2006.05.04 - Press Release - The Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' Will Be Joined By Guns N' Roses

THE ROLLING STONES 'A BIGGER BANG' - WILL BE JOINED BY GUNS N' ROSES

MONDAY, JULY 10 - NURNBERG - FRANKENSTADION
& WED. JULY 12 - LEIPZIG - ZENTRALSTADION

Starting in just 4 weeks, the most exciting and powerful rock 'n' roll show in the world is coming to the stadiums of Europe. Kicking off on Saturday May 27, 2006 at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang European Tour - will play over twenty countries at the most famous stadiums and venues in the world. There will be 36 European concert dates in 2006 including performances in Spain, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Italy Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and the UK. The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang will also visit Russia - their first return visit since 1998's Bridges To Babylon tour.

Continuing their tradition of bringing some of the hottest acts - both legendary and new - to their fans, The "Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang" World Tour announced today that multi-platinum rockers GUNS N' ROSES will join the bill in both Nurnberg July 10th at Frankenstadion and in Leipzig July 12th at Zentralstadion.

They are known as one of the most controversial and popular American Rock Bands of all times. They have sold over 85 million albums. They are the only act to hold the top two album spots in both the UK and US on the week of releasing both records with Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II. Their album, "Appetite for Destruction" holds titles for the Greatest Guitar Album Ever (Total Guitar, June 2003), Greatest Metal Album (Spin, July 2003), #1 Essential Hard Rock Album (Kerrang! March 2004), and their rock-anthem November Rain holds the #1 spot on Dutch Veronica radio for the number 1 song (December 2004). They are Guns N' Roses and they will be appearing at 2 shows only as part of The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang tour this summer.

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Source: Official Rolling Stones website

The two dates were eventually cancelled. Rolling Stones website, June 2, 2006:

The 2006 Rolling Stones Concerts in NURNBERG & LEIPZIG are CANCELLED