Tour by Guns N' Roses | |
Location |
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Start date | July 31, 2021 |
End date | December 10, 2022 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 72 |
Box office | $140.7 million (50 shows) [1] [2] |
Guns N' Roses concert chronology |
The We're F'N' Back! Tour [3] [4] [5] was a concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses spanning from July 31, 2021 to December 10, 2022.
After a one-off show on January 31, 2020, in Miami in conjunction with Super Bowl LIV, the band was slated to tour Central and South America in March and April.
On February 6, 2020, a tour with The Smashing Pumpkins as openers was planned for several dates in July 2020. [6] The first tour date took place as scheduled on March 14, 2020, in Mexico City as part of the Vive Latino Festival (where they played "So Fine" with Duff McKagan on vocals for the first time since 1993), in spite of the rapid advance of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] Although it was announced two days later on March 16, 2020, that the remaining Latin American dates had been postponed until October through December 2020, the shows would later be postponed indefinitely. On May 11, 2020, the band announced on Twitter that the European leg of the tour, which was originally scheduled to begin on May 20 in Lisbon, Portugal, had been cancelled. [8]
On May 20, 2020, the band announced that the North American leg of the tour was "being rescheduled out of an abundance of caution." [9] [10] The postponed leg was originally slated to begin on July 4 in Milwaukee and end on August 26 in Missoula, Montana.
The now-cancelled August 8 appearance at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area would have been (in addition to being the band's return to their home town) the first rock and roll show at the new stadium.
On November 19, 2020, the band announced 8 new Oceania dates. The Oceania tour is scheduled to begin on November 6, 2021, in Gold Coast, Australia, before wrapping things up on November 24, 2021, in Perth, Australia. [11] The Toronto date for July 26 was cancelled on June 1, 2021.
On August 3, 2021, at Fenway Park in Boston, the band played "Absurd", a reworking of the song "Silkworms" from the Chinese Democracy sessions, performed live four times back in 2001. [12]
After the band's show at Wrigley Field on September 16, 2021, Rose released a statement saying he was suffering from food poisoning during the show, however he performed the show in full. [13]
On September 24, 2021, the band released "Hard Skool", another reworking of a song from the Chinese Democracy sessions, and played live on September 26, 2021, in Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore. The song had been rumored to be released and had been played at soundchecks in 2019, 2020 (at the band's last show before the pandemic, with Rose present) and 2021.
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the U.S. leg of the Guns N' Roses 2021 Tour grossed $50 million and sold 363,000 tickets.
On September 9, 2022, Axl Rose apologized on his Twitter account for the concert held at Rock In Rio in Rio de Janeiro. [14] [15] On his account, he wrote that: "I want to apologize for being a bit under the weather, thankful not Covid. I tried to keep my cough between lines. Love you. Thank you to the fans and Rock in Rio for everything and what a fucking great crowd." [16]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America [17] [18] [19] | ||||||
July 31, 2021 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Stadium | Mammoth WVH | 23,908 / 25,000 | $2,289,600 |
August 3, 2021 | Boston | Fenway Park | 25,549 / 30,000 | $3,742,808 | ||
August 5, 2021 | East Rutherford | MetLife Stadium | 35,611 / 38,000 | $4,532,815 | ||
August 8, 2021 | Detroit | Comerica Park | 19,105 / 21,000 | $1,824,930 | ||
August 11, 2021 | Fargo | Fargodome | 9,100 / 10,087 | $988,411 | ||
August 13, 2021 | Missoula | Washington–Grizzly Stadium | 15,500 / 18,000 | $1,602,149 | ||
