Guns N Roses Confirm Two Additional UK And Ireland Shows & Tickets
Monday, 07 June 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
Legendary bad boys of rock Guns N Roses have confirmed two additional shows that will follow their appearance at this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals.
The two extra shows will form part of the UK leg of the band’s worldwide tour promoting current album ‘Chinese Democracy’. Taking place at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena and Dublin’s O2 Arena, the two additional shows will follow the band’s Reading and Leeds festival gigs.
Still fronted by iconic vocalist Axl Rose, Guns N Roses are now an all-new rejuvenated outfit since their ‘Appetite For Destruction’ era. Missing guitar legend Slash, the band are now completed with the addition of Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, DJ Ashba, Richard Fortus, Tommy Stinson, Dizzy Reed, Chris Pitman and Frank Ferrer joining Axl Rose to continue making some top quality, hard-rocking songs.
The band’s comeback album ‘Chinese Democracy’ debuted on the album charts at Number One in thirteen different countries. Released in November 2008, it hit the top-spot in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Finland, Honk Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand as well as notching up an appearance in the European Top 100 Albums survey.
Guns N Roses last played Ireland back in 1992 where the played the historic Slane Castle. The last time the group actually ventured across the world was in 2006 and 2007, where Axl and Co performed 60 concerts in 26 different countries, notching up a combined audience of over 1 million fans.
Guns N Roses will play the following UK and Ireland dates:
August 2010
31st Odyssey Arena, Belfast
September 2010
1st O2 Arena, Dublin
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