Appetite for Democracy (Tour) explained

Concert Tour Name:	Appetite for Democracy
Artist:	Guns N' Roses
Start Date:	October 31, 2012
End Date:	June 7, 2014
Number Of Legs:	7
Number Of Shows:	42
Last Tour:	Up Close and Personal Tour (2012)
This Tour:	Appetite for Democracy (2012–2014)
Next Tour:	Not in This Lifetime... Tour (2016–2019)

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

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
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	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	Melbourne		Sidney Myer Music Bowl
March 20, 2013	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Asia
March 24, 2013	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	Pryor Creek	United States	Pryor Creek Festival Grounds
May 26, 2013	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	New York City		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	Brazil	Centro de Eventos do Ceará
North America
April 23, 2014	Los Angeles	United States	Club Nokia
May 13, 2014	Bethlehem		Sands Bethlehem Event Center
May 16, 2014	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

This concert was a part of "Tommy Hilfiger's Secret Party"

This concert was a part of "2013 Malaysian Grand Prix After Party"

This concert was a part of the "Rocklahoma"^[9]

This concert was a part of the "River City Rock Fest"

This concert was a part of the "Governors Ball Music Festival"^[10]

This concert was part of the Revolver Golden Gods awards.^[11]

This concert was a part of "Rock on the Range"^[12]

This concert was recorded in 3D, and released on Blu-Ray in 2014.

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

<	--Date-->	<	--City, (State or Country)-->	<	--Venue-->	<	--Reason/Additional Info-->
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

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)

Notes and References

Web site: Guns N' Roses to Take Over Las Vegas With 'Appetite for Democracy' Residency . Rolling Stone . August 13, 2012 . August 17, 2012.
Web site: Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Democracy . The Joint, Las Vegas . August 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121122235253/http://thejointlasvegas.com/Home/Events/Event-Details.aspx?id=235 . November 22, 2012 . dead .
Web site: Guns N' Roses To Launch Appetite for Democracy On Halloween . Anti Music . August 14, 2012 . August 17, 2012.
Web site: Guns N' Roses brings Appetite for Democracy to Las Vegas . Ticket News . August 17, 2012 . August 17, 2012.
Web site: Guns N' Roses signs for series of Hard Rock concerts . Las Vegas Review Journal . August 13, 2012 . August 17, 2012.
Web site: Guns N' Roses Announces Fall Las Vegas Residency . Billboard . August 13, 2012 . August 17, 2012.
Web site: Guns N' Roses heading to Vegas . London Free Press . August 13, 2012 . August 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170630040700/http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/08/13/20098716-wenn-story.html . June 30, 2017 . dead .
http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/super-bowl-2014/5893962/red-hot-chili-peppers-unplugged-at-super-bowl-axl-rose Red Hot Chili Peppers Unplugged at Super Bowl: Axl Rose Weighs In
Web site: Guns N' Roses to headline Rocklahoma music festival . USA Today . February 13, 2013 . February 15, 2013.
Web site: Guns N' Roses Added To Governors Ball Fest Lineup . Billboard . February 7, 2013 . February 13, 2013.
Web site: 2014 show . 2014-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704234952/http://www.revolvermag.com/goldengods2014/2014-show/ . 2014-07-04 . dead .
Web site: 2014 Rock on the Range Where Rock Lives. 2014-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517185017/http://www.rockontherange.com/2014lineup.html. 2014-05-17. dead.
Web site: Jakarta Show Postponed Until Tomorrow & Venue Moved . Guns N' Roses . 15 December 2012 . 15 February 2013.
http://eddietrunk.com/mexicos-heaven-and-hell-fest-2014-canceled-statement-released/ Heaven and hell fest cancelled
Sources for Billboard Boxscore for September 28, 2011 – October 23, 2011:
- Billboard Boxscore . 16 October 2012 . Billboard . 16 November 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025072909/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . 25 October 2012.
- Billboard Boxscore . 16 October 2012 . Billboard . 16 November 2012 .
- Billboard Boxscore . 21 October 2012 . Billboard . 21 November 2012 .