Get your bandannas out, Guns N’ Roses are hitting Australia in March 2013. Joining the iconic rock stars will be will be special guests ZZ Top and Aussie rockers Rose Tattoo.
Guns N’ Roses will play shows in Perth, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Brisbane. Tickets go on sale through various outlets on Friday 25 January at 9am.
Hard rockers Guns N’ Roses were last in Australia in 2010 but haven’t played to Melbourne audiences since 2007. Guns N’ Roses are Axl Rose, DJ Ashba (guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboards), Tommy Stinson (bass), Richard Fortus (guitar), Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (guitar), Chris Pitman (keyboards) and Frank Ferrrer (drums).
Since bursting out of the LA rock scene in the mid ‘80s, Guns N’ Roses went on to become one of the world’s most legendary rock bands and one of the biggest in music history. Their debut album, Appetite For Destruction, reached number one on the US Billboard chart in 1987 and has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.
The ground-breaking debut album featured classics hits, Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City and the chart-topping hit Sweet Child o’ Mine. In Australia Guns N’ Roses reached the top of the ARIA album charts in 1991 with Use Your Illusion II and in 1993 with The Spaghetti Incident, a collection of punk and new-wave covers. 1991’s Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II remained on the US charts for more than 108 weeks and saw the band break new ground with their videos for November Rain, Don’t Cry and Estranged. The band’s most recent release, Chinese Democracy, was released in 2008 and debuted at number one in 13 countries.
Guns N’ Roses continue to tour the globe and have played to millions of fans worldwide. In April 2012, Guns N’ Roses were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide since forming in 1985.
Aussie rock fans can expect a hard-rocking performance from a hard-rocking lineup!
Guns N’ Roses 2013 Australian Tour
Saturday 9th March
Perth Arena, PERTH
ticketek.com.au 132 849
Tuesday 12th March
Allphones Arena, SYDNEY
ticketek.com.au 132 849
Wednesday 13th March
Hunter Stadium, NEWCASTLE
proticket.com.au 1300 121 012
Sunday 17th March
Arts Centre Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, MELBOURNE
ticketmaster.com.au 136 100
Wednesday 20th March
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, BRISBANE
ticketek.com.au 132 849
