Guns N’ Roses Adds Alice In Chains to Seattle Date
LOS ANGELES (August 2, 2016) – Guns N’ Roses announced today that Alice In Chains will join the Seattle date on their historic Not In This Lifetime Tour. The acclaimed Seattle band has performed on the massive tour already including it’s opening night in Detroit, Mich. Hometown band, The Pink Slips, have also been tapped to perform as special guests on this tour date. Previously announced artists Lenny Kravitz, Chris Stapleton, Skrillex, The Cult,Billy Talent, Zakk Wylde and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown have all performed on theNot In This Lifetime Tour or will be performing on an upcoming date.
The Not In This Lifetime Tour has become one of the must-see musical events of the summer. Critics have also hailed the tour as one of the best of the summer.
“Guns N’ Roses make a triumphant return” – USA Today
“Guns N’ Roses Thrill in Detroit With Electric Reunion Tour Opener… Rose continuously thrilled with his immense vocal range – especially seated at the piano for “November Rain” – which was always precise and extraordinarily fresh despite coming off of a string of dates with AC/DC, where he filled in for vocalist Brian Johnson.” – Rolling Stone
“This was a show so fabulous that witnesses could rightly wish that GNR’s reunited mates don’t end the Not in This Lifetime tour till death do they part.” – Washington Post
“Rock fans have been starving for a rollercoaster like this and while it’s hardly the drunken nightmares of yesteryear, it’s a feel-good stomper, the type of sleazy, fuck-all escape that comes from listening to Guns N’ Roses in the first place.” – Consequence of Sound
More than 2 million fans will be part of the most celebrated music event of the past few decades with the tour of the summer, Guns N’ Roses’ Not In This Lifetime Tour!! GN’R launched their return in spectacular fashion beginning with the Troubadour in Los Angeles on April 1 for their first live performance in more than 20 years followed by back-to-back arena shows in Vegas filling the house to the rafters, then Coachella for two weekends (April 16 and April 23) including a trip south of the border for two sold out stadium shows in Mexico on April 19-20…April saw almost a half million fans alone in North America! Guns N’ Roses’ are Axl Rose, Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Frank Ferrer (drums), and Melissa Reese (keyboard).
Following the group’s 1985 formation, Guns N’ Roses injected unbridled, unrivaled, and unstoppable attitude into the burgeoning Los Angeles rock scene. The spirit went on to captivate the entire world with the release of their 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction –the best-selling U.S. debut ever, moving 30 million copies globally. In 1991, the seven-time platinum Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion IIoccupied the top two spots of the Billboard Top 200 upon release. Over the course of the past decade, Guns N’ Roses have performed sold out shows and headlined festivals worldwide following the critically acclaimed release of 2008’s RIAA platinum-certified Chinese Democracy. Six studio albums later, Guns N’ Roses are one of the most important and influential acts in music history and continue to set the benchmark for live performances connecting with millions of fans across the globe.
Alice In Chains’ most recent release was the GRAMMY nominated album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, which entered Billboard’s Top 200 at No. 2 and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Albums Chart. Rolling Stone gave the record three stars, as did USA Today,who praised it as an album of “undeniable power.” Spin called it “an assured, diverse, heated record with galvanized hooks,” Pitchfork said it’s “as insistent as [landmark album] Dirt,” and the Seattle Times wrote, “Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney continue to defy expectations” and that “Alice In Chains is better than ever.” Over the course of their remarkable career, Alice In Chains has garnered multiple GRAMMY nominations, sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and amassed a diehard international fanbase whose members number in the millions. They remain one of the most successful and influential American rock bands of all time.
GUNS N’ ROSES NOT IN THIS LIFETIME TOUR
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.
Thursday, June 23, 2016 | Detroit, MI | Ford Field (with Alice In Chains) |
Sunday, June 26, 2016 | Washington, DC | FEDEXFIELD (with Alice In Chains) |
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium (with Alice In Chains) |
Friday, July 1, 2016 | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field (with Alice In Chains) |
Sunday, July 3, 2016 | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field (with Alice In Chains) |
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 | Cincinnati, OH | Paul Brown Stadium (with Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown) |
Saturday, July 9, 2016 | Nashville, TN | Nissan Stadium (with Chris Stapleton) |
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Field (with Wolfmother) |
Thursday, July 14, 2016 | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field (with Wolfmother) |
Saturday, July 16, 2016 | Toronto, ON | Rogers Centre (with Billy Talent) |
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | Foxboro, MA | Gillette Stadium (with Lenny Kravitz) |
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 | Foxboro, MA | Gillette Stadium (with Lenny Kravitz) |
Saturday, July 23, 2016 | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium (with Lenny Kravitz) |
Sunday, July 24, 2016 | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium (with Lenny Kravitz) |
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Dome (with The Cult) |
Friday, July 29, 2016 | Orlando, FL | Camping World Stadium (with The Cult) |
Sunday, July 31, 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (with The Cult) |
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 | Arlington, TX | AT&T Stadium (with The Cult) |
Friday, August 5, 2016 | Houston, TX | NRG Stadium (with Skrillex) |
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 | San Francisco, CA | AT&T Park |
Friday, August 12, 2016 | Seattle, WA | CenturyLink Field (with Alice In Chains & The Pink Slips) |
Monday, August 15, 2016 | Glendale, AZ | University of Phoenix Stadium
(with Zakk Wylde and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown) |
Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | Dodger Stadium |
Friday, August 19, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | Dodger Stadium |
Monday, August 22, 2016 | San Diego, CA | Qualcomm Stadium |

