Rock legends GUNS N’ ROSES have revealed their 2025 European and Middle East tour, featuring only two stops in the UK: Birmingham and London. This limited schedule follows a pattern of infrequent UK performances, with their last non-festival gigs in England occurring in 2022.
Despite the tour’s extensive 24-date European leg, which kicks off in Saudi Arabia in May, tickets for both the Birmingham and London shows remain available, including premium seating options, Metro reports. Seats remain available in nearly every section, including the premium Gold Circle VIP areas and hospitality packages at both stadiums, particularly in Birmingham.
The band will play Villa Park in Birmingham on June 23rd and Wembley Stadium in London on June 26th.
Several fans on X mentioned being discouraged from buying tickets due to their high cost. With so many stadium concerts happening lately, music enthusiasts have tighter budgets.
Ticket prices start at approximately £80 ($100), while VIP packages can soar to an astounding £935 (approx. $1170)—and that’s without a meet and greet included.
The premium package offers the chance to chat with a crew member about the show’s setup and take a photo on stage with the band’s instruments before the concert begins.
GUNS N’ ROSES performance at the last year’s Glastonbury Festival sparked mixed reactions. While some praised the band’s two-and-a-half-hour set, others questioned their inclusion in the lineup. Additionally, viewