Guns N' Roses Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Duff McKagan has announced a series of UK and European tour dates, set to kick off later this year. Find a list of new dates and ticket details below.Announced today (April 15), the new run of tour dates come following the Guns N’ Roses bassist dropping his latest studio album ‘Lighthouse’ towards the end of last year.The LP marked his third album as a solo artist, following on from 1993’s debut ‘Believe In Me’ and 2019’s ‘Tenderness’.

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has launched his own website, leaving fans to wonder what’s coming.There has been no explanation from Rose as to what his new website is for or what it means when it comes to the legendary rock band. The landing page of the site features draggable photos of Rose, video clips in the background, his autograph and the quote: “You gotta live to learn and run, or you’ll die trying.”The site’s about page reads: “Unmistakeable vocal style, he has carved out a legendary status in the rock history,” alongside a brief biography of Rose’s life and career with Guns N’ Roses.

Ringo Starr alongside the likes of Elton John, Slash and Iggy Pop.The musician, who plays drums for The Who, shared some details about the project in a post on social media last week. Starkey explained that it came together on the day The Who and Guns N’ Roses both played at Rock In Rio in 2017.“Duff [McKagan] and I went in a local studio and cut bass for a cover of T-Rex[‘s] ‘Children Of The Revolution’,” he wrote.“My dad played drums in LA (while I fudged the bass) then in Rio, Duff cut bass.

Slash has opened up about how he got AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson to feature on his upcoming album.The Guns N’ Roses guitarist will drop his upcoming blues record, ‘Orgy Of The Damned’, on May 17th via Gibson Records, and has shared its lead single, a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘Killing Floor’. The song features Johnson and Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler on harmonica duties.Speaking to Audacy’s Check In, Slash said: “I had the song and I was trying to think who would be great to do it. And Brian came to mind.

Axl Rose has filed a motion to dismiss the sexual assault lawsuit that was made against him in late 2023.In November, a lawsuit was filed in New York’s Supreme Court against the Guns N’ Roses frontman, alleging that he sexually assaulted the model Sheila Kennedy in 1989.In the lawsuit, Kennedy claimed that she was 26 and he was 27 when they first met at a nightclub in New York. Upon meeting, Rose is said to have invited Kennedy to his hotel room.At first, there was an initial consensual kiss, where Rose is alleged to have “pushed Kennedy against the wall”.

Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has revealed how Iggy Pop helped him through a “bad mushroom trip” when he was a teenager.While appearing on the Rockonteurs podcast, hosted by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp and esteemed session musician Guy Pratt, McKagan opened up about the event that occurred when he was 14 years old and how the former Stooges frontman helped him out.“Iggy Pop got me through a bad mushroom trip. I went to an Iggy show way too high on mushrooms, thinking I was going to have to go to the hospital, freaking out,” MaKagan told kemp and Pratt.He continued: “I just watched Iggy the whole, just tripping way too much on psychedelics.

Slash is striking out on his ‘S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival Tour’ in support of his upcoming solo album “Orgy of the Damned” that will send him to amphitheaters, ballrooms, casinos, parks, rooftops and theatres all over the globe.That includes gigs at Buffalo’s Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater on Tuesday, July 30 and New York City’s The Rooftop at Pier 17 on Sunday, Aug.

Slash has played a Guns N’ Roses deep cut live for the first time – watch the footage below.The Guns N’ Roses guitarist has just kicked off his 2024 world tour with Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, where he began in Mexico City on January 23.There, he treated fans to a surprise performance of ‘Don’t Damn Me’ – the first time it has ever been played live. ‘Don’t Damn Me’ is a deep cut from the 1991 album ‘Use Your Illusion I’.According to a 2014 interview, Slash said the reason why the song had never been played before was because it had “too many words”.

Guns N’ Roses have released the trippy, AI-generated new video for ‘The General’, a track they released in December 2023.Produced with creative director Dan Potter of the London-based studio Creative Works, the video combines live footage with animated sequences that were produced with artificial intelligence. According to Consequence, the band detailed the animated portions of the video in a press release.“Between the concert footage, [the video] dives into the subconscious of a young boy who stares down the monsters of dark childhood memories, blurring worlds in the process,” it wrote.

