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.’”READ MORE: Every Guns N’ Roses Song Ranked Worst to BestGNR’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 TourMay 23 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia @ Kingdom ArenaMay 27 – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates @ Etihad ArenaMay 30 – Shekvetili, Georgia @ Shekvetili ParkJune 2 – Istanbul, Turkey @ Tupras StadyumuJune 6 – Coimbra, Portugal @ Estadio Cidade de CoimbraJune 9 – Barcelona, Spain @ Estadi Olimpic Lluis CompanysJune 12 – Florence, Italy @ Firenze RocksJune 15 – Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic @ Rock for PeopleJune 18 – Dusseldorf, Germany @ Merkur Spiel-ArenaJune 20 – Munich, Germany @ Allianz ArenaJune 23 – Birmingham, U.K. @ Villa ParkJune 26 – London, U.K. @ Wembley StadiumJune 29 – Aarhus, Denmark @ EskelundenJuly 2 – Trondheim, Norway @ Granasen Ski CentreJuly 4 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Strawberry ArenaJuly 7 – Tampere, Finland @ Ratina StadiumJuly 10 – Kaunas, Lithuania @ Darius and Girenas StadiumJuly 12 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE NarodowyJuly 15 – Budapest, Hungary @ Ferenc Puskas StadiumJuly 18 – Belgrade, Serbia @ USCE ParkJuly 21 – Sofia, Bulgaria @ Vasil Levski StadiumJuly 24 – Vienna, Austria @ Ernst Happel StadiumJuly 28 – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg @ Luxembourg Open AirJuly 31 – Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open AirGuns N’ Roses Lineup Changes: A Complete Guide (We Think)Few bands have impacted rock ‘n’ roll the way Guns N’ Roses has, and even fewer have weathered as many changes. Gallery Credit: Matthew Wilkening