August 16, 2021 | Commerce City | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 15,488 / 16,414 | $1,824,855 | ||
August 19, 2021 | Los Angeles | Banc of California Stadium | 21,950 / 21,950 | $3,487,948 | ||
August 22, 2021 | Portland | Moda Center | 10,553 / 10,553 | $1,414,302 | ||
August 25, 2021 | San Jose | SAP Center | 10,438 / 10,438 | $1,393,972 | ||
August 27, 2021 | Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium | 36,096 / 37,000 | $4,140,215 | ||
August 30, 2021 | Phoenix | Footprint Center | 12,709 / 12,971 | $1,669,206 | ||
September 1, 2021 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 11,880 / 11,880 | $1,746,349 | ||
September 4, 2021 [a] | Napa | Napa Valley Expo | — | — | — | |
September 8, 2021 | Indianapolis | Lucas Oil Stadium | Mammoth WVH | 19,223 / 22,702 | $2,370,635 | |
September 11, 2021 | Atlantic City | Hard Rock Live | 9,432 / 9,432 | $2,426,763 | ||
September 12, 2021 | ||||||
September 16, 2021 | Chicago | Wrigley Field | 23,464 / 28,959 | $2,734,917 | ||
September 18, 2021 [b] | Milwaukee | American Family Insurance Amphitheater | — | — | — | |
September 21, 2021 | St. Paul | Xcel Energy Center | Mammoth WVH | 10,548 / 10,548 | $1,409,647 | |
September 23, 2021 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 9,315 / 10,540 | $1,459,582 | ||
September 26, 2021 | Baltimore | Royal Farms Arena | 8,705 / 9,321 | $1,315,527 | ||
September 29, 2021 | Raleigh | PNC Arena | 10,888 / 10,888 | $1,704,619 | ||
October 2, 2021 | Hollywood | Hard Rock Live | 11,877 / 11,877 | $3,262,308 | ||
October 3, 2021 | ||||||
Europe | ||||||
June 4, 2022 | Lisbon | Portugal | Passeio Marítimo de Algés | Gary Clark Jr. | 42,500 / 58,628 | $3,112,803 |
June 7, 2022 | Seville | Spain | Estadio Benito Villamarín | 44,429 / 47,701 | $3,887,964 | |
June 11, 2022 [c] | Sölvesborg | Sweden | Norje Havsbad | — | — | — |
June 15, 2022 | Stavanger | Norway | Forus Travbane | Turbonegro Gary Clark Jr. | 39,010 / 44,481 | $4,000,076 |
June 18, 2022 | Prague | Czechia | Letňany | Gary Clark Jr. | 35,000 / 48,382 | $2,504,505 |
June 20, 2022 | Warsaw | Poland | PGE Narodowy | 49,026 / 49,026 | $3,206,462 | |
June 23, 2022 | Groningen | Netherlands | Stadspark | 52,140 / 52,140 | $4,932,297 | |
June 25, 2022 [d] | Clisson | France | Val de Moine | — | — | — |
June 28, 2022 | Dublin | Ireland | Marlay Park | Gary Clark Jr. | 36,471 / 36,805 | $4,100,999 |
July 1, 2022 | London | England | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 92,762 / 95,213 | $11,265,674 | |
July 2, 2022 | ||||||
July 8, 2022 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | 61,920 / 62,444 | $6,449,824 | |
July 10, 2022 | Milan | Italy | San Siro | 53,623 / 55,758 | $4,211,062 | |
July 13, 2022 | Vienna | Austria | Praterstadion | 40,000 / 54,002 | $3,991,505 | |
July 15, 2022 | Hanover | Germany | Niedersachsenstadion | 40,000 / 43,980 | $3,465,934 | |
Latin America | ||||||
September 1, 2022 | Manaus | Brazil | Arena da Amazônia | — | 27,543 / 30,000 | $2,533,876 |
September 4, 2022 | Recife | Arena Pernambuco | 24,271 / 30,001 | $1,656,606 | ||
September 8, 2022 [e] | Rio de Janeiro | Cidade do Rock | — | — | ||
September 11, 2022 | Goiânia | Estádio Serra Dourada | 39,712 / 40,000 | $3,000,937 | ||
September 13, 2022 | Belo Horizonte | Mineirão | 29,017 / 34,001 | $1,832,408 | ||
September 16, 2022 | Ribeirão Preto | Arena Eurobike | 27,539 / 29,998 | $2,506,981 | ||
September 18, 2022 | Florianópolis | Hard Rock Live | 28,916 / 29,998 | $2,358,630 | ||
September 21, 2022 | Curitiba | Pedreira Paulo Leminski | 19,450 / 32,000 | $1,837,577 | ||
September 24, 2022 | São Paulo | Allianz Parque | 45,032 / 45,032 | $4,278,001 | ||
September 26, 2022 | Porto Alegre | Arena do Grêmio | Tokyo Drive | 36,686 / 39,997 | $2,539,969 | |
September 30, 2022 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Estadio River Plate | Airbag | 58,312 / 59,997 | $4,764,644 |
October 2, 2022 | Montevideo | Uruguay | Estadio Centenario | 4 Cuervos | 25,352 / 26,998 | $2,446,052 |
