Tours update: Guns N’ Roses add to stadium show boom

Guns N’ Roses lead a fresh wave of 2025 announcements with a huge stadium tour of Europe and the Middle East.

Produced by Live Nation, the 24-date tour will see the rock icons play their first-ever shows in Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Lithuania and Luxembourg, with support from Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter at select dates.

The US rock legends will also return to familiar stages in Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Hungary and Austria.

The outing also includes festival appearances at Firenze Rocks (IT), Rock For People (CZ), Wacken Open Air (DE) and Luxembourg Open Air (LU).

System Of A Down has also announced three massive stadium events featuring Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn.

Produced by Live Nation, the performances will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on 28 August with Korn; Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on 31 August with Avenged Sevenfold; and conclude at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, ON, on 3 September with Deftones. Special guests Polyphia and Wisp will open for all three shows.

Nelly is also set to hit the road in 2025, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album

Elsewhere, Irish family band The Corrs have unveiled more tour dates for the UK and Europe in 2025, following a string of concerts in November.

The Talk on Corners 2025 outing will include shows in Ireland at Virgin Media Park, Cork (6 June) and St Anne’s Park, Dublin (8 June) – both with special guest Imelda May and additional support from Natalie Imbruglia.

In the UK, they will play Scarborough Open Air Theatre (11 June), Live at Piece Hall in Halifax (12) and at Plymouth Summer Sessions (14), with support from Natalie Imbruglia.

The summer will see three dates in Germany at Zitadelle in Berlin (24 June), Stadtpark in Hamburg (25) and Tollwood in Munich (26), followed by Spanish dates at ALMA Festival in Barcelona (29) and Madrid (30).

The band previously announced a performance at Isle of Wight Festival on 20 June, headlined by Sting.

Nelly is also set to hit the road in 2025 with his Where The Party At Tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, Country Grammar.

Jack White has also announced a UK and European leg for his intimate ‘No Name’ tour

The 54-date tour across New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States, will be supported by Nelly’s collaborators and friends such as Ja Rule, Eve, St. Lunatics, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri, and Chingy.

The Live Nation-produced run, which kicks off in New Zealand on March 21 2025, will mark the rapper’s most extensive tour to date and will include stops at major venues like Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, Paris’ Accor Dome, London’s O2 Arena and Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome.

Jack White has also announced a UK and European leg for his intimate ‘No Name’ tour, which will also visit North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

The newly-announced European leg will kick off with three shows in Paris in February 2025, before heading to Utrecht, London and Birmingham. The former White Stripes frontman will then wrap up the tour in Glasgow on 3 March.

The ‘No Name’ tour is already underway, with White currently on the Australian leg, which will be followed by a short North American and Japan run, and then a lengthier US stint.

Italian singer and songwriter Damiano David has announced a 2025 global tour with dates across Europe, Australia, North America, South America and Asia next year.

Produced by Live Nation, the outing will encompass 31 dates in theatres across the five continents.

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