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GUNS N’ ROSES Announce Massive ‘Not in This Lifetime’ Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 1, 2016
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The reunited Guns N' Roses have officially mapped out their 20-date, stadium-invading Not in This Lifetime Tour. Marc Canter/The Hell Gate/Corbis

The reunited Guns N’ Roses have officially mapped out their 20-date, stadium-invading Not in This Lifetime Tour. Marc Canter/The Hell Gate/Corbis

With GUNS N’ ROSES “classic lineup” set to embark on their reunion run tonight, Friday 1st April, with an intimate gig at Los Angeles’ Troubadour, the group – featuring Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and other unspecified band members – have announced their Not in This Lifetime Tour, issued Rollingstone.com. The stadium-invading tour’s name winks on the widely held belief by GNR fans that Rose and Slash would never perform together again.

After an April filled with the Troubadour gig, Las Vegas and Mexico City concerts and a pair of headlining Coachella slots, Guns N’ Roses will reconvene starting June 23rd for a tour-launching concert at Detroit’s Ford Field. As it stands now, the trek will stretch across two months and 20 cities, eventually culminating with an August 22nd gig at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. A date for a previously announced St. Louis show has yet to be announced.

Nighttrain fan club tickets for the Not in This Lifetime tour will go on sale starting April 2nd, with a Facebook pre-sale to follow April 7th. General on-sale begins April 8th at Ticketmaster.

Guns N’ Roses’ Not in This Lifetime Tour DatesJune 23 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
June 26 – Washington, DC @ FEDEXFIELD
June 29 – Kansas City, MO @ Arrowhead Stadium
July 1 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
July 6 – Cincinnati, OH @ Paul Brown Stadium
July 9 – Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
July 12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Field
July 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
July 16 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
July 19 – Foxboro, MA @ Gillette Stadium
July 23 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
July 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Georgia Dome
July 29 – Orlando, FL @ Citrus Bowl
July 31 – New Orleans, LA @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome
August 3 – Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
August 5 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
August 9 – San Francisco, CA @ AT&T Park
August 12 – Seattle, WA @ CenturyLink Field
August 15 – Glendale, AZ @ University of Phoenix Stadium
August 22 – San Diego, CA @ Qualcomm Stadium

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES – Feat. Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper And Joe Perry – Announce First Live Dates

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 12, 2015
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According to Rollingstone.com, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, the supergroup featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, have announced their first live dates, set for next month. Rounding out the lineup will be former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum, both of whom also play in the supergroup Velvet Revolver.

The name HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES references a loose collective of rockers, including Cooper, John Lennon, Harry Nilsson and Keith Moon, who got together in the early Seventies and drink on the Sunset Strip at the Rainbow. Cooper’s crew – which is issuing its debut album, Hollywood Vampires, on September 11th – plans on keeping true to its moniker’s origins.

The first Hollywood Vampires concerts will take place at the fabled Sunset Strip outpost the Roxy on September 16th and 17th. It will be the group’s only U.S. show. Cooper guitarist Tommy Henriksen will also be playing at the show as will bassist Bruce Witkin, who played with Depp in a band called the Kids. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday via Ticketfly.

The group has also planned an appearance in Brazil on September 24th as part of the Rock in Rio festival. Prior to that show, the band will be meeting with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to help fit 150 people in need with hearing aids and bring some of the fans to the show so they can hear music for the first time.

As for the Vampires’ music, the crew plays a mix of cover songs by members of the original Hollywood vampires, including the Who’s “My Generation,” the Doors’ “Five to One” and “Break on Through,” Nilsson’s “Jump Into the Fire,” Lennon’s “Cold Turkey” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression,” among others, along with some original tunes. Their debut album will feature a number of notable special guests, including Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Slash, Joe Walsh and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson. Video of the group’s star-studded recording sessions can be seen here, with artist proceeds from the album going to the charity MusiCares.

 

DUFF MCKAGAN: Joins GUNS N’ ROSES For First Shows Since 1997; Footage Available

Posted by aliblackdiamond on April 8, 2014
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Source: Ultimateclassicrock.com

Duff McKagan returned to GUNS N’ ROSES on 6th April, playing the first of five concerts in South America while regular GNR bassist Tommy Stinson prepares for his own reunion with the Replacements.

Axl Rose, giving a tongue-in-cheek welcome for a collaborator who worked with GNR from 1985–1997, asked fans at Estadio Ferrocarril Oeste in Buenos Aires, Argentina to give “a hearty welcome to the new guy, Mr. Duff McKagan.”

McKagan was featured on vocals during a cover of the Misfits‘ ‘Attitude,’ and the Stooges‘ ‘Raw Power’ over the course of a set that also included familiar cuts from his earlier tenure like ‘Welcome to the Jungle,’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine,’ ‘November Rain,’ ‘Used to Love Her’ and, as part of the encore, ‘Patience’ and ‘Paradise City.’ Ironically, he’d last played on stage as a member of Guns N’ Roses in Argentina, nearly two decades back.

“It’s pretty great to play these songs again,” McKagan said in a statement. “And l’m looking forward to playing some gigs with my pal again. South America is always a radical place for rock ‘n’ roll … and I’m honored to be doing this thing, in that place.”

