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Guns N' Roses mount spring-summer 2026 tour with a stop in Arlington

Guns N' Roses 2025

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After a sprawling 2025 world tour that hit Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, rock icons Guns N’ Roses return to the road in spring and summer 2026 — a tour will make two stops in Texas: Globe Life Field in Arlington on September 9, and Alamodome in San Antonio on September 16.

With previously announced appearances at festivals in Mexico, Brazil, and the UK, the 31-date tour will feature an EU leg with performances in Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and France, before GNR returns to North America for a run traversing the United States and Canada. The tour will also include a special performance at LA’s Rose Bowl, marking a historic return to the venue for the first time in more than 30 years. Tickets are available at gunsnroses.com.

A pre-sale begins on Wednesday, December 3 at 10 am. Sign up here by Monday, December 1 at 10:59 pm CST. No codes are needed – access is tied to Ticketmaster, and anyone who signs up can join the sale. Nightrain Fan Club members will have first access to tickets globally. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale. A variety of different VIP packages will include premium tickets, behind-the-scenes tour, pre-show VIP Lounge, and limited edition merchandise.

In conjunction with the Nightrain Fan Club Presale, Guns N’ Roses will release two new songs: “Nothin” and “Atlas” via Geffen Records on Tuesday December 2. Marking their first releases since 2023, these new songs join “The General” and “Perhaps” as vital additions to setlists, which will otherwise feature classic hits and deep cut fan favorites from GNR’s early catalogue.

The announcement arrives days after Guns N’ Roses released their Live Era ‘87-’93 boxset, a limited pressing with remastered audio and revamped art that documents GNR in their younger days.

The current lineup includes Axl Rose (vocals, keyboards), Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Isaac Carpenter (drums), and Melissa Reese (keyboard).

2026 Tour Dates
Saturday, March 28 2026 Monterrey, Mexico Tecate Pa’l Norte*
Wednesday, April 1 2026 Porto Alegre, Brazil Estádio Beira Rio
Saturday, April 4 2026 São Paulo, Brazil Monsters Of Rock*
Tuesday, April 7 2026 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil Alberto Bertelli Lucatto
Friday, April 10 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Engenhao
Sunday, April 12 2026 Vitoria, Brazil Estádio Estadual Kleber José de Andrade
Wednesday, April 15 2026 Salvador, Brazil Arena Fonte Nova
Saturday, April 18 2026 Fortaleza, Brazil Arena Castelão
Tuesday, April 21 2026 Sao Luiz, Brazil Estádio Governador João Castelo “Castelão”
Saturday, April 25 2026 Belém do Para, Brazil Estadio Olimpico do Para “Mangueirão”
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Hollywood
Thursday, May 7, 2026 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome To Rockville Festival*
Thursday, June 4 2026 Gliwice, Poland PreZero Arena Gliwice
Saturday, June 6 2026 Gliwice, Poland PreZero Arena Gliwice
Wednesday, June 10 2026 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
Friday, June 12 - Donington, UK Download Festival*
Sunday, June 14 2026
Thursday, June 18 2026 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
Saturday, June 20 2026 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
Tuesday, June 23 2026 Berlin, Germany Uber Arena
Thursday, June 25 2026 Berlin, Germany Uber Arena
Sunday, June 28 2026 Antwerp, Belgium AFAS Dome
Wednesday, July 1 2026 Paris, France Accor Arena
Friday, July 3 2026 Paris, France Accor Arena
Thursday, July 23 2026 Raleigh, NC Carter-Finley Stadium
Sunday, July 26 2026 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, July 29 2026 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Saturday, August 1 2026 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
Wednesday, August 5 2026 Toronto, ON Rogers Stadium
Saturday, August 8 2026 Shakopee, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Wednesday, August 12 2026 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
Sunday, August 16 2026 St. Louis, MO Busch Stadium
Wednesday, August 19 2026 Kansas City, MO Morton Amphitheater
Saturday, August 22 2026 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium
Wednesday, August 26 2026 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium
Saturday, August 29 2026 Vancouver, BC BC Place
Wednesday, September 2 2026 San Diego, CA Snapdragon Stadium
Saturday, September 5 2026 Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl
Wednesday, September 9 2026 Arlington, TX Globe Life Field
Saturday, September 12 2026 Ridgedale, MO Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Wednesday, September 16 2026 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
Saturday, September 19 2026 Atlanta, GA Truist Park

*Festival appearance

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Movie review

Nick Jonas steals song from Paul Rudd in music-heavy Power Ballad

Photo by David Cleary for Lionsgate

Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd in Power Ballad.

Writer/director John Carney is one of the great purveyors of movies featuring music (as opposed to musicals) in the 21st century. Starting with Once in 2007 (which was turned into a Broadway musical several years later), he has made music-themed stories like Begin Again, Sing Street, Flora and Son, and now Power Ballad.

Rick Power (Paul Rudd) is a former wannabe rock star who is now the lead singer of “Ireland’s #1 Wedding Band,” The Bride & Grooves. While they mostly play smaller weddings, a gig at a country estate leads to an encounter with Danny Wilson (Nick Jonas), a former boy band member struggling to make it as a solo artist. Rick and Danny wind up bonding in a booze- and pot-filled jam session, sharing various song ideas.

After returning to Los Angeles and desperate for a hit, Danny steals one of Rick’s songs, which miraculously turns into the No. 1 “How to Write a Song (Without You).” Rick, initially overjoyed that something he wrote has become big, is crushed when he finds out Danny didn’t give him credit. His quest to find a way to prove his worth sends him into a spiral, upending the ordinary life he had built.

Co-written by Peter McDonald, the film is a nice exploration of two men trying to hold on to their music dreams. Their individual circumstances could not be more different, but each of them knows the ups and downs of the business as well as the other, as well as the ineffable magic of creating that one great song. While the music scenes are hit-and-miss because of a reliance on lip synching, the scene featuring Rick and Danny trading ideas is electric with creativity.

Oddly, though, the film could have used a bit less music and more of a focus on the two men’s personal lives. Rick wound up living in Ireland after falling in love with his future wife, Rachel (Marcella Plunkett), while on tour with his former American band. He spends a decent amount of time with her and his daughter, Aja (Beth Fallon), but his story needed a few more family scenes to drive the point home. Danny’s personal life is all but nonexistent, giving his arc less impact than it could have had.

Instead of loved ones, Carney and McDonald try to give Rick and Danny more depth through friends and business associates. Rick’s bandmate Sandy (McDonald) is a ride-or-die kind of guy for him, but his presence is only good for a few humorous distractions. Danny’s manager Mac (Jack Reynor) is difficult to parse, as he goes to bat for Danny on multiple occasions, but also seems to keep him at arm’s length.

It’s long been joked that Rudd never ages, and that youthfulness serves him well in this role, in which his character is supposed to be much younger than his actual age of 57. His energy and enthusiasm make his character appealing throughout, even when Rick starts to go off the deep end. Jonas is decent in his role, selling the music side well, but there might be a reason his character doesn’t have many scenes requiring him to show emotions.

While Power Ballad has all the hallmarks of another great Carney music movie, it’s missing a few pieces that could have put it over the top. It’s still a fun film with an insanely catchy song at its center, but it’s not quite as memorable as most of the filmmaker’s previous efforts.

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Power Ballad is now playing in theaters.

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