Guns N’ Roses‘ bassist Duff McKagan has defended the band playing three-and-a-half-hour sets at their live shows.According to Setlist.fm, the band has been playing shows that are roughly three and a half to four hours long, with their setlists having about 24 songs on them. During a new interview with Heavy Music on YouTube, McKagan addressed the long set times saying: “Man, Axl [Rose] loves – you know, I think it’s – goddammit, it’s like, what songs do you take out, you know, if you wanted to play shorter?”He continued: “Don’t get me wrong – my body would love it if we only played two-and-a-half-hours. Most bands, like, play two hours.

Guns N’ Roses have today shared a slow-burning, soaring new single called ‘The General’ – check it out below.‘The General’ is the B-side of the band’s limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single titled ‘Perhaps’, which was made available for pre-order in August.The band first performed the song live in Los Angeles last month and first teased the song back in August. The gig marked the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl.

Axl Rose has been sued for alleged violent sexual assault by a former model.The Guns N’ Roses frontman reportedly assaulted Sheila Kennedy in 1989, according to a lawsuit filed in New York’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 22). NME has reached out to Rose’s publicist for comment.In the lawsuit, Kennedy claimed that she was 26 and he was 27 when they first met at a nightclub in New York.

Guns ‘N’ Roses and their management for copyright infringement and sexual harassment allegedly perpetrated by the band’s manager Fernando Lebeis.Katarina Benzova filed a lawsuit on Saturday (November 11) which states that she worked on a freelance basis for Guns ‘N’ Roses between 2010 and 2022 across 364 concerts.Guns N’ Roses, Gundam LLC (the band’s business and holding company), Team Brazil and Lebeis are listed as the defendants in the case.The suit claims that the band and their team committed copyright infringement on Benzova’s photos “through the reproduction, public display, distribution, creation of derivative works, and holding out of Benzova’s photographs for licenses and sale to third party publications after termination of any right to do so,” and altered various photographs in order to cover infringement and falsely claim ownership of them.Benzova also alleges in the suit that Lebeis had made unwanted sexual advances towards her on numerous occasions since he began managing Guns ‘N’ Roses in 2016. The suit claims Lebeis became aggressive and hostile when Benzova repeatedly rejected him, and it even escalated to “name-calling, ridicule, demeaning remarks, humiliation, bullying, and lying.”In addition, Benzova alleges that Lebeis eventually lowered her fee without notifying her, withheld payments from her, moved her to cheaper hotels during travel, demanded she pay out of pocket for travel expenses that Team Brazil promised to cover and refused to credit her for her photos.Furthermore, she claims that her efforts to use written contracts with the band were ignored.

Paul McCartney has recalled being “amazed” when Guns N’ Roses covered his 1973 hit with Wings, ‘Live & Let Die’.The song was written for the James Bond film of the same name before it was covered by the legendary ’80s rockers two decades later and appeared on their 1991 album ‘Use Your Illusion I’.McCartney even admitted to being surprised that the cover was successful enough for it to be mistaken for a Guns N’ Roses original rather than one of his songs.Speaking on his A Life In Lyrics podcast, McCartney said: “I thought it was pretty good actually. I was more amazed that they would actually do it, this young American group.“The interesting thing was my kids would go to school and they would go, ‘My dad wrote that.’ They’d go, ‘No he didn’t, it was Guns N’ Roses,’ so nobody would ever believe them.

Guns N’Roses have debuted ‘The General’ for the first time live in Los Angeles this week (November 2). Check out the new track below.The band first teased ‘The General’ back in August, saying the track would feature on a B-side on a 7-inch vinyl version of their new single ‘Perhaps’ which was released on October 27.Check out the band giving ‘The General’ its live debut at the Hollywood Bowl in LA yesterday (November 2) below:The gig yesterday marked the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl.

Duff McKagan has shared his hopes for there being a guitar band one day that has the same impact as Guns N’Roses.In a new interview with Classic Rock, the bassist addresses the subject of rock’n’roll’s future and he reveals his view of things remains optimistic.“Man, I hope so,” he said. “I see these young people coming out to Guns show, and I’m, like, ‘Man, it’s cool you’re coming to see us, but there should be a band that’s 21 or 22 that you’re fucking losing your shit to.’ I don’t know if it’ll be the same, but I fucking hope so.”Elsewhere in the same interview, he goes into detail about his longstanding musical relationship with Iggy Pop. McKagan appeared on both the 1990 album ‘Brick By Brick’ and his most recent record, ‘Every Loser’.