McKagan will also appear in Guns N’ Roses show set for April 9 at Asuncion, Paraguay, April 12 at La Paz, Bolivia, April 15 at Recife, Brazil on April 15 and April 17 at Fortaleza, Brazil. He had previously joined Rose on stage for a few songs in 2010 and 2011 before rumors started swirling last week about these new shows.

 

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GUNS N’ROSES: Duff McKagan’s Return Confirmed

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 2, 2014
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According to Classic Rock Magazine, GUNS N’ROSES have confirmed that classic era bassist Duff McKagan will return to his old job for five shows starting this weekend.

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He’d sparked speculation on Sunday after tweeting a picture of a setlist and saying: “Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil! See y’all in the next few weeks, Si? GNR.”

Now it’s been revealed he’ll join Axl Rose’s band on stage in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday (April 6), Asuncion, Paraguay on April 9, La Paz, Bolivia on April 12, Recife, Brazil on April 15 and Fortaleza, Brazil on April 15.

Current bassist Tommy Stinson, who’ll play the first handful of South American shows, has a previous commitment with former band The Replacements and their Coachella festival headline appearances.

McKagan joined GnR for rehearsals last month in Los Angeles. He says: “It’s pretty great to play these songs again, and I’m looking forward to playing some gigs with my pal again. South America is always a radical place for rock n roll. I’m honoured to be doing this thing in that place.”

Stinson tells Billboard: “I didn’t want to fuck anyone up in Guns by saying, ‘Hey, I can’t do this tour.’ Luckily someone was able to reach out to Duff and he was amenable to the idea.

“It’s Duff being the kind of good sport he is, trying to help Axl out. I think people are gonna be really stoked about it.

“The only bummer is I don’t get to see one of the shows he plays, especially after playing his fucking parts for 17 years. It would be interesting to see how he plays them – there’s a couple things I could use some pointers on.”

McKagan split with GnR in 1997, leaving frontman Rose as the only member of the classic lineup. He made a guest appearance with the current band in London in 2011 following a chance meeting with his former bandmate in a hotel.

SEBASTIAN BACH: Joins Forces With DUFF McKAGAN, JOHN 5, STEVE STEVENS For New Album

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 5, 2013
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Source: Bravewords.com

Former SKID ROW singer SEBASTIAN BACH is currently hard at work in the studio under the direction of producer Bob Marlette (BLACK SABBATH, ROB ZOMBIE) to record the anticipated follow up album to 2011’s Kicking & Screaming. The new effort will be released via label home Frontiers Records and is tentatively scheduled for spring 2014.

Of his forthcoming new album, Sebastian Bach commented, “I am happy to say we have completed the drums and most of the bass guitar for the new record. It is a pleasure to write songs with Duff, Steve, Bob, and Devin. The album will be mastered by Tom Baker who has mastered my last three albums. This CD will be balls out in-your-face high-energy rock ‘n roll which just so happens to be my favorite style of music. I look forward to releasing the record and playing these songs live for you all in 2014!”

Sebastian managed to involve in the writing and recording some very special friends and guest stars, including none other than: Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N’ ROSES), and not one but two top class guitar players: John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) and Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL). Rounding up the lineup on the album are Devin Bronson on guitars and Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, FATES WARNING) on drums. Duff and Sebastian have previously collaborated on Duff’s solo album Believe In Me.

In the meantime Sebastian has made available a new live video clip of ‘Big Guns’ taken from the recent Live DVD/CD package ABachalypse Now released last March on Frontiers.

ABachalypse Now can now be found in DVD/CD/LP. The LP is in a 180 gram Coloured Double Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve Format . The DVD/CD set includes Bach’s recent explosive performances from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles (originally broadcasted on AXS TV in North America), Hellfest in France, Graspop in Belgium and more.

For more details visit Sebastianbach.com.

 

MATT SORUM, JOE ELLIOTT, GLENN HUGHES, SEBASTIAN BACH Call For End To Bear Bile Farming In Asia

Posted by aliblackdiamond on May 15, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

Joe Elliott (DEF LEPPARD), Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), Duff McKagan (GUNS N’ ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER), Matt Sorum (GUNS N’ ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER), Gilby Clarke (GUNS N’ ROSES), Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL) and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) have called for an end to bear bile farming in Asia in a new video produced for Animals Asia.

Bear bile farming sees more than 10,000 bears — mainly moon bears — kept on bile farms in China, and around 2,400 in Vietnam. The bears are milked regularly for their bile, which is used in traditional medicine.

The video below was put together for the charity by Matt Sorum, who was moved to action on finding out about Animals Asia just a few weeks ago.

Animals Asia has named Matt as their newest Ambassador for the United States.

Matt commented: “Watching the Animals Asia movies was a shock and an education for me. I previously had no idea of the issue but felt compelled to do anything I could to help. I was inspired further when I met [Animals Asia founder] Jill [Robinson], and when she later asked me to be the U.S. Ambassador for Animals Asia, I was honored to accept. This is all about those of us in the west standing up, alongside those who inspire positive change in China. We must continue to grow the number of voices in opposition to this cruel, horrific industry.”

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