2017.10.12 - Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, USA

Guns N' Roses will return to N.J. this year with new concert added

By Bobby Olivier

NEWARK -- Things seem to be going a-okay for Guns N' Roses these days: Axl Rose and Slash have learned to tolerate each other once more, the band's Not In This Lifetime tour was the best-selling rock roadshow of 2016 (even better than Springsteen's mega-tour) and now, the Los Angeles hard-rockers are planning their return to New Jersey.

Guns N' Roses announced Friday it will visit Prudential Center in Newark Oct. 12 as part of its tour continuation. The band played MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford last July.

Tickets go on sale July 28 at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.

The current lineup -- as close to the classic late-80's roster as the band will ever get -- includes Rose, Slash and original bassist Duff McKagan plus guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer and keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese.

We reviewed the band's Philadelphia show last summer and were blown away by how triumphant the two-and-a-half-hour show truly was, despite all the years of fighting. When Rose screamed "Do you know where you are?!" all was forgiven.

Guns N’ Roses returns to Jersey for show at Newark’s Prudential Center

Guns N’ Roses’ Not in This Lifetime … Tour, which marks the first time co-founders Axl Rose (vocals), Slash (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass) have played together since 1993, came to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford in July 2016, and returned to the state on Oct. 12 for a show at the Prudential Center in Newark. The setlist was very similar to those at the 2016 concerts, with a few notable exceptions such as the addition of “Wichita Lineman” and “Black Hole Sun” in tribute to the late Glen Campbell and the late Chris Cornell, respectively.

Rose, Slash and McKagan are being joined on this tour keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese, guitarist Richard Fortus and drummer Frank Ferrer. The band has shows scheduled for Madison Square Garden in New York, Oct. 15-16 at 7:30 p.m. (visit thegarden.com), after having also played at the Garden on Oct. 11. [...]