October 5, 2022 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | Molotov Frank's White Canvas | 57,352 / 57,352 | $4,363,049 |
October 8, 2022 | Lima | Peru | Estadio Universidad San Marcos | Molotov | 33,371 / 34,998 | $2,655,209 |
October 11, 2022 | Bogotá | Colombia | Estadio El Campín | Aterciopelados [20] | 85,264 / 90,255 | $6,837,113 |
October 12, 2022 | ||||||
October 15, 2022 | Mérida | Mexico | Hacienda Xmatkuil | Molotov | — | — |
October 18, 2022 | Zapopan | Estadio Akron | — | — | ||
October 21, 2022 | Mexico City | Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes | — | — | — | |
October 23, 2022 | Monterrey | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey | The Warning | — | — | |
Asia [21] [22] [23] | ||||||
November 5, 2022 | Saitama | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | Loudness | — | — |
November 6, 2022 | Granrodeo Band-Maid | — | — | |||
November 9, 2022 | Bangkok | Thailand | Thunderdome Stadium | — | — | — |
November 12, 2022 | Singapore | National Stadium | — | — | ||
Oceania [24] | ||||||
November 18, 2022 | Perth | Australia | Optus Stadium | The Chats Cosmic Psychos | — | — |
November 22, 2022 | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | — | — | ||
November 24, 2022 | Gold Coast | Metricon Stadium | — | — | ||
November 27, 2022 | Sydney | Accor Stadium | 51,087 [25] | — | ||
November 29, 2022 | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | — | — | ||
December 3, 2022 | Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 52,745 [26] | — | ||
December 8, 2022 | Wellington | New Zealand | Sky Stadium | The Chats Alien Weaponry | — | — |
December 10, 2022 | Auckland | Eden Park | — | — | ||
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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May 21, 2022 [f] | Daytona Beach | United States | Daytona International Speedway | Weather concerns [27] [28] |
July 5, 2022 | Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow Green | Illness [29] |
W. Axl Rose is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has been the band's sole constant member since its inception in 1985.
Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion II. It was the band's first album to feature drummer Matt Sorum, who replaced Steven Adler following Adler's departure in 1990, as well as keyboardist Dizzy Reed. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II's first-week sales of 770,000. Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the United States as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992.
Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The album was released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion I. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. Bolstered by the lead single "You Could Be Mine", Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more popular of the two albums, selling a record 770,000 copies its first week and debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ahead of Use Your Illusion I's first-week sales of 685,000. As of 2010, Use Your Illusion II has sold 5,587,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Both albums have since been certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was also No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for a single week.
"November Rain" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Written by the band's lead vocalist Axl Rose, the power ballad was released in February 1992 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Use Your Illusion I (1991). The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was the longest song to enter the top ten of the chart at the time of its release. As of 2019, it was the fourth longest song to enter the Hot 100 chart. Additionally, "November Rain" reached number two on the Portuguese Singles Chart, number four on the UK Singles Chart, and the top 10 on several other music charts around the world.
