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Hard rock band Guns N’ Roses have released a new single, “Hard Skool” ahead of their world tour set to commence in North America on 26th September following a year of postponed and cancelled dates due to the pandemic restrictions around live music that saw the band reschedule a large number of planned gigs.
The interesting thing about Hard Skool has to be the fact that the track was actually created for the 2008 album Chinese Democracy – the first album the band released since 1993’s The Spaghetti Incident and follows another long break between records. While Guns N’ Roses previous single release ABSUЯD in August 2021 was something of a sonic departure on Axl Rose’s vocal sound, Hard Skool is an uplifting, relentlessly catchy guitar-driven rock track that sounds like the band have never been away. The vocals sound classic as ever over the layering of Slash’s earworm licks and dexterous lead parts, while of course the solid rhythm backline is steadily chugging away providing a challenge for any listener not to rock out to.
While there’s an announcement on the band’s official website explaining the rescheduling of Mexico dates due to the pandemic restrictions, a large number of dates are indeed planned to go ahead – starting in North America, before moving to Australia and New Zealand, and finally landing in Europe by the summer of 2022.
The dates still going ahead at the time of writing are:
Sunday, Sep 26, 2021
Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021
PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
Saturday, Oct 2, 2021
Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, FL
Sunday, Oct 3, 2021
Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, FL
Saturday, Nov 6, 2021
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast, AU
Tuesday, Nov 9, 2021
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, AU
Thursday, Nov 11, 2021
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, AU
Sunday, Nov 14, 2021
ANZ Stadium, Sydney, AU
Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, AU
Friday, Nov 19, 2021
Sky Stadium, Wellington, NZ
Sunday, Nov 21, 2021
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, NZ
Wednesday, Nov 24, 2021
Optus Stadium, Perth, AU
Saturday, Jun 4, 2022
Passeio Martimo De Alges, Lisbon, PT
Tuesday, Jun 7, 2022
Estadio Benito Villamarin, Seville, ES
Saturday, Jun 11, 2022
Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, SE
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2022
Forus Travbane, Stavanger, NO
Saturday, Jun 18, 2022
Letnany Airport, Prague, CZ
Monday, Jun 20, 2022
PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, PL
Thursday, Jun 23, 2022
Stadspark, Groningen, NL
Saturday, Jun 25, 2022
Hellfest, Clisson, FR
Tuesday, Jun 28, 2022
Marlay Park, Dublin, IE
Friday, Jul 1, 2022
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, GB
Saturday, Jul 2, 2022
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, GB
Tuesday, Jul 5, 2022
Glasgow Green, Glasgow, GB
Friday, Jul 8, 2022
Olympiastadion, Munich, DE
Sunday, Jul 10, 2022
San Siro, Milan, IT
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2022
Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, AT
Friday, Jul 15, 2022
HDI Arena, Hannover, DE
While it’s no fault of the band that audiences have been waiting to see them for so long, we are sure the wait will be worth it and are excited to see what new material comes next.
Links:
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Michelle is a musician and composer from the UK. She has performed across the UK and Europe and is passionate about arts education and opportunities for women and girls.
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