Former GUNS N’ ROSES Guitarist IZZY STRADLIN Won’t Tour With Former Bandmates; Denies Rumours Of New Studio Recordings
March 1, 2016, 8 years ago
RollingStone.com is reporting that reclusive former Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin has stepped forward to tell fans that he will not be participating in the band's upcoming reunion concerts.
"At this point in time, I will not be playing at any of the April 2016 GNR shows," the guitarist said in an e-mail to Rolling Stone. "I've also not been in the studio recording or writing with any of the others recently. There is so much speculation, but so very little info, [that] I thought I should reach out."
Read more at RollingStone.com.
Guns N' Roses recently announced a second show in Mexico City. Due to popular demand, Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan will take the Foro Sol stage for an encore performance on April 20th.
Guns N’ Roses currently have six shows booked in 2016. GN'R's live itinerary is as follows:
April
8 - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, NV - SOLD OUT
9 - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, NV - SOLD OUT
16 - Coachella Music Festival - Indio, CA - SOLD OUT
19 – Forum Sol – Mexico City, Mexico - SOLD OUT
20 - Forum Sol - Mexico City, Mexico
23 - Coachella Music Festival - Indio, CA - SOLD OUT
To celebrate the reunion, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame are featuring the 2012 Hall Of Fame Inductees in its Legends Of Rock exhibit that opened on Friday, February 26th.
Items on display include the following: a Guns N’ Roses pinball machine owned by Slash; a black top hat with a brim that curls at edges worn by Slash; a button down madras plaid shirt with cut off sleeves worn by Axl Rose; a black Colorado Rockies short-sleeved jersey worn by Dizzy Reed; a prototype Slash guitar (a 1986 Les Paul replica, handmade by Kris Derrig); and black leather Converse high-top sneakers worn by Slash.
Read more at CleveScene.com.
(Photo - The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum)