Appetite for Democracy (Tour)

Appetite for Democracy was a series of concerts by hard rock band Guns N' Roses celebrating 25 years of Appetite for Destruction, and four years for their studio album Chinese Democracy. It started with a 12-night residency in Las Vegas. Their previous tour, Up Close and Personal, had ended in Spain on July 22, 2012. Former bassist Duff McKagan filled in for Tommy Stinson for several shows, Stinson had previous commitments to The Replacements. The tour ended with another residency in Vegas, titled "No Trickery! An Evening of Destruction!". The title of the show "No Trickery" was a play on jokes Axl Rose had made about Red Hot Chili Peppers being forced to pantomime their performance at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show.

Tour dates

 * Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
 * This concert was a part of "Tommy Hilfiger's Secret Party"
 * This concert was a part of "2013 Malaysian Grand Prix After Party"
 * This concert was a part of the "Rocklahoma"
 * This concert was a part of the "River City Rock Fest"
 * This concert was a part of the "Governors Ball Music Festival"
 * This concert was part of the Revolver Golden Gods awards.
 * This concert was a part of "Rock on the Range"
 * This concert was recorded in 3D, and released on Blu-Ray in 2014.


 * Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Personnel

 * Guns N' Roses
 * Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, tambourine
 * Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, conga, shaker, backing vocals
 * Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals
 * DJ Ashba – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, snare drum on "Madagascar"
 * Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on "Patience", backing vocals, occasional lead vocals.
 * Richard Fortus – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on "Patience", backing vocals
 * Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, synth organ, samples, tambourine, backing vocals
 * Frank Ferrer – drums, percussion
 * Additional musician
 * Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Attitude" and "Raw Power" (select dates in 2014)
 * Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "14 Years" (November 23rd-24th, 2012)