone like Slash is a daunting task and it’s easy to ignore the support but The Treatment manage to get everyone on board tonight. Closing with ‘Shake the Mountain’, the band depart conquering heroes and for a moment you could almost forget the night is only starting.
Slash arrives on stage to the throng of 1,600 voices screaming. The sight of the legendary axe man sends the Olympia into hysterics with people clamouring to squeeze as close to the barrier as possible as the band kicks off with ‘Halo’, from last year’s Apocalyptic Love album. The band sound great and considering this is the final date of a very long tour European tour, they’re still bursting with energy and charisma. Like or loath Myles Kennedy, the man knows how to get a crowd going and tonight he’s working overtime. Every note from Slash’s guitar rings loud above everything else as they blister through ‘Nightrain’, ‘Ghost’ and ‘Back From Cali’, the second single from his self-titled debut. Everything is getting an airing tonight from GN’R, Slash’s Snakepit to Velvet Revolver and his solo material and they’re in no rush to wrap things up quickly. ‘By The Sword’ sees the energy continue to grow in the band and crowd alike before bassist, Todd Kerns takes over vocals for ‘Dr. Alibi’ and Guns classic, ‘You’re Crazy’. I don’t know if Alter Bridge fans will forgive me, but Todd sort of blows Myles Kennedy off stage as his voice lacks the clean safety that Myles has and instead delivers a grittier, harder take on the tracks.
Not speaking much, Slash let’s his guitar do the talking but does take enough time to thank the crowd and speak about the tour wrapping up. The epic ‘Civil War’ solidifies the crowd’s devotion before an extended jam laden rendition of ‘Rocket Queen’ blows the place apart, helped by a good five+ minute solo from Slash. It’s here that Myles can genuinely deliver a Guns song as he perfectly hits every note with perfection. Returning to his two solo albums, Slash knocks out ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Starlight’, ‘Anastasia’ and ‘You’re A Lie’ before closing the main set with fan favourites; ‘Sweet Child O’Mine’ and Velvet Revolver’s ‘Slither’. Over an hour and a half and we’re still hungry for more. They return to finish us off with ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ (again featuring Todd on vocals) and ‘Paradise City’, complete with exploding confetti and all. This part of the night gets blurry for yours truly. A lethal concoction of Guinness, Jack N’ Cokes and Slash left me hell for leather in the midst of sweat, booze, head banging and sing along pit behaviour.
Well folks, they’re back! Guns N’ Roses are not long off the stage from their Rick In Rio IV headlining slot. It’s very difficult to get a proper set-list at the moment but they apparently played all the tracks from the 2010 tour with the added bonus of ‘Estranged’ being played for the first time in 18 years and ‘One In A Million’.
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