Guns N' Roses Postpone North American Tour Due to COVID-19

Guns N’ Roses have officially postponed their scheduled North American tour dates for the summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on Wednesday via the band‘s social media channels, with Live Nation’s new Ticket Refund Policy an option for ticketholders, should they so choose:

GN’R Fam, some news: the North American tour is being rescheduled out of an abundance of caution. We will share the updated schedule as soon as the dates are finalized & all tickets will be honored accordingly.

If you are a ticket holder and would prefer a refund, please visit livenation.com/refund for your options.

Thank you for your understanding during this time as we look forward to coming back together very soon. #GnFnR

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GN'R Fam, some news: the North American tour is being rescheduled out of an abundance of caution. We will share the updated schedule as soon as the dates are finalized & all tickets will be honored accordingly. If you are a ticket holder and would prefer a refund, please visit livenation.com/refund for your options. Thank you for your understanding during this time as we look forward to coming back together very soon. #GnFnR

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This announcement came a week after Guns N’ Roses canceled their upcoming European tour dates for the same reason.

The newly postponed summer tour was to have begun in July and feature special guests Smashing Pumpkins on some shows. It remains to be seen when the rescheduled dates will be, or if the Pumpkins will participate as originally planned.

The postponed dates:

Saturday, July 04, 2020 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest – AmFam Amp
Wednesday, July 08, 2020 Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park
Saturday, July 11, 2020 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
Monday, July 13, 2020 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
Thursday, July 16, 2020 Washington, DC Nationals Park
Saturday, July 18, 2020 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Boston, MA Fenway Park
Friday, July 24, 2020 Minneapolis, MN Target Field
Sunday, July 26, 2020 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Commerce City, CO DICK’S Sporting Goods Park
Sunday, August 02, 2020 Seattle, WA T-Mobile Park
Wednesday, August 05, 2020 San Francisco, CA Oracle Park
Saturday, August 08, 2020 Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Atlanta, GA Bobby Dodd Stadium
Saturday, August 15, 2020 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Arlington, TX Globe Life Field
Friday, August 21, 2020 Indianapolis, IN Lucas Oil Stadium
Sunday, August 23, 2020 Fargo, ND Fargodome
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Missoula, MT Grizzly Stadium

This news from Guns N’ Roses is the latest high profile tour to be postponed or canceled due to the pandemic, joining recent announcements from Green Day/Weezer/Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, the Black Keys, ZZ Top, Rage Against the Machine, Eagles, and so on.