Guns N' Roses's 1985 Concert History

Guns N' Roses (G N' R) released its debut album "Appetite for Destruction" in 1987. It featured Slash on lead guitar, Izzy Stradlin on rhythm guitar, Duff McKagan on bass guitar, Steven Adler on drums and percussion, and Axl Rose on vocals. Dizzy Reed joined as a pianist in 1990. By 1996, all except Rose and Reed had left the band. Adler was fired in 1990 due to a heroin addiction while Stradlin quit shortly after the release of the double album "Use Your Illusion" in 1991. Slash and McKagan followed suit in 1996. Guns N' Roses remained intact, though it only toured sporadically until the Chinese Democracy Tour (2001-2011). 25 years after the release of "The Spaghetti Incident?"(1993), Gun N' Roses released its sixth studio album "Chinese Democracy" (2008). In 2016, Slash and McKagan returned, joining Rose, Reed, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer, and Melissa Reese for the Not In This Lifetime Tour. Guns N' Roses paused touring during the COVID pandemic but returned to touring in 2021.

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Guns N' Roses had 26 concerts in 1985

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 20, 1985
Guns N' Roses / Tex & The Horseheads
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Music Machine Los Angeles, California, United States
Nov 22, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Troubadour West Hollywood, California, United States
Nov 14, 1985
Guns N' Roses The Lipstick Fixx Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 31, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Radio City Anaheim, California, United States
Oct 18, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Reseda Country Club Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 10, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Troubadour West Hollywood, California, United States
Oct 05, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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The Stone San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 28, 1985
Poison / Guns N' Roses

LA Street Scene Festival

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Los Angeles, California, United States
Sep 20, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Troubadour West Hollywood, California, United States
Aug 31, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, California, United States
Aug 30, 1985
Guns N' Roses / Poison
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Stardust Ballroom Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 26, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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The Seance Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 21, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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UCLA Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 20, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Troubadour West Hollywood, California, United States
Jul 04, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Madame Wong's East Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 28, 1985
Guns N' Roses
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Stardust Ballroom Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 08, 1985
Guns N' Roses

The Hell Tour

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Gorilla Gardens Rock Theater Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 06, 1985
Guns N' Roses

The Hell Tour

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Troubadour West Hollywood, California, United States
May 12, 1985
Guns N' Roses Joshua's Parlor Westminster, California, United States
May 11, 1985
Guns N' Roses Timbers Ballroom Glendora, California, United States

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Guns N' Roses on Jun 28, 1985 [178-small]

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Jun 28, 1985
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Sep 20, 1985 [179-small]

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Sep 20, 1985
 West Hollywood, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Sep 20, 1985 [180-small]

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Sep 20, 1985
 West Hollywood, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Mar 26, 1985 [181-small]

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Mar 26, 1985
 West Hollywood, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Mar 26, 1985 [182-small]

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Mar 26, 1985
 West Hollywood, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses / Tex & The Horseheads on Dec 20, 1985 [188-small]

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Dec 20, 1985
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Jun 28, 1985 [284-small]

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Jun 28, 1985
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Apr 25, 1985 [287-small]

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Apr 25, 1985
 San Pedro, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Apr 27, 1985 [289-small]

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Apr 27, 1985
 Glendora, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses on Apr 2, 1985 [307-small]

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Apr 2, 1985
 West Hollywood, California, United States
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Guns N' Roses / Tex & The Horseheads on Dec 20, 1985 [308-small]

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Dec 20, 1985
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Guns N' Roses on Oct 5, 1985 [589-small]

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Oct 5, 1985
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Latest Setlist (07/29/2026):

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  1. Welcome to the Jungle
  2. Bad Obsession
  3. Mr. Brownstone
  4. It's So Easy
  5. Slither
  6. Chinese Democracy
  7. Live and Let Die
  8. Think About You
  9. Yesterdays
  10. You Could Be Mine
  11. Estranged
  12. Dead Horse
  13. Junior's Eyes
  14. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  15. Double Talkin' Jive
  16. Hard Skool
  17. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  18. Wichita Lineman
  19. Rocket Queen
  20. Sweet Child o' Mine
  21. November Rain
  22. Nightrain
  23. Paradise City

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 63 concerts
2025 52 concerts
2024 2 concerts
2023 64 concerts
2022 58 concerts
2021 29 concerts
2020 11 concerts
2019 22 concerts
2018 38 concerts
2017 95 concerts
2016 61 concerts
2015 1 concert
2014 30 concerts
2013 23 concerts
2012 78 concerts
2011 44 concerts
2010 85 concerts
2009 6 concerts
2008 7 concerts
2007 31 concerts
2006 87 concerts
2005 5 concerts
2004 1 concert
2003 2 concerts
2002 31 concerts
2001 10 concerts
2000 3 concerts
1999 5 concerts
1998 2 concerts
1997 1 concert
1994 1 concert
1993 68 concerts
1992 85 concerts
1991 66 concerts
1990 4 concerts
1989 8 concerts
1988 106 concerts
1987 92 concerts
1986 30 concerts
1985 26 concerts
1984 1 concert
1983 1 concert
1982 1 concert
1980 2 concerts
1953 1 concert
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