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]
Appetite for Democracy Poster for the November 21st show at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Location Start date October 31, 2012 End date June 7, 2014 Legs 7 No. of shows42
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
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Date
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
October 31 – November 18, 2012
25,975 / 29,490 (88%)
$2,394,371[ 15]
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)
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^ Red Hot Chili Peppers Unplugged at Super Bowl: Axl Rose Weighs In
^ "Guns N' Roses to headline Rocklahoma music festival" . USA Today . February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ "Guns N' Roses Added To Governors Ball Fest Lineup" . Billboard. February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "2014 show" . Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-06-17 .
^ "2014 Rock on the Range – Where Rock Lives" . Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-06-17 .
^ "Jakarta Show Postponed Until Tomorrow & Venue Moved" . Guns N' Roses. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013 .
^ Heaven and hell fest cancelled
^ Sources for Billboard Boxscore for September 28, 2011 – October 23, 2011: