Appetite for Democracy (Tour)

2012–14 concert tour by Guns N' Roses

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

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

Box office score data

Setlists

2012 setlists

2013 setlists

2014 setlists

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, backing vocals, snare drum on "Madagascar"
• Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on "Patience", backing vocals, occasional lead vocals.
• Richard Fortus – lead and rhythm 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:
    • "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
    • "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
    • "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.