
Axl Rose (L), lead singer of the US hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and lead guitarist Saul Hudson aka Slash perform on Helviti Stage at the Copenhell heavy metal music festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 17 June 2023. (Photo: AFP)
The American hard rock band's upcoming tour will begin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where they will perform at the Kingdom Arena on 23 May 2025.
This will be followed by a concert in Abu Dhabi at AUE's Etihad Arena on 27 May.
The extensive tour will then move to several European cities where the band will give a total of 22 concerts, starting with Shekvetili (Georgia, 30 May), Istanbul (Turkey, 2 June), Coimbra (Portugal, 6 June), and Barcelona (Spain, 9 June).
The tour will continue until 31 July. It includes concerts in Dusseldorf and Munich (Germany), London and Birmingham (UK), Warsaw (Poland), Budapest (Hungary), Vienna (Austria), and other European cities.
On select dates, the band will incorporate special guests into their concerts, such as Public Enemy, Rival Sons, and Sex Pistols, featuring Frank Carter.
Guns N' Roses are not strangers to the region. They have performed in Abu Dhabi a few times over the past years. Their November 2018 concert at Etihad Arena was cut short after frontman Axl Rose became "severely ill," media reported.
The band's 2023 international tour lasted from 1 June to 16 October and included 40 concerts.
The tour kicked off with the Abu Dhabi concert, followed by shows in Israel. Then, the band embarked on its European leg. The tour ended with over 20 concerts across North America.
Formed in Los Angeles in 1985, Guns N' Roses has changed over the years. Their current line-up consists of Rose, Slash, McKagan, guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer, and keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese.
The band rose to fame after releasing their first album, Appetite for Destruction (1987), which included hits such as Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, and Sweet Child of Mine. Their second album, G N' R Lies (1988), was slightly less successful, but their third album, Use Your Illusion I and II (1991), rocketed the band to the peak of their popularity. The latter albums boasted songs such as You Could Be Mine, covers of Live and Let Die, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, and a trilogy of ballads that included Don't Cry, November Rain, and Estranged.
The band also released "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993) and Chinese Democracy (2008).
Despite the years, the band members have remained active performers. The band's extensive two-year We're F'N' Back! Tour (2021–2023) included hundreds of concerts across North and Central Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
Short link: