St. Louisans in pain over a canceled 2023 Guns N’ Roses tour stop can now confirm: Nothin’ lasts forever.
The band announced a world tour on this cold, rainy November Monday that includes a stop at Busch Stadium on Aug. 16. Tickets will go on presale on Dec. 2-3, which will require buyers to preregister. The general sale begins Dec. 5. Find details on the websites of Ticketmaster and Guns N’ Roses.
The band said in 2023 that fans in possession of tickets from the canceled show would be able to use them next time or get a refund. St. Louis Cardinals communications told St. Louis Public Radio that everyone was ultimately refunded — so don't bring your old tickets to Busch Stadium.
Should the show go on, this will be only the second time that Richard Fortus, St. Louis County resident and GNR rhythm guitarist, will have the opportunity to play onstage here since joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in 2002.
It would be only the second time for the band to play any St. Louis stage since the infamous 1991 Riverport Riot. What devolved into a two-hour melee began when lead singer Axl Rose spotted an unsanctioned photographer in the crowd.
Rose threw his microphone to the ground and leaped off the stage at the photographer. The band swiftly exited, and a police response of 270 officers followed. The chaos that ensued included at least 75 injuries and fans trampling fences, throwing seats at the stage, spraying fire hoses and uprooting trees, according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporting at the time.
The band was not welcome in St. Louis after that for many years, finally returning in 2017 to play as part of its Not in This Lifetime tour.
As for the just-announced shows, Guns N' Roses is touring behind two new singles, “Nothin” and “Atlas” and a "Live Era ‘87-’93" box set. Aside from Rose and Fortus, St. Louis fans can expect to catch band members Slash, Duff McKegan, Dizzy Reed, Isaac Carpenter and Melissa Reese onstage.
