On January 20, guitarist Bumblefoot talked about a possible theater tour taking place in February. Guns N' Roses later announced shows in United States.[1]
The shows themselves varied considerably in comparison to the Chinese Democracy Tour. All of the North American shows took place in smaller-scale clubs, rather than a large arena or stadium. All pyrotechnics were removed from the shows.[2]
The European leg of the tour began approximately one month after the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The circumstance regarding a new album were unknown, however lead guitarist DJ Ashba stated that the band had many demos recorded, and were planning on discussing 'how they are going to create the best album possible.' [3]
On June 24, guitarist Richard Fortus gave an interview to the French music site, Rock N' Live, in which he revealed that the band would not tour more that year, but would rather go into the studio to work on the next album by the end of the year. "Right now I'm very focused on Guns N' Roses. We are preparing ourselves to return to the studio, so that is why I want to stay focused. That's all that I think by the end of the year."[4]
Line upEdit
The band line-up remained approximately the same since the 2008 release of Chinese Democracy. Co-founder Axl Rose fronted the band, which also included long-term keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman. Newcomer DJ Ashba and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal were lead guitarists, while the rhythm section consisted of Richard Fortus on rhythm guitar, Tommy Stinson on bass and drummer Frank Ferrer.[5]
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Up Close and Personal Tour was a 2012 North American and European concert tour by hard rock band Guns N Roses Up Close and Personal TourTour by Guns N RosesLocationNorth AmericaEuropeMiddle EastStart dateFebruary 10 2012End dateJuly 22 2012Legs2No of shows49Guns N Roses concert chronologyChinese Democracy Tour 2001 2002 2006 2007 2009 2011 Up Close and Personal Tour 2012 Appetite for Democracy Tour 2012 2014 Contents 1 Background 2 Line up 3 Support acts 4 Tour dates 4 1 Box office score data 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesBackground EditOn January 20 guitarist Bumblefoot talked about a possible theater tour taking place in February Guns N Roses later announced shows in United States 1 The shows themselves varied considerably in comparison to the Chinese Democracy Tour All of the North American shows took place in smaller scale clubs rather than a large arena or stadium All pyrotechnics were removed from the shows 2 The European leg of the tour began approximately one month after the band s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The circumstance regarding a new album were unknown however lead guitarist DJ Ashba stated that the band had many demos recorded and were planning on discussing how they are going to create the best album possible 3 On June 24 guitarist Richard Fortus gave an interview to the French music site Rock N Live in which he revealed that the band would not tour more that year but would rather go into the studio to work on the next album by the end of the year Right now I m very focused on Guns N Roses We are preparing ourselves to return to the studio so that is why I want to stay focused That s all that I think by the end of the year 4 Line up EditThe band line up remained approximately the same since the 2008 release of Chinese Democracy Co founder Axl Rose fronted the band which also included long term keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman Newcomer DJ Ashba and Ron Bumblefoot Thal were lead guitarists while the rhythm section consisted of Richard Fortus on rhythm guitar Tommy Stinson on bass and drummer Frank Ferrer 5 Support acts EditDick Manitoba February 10 Chelsea Smiles February 12 Toilet Boys February 15 Electric Sun February 19 February 23 Sponge February 21 The Last Vegas February 24 February 27 Fall of Envy March 3 Bob Lee Rodgers March 5 Falling In Reverse March 9 Goldsboro March 11 March 12 Thin Lizzy May 17 June 1 Vengeance and The Panther Queen May 17 Black Spiders May 19 Rival Sons June 8 June 22 Within Temptation June 22 Sebastian Bach June 22 Killswitch Engage June 22 Black Stone Cherry June 22 Soulfly June 22 Ugly Kid Joe May 22 July 3 AxeWound June 22 Cancer Bats June 22 No One is Innocent June 10 19 The Cult June 29 The Darkness July 22 Tour dates EditDate City Country VenueNorth AmericaFebruary 10 2012 New York City United States Roseland BallroomFebruary 12 2012 Terminal 5February 15 2012 The Ritz Webster HallFebruary 16 2012 Hiro BallroomFebruary 19 2012 Chicago House of BluesFebruary 21 2012 Detroit The Fillmore DetroitFebruary 23 2012 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver SpringFebruary 24 2012 Atlantic City House of BluesFebruary 27 2012 Philadelphia Electric FactoryMarch 1 2012 Atlanta The TabernacleMarch 3 2012 Orlando House of BluesMarch 5 2012 Miami Jackie Gleason TheaterMarch 9 2012 Los Angeles Hollywood PalladiumMarch 11 2012 The WilternMarch 12 2012 House of Blues Los AngelesEuropeMay 11 2012 Moscow Russia Stadium Live ClubMay 12 2012May 17 2012 Dublin Ireland The O2May 19 2012 Nottingham England Capital FM ArenaMay 20 2012 Liverpool Echo Arena LiverpoolMay 23 2012 Newcastle Metro Radio ArenaMay 25 2012 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference CentreMay 26 2012 Birmingham England LG ArenaMay 29 2012 Manchester Manchester ArenaMay 31 2012 London The O2 ArenaJune 1 2012June 4 2012 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam AhoyJune 5 2012 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris BercyJune 8 2012 Monchengladbach Germany Warsteiner HockeyParkJune 10 2012 Lyon France Halle Tony GarnierJune 11 2012 Strasbourg Zenith de StrasbourgJune 14 2012 Toulouse Zenith de ToulouseJune 16 2012 A Clisson Val de MoineJune 18 2012 Montpellier Park amp Suites ArenaJune 19 2012 Toulon Zenith Omega de ToulonJune 22 2012 B Milan Italy FieramilanoJune 24 2012 C Dessel Belgium Festivalpark SteneheiJune 27 2012 Basel Switzerland St JakobshalleJune 29 2012 D Graz Austria Schwarzl FreizeitzentrumJuly 1 2012 E Bucharest Romania Romexpo ArenaMiddle EastJuly 3 2012 Tel Aviv Israel Yarkon ParkEuropeJuly 6 2012 F Istanbul Turkey ParkormanJuly 8 2012 G Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski National StadiumJuly 11 2012 Rybnik Poland Rybnik Municipal StadiumJuly 13 2012 H Piestany Slovakia Piestany AirportJuly 15 2012 I Novi Sad Serbia Petrovaradin FortressJuly 17 2012 Split Croatia Spaladium ArenaJuly 20 2012 J Benicassim Spain Benicassim Festival GroundsJuly 22 2012 Palma Son FusteretFestivals and other miscellaneous performances A This concert was a part of Hellfest B This concert was a part of Gods of Metal C This concert was a part of Graspop Metal Meeting D This concert was a part of Seerock Festival E This concert was a part of Tuborg GreenFest F This concert was a part of Unirock Open Air Festival G This concert was a part of Sofia Rocks H This concert was a part of Topfest I This concert was a part of Exit Festival J This concert was a part of Festival Internacional de Benicassim Box office score data Edit Venue City Tickets sold available Gross revenueThe O2 London 18 901 27 817 68 1 357 820 6 Manchester Arena Manchester 5 877 7 205 82 406 274Personnel EditAxl Rose lead vocals piano tambourine Dizzy Reed keyboards piano percussion backing vocals Tommy Stinson bass backing vocals lead vocals DJ Ashba lead guitar rhythm guitar snare drum Ron Bumblefoot Thal lead guitar rhythm guitar acoustic guitar backing vocals Richard Fortus rhythm guitar lead guitar slide guitar acoustic guitar backing vocals Chris Pitman keyboards synthesizer samples tambourine backing vocals Frank Ferrer drums tambourineReferences Edit Jarmo Luukkonen Here Today Gone To Hell An unofficial Guns N Roses site Tour Dates Setlists amp Reviews Heretodaygonetohell com Retrieved March 27 2012 Guns N Roses locked and loaded at Fillmore show The Detroit News detroitnews com February 22 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 DJ Ashba On GN R Future The Sky s The Limit News Ultimate guitar com March 19 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 Exclusive interwiew with Richard Fortus of Guns N Roses and The Compulsions Rock N Live June 23 2012 Archived from the original on January 16 2013 Retrieved June 25 2012 New Guns N Roses NEWS Newgnr com Retrieved March 27 2012 Billboard Boxscore Billboard June 23 2012 Archived from the original on June 18 2012 Retrieved June 23 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Up Close and Personal Tour Guns N 27 Roses amp oldid 1168276439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
