Guns N’ Roses announce massive Australian stadium tour in November 2021

US rock icons Guns N’ Roses are set to play to more than 250,000 Australian fans in packed stadiums, in the first mega music tour to be announced since the COVID pandemic began.

Guns N’Roses will rock Australia next year in the first stadium tour to be announced since COVID-19 ravaged the music industry.

The US rock icons will play dates in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast in November 2021, with tickets on sale next Thursday, November 26.

Still featuring key members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, Guns N’ Roses are set to play to more than 250,000 fans on their first Australian tour since 2017.

Promoter Paul Dainty said the venues would not have reduced capacities, as many gigs were currently obliged to operate under, but would be COVID-safe.

“I hope this will kickstart international touring in Australia,” Dainty said.

“Australia is leading the way in terms of coming out of COVID, with the way the federal and state governments have managed this across the country. We’re the envy of the rest of the world right now and entertainment is a global business.

Stadiums are not expecting to face reduced capacities for the November 2021 tour.

“Guns N’Roses playing stadiums sends a message that live touring on this scale is back, people will see that Australia is open.

“The fans should be happy and the people who make a living off live events should be happy. All the road crews, sound and lighting, hotels, travel agents, catering … they’ve all had no work since the pandemic started.”

Guns N’Roses will play Gold Coast’s Metricon Stadium on November 6, Adelaide Oval on November 9, the MCG on November 11, ANZ Stadium Sydney on November 14, Suncorp Stadium Brisbane on November 16 and Optus Stadium in Perth on November 24.

Original band members Axl Rose and Slash are still part of the line-up.

A Telstra Plus members presale starts Monday, with general on sale next Thursday November 26.

Dainty is hoping by next November the two-week quarantine for international visitors will be dropped.

“Obviously that will be dependent on the rules and regulations of the time. We’re operating on being very confident we’ll be in a different world by next year. We thought about it long and hard, it’s a big financial endeavour to sign up a major act for a tour.

“We’ve worked diligently with the venues, it’ll be very COVID-safe and compliant with all the regulations that exist.

“The concerts are 85 per cent seated, with a standing area down the front. That’s a good way to return to touring when you’ve got controlled reserved seating in stadium.”

The concerts will be 85 per cent seated, with standing room at the front.

The dates for November have been navigated around sporting events and to take advantage of summer weather.

Dainty is tentatively working on international tours for as early as July next year.

The 2021 tour be a different show from their 2017 visit, with the band due to start COVID rescheduled dates in Europe and North America in June before heading to Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Dainty, who put a Tina Arena tour for May next year on sale this week, said Australian music fans are waiting to return to large events.

“Tina is selling well, there’s no question people are waiting to get back to live concerts.”

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