GUNS N ROSES MINI-REUNIONSA list of shows and albums in which members of the Appetite/Illusion era GnR lineups have played together.
April 29th, 1993 – Izzy Stradlin fills in for injured guitarist Gilby Clarke for 5 shows on GnR's European tour.
TOUR DATES:
05.22.1993 - Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel
05.24.1993 - Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
05.26.1993 - Inonu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey
05.29.1993 - National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England
05.30.1993 - National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England
October, 1993 - Duff releases his first solo album "Believe In Me" featuring guest appearances by Slash, Gilby Clarke and drummer Matt Sorum (Steven Adler’s replacement).
June, 1994 - Gilby Clarke's first solo album "Pawnshop Guitars" is released. Featuring guest appearances by Slash, Axl and Duff.
February, 1995 – Slash releases his first solo project called “Slash’s Snakepit: It’s Five O'Clock Somewhere" The band features Gilby, Matt, Eric Dover (vocals) and Mike Inez (bass). The album is co-produced by Appetite For Destruction producer Mike Clink. Duff co-wrote one of the songs "Beggars & Hangers On"
04/27/95: Izzy appears onstage with Slash’s Snakepit in Las Vegas. They perform “Bitch.”
August, 1996 - Neurotic Outsiders releases their debut album. The band features Duff and Matt.
March 10th, 1998 - Izzy Stradlin releases his second solo album 117°. The album features Duff on bass.
January 24th, 1999 - Duff, Matt and Slash play together at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
December 1999: Izzy releases his album Ride On featuring Duff on bass.
April 2000: Izzy tours Japan. Duff plays bass.
June 22nd, 2000 - Axl joins Gilby Clarke onstage at the Cat Club on Sunset Boulevard.
May 2001: Izzy releases his album River featuring Duff on bass.
Fall 2001: Slash, Izzy and Duff record an album’s worth of music together with drummer Taz. The songs feature Izzy on lead vocals. The album remains unreleased.
April 29th, 2002 - Slash, Duff and Matt played together with Buckcherry singer Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson at the Randy Castillo Tribute in Los Angeles.
August 2002: Izzy releases On Down The Road featuring Duff on bass.
Fall 2002: Slash, Duff, Matt and Izzy rehearse and record instrumental demos together as “The Project.” Izzy soon left the project and is replaced by Dave Kushner.
June 6th, 2003 – After several months of auditioning lead singers, Slash, Matt and Duff choose former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland. The group chooses the name Velvet Revolver.
September 21st, 2003 - Izzy and Slash joined Steven Adler’s new band Adler's Appetite onstage at their show in Hollywood, CA. They play “Mr. Brownstone,” “Knockin' On Heaven's Door” and “Paradise City.”
June, 1994 - Gilby Clarke's first solo album "Pawnshop Guitars" is released. Featuring guest appearances by Slash, Axl and Duff.
February, 1995 – Slash releases his first solo project called “Slash’s Snakepit: It’s Five O'Clock Somewhere" The band features Gilby, Matt, Eric Dover (vocals) and Mike Inez (bass). The album is co-produced by Appetite For Destruction producer Mike Clink. Duff co-wrote one of the songs "Beggars & Hangers On"
04/27/95: Izzy appears onstage with Slash’s Snakepit in Las Vegas. They perform “Bitch.”
August, 1996 - Neurotic Outsiders releases their debut album. The band features Duff and Matt.
March 10th, 1998 - Izzy Stradlin releases his second solo album 117°. The album features Duff on bass.
January 24th, 1999 - Duff, Matt and Slash play together at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
December 1999: Izzy releases his album Ride On featuring Duff on bass.
April 2000: Izzy tours Japan. Duff plays bass.
June 22nd, 2000 - Axl joins Gilby Clarke onstage at the Cat Club on Sunset Boulevard.
May 2001: Izzy releases his album River featuring Duff on bass.
Fall 2001: Slash, Izzy and Duff record an album’s worth of music together with drummer Taz. The songs feature Izzy on lead vocals. The album remains unreleased.
April 29th, 2002 - Slash, Duff and Matt played together with Buckcherry singer Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson at the Randy Castillo Tribute in Los Angeles.
August 2002: Izzy releases On Down The Road featuring Duff on bass.
Fall 2002: Slash, Duff, Matt and Izzy rehearse and record instrumental demos together as “The Project.” Izzy soon left the project and is replaced by Dave Kushner.
June 6th, 2003 – After several months of auditioning lead singers, Slash, Matt and Duff choose former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland. The group chooses the name Velvet Revolver.
