Wacken Open Air Co-Founder On Securing GUNS N' ROSES For W:O:A 2025 - "Forty Years Of Guns N' Roses, 34 Years Of Wacken; It Won't Get Any Better Than That" (Video)
December 10, 2024, a day ago
Guns N’ Roses have announced they will return to the road on a massive 2025 European and Middle East Tour, headlining stadiums and festivals throughout the summer with special guests Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter on select dates.
The last stop on the first leg of the tour will be the Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on July 31st. In the clip below, Wacken co-founder Holger Hübner comments on finally securing Guns N' Roses for the festival (German with English subtitles).
Hübner: "Of course, we are very happy that Guns N' Roses will finally come to Wacken. Especially for (the band's) 40th anniversary. We've been following the band since the '80s. During the Covid pandemic, I listened to Guns N' Roses almost every day. If you see how we started, and over 30 years later we’re able to welcome such an act. That's insane. We all think it’s gonna be awesome, and I think it's going to be a great show. Forty years of Guns N' Roses, 34 years of Wacken. It won't get any better than that."
Kicking off on May 23, the 24 date tour will see the LA legends perform in Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Lithuania and Luxembourg for the first time. The 2025 dates also see the powerhouse rock band return to familiar stages in Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland , Poland, Hungary and Austria.
Nightrain presale for all non-festival shows will start December 10 at 9 AM, Local Time. Rock For The People festival date in Hradec Karlove, CZ will offer a Nightrain presale starting December 10 at 9 AM Local, Time. Active Nightrain members will see their unique presale code displayed on the tour page after logging in.
For all public onsale dates, go to gunsnroses.com/tour for the most up to date info.
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Tour dates:
May
23 - Kingdom Arena - Riyadh, SA
27 - Etihad Arena - Abu Dhabi, UAE
30 - Shekvetili Park 0 Shekvetili, GE (with Rival Sons)
June
2 - Tüpraş Stadyumu - Istanbul, TR (with Rival Sons)
6 - Estádio Cidade de Coimbra - Coimbra, PT (with Rival Sons)
9 - Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys - Barcelona, ES (with Rival Sons)
12 - Firenze Rocks - Florence, IT (with Rival Sons)
15 - Rock For People - Hradec Kralove, CZ (with Rival Sons)
18 - Merkur Spiel-Arena - Dusseldorf, DE (with Rival Sons)
20 - Allianz Arena - Munich, DE (with Rival Sons)
23 - Villa Park - Birmingham, UK (with Rival Sons)
26 - Wembley Stadium - London, UK (with Rival Sons)
29 - Eskelunden - Aaehus, DK (with Public Enemy)
July
2 - Granåsen Ski Centre - Trondheim, NO (with Public Enemy)
4 - Strawberry Arena - Stockholm, SE (with Public Enemy)
7 - Ratina Stadium - Tampere, FI (with Public Enemy)
10 - Darius and Girėnas Stadium - Kaunus, LT (with Public Enemy)
12 - PGE Narodowy - Warsaw, PL (with Public Enemy)
15 - Ferenc Puskás Stadium - Budapest, HU (with Public Enemy)
18 - Ušće Park - Belgrade, RS (with Public Enemy)
21 - Vasil Levski Stadium - Sofia, BG (with Public Enemy)
24 - Ernst Happel Stadium - Vienna, AT (with Sex Pistols)
28 - Luxembourg Open Air - Luxembourg City, LU (with Sex Pistols)
31 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, DE