gunsguy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 DATE: 01/30/12TITLE: GUNS N' ROSES Plans New York Takeover With Historic Return To The Ritz - Jan. 30, 2012TEXT:Seminal rock icons GUNS N' ROSES are set to invade New York during fashion week with a series of intimate shows then continue with additional stops through the northeast, announced today. Six shows confirmed so far including the historic return to The Ritz (now Webster Hall), 24 years after the filming of their heralded "Live At The Ritz" — the MTV concert continues to be one of the most sought after trades in bootleg circles. For the Webster Hall date, GN'R will celebrate their return by reclaiming the venue as The Ritz with signage and the name appearing on the marquee. The New York takeover in February marks the first time the band will appear at Roseland and Terminal 5, beginning on February 10, 2012. Full list of dates below.Ticket presale is set for Tuesday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m. ET for the New York run, public on-sale is Wednesday, February 1. Chicago, Silver Spring and Atlantic City presale is Wednesday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m. EST, with public on-sale Friday, February 3. Tickets and VIP packages for all six dates will be available at GunsNRoses.com.Tour dates:February 10 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NYFebruary 12 - Terminal 6 - New York, NYFebruary 15 - The Ritz (Webster Hall) - New York, NYFebruary 19 - House of Blues - Chicago, ILFebruary 23 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MDFebruary 24 - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJGUNS N' ROSES last month completed its first U.S. tour since 2006.In addition to sole original member Axl Rose, the current lineup of GUNS N' ROSES includes guitarists Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Richard Fortus and DJ Ashba, bassist Tommy Stinson, keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman and drummer Frank Ferrer."Chinese Democracy", the 2008 album released by the current edition of GUNS N' ROSES after a 15-year wait, was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of one million copies. The long-in-the-making, 14-song CD finally arrived 17 years after the last full-length collections of original GUNS material, "Use Your Illusion I" and "II", were released, and nine years after the non-album track "Oh My God" surfaced on the soundtrack of the movie "End Of Days"."Chinese Democracy" was made available exclusively through Best Buy.-----In addition the following dates are now confirmed:May 17th, 2012 - Dublin, Ireland @ The O2June 5th, 2012 - Paris, France @ Palais Omnisports de Paris-BercyJune 10th, 2012 - Lyon, France @ Halle Tony GarnierJune 11th, 2012 - Strasbourg, France @ Zenith StrasbourgJune 14th, 2012 - Toulouse, France @ Zenith de ToulouseJune 18th, 2012 - Montpellier, France @ Park&Suites ArenaJune 19th, 2012 - Toulon, France @ Zénith Toulonwww.gdp.fr.June 22nd, 2012 - Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera Milano (Gods Of Metal)www.godsofmetal.it.----Legendary rock band Guns N' Roses will delight Bulgaria's capital Sofia on July 8 2012, it has been announced.Guns N's Roses are the confirmed headliners of the third annual Sofia Rocks festival, the organizers from Balkan Entertainment have revealed.Never before have Guns N's Roses had a gig in Bulgaria. The historic event will be hosted by Sofia's Balgarska Armiya (Bulgarian Army) stadium.More exciting details on Sofia Rocks 2012 are to be revealed in a Balkan Entertainment press conference on February 2. The festival will take place on July 7 and July 8.For more info check: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=136204Other dates are rumoured as well, stay tuned to www.mygnrforum.com for latest confirmed datesSOURCE: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=168948RELATED DISCUSSION: http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=183754 / Please check http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=183689 for ticket information and updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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