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"Patience" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses from their second studio album, G N' R Lies (1988), released as a single in March 1989. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is a ballad, played using three acoustic guitars and was recorded in a single session by producer Mike Clink. A music video of the song was shot and appears on the band's music video DVD, Welcome to the Videos.
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"Nightrain" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. The song is a tribute to an infamous brand of cheap Californian fortified wine, Night Train Express, which was extremely popular with the band during their early days because of its low price and high alcohol content. The title is spelled differently, omitting a T and removing the space, making a portmanteau of the two words.
"You Could Be Mine" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses from their fourth studio album, Use Your Illusion II. The song was released on June 21, 1991, as the first single from the Use Your Illusion albums. The song was originally released as a song in director James Cameron's 1991 film, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Backed with "Civil War" from Use Your Illusion II, the single reached number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number three on the UK Singles Chart, and number one in Finland and Spain. It became a top-five hit in more than 10 additional countries.
The Chinese Democracy Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Guns N' Roses to promote the group's album Chinese Democracy. It began in 2001, with three U.S. dates and a Brazilian one, while their 2002 tour included Asian, North American and a few European dates. The band did not tour again until May 2006, when it toured North America again and performed a major tour of Europe. The band's tour continued in 2007 with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Mexico.
The Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rock bands Guns N' Roses and Metallica during 1992. It took place in the middle of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion Tour, promoting their Use Your Illusion I and II albums, and between Metallica's Wherever We May Roam Tour and Nowhere Else to Roam, promoting their eponymous fifth album Metallica. The tour's initial opening act was Faith No More as Axl Rose had originally wanted Seattle rock band Nirvana to be the opening act, but frontman Kurt Cobain refused.
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Up Close and Personal Tour was a 2012 North American and European concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
Appetite for Democracy was a series of concerts by hard rock band Guns N' Roses celebrating 25 years of Appetite for Destruction, and four years for their studio album Chinese Democracy. It started with a 12-night residency in Las Vegas. Their previous tour, Up Close and Personal, had ended in Spain on July 22, 2012. Former bassist Duff McKagan filled in for Tommy Stinson for several shows, Stinson had previous commitments to The Replacements. The tour ended with another residency in Vegas, titled "No Trickery! An Evening of Destruction!". The title of the show "No Trickery" was a play on jokes Axl Rose had made about Red Hot Chili Peppers being forced to pantomime their performance at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show.
The Rock or Bust World Tour was a 2015–2016 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC, in support of their sixteenth studio album Rock or Bust, which was released on 28 November 2014. This tour had 7 legs around the world lasting more than 17 months starting on 10 April 2015 in Indio, California and finishing on 20 September 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Not in This Lifetime... Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses, spanning from April 1, 2016, to November 2, 2019. It featured classic lineup members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, marking the first time since the Use Your Illusion Tour in 1993 that the three performed together. After the previous tour in 2014, guitarists DJ Ashba & Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, bassist Tommy Stinson and keyboardist Chris Pitman left Guns N' Roses, leaving the band with several open spots. Former members Slash and McKagan rejoined the band and Melissa Reese joined as keyboardist. The group embarked on a world tour that spanned all continents except Antarctica. They performed 175 shows making it their third longest tour ever, just behind the Use Your Illusion Tour and the Chinese Democracy Tour. The group welcomed former drummer Steven Adler to the stage for several shows as a guest spot, the first time he had played with the group since 1990. The tour has been a financial success, grossing over $584.2 million, making it the fourth-highest-grossing concert tour of all time. The tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year. In 2017, the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. The tour was honored at the Billboard Live Music Awards in November 2017, winning Top Tour/Top Draw and being nominated for Top Boxscore.
"Shadow of Your Love" is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, originally released as a B-side in 1987. It was later released in an alternate take as a single in 2018, which entered at 31 on the Mainstream Rock chart in its May 12, 2018 edition, and peaked at No. 5 the week of June 23 the same year. It would later be included in the 2020 re-issue of the band's Greatest Hits album.
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