Appetite for Democracy (Tour)

Appetite for Democracy
Tour by Guns N' Roses
Poster for the November 21st show at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Location
  • North America
  • Asia
  • Oceania
Start dateOctober 31, 2012
End dateJune 7, 2014
Legs7
No. of shows42
Guns N' Roses concert chronology

Appetite for Democracy was a series of concerts by hard rock band Guns N' Roses celebrating 25 years of Appetite for Destruction, and four years for their studio album Chinese Democracy.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It started with a 12-night residency in Las Vegas. Their previous tour, Up Close and Personal, had ended in Spain on July 22, 2012. Former bassist Duff McKagan filled in for Tommy Stinson for several shows, Stinson had previous commitments to The Replacements. The tour ended with another residency in Vegas, titled "No Trickery! An Evening of Destruction!". The title of the show "No Trickery" was a play on jokes Axl Rose had made about Red Hot Chili Peppers being forced to pantomime their performance at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show.[8]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Appetite for Democracy Las Vegas Residency
October 31, 2012 Las Vegas United States The Joint
November 2, 2012
November 3, 2012
November 7, 2012
November 9, 2012
November 10, 2012
November 14, 2012
November 17, 2012
November 18, 2012
November 21, 2012[H]
November 23, 2012
November 24, 2012
Asia
December 7, 2012 Bangalore India Bhartiya City
December 9, 2012 Mumbai MMRDA Grounds
December 12, 2012 Delhi Leisure Valley Gurgaon
December 16, 2012 Jakarta Indonesia Mata Elang International Stadium
December 18, 2012 Tokyo Japan Zepp Tokyo
North America
February 13, 2013[A] Los Angeles United States Soho House
Oceania
March 9, 2013 Perth Australia Perth Arena
March 12, 2013 Sydney Allphones Arena
March 13, 2013 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
March 16, 2013 Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl
March 17, 2013
March 20, 2013 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Asia
March 24, 2013[B] Sepang Malaysia Sepang International Circuit
Middle East
March 28, 2013 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates du Arena
March 30, 2013 Beirut Lebanon Forum de Beirut
North America
May 24, 2013[C] Pryor Creek United States Pryor Creek Festival Grounds
May 26, 2013[D] San Antonio AT&T Center
May 28, 2013 Houston House of Blues
May 29, 2013 Dallas House of Blues
June 1, 2013 Lubbock Lonestar Pavilion
June 2, 2013 Kansas CIty Midland Theatre
June 5, 2013 Buffalo Outer Buffalo Harbor
June 6, 2013 New York City Brooklyn Bowl
June 8, 2013[E] Randall's Island
July 12, 2013 Quebec Canada Festival d'été de Québec
July 14, 2013 Montreal Métropolis
July 17, 2013 Toronto Sound Academy
Latin America
March 20, 2014 Rio de Janeiro Brazil HSBC Arena
March 22, 2014 Belo Horizonte Mineirão Stadium
March 25, 2014 Brasília Ginásio Nilson Nelson
March 28, 2014 São Paulo Anhembi Convention Center
March 30, 2014 Curitiba Vila Capanema Stadium
April 1, 2014 Florianópolis Stage Music Park
April 3, 2014 Porto Alegre Fiergs Pavilion
April 6, 2014 Buenos Aires Argentina Ferro Stadium
April 9, 2014 Asunción Paraguay Jockey Club
April 12, 2014 La Paz Bolivia Estadio Hernando Siles
April 15, 2014 Recife Brazil Chevrolet Hall
April 17, 2014 Fortaleza Centro de Eventos do Ceará
North America
April 23, 2014 Los Angeles United States Club Nokia[F]
May 13, 2014 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Event Center
May 16, 2014[G] Columbus Columbus Crew Stadium
No Trickery! An Evening of Destruction Vegas Residency
May 21, 2014 Las Vegas United States The Joint
May 24, 2014
May 25, 2014
May 28, 2014
May 30, 2014
May 31, 2014
June 4, 2014
June 6, 2014
June 7, 2014
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Tommy Hilfiger's Secret Party"
B This concert was a part of "2013 Malaysian Grand Prix After Party"
C This concert was a part of the "Rocklahoma"[9]
D This concert was a part of the "River City Rock Fest"
E This concert was a part of the "Governors Ball Music Festival"[10]
F This concert was part of the Revolver Golden Gods awards.[11]
G This concert was a part of "Rock on the Range"[12]
H This concert was recorded in 3D, and released on Blu-Ray in 2014.
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
December 15, 2012 Jakarta Lapangan D Senayan Rescheduled to December 16, 2012 and moved to Mata Elang International Stadium.[13]
March 18, 2014 Mexico City, Mexico Hell & Heaven Metal Festival Festival cancelled.[14]

Box office score data

Date Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
October 31 – November 18, 2012 25,975 / 29,490 (88%) $2,394,371[15]

Personnel

Guns N' Roses
  • Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, tambourine
  • Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, conga, shaker, backing vocals
  • Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals
  • DJ Ashba – lead and rhythm guitar, snare drum on "Madagascar"
  • Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on "Patience", backing vocals, occasional lead vocals.
  • Richard Fortus – rhythm and lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Patience", backing vocals
  • Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, synth organ, samples, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Frank Ferrer – drums, percussion
Additional musician
  • Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Attitude" and "Raw Power" (select dates in 2014)
  • Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "14 Years" (November 23rd-24th, 2012)

References

  1. ^ "Guns N' Roses to Take Over Las Vegas With 'Appetite for Democracy' Residency". Rolling Stone. August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Democracy". The Joint, Las Vegas. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Guns N' Roses To Launch Appetite for Democracy On Halloween". Anti Music. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Guns N' Roses brings Appetite for Democracy to Las Vegas". Ticket News. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  5. ^ "Guns N' Roses signs for series of Hard Rock concerts". Las Vegas Review Journal. August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  6. ^ "Guns N' Roses Announces Fall Las Vegas Residency". Billboard. August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  7. ^ "Guns N' Roses heading to Vegas". London Free Press. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  8. ^ Red Hot Chili Peppers Unplugged at Super Bowl: Axl Rose Weighs In
  9. ^ "Guns N' Roses to headline Rocklahoma music festival". USA Today. February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "Guns N' Roses Added To Governors Ball Fest Lineup". Billboard. February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  11. ^ "2014 show". Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  12. ^ "2014 Rock on the Range – Where Rock Lives". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  13. ^ "Jakarta Show Postponed Until Tomorrow & Venue Moved". Guns N' Roses. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  14. ^ Heaven and hell fest cancelled
  15. ^ Sources for Billboard Boxscore for September 28, 2011 – October 23, 2011: