GUNS N’ ROSES NOT IN THIS LIFETIME TOUR SHOWS NO SIGNS OF STOPPING AS 25 YEARS LATER IT STEAMROLLS INTO SLANE CASTLE ON SAT 27 MAY 2017
Tickets On Sale Friday, 9 December at 9am
PART OF 35 MASSIVE STADIUM DATES LINED UP ACROSS EUROPE / NORTH AMERICA
AXL ROSE, DUFF MCKAGAN, SLASH
DIZZY REED, RICHARD FORTUS, FRANK FERRER AND MELISSA REESE
ALREADY OVER 2 MILLION TICKETS SOLD IN 2016 ALONE
PROVING GUNS N’ ROSES AND ROCK MUSIC ARE AS STRONG AS EVER
– New 2017 Stadium Dates To Start 27 May in Ireland with 18 More Dates Scheduled Across
The UK and Europe; Tour Returns To North America on 30 July in Minneapolis, MN with 15 Additional Dates Scheduled. Subject to licence.
LOS ANGELES (5 December 2016) – The resurgent Guns N’ Roses and their massively successful Not In This Lifetime Tour continue to show no signs of slowing down as the legendary band storms into 2017 with more than 30 stadium shows lined up across Europe and North America. Starting on Saturday 27 May 2017 at Meath’s Slane Castle, the Live Nation produced tour will then steamroll into 18 more cities across the UK and Europe including shows scheduled in London, Paris, Madrid, Vienna, Copenhagen and more. Following the European leg of the tour, the acclaimed band will once again return to North America for even more stadium dates starting on 30 July at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN and then move along to 15 more cities across the US and Canada including Denver, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, St. Louis, Miami and more. Tickets go on sale this Friday 9 December at 9am.
Speaking on the announcement Lord Henry Mountcharles stated “We are really thrilled to have one of the most excitIng rock n’ roll bands in the world coming back to Slane 25 years after they first played, the same month in 1992 which was critically considered to be one of the best Slane’s ever.”
While Lord Henry’s daughter Lady Tamara Conyngham is thrilled by next years headliners “I’m just so excited that I will finally get the chance to see one of the greats. I missed them the first time round the fact I get a second chance is pretty incredible.”
While son Alex recalled the last time Guns N’ Roses visited Slane “They were massive for us at the time and an amazing act to witness. I remember Axl coming out on stage and the crowd just going bananas. The energy was incredible.”
The Not In This Lifetime Tour has sold over 2 million tickets throughout 2016 while also grossing over $200 million to become the year’s most successful rock tour proving beyond a doubt that the attitude, spirit and influence of both Guns N’ Roses and the rock & roll genre are as strong as ever. The history-making Not In This Lifetime Tour, which visited 21 cities (25 shows) in less than 2 months, wrapped the first North America leg last summer before setting its eyes on South America. In South America, the band completely sold out all 15 dates of the tour including 13 stadium dates.
Following the group’s 1985 formation, Guns N’ Roses injected unbridled, unrivalled, and unstoppable attitude into the burgeoning Los Angeles rock scene. The spirit went on to captivate the entire world with the release of their 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction –the best-selling U.S. debut ever, moving 30 million copies globally. In 1991, the seven-time platinum Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II occupied the top two spots of the Billboard Top 200 upon release. Over the course of the past decade, Guns N’ Roses have performed sold out shows and headlined festivals worldwide following the critically acclaimed release of 2008’s RIAA platinum-certified Chinese Democracy. Six studio albums later, Guns N’ Roses are one of the most important and influential acts in music history and continue to set the benchmark for live performances connecting with millions of fans across the globe. Guns N’ Roses’ are Axl Rose (vocals, piano), Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Frank Ferrer (drums), and Melissa Reese (keyboard).
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GUNS N’ ROSES – NOT IN THIS LIFETIME TOUR 2017
Europe
| Saturday, May 27, 2017 | Meath, Ireland | Slane Castle |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2017 | Bilbao, Spain | San Mames Stadium |
| Friday, June 2, 2017 | Lisbon, Portugal | Passeio Martimo De Alges |
| Sunday, June 4, 2017 | Madrid, Spain | Vincente Calderon Stadium |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2017 | Zurich, Switzerland | Letzigrund |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017 | Imola, Italy | Greenfield |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | Munich, Germany | Olympiastadion |
| Friday, June 16, 2017 | London, United Kingdom | London Stadium |
| Tuesday, June 20, 2017 | Gdansk, Poland | Stadion Energa Gdansk |
| Thursday, June 22, 2017 | Hannover, Germany | Messe |
| Saturday, June 24, 2017 | Werchter, Belgium | Classic |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2017 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Telia Parken |
| Thursday, June 29, 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden | Friends Arena |
| Saturday, July 1, 2017 | Hämeenlinna, Finland | Kantolan tapahtumapuisto |
| Tuesday, July 4, 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic | Letnany Airport |
| Friday, July 7, 2017 | Paris, France | Stade de France |
| Monday, July 10, 2017 | Vienna, Austria | Ernst Happel Stadion |
| Wednesday, July 12, 2017 | Nijmegen, Holland | Goffert Park |
| Saturday, July 15, 2017 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hayarkon Park |
North America
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 | Minneapolis, MN | U.S. Bank Stadium |
| Wednesday, August 2, 2017 | Denver, CO | Sports Authority Field at Mile High |
| Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | Miami, FL | Miami Marlins Stadium |
| Friday, August 11, 2017 | Winston-Salem, NC | BB&T Field at Wake Forest University |
| Sunday, August 13, 2017 | Hershey, PA | Hersheypark Stadium |
| Wednesday, August 16, 2017 | Buffalo, NY | New Era Field |
| Saturday, August 19, 2017 | Montreal, QC | Parc Jean Drapeau |
| Monday, August 21, 2017 | Ottawa, ON | TD Place Stadium |
| Thursday, August 24, 2017 | Winnipeg, MB | Investors Group Field |
| Sunday, August 27, 2017 | Regina, SK | New Mosaic Stadium at Evraz Place |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Friday, September 1, 2017 | Vancouver, BC | BC Place Stadium |
| Sunday, September 3, 2017 | George, WA | The Gorge |
| Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | El Paso, TX | Sun Bowl Stadium |
| Friday, September 8, 2017 | San Antonio, TX | Alamodome |
| Sunday, September 10, 2017 | St. Louis, MO | The Dome At America’s Center |
Tickets for Slane Castle are priced from €89.50 incl. booking fee and on sale this Friday, 9th December at 9am from www.ticketmaster.ie. Subject to licence
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