Appetite For Distortion with Brando

10/26/2025

: October 26th, 2000 - MTV News reports Guns N' Roses, with a new lineup, will play their first concert in 8 years at Rock in Rio 3.
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Guns N' Roses To Play Rock In Rio

It's been a long time coming, but the new Guns N' Roses is ready to rage in front of a live audience.

Roberto Medina, head of the Rock in Rio festival, told Brazil's Globo television network on Wednesday that reclusive GN'R frontman Axl Rose has agreed to play the massive South America event Rock in Rio 3 in January with his new lineup.

A source close to the production confirmed the band's appearance is written in stone -- or at least as close as possible, given the no-show nature of the mercurial Rose.

Backing up Rose, the only remaining original GN'R member, are the previously announced new members -- bassist Tommy Stinson, guitarist Paul Tobias (formerly known as Paul Huge), keyboardist Dizzy Reed and guitarist Buckethead, as well as the band's latest addition, former Primus drummer Brain, who has replaced Josh Freese, the source said.

The source added that guitarist Robin Finck, who previously left the group to rejoin Nine Inch Nails, is also on board for the show.
Guns N' Roses' record label, Interscope, could neither confirm nor deny the news, and the label was unable to contact the band's management for comment.

The band is scheduled to perform the closing set on January 14, the third day of the festival, which runs for seven days in two segments from January 12 to 21. Roughly 100 acts are expected to play the event, including Beck, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Silverchair, Iron Maiden, 'NSYNC, Britney Spears and Foo Fighters.

GN'R has yet to turn up on the list of confirmed acts for Rock in Rio 3 that has been posted by organizers on the event's official Web site. However, the Rock in Rio camp did take to the site this week to announce that the Dave Matthews Band and Five have been added to the festival lineup.

GN'R has been working on what appears to be a never-ending project, "Chinese Democracy," for the past five years, most recently with producer Roy Thomas Baker. The current status of the album is not known.

Rose performed live for the first time in seven years when he sat in with former bandmate Gilby Clarke at an L.A.-area club in June.

10/25/2025

CKY's Jess Margera gives his thoughts on Axl's recent on-stage "tantrum."

While he didn't see the viral moment, Jess shares his professional insight using inner-ear monitors and experience touring with Guns N' Roses.

Full new interview with the CKY drummer now available.

10/25/2025

: October 25th, 1987 - Guns N' Roses rock The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY.

The band was paid $2,000 for their performance.

Setlist:
It's So Easy
Out Ta Get Me
Move to the City
Sweet Child O' Mine
My Michelle
Welcome to the Jungle
Nightrain
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
You're Crazy
Paradise City

10/25/2025

Slash has said Guns N' Roses are unlikely to play the Sphere in Las Vegas but will the US next year.

Where's a dream venue for you to see GN'R? Anywhere on the planet.

(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power Trip)

10/24/2025

NEW! Ep. 537 - Jess Margera, CKY

CKY are back with their first new single in 7 years, "Can't Stop Running." Band co-founder and drummer Jess Margera returns to the podcast to talk new music, balancing tour life with fatherhood, thoughts on Axl's recent inner-ear monitor drama, and more stories from the infamous 2002 tour with Guns N' Roses.

CKY are back with their first new single in 7 years, "Can't Stop Running." Band co-founder and drummer Jess Margera returns to the podcast to talk new music,...

10/24/2025

Count me in! 🤘🏻😁

Guns N' Roses have toured internationally this year, but haven't played the US since 2023. Slash says the band is "definitely doing a US run next year."

10/24/2025

: October 24th, 1987 - Guns N' Roses make their TV debut on MTV's Headbangers Ball. They would famously destroy the set, per request by the host.

10/24/2025

: October 24, 2012 - Promoting the "Appetite for Democracy" Las Vegas Residency, Axl Rose appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Here's his classic Halloween Tree story. 🎃🎄

10/23/2025

: October 23, 2008 - Slash Comments On 'Chinese Democracy' Single

Former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash was interviewed earlier today by Toucher and Rich of the Boston radio station WBCN 104.1 FM. During the course of the interview, Slash had an opportunity to check out the new Guns N' Roses single "Chinese Democracy" for the first time and was asked to offer his opinion on what he heard. "That sounds cool," Slash replied, before adding, "It's good to hear [Axl Rose's] voice, you know?!"
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Nowadays, Slash plays the song live on stage with Axl. Who would have thought? 😄

10/23/2025

6 years ago today I had the awesome CM Punk in-studio. Told a great story about seeing Guns N' Roses in Chicago with fellow WWE wrestlers Sami Zayn and Cliff Compton. In another episode, Cliff shared more from that night. Links in comments.

10/23/2025

: October 23rd, 2013 - Slash sat down for an interview with the late n' great Larry King.

When asked about a Guns N' Roses reunion, Slash said "That's the $64,000 question. But it's not something that any of us have reached out to each other and said that we wanted to do thus far. So, rather than be a pessimist and say, 'No, it'll never happen,' it's not like I'm harboring a lot of resentment. But it's not something that we're all thinking about doing. So if it happens one day, it happens. If it doesn't, I don't think anybody's, you know, losing any sleep over it."

3 years later Slash and Axl would reunite 🥰

10/23/2025

This post is dedicated to all the Guns N' F*ckin' Roses fans who stuck with us through all the f*cking sh*t.

And to all those opposed...hmm...well... 🥊