2011.09.21 - Press Release - Guns N' Roses Announce First US Tour In Over Five Years

Guns N' Roses Announce First US Tour In Over Five Years
2 1/2 Hour Show To Feature All The Band's Hits

Guns N' Roses will embark on its first U.S. tour in five years this fall. The trek will kick off October 28 in Orlando, Florida and will include stops in 30 cities fueled by Monster Energy from October to New Year's Eve. Before hitting the States, GN'R will tour Latin America, starting with a sold-out, headline slot for the closing day of the Rock In Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 2 in front of 75,000 fans.

Guns N’ Roses are Axl Rose, DJ Ashba (guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboards), Tommy Stinson (bass), Richard Fortus (guitar), Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (guitar), Chris Pitman (keyboards) and Frank Ferrer (drums). GN'R spent most of 2010 touring the globe, performing 71 shows in over 30 countries.

The two and a half hour show played to rave reviews everywhere including South America, Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia, playing close to one million fans worldwide.

Axl Rose started Guns N’ Roses over 25 years ago. Since that time, they have become one of the biggest bands in music history, selling over 100 million albums worldwide. GN'R's Appetite For Destruction has sold over 28 million albums in the United States alone.

The band’s most recent release, Chinese Democracy debuted #1 on the charts in thirteen countries. Chinese Democracy was released on Black Frog/Geffen Records in November 2008 and reached 3 times Platinum in Canada, Platinum in Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, UK, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. The album is Gold in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Holland, Sweden, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil and Colombia. In the US, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3rd, 2009.

The US tour is scheduled to hit the following cities:

October

28 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center Arena
29 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
31 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center Arena

November

2 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena
TBA - Houston, TX
5 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavillion
TBA - Omaha, NE
TBA - Tulsa, OK
12 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center Arena
13 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center Arena
15 - Rosemont, IL - All State Arena
TBA - East Rutherford, NJ
19 - Hartford, CT
TBA - Wilkes-Barre, PA
TBA - Worcester, MA
TBA - Camden, NJ
TBA - Detroit, MI
TBA - Cincinnati, OH
TBA - Nashville, TN
TBA - Indianapolis, IN
TBA - Denver, CO

More dates, cities and venue information to be announced very soon.

Other Guns N' Roses dates include:

October

2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rock In Rio 2011)
5 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
8 - La Plata, Argentina - Estadio Único de La Plata
12 - Cordoba, Argentina - Orfeo Superdomo
15 - Asunción, Paraguay - Jockey Club del Paraguay
18 - Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
19 - Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
22 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Arena VFG
23 - Monterrey, Mexico - Arena Monterrey

Tulsa World, Sept. 21, 2011:
-------------------------------------

Guns N' Roses mistakenly announces Tulsa tour date?

On Wednesday, American rock ‘n’ roll act Guns N’ Roses announced it will kick off its first U.S. tour in five years on Oct. 28 in Florida.

The 30 dates include a Tulsa listing, but no specific date, venue or ticket information has been announced, according to a press release. Rolling Stone online also reported a Tulsa date.

Nearly all the dates and venues already announced are arenas.

However, online concert industry site Pollstar Pro does not show a listing for Tulsa on this tour, nor does the band’s official website.

The Tulsa date announcement is wrong, said BOK Center officials.

"No, they are not playing Tulsa," said a BOK Center official.

So, unless GnR moves to a much smaller venue, it will not be in Tulsa on this 30-date, so-called arena tour.

We'll update this story if there are any further developments.

GnR, especially its lone original member Axl Rose, has a long history of obstinate, argumentative and eccentric behavior. The band's most recent album, "Chinese Democracy," was released in 2008 after nearly 15 years of wrangling.

GnR spent most of 2010 touring the globe, performing 71 shows in over 30 countries, but not without more than its fair share of really late starts, stage walk-offs, Rose-vs-fan altercations and other problems.

I would list the other tour dates announced, but after this, I'm not sure they're accurate. I'll refrain.

https://web.archive.org/web/20111003200756/http://www.tulsaworld.com:80/blogs/post.aspx?Guns_N_Roses_mistakenly_announces_Tulsa_tour_date/29-12635

Blabbermouth, Sept. 27, 2011:
---------------------------------------

Buckcherry To Support Guns N' Roses On Select U.S. Dates

Californian rockers Buckcherry will be direct support for Guns N' Roses on the following dates:

Oct. 28 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
Oct. 29 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
Oct. 31 - Greenville, SC - BiLo Center
Nov. 02 - Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Nov. 04 - Houston, TX Toyota Center

Buckcherry's latest album, "All Night Long", sold around 28,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Buckcherry's fourth studio CD, titled "Black Butterfly", opened with around 47,000 units back in September 2008 to land at No. 8.

https://archive.blabbermouth.net/news/buckcherry-to-support-guns-n-roses-on-select-u-s-dates/

Hennemusic, Oct. 2, 2011:
----------------------------------

Guns N’ Roses confirm more US dates
Guns N’ Roses confirmed a US tour about ten days ago, providing a list of the 30 cities where the band will play this fall.

At the time of the initial announcement, info for only 7 of the shows were confirmed; now, GNR have filled in details for 10 more of the dates, including stops in Houston, Omaha, Chicago and East Rutherford, NJ, among others.

Four other cities are still listed on the schedule as TBA, which leaves 9 dates still to be announced in the near future.

The trek marks GNR’s first U.S. tour in five years; things kick off October 28 in Orlando, Florida and run through to New Year's Eve.

Guns N’ Roses
2011 Fall tour: North America

Oct 28 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center Arena
Oct 29 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
Oct 31 – Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center Arena
Nov 02 – Atlanta, GA – Phillips Arena
Nov 04 - Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Nov 05 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavillion
Nov 08 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center
Nov 09 - Norman, OK - Lloyd Noble Center
Nov 12 - Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center Arena
Nov 13 - Minneapolis, MN – Target Center Arena
Nov 15 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
Nov 17 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
Nov 19 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
Nov 20 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Nov 25 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
Nov 26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Dec 01 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
[TBA] – Cincinnati, OH
[TBA] – Nashville, TN
[TBA] – Indianapolis, IN
[TBA] – Denver, CO

http://www.hennemusic.com/2011/10/guns-n-roses-confirm-more-us-dates.html