GNR to tour South America in spring…
If you recall, Guns N’ Roses plan to tour soon. Rumors surfaced as early as this past September, when dates in India and Japan circulated around the net, and things came to fruition when Canadian dates hit the market. Now there are more dates to kick around, and while it’d make sense to hit North America next, Axl Rose has instead opted for South America.
Yes, this Spring, the band will take on a string of South American dates, starting on March 10th and ending a month later… on April 10th. This all comes from Guns N’ Roses’ official site, which must be on its last breath right now, and its MySpace and Facebook accounts. According to Rolling Stone, “Guns n’ Roses are expected to perform four shows in four different cities in Brazil, two concerts at Buenos Aires, Argentina’s Estádio Monumental de Nunez and one gig apiece in Peru, Chile and Venezuela.” That should make up for all those canceled appearances at Rock in Rio over the years (Ahem, they haven’t played since ‘01).
Of course, that leaves out a whole month for North America, but odds are they’ll come back for summer. Can we say… Rothbury? Bonnaroo? We’ll have to see, but don’t count out this LA unit just yet. After all, what better way to celebrate Chinese Democracy than both a.) two years late and b.) at a music festival?
Guns N’ Roses 2009/2010 Tour Dates:
12/11 - Taipei, Taiwan
12/13 - Seoul, South Korea
12/16 - Osaka, Japan
12/19 - Tokyo, Japan
01/13 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
01/16 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
01/17 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
01/19 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
01/20 - Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
01/24 - Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
01/25 - London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
01/27 - Montreal, QB @ Bell Centre
01/28 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
01/31 - Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Palace
02/01 - Quebec City, QB @ Colisee Pepsi
02/03 - Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
02/04 - Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
Thanks, Gina. As a longtime GNR fan, we all know how fruitless it is to watch the official site, but considering that it uses age-old technology, never once really updated throughout the initial Chinese Democracy promotions, etc… it’s a pathetic site and I do say “on its last legs” because the band could use a new, updated, flashy site and one that actually wants to connect with its fans.
And you don’t have to tell me they rock live. I’ve watched probably every show since they came back out in May ‘06.
You’re talking to a fan who’s kind of, well, let’s just say I have a sense of humor with the band at this point.
why must the official website be “on its last legs”? axl co-owns the official website with slash and duff and continuous litigation from their side against Axl has paralyzed the website.
Despite the cliched mocking tone of your article, anybody who has actually bothered to check out GNR’s 2006 or 2007 shows knows that they are one hell of a live show. South America’s patience is about to be rewarded.
whether the tour happens a year late or whatever is meaningless. what is important is that the shows are worthwhile and that Axl always ensures. Not touring, he has still outsold by a huge margin the sundry “rock” bands of today that people consider “successful”.