Guns N' Roses Announce 2025 Tour Dates

Guns N’ Roses will embark on a sprawling world tour in 2025.

The newly announced trek — given the title Because What You Want and What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things — kicks off on May 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the band's first performance in that country. From there, GNR will wind their way through such major cities as Istanbul, Barcelona and London.

The tour, which will find the band headlining stadiums and festivals, is currently scheduled to wrap on July 31 with a performance at Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. The full list of dates can be found below.

Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter will trade opening duties on select dates. Tickets for all non-festival shows go on sale through Guns N' Roses' Nightrain fan club on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 9AM local time.

When Was Guns N’ Roses’ Last Tour?

After touring extensively from 2021 to 2023, Guns N’ Roses took a break from the road in 2024.

“I think for me, I know I had to rest — I had to rest my body,” bassist Duff McKagan explained in a recent interview with Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk. “A lot of hours on stage. A lot of traveling. And I've gotta listen to my body these days. I've gotta listen. So I had to rest. I think we all need to rest. Slash, he'll go out and tour, like, four weeks later [with one of his projects] and do it all over again. I'm, like, 'Okay, dude. More power to you. I'm gonna go to Hawaii. I'm going to Hawaii, man.’"

GNR’s members still found plenty of ways to stay active during their break. McKagan toured behind his Lighthouse solo LP and released a new live album, while Slash released and toured behind his second solo effort, Orgy of the Damned. Meanwhile, Axl Rose collaborated with other artists, covering UFO's “Love to Love” with Michael Schenker and making a surprise appearance alongside Billy Joel at the Piano Man’s final Madison Square Garden residency show.

Guns N' Roses, Because What You Want and What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things 2025 World Tour
May 23 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia @ Kingdom Arena
May 27 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates @ Etihad Arena
May 30 - Shekvetili, Georgia @ Shekvetili Park
June 2 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Tupras Stadyumu
June 6 - Coimbra, Portugal @ Estadio Cidade de Coimbra
June 9 - Barcelona, Spain @ Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
June 12 - Florence, Italy @ Firenze Rocks
June 15 - Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic @ Rock for People
June 18 - Dusseldorf, Germany @ Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 20 - Munich, Germany @ Allianz Arena
June 23 - Birmingham, U.K. @ Villa Park
June 26 - London, U.K. @ Wembley Stadium
June 29 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Eskelunden
July 2 - Trondheim, Norway @ Granasen Ski Centre
July 4 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Strawberry Arena
July 7 - Tampere, Finland @ Ratina Stadium
July 10 - Kaunas, Lithuania @ Darius and Girenas Stadium
July 12 - Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
July 15 - Budapest, Hungary @ Ferenc Puskas Stadium
July 18 - Belgrade, Serbia @ USCE Park
July 21 - Sofia, Bulgaria @ Vasil Levski Stadium
July 24 - Vienna, Austria @ Ernst Happel Stadium
July 28 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg @ Luxembourg Open Air
July 31 - Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air