Guns N’ Roses will return to Los Angeles later this year, with support coming from The Black Keys.The band will play The Hollywood Bowl on November 1 and 2; it’s the first time they’ve played in LA since 2021 and the first time they’ll have played the iconic venue.The concerts will wrap up the North American leg of the band’s world tour, with support coming from special guests The Black Keys. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (October 13) here.Two nights, one iconic venue.

Duff McKagan has shared his thoughts on the use of AI in songwriting, revealing that he has no plans to let the technology “affect my creativity”.The Guns N’ Roses bassist was speaking as part of an In Conversation livestream with author Dan Jones last week (October 4), when he opened up about the inspiration behind his new solo album ‘Lighthouse’, his ongoing struggle with panic attacks, and thoughts on the use of artificial intelligence in songwriting.Discussing how his personal life and long-running interest in history acted as inspiration for the upcoming LP, the musician and songwriter also shared his thoughts on the increasing use of AI in the industry, and confirmed he has no plans to be experimenting with the technology any time soon.“You’re gonna always have guys like me who [have] just got their middle finger up. They’re gonna just keep creating and not even pay attention to it, really,” he began.

Guns N’ Roses‘ ‘Welcome To The Jungle’.No one was hurt or injured and one officer was able to quickly avoid being struck by the car that the man – named John Hargreaves, aged 34 from Belvidere, NJ – was driving (per AP.) The incident occurred on September 20.Surveillance footage shows the moment when Hargreaves’ gold SUV rams into the police station’s squad room. He immediately exits the vehicle and puts his hands in the air as police officers direct him on where to go in order to arrest him.

Aftershock Festival is dropping into California’s capital city’s Discovery Park from Oct. 5-8 and bringing along some of the heaviest headliners in music to rock out from early Thursday through late Sunday.Just a few of the biggest acts on this year’s bill include Guns ‘N Roses, Tool, Korn, Limp Bizkit and Avenged Sevenfold.They’ll be joined by Queens of the Stone Age, Incubus, Megadeth, Dance Gavin Dance and Stone Temple Pilots.Plus, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor will be there performing solo too.That’s not all though.In total, 100 acts (!) will grace the many stages at Sacramento’s Discovery Park.And if you want to head bang with them all weekend long, it isn’t too late to grab last-minute tickets.At the time of publication, four-day general admission passes can be scooped up for as low as $261 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $77 before fees.Want to jam all long weekend long?Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Aftershock Festival.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day passes can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Guns N’ Roses have announced more dates for their North American 2023 world tour – see the full list of new dates below and buy tickets here.The North American leg of the tour began in Hershey, Pennsylvania on August 11 and runs until November when the band wrap up at Heaven & Hell Festival in Mexico City.You can see the full list of remaining dates below and get tickets for the North American shows here.SEPTEMBER 2023 17 – Atlanta, Music Midtown Festival 20 – Biloxi, Mississippi Coast Coliseum23 – Kansas City, Kauffman Stadium26 – San Antonio, Alamodome28 – Houston, Minute Maid ParkOCTOBER 20231 – San Diego, Snapdragon Stadium 6 – Indio, Power Trip Festival 8 – Sacramento, Aftershock Festival11 – Phoenix, Chase Field 14 – Seattle, Climate Pledge Arena16 – Vancouver, BC Place 19 – Edmonton, Rogers Place 22 – Nampa, Ford Arena 24 – Salt Lake City, Delta Center 27 – Denver, Ball ArenaNOVEMBER 20235 – Mexico City, Hell & Heaven Festival In other Guns N’ Roses news, Slash’s Les Paul Hunter Burst guitar, which was used to write Guns N’ Roses’ iconic debut album ‘Appetite For Destruction’, is being auctioned for $1million (£796,105) later this month.The guitar, which Slash also performed with onstage in 1985-86, was eventually sold in July 1986 and has since been exhibited at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.He picked it up from Guitars R Us and it has been retrofitted with Seymour Duncans, according to the listing.