September 21st, 2003 - Izzy and Slash joined Steven Adler’s new band Adler's Appetite onstage at their show in Hollywood, CA. They play “Mr. Brownstone,” “Knockin' On Heaven's Door” and “Paradise City.”
10.30.2003 – Izzy joins Velvet Revolver for an acoustic set at the Susan Holmes Fashion Show. They perform Mary (aka “Angie”) and “You Got No Right.”
11.16.2003 – Duff, Izzy, Slash and Matt perform together at the Vanity Fair In Concert in Hollywood, CA, Songs performed: “Jumpin' Jack Flash” and “Mr. Brownstone” (both with Izzy on lead vocals).
June 8th, 2004 - Velvet Revolver's debut album, "Contraband" is released. The band then embarks on an 18 month world tour.
09.04.2004 – Izzy appears onstage with Velvet Revolver during their show in Bologna, Italy, They performs “It’s So Easy”
11.16.2003 – Duff, Izzy, Slash and Matt perform together at the Vanity Fair In Concert in Hollywood, CA, Songs performed: “Jumpin' Jack Flash” and “Mr. Brownstone” (both with Izzy on lead vocals).
June 8th, 2004 - Velvet Revolver's debut album, "Contraband" is released. The band then embarks on an 18 month world tour.
09.04.2004 – Izzy appears onstage with Velvet Revolver during their show in Bologna, Italy, They performs “It’s So Easy”
09.07.2004 - Izzy appears onstage with Velvet Revolver during their show in Paris, France, The perform “Used To Love Her” and “It’s So Easy.”
09.09.2004 - Izzy appears onstage with Velvet Revolver during their show in Barcelona, Spain. They perform “Used To Love Her” and “It’s So Easy”
May 31, 2006: Slash and Gilby perform “God Of Thunder” with former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley at the VHI Rock Awards show.
May – December 2006: Guns n Roses (featuring one original member Axl Rose) tours Europe and North America. Izzy makes numerous guest appearances onstage. Songs performed: “Think About You,” “Patience,” “Nightrain,” “Used To Love Her,” “Paradise City.” “My Michelle.” “You Gotta Move.” “Sway (7/29)” “Sailling (7/29)” “Back In The USSR (7/29)” “Izzy Guitar Solo (12/17)”
DATES:
05.17.2006 - New York City, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom
06.11.2006 - Donington, England, Download Festival
06.13.2006 - Prague, Czech Republic, Sazka Arena
06.15.2006 - Warszawa, Poland, Legia Stadium
06.17.2006 - Nickelsdorf, Austria, Novarock, Pannonia Fields II
06.20.2006 - Paris, France, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
07.02.2006 - Nijmegen, Holland, Goffert Park
07.08.2006 - Oslo, Norway, Spektrum
07.10.2006 - Malakasa, Greece, Rockwave Festival, Terravibe
07.12.2006 - Istanbul, Turkey, Kurucesme Arena
07.14.2006 - Bilbao, Spain, Bilbao Live Festival
07.15.2006 - El Ejido, Spain, Natural Festival
07.18.2006 - Sheffield, England, Hallam FM Arena
07.19.2006 - Newcastle, England, Metro Radio Arena
07.21.2006 - Glasgow, Scotland, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
07.23.2006 - Manchester, England, Manchester Evening News Arena
07.25.2006 - Birmingham, England, NEC Arena
07.27.2006 - Nottingham, England, Nottingham Arena
07.29.2006 - London, England, Wembley Arena
07.30.2006 - London, England, Wembley Arena
12.17.2006 - Universal City, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre
12.19.2006 - Universal City, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre
12.20.2006 - Universal City, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre
May 10th, 2007: Velvet Revolver begins a tour of North America and Europe
July 3, 2007: Velvet Revolver’s second studio album “Libertad” due in stores.
VARIOUS VERSIONS OF "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
Music critics and fans often believe that Axl Rose has been working on the same album for the past 13 years. Actually, he has worked on several different projects with various GnR lineups and numerous producers. Here's a quick summary of what unreleased albums are believed to be "in the vaults."VERSION ONE: UNTITLED (1994-97)
MUSICIANS: Axl Rose (vocals) Slash (guitar) Duff McKagan (bass) Gilby Clarke (guitar) Matt Sorum (drums) Dizzy Reed (keyboards) Paul Tobias (guitar) Zakk Wylde (guitar) Izzy Stradlin (songwriter)
PRODUCERS: Unknown
SONGS RELEASED: Sympathy For The Devil (single)
Music recorded by GnR’s Use Your Illusion era lineup before Gilby was fired and Slash, Duff and Matt quit. Not known if any real songs were finished. Slash later said a lot of the music ended up on his Snakepit album It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.
