We don't have all those issues anymore." When asked specifically about the chances of Guns N' Roses reuniting, he said: "I gotta be careful what I say there. But a lot of the tension that you were talking about has dissipated. Slash, on his relationship with Axl Rose, CBS This Morning, May 7, 2015Īlmost a year after the tour ended, on May 7, 2015, Slash revealed in an interview on CBS This Morning that much of the tension that had existed between Axl and himself was gone, saying: "Well, we haven't really talked in a long time. about five tours that they called me to do, and I just said I can’t do ’em." Ī lot of the tension that you were talking about has dissipated. my personal life was going to prevent me from doing. Stinson left the band due to personal issues after the tour, stating "I actually had to just start turning down tours because I was unable to tour. During several South American shows on the tour, Duff McKagan had filled in for bassist Tommy Stinson, who fulfilled previous commitments with his other band The Replacements. However, after the tour ended, no official word on the situation was given from Guns N' Roses nor Thal himself. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal had hinted during the last part of the tour that these would be his last shows with Guns N' Roses. The tour was honored at the Billboard Live Music Awards in November 2017, winning Top Tour/Top Draw and being nominated for Top Boxscore.Īfter their last tour ended in 2014, there was uncertainty surrounding the band, especially the guitarist situation. In 2017 the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. The tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year.
The tour has been a financial success, grossing over $584.2 million, making it the third-highest-grossing concert tour of all time.
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. 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 embarked on a world tour that spanned all continents except Antarctica. Former members Slash and McKagan rejoined the band and Melissa Reese joined as keyboardist. 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. 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. Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses, spanning from April 1, 2016, to November 2, 2019.
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