Slash‘s Les Paul guitar the ‘Hunter Burst’, which was used to write Guns N’ Roses‘ iconic debut album ‘Appetite For Destruction’, is being auctioned for $1million (£796,105).The guitar, which Slash also performed with onstage in 1985-86, was eventually sold in July 1986 and has since been exhibited at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.He picked it up from Guitars R Us and it has been retrofitted with Seymour Duncans, according to the listing. The guitar also comes with various documents of provenance and certificates of authenticity.Bidding on Slash’s guitar ends on September 22, and you can find the listing for which here.4 sale by Auction: Guns N' Roses Slash First Owned Les Paul "Hunter Burst" Guitarthe guitar that “Saved Rock and Roll.” https://t.co/C43YVyhAQ5 pic.twitter.com/X6DASDneCC— 白兎 JimMac (@mcreefa) September 2, 2023Meanwhile, Slash recently said he doesn’t see a Guns N’ Roses biopic happening anytime soon.In an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, the legendary guitarist was asked if he liked the idea of creating a biopic, where he responded: “I just don’t see it happening anytime in the foreseeable future.”He continued: “It doesn’t mean that it won’t happen ever, because who knows? I can only think down the line so far.

Chrissi Hynde teamed up with Guns N’ Roses last night (August 21) during the band’s live show in Boston.The Pretenders frontwoman joined the band to perform the harmonica on the ‘Use Your Illusion I’ track ‘Bad Obsession’ at Fenway Park. You can view footage below.It comes after the band recently released their new single ‘Perhaps’ which the band once again performed last night after they recently showcased it live at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh, last Friday (August 18).The band previously teamed up with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl for ‘Paradise City’ at the close of their set at Glastonbury earlier this summer.Grohl also teamed up with Hynde’s band during their set at Glastonbury that same weekend as did Johnny Mar for a performance which also saw Paul McCartney watching from the side of the stage.Meanwhile, Guns N’ Roses recently announced another new song entitled ‘The General’, which is set to arrive later this year.The track is set to feature as a B-side on a 7-inch vinyl version of ‘Perhaps’ which is due for release on October 27.

Guns N’ Roses have announced another new song entitled ‘The General’, which is set to arrive later this year.The track is set to feature as a B-side on a 7-inch vinyl version of their new single ‘Perhaps’ which is due for release on October 27. Pre-orders are available here.Like ‘Perhaps’, ‘The General’ is taken from the band’s ‘Chinese Democracy’ era and marks the band’s first release since the four-song EP ‘Hard Skool’, which arrived back in February of last year.Meanwhile, Guns N’ Roses performed ‘Perhaps’ for the first time live on the same day the single was released at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh, last Friday (August 18).

Guns N’ Roses have performed their new single ‘Perhaps’ for the first time.The band performed the track following its release on Friday (August 18) at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh. You can view footage below.“Forgive me if I don’t run around and try to project as much because I’m gonna try to figure out how to fucking sing it live,” frontman Axl Rose said as he introduced the track.

Guns N’ Roses have finally released their long-teased and recently delayed single ‘Perhaps’ – check it out below.‘Perhaps’ was reportedly set for release last week (August 11), but was delayed due to reasons unknown at the time of publishing. Prior to its delay, a link briefly appeared on the Universal Music website, allowing eager fans to pre-save the track on Spotify and Apple Music.However, fans were then able to hear it through an accidental leak at bars in America the following day (August 12).

Guns N’ Roses‘ upcoming single ‘Perhaps’ has been leaked by digital jukeboxes in bars across the United States.‘Perhaps’ was reportedly set for release last week (August 11), but was delayed due to reasons unknown at the time of publishing. Prior to its delay, a link briefly appeared on the Universal Music website, allowing eager fans to pre-save the track on Spotify and Apple Music.The band had not confirmed the release of the track.Even though ‘Perhaps’ did not release on August 11, fans were still able to hear it through an accidental leak at bars in America the following day (August 12).

Guns N’ Roses for one night only.The legendary rockers are set to perform at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium with special guest The Pretenders on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m.And if you haven’t secured your tickets yet, now is a better time than ever.Since our team last wrote about the GNR tour, prices have dropped.At the time of publication, the lowest price on tickets is now $32 before fees on Vivid Seats.Lower-level ticket prices aren’t that bad either coming in at $51 before fees.By our estimation, that’s a steal to catch Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band live.Want to hear “Paradise City,” “Welcome To The Jungle,” “November Rain,” “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and so many more hits live?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know about Guns N’ Roses’ MetLife gig below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best ticket prices by section for Guns N’ Roses Aug.