VERSION TWO: 2000 INTENTIONS or COCKAROACH SOUP (1998-1999)
MUSICIANS: Axl Rose (vocals, piano) Robin Finck (guitar) Paul Tobias (guitar) Dizzy Reed (keyboards) Tommy Stinson (bass) John Freese (drums) Chris Pittman (programming) Brian May, Gary Sunshine, Dave Navarro (additional guitar) Chris Vrena and Dave Abbruzzese (drums/programming)
PRODUCERS: Axl Rose & Sean Beavan
ADDITIONAL PRODUCERS: Mike Clink, Moby, Youth
SONGS RELEASED: Oh My God (End Of Days soundtrack)
NOTE: By 1998 Axl had assembled a new lineup for GnR and they began working on a new album. Rumors album titles were 2000 Intentions or Cockaroach Soup with a possible release date of late 1999. The album was believed to have an electronica/industrial sound. The sessions unravelled after the poor critical/commerical reaction to "Oh My God." Soon after drummer Josh Freese and guitarist Robin Finck left the band.
VERSION THREE: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION REDUX (1999)
MUSICIANS: Axl Rose (vocals, piano) Robin Finck (guitar) Paul Tobias (guitar) Dizzy Reed (keyboards) Tommy Stinson (bass) John Freese (drums) Chris Pittman (programming)
PRODUCERS: Axl Rose & Sean Beavan
SONG TITLES: Welcome To The Jungle, It’s So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Nightrain, Out Ta Get Me, Paradise City, My Michelle, Think About You, Sweet Child O’Mine, You Could Be Mine (replacing Anything Goes), Patience (replacing You’re Crazy), Rocket Queen.
SONGS RELEASED: Sweet Child O’Mine (partial) (Big Daddy soundtrack)
NOTE: During breaks in working on 2000 Intentions Axl and the new lineup recorded an updated version of GnR’s debut album Appetite For Destruction. This was mainly to help prepare the band for future concerts. Axl told Kurt Loder at the time: “I don't know what I'm going to do with it, exactly, when I would be putting that out. But you know, it has a lot of energy.”
VERSION FOUR: CHINESE DEMOCRACY (2000-2004)
MUSICIANS: Axl Rose (vocals, piano) Robin Finck (guitar) Paul Tobias (guitar) Buckethead (guitar) Dizzy Reed (keyboards) Tommy Stinson (bass) Brian “Brain” Mantia (drums) Chris Pittman (programming), Richard Fortus (guitar)
PRODUCERS: Axl Rose & Roy Thomas Baker
A&R: Bob Ezrin
ORCHESTRA ARRANGERS: Marco Beltrami, Paul Buckmaster
SONG TITLES: Catcher in the Rye, I.R.S, The Blues, Oklahoma and 'TWAT (There Was A Time'), Prostitute, This I Love, Ides Of March, Seven, Leave Me Alone, General, Thyme.
NEW SONGS PLAYED LIVE: Chinese Democracy, The Blues, Silkworms, Madagascar, Rhiyad And The Bedouins, Oh My God.
NOTES: In early 2000 Axl and his management revealed the title of the next GnR record would be Chinese Democracy. Soon afterwards, guitarist Buckethead and drummer Brain joined the band and Robin Finck came back. The band hoped to finish the album during breaks in their 2002-2003 Chinese Democracy world tour. Those plans were scrapped after the North American tour imploded and Buckethead left the band.
VERSION FIVE: CHINESE DEMOCRACY TAKE 2 (2004-present)
MUSICIANS: Axl Rose (vocals, piano) Robin Finck (guitar) Richard Fortus (guitar) Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (guitar) Dizzy Reed (keyboards) Tommy Stinson (bass) Brian “Brain” Mantia (drums) Frank Ferrer (drums) Chris Pittman (programming)
PRODUCERS: Axl Rose, Caram Costanzo
ENGINEERS: Eric Cadieux, Andy Wallace
SONG TITLES:
Sorry, If The World
LEAKED DEMOS: Better (2 version), IRS (2 versions), Catcher In The Rye, TWAT/There Was A Time (2 versions), Chinese Democracy, Madagascar. The Blues
NOTES: In 2004 the band re-entered the studio to continue work on Chinese Democracy. In 2006, several demos were leaked online and Axl and GnR’s management promised the album would be released “this year.” However, 2006 passed without an official release. As of May 2007, the album still has not come out.
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