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GNR sell 2m tickets in 2016
The reunited US rockers, who today announced 35 new North American and European stadium dates for 2017, are this year's most successful rock act
By IQ on 05 Dec 2016
image © Daigo Oliva
Guns N’ Roses sold more than two million tickets in 2016, tour promoter Live Nation announced today, making Not in this Lifetime the most successful rock tour of the year.
The tour, the first by the ‘classic’ line-up of Axl Rose, Slash (pictured) and Duff McKagan since 1993’s Use Your Illusion tour, kicked off in April with an intimate set at the 500-cap. Troubador in West Hollywood, taking in a headline slot at Coachella later that month and arenas and stadia in North and South America, culminating with two shows at the Palace of Sports (26,000-cap.) in Mexico City on 29 and 30 November.
In addition to previously confirmed Asian and Australasian dates for 2017, the band today announced another 35 European and North American stadium shows for 2017, including Slane Castle in Dublin, the London Stadium, the Stade de France in Paris, Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv and a headline slot at TW Classic in Belgium next July.
A full list of GNR’s new 2017 dates is below:
Europe
Saturday, May 27, 2017 | Dublin, Irish Republic | 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 Energy 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
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | St Louis, MO | The Dome At America’s Center |
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, 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 |
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