Guns N’ Roses are reportedly set to release the previously-unreleased single ‘Perhaps’ later this week.The track is taken from the band’s ‘Chinese Democracy’ era and is set to be officially released on all streaming platforms this Friday (August 11).At time of writing, there have been no official announcements from the band about the upcoming track, however, a link briefly appeared on the Universal Music website, allowing eager fans to pre-save the track on Spotify and Apple Music.When the track arrives, it will mark the rock veterans’ first release since the four-song EP ‘Hard Skool’, which arrived back in February of last year. The release was exclusively available on the band’s official store and contained two new tracks they released the year prior – ‘Absurd’ and ‘Hard Skool’ – as well as live versions of ‘Don’t Cry’ and ‘You’re Crazy’.Like the title track from the EP, ‘Perhaps’ was also written and recorded during the sessions for Guns N’ Roses’ last full-length album, ‘Chinese Democracy’, which arrived back in 2008.

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Slash has said he doesn’t see a Guns N’ Roses biopic happening anytime soon.In an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Slash was asked if he liked the idea of creating a Guns N’ Roses biopic, where he responded: “I just don’t see it happening anytime in the foreseeable future.”He continued: “It doesn’t mean that it won’t happen ever, because who knows? I can only think down the line so far. But I’ve never been able to envision how you’re gonna get… I mean it’s one thing to try and find actors to represent the people in the band, but the other thing is all sort of theatrical depictions of life in the music scene and the everyday life of musicians and all that kinda stuff.”A post shared by Guns N' Roses (@gunsnroses)The guitarist went on to explain that the majority of band biopics tend to be “fabricated, over-exaggerated bullshit”.He added: “It’s very rare that you see a movie that actually feels genuine.

Axl Rose, with the Guns N’ Roses frontman looking less than impressed.The moment happened after the podcaster bumped into rock royalty while at a restaurant in Greece. After approaching Rose for a selfie, the final result has amused fans and led to a wave of comments poking fun at Rogan.Sharing the image on his social media, he posted the picture along with an onstage video of Guns N’ Roses’ performing in Athens over the weekend (Saturday, July 22).“Was in Greece on vacation and randomly ran into Axl Rose at a restaurant,” he wrote in the caption.

Axl Rose led a whole stadium in singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to his Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash in honour of him turning 58.During their show at the Olympic Stadium of Athens, Greece on July 22, Rose sang the traditional song to Slash while the crowd, made up of 50,000 fans, joined in.Slash expressed his gratitude on Twitter after the show with a tweet that read: “Thank you Athens for a fantastic last night of the European tour! You were no less than incredible! It was a perfect send off that we’ll always remember, cheers!”Let’s hear it for the one and only, legendary Slash! Happy F’N’ birthday

Guns N’ Roses‘ longtime production manager Tom Mayhue has confirmed that a new single by the band is set to drop “any day now”.Mayhue discussed the band’s plans for new music ahead of the band’s show in Paris (July 13), and stated that Axl Rose and co have already finished recording some new material.He also noted that the band will most likely hit the studio to write even more later this year – most likely in the middle of October once they have wrapped up the final shows of their world tour.“I know that the band’s gonna start working on new music. They’ve got a bunch of stuff recorded already.

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash makes an appearance on the Barbie soundtrack.At the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday (July 9), Mark Ronson, who co-wrote the track ‘I’m Just Ken’ with Andrew Wyatt for the soundtrack, confirmed Slash plays guitar on the song.Speaking to Variety, Ronson described Slash as his “all-time hero”, adding: “I sent him the song and he was like, ‘This is a good song… cool, I’ll play on it.’ He kills it, he plays the solo at the end and the rhythm parts. It’s wonderful.”You can check out a clip of the track, sung by Ryan Gosling’s Ken, below.Ronson also described the process of working with Gosling, who he said was “psyched and satisfied” with the final product.“We hadn’t met before, we just went into the studio and talked about music,” Ronson said.

“Welcome To My Jungle” (BenBella). “Then with the moth hovering in the corner of the room, Axl pulled the trigger, and… BOOM!”Duswalt still can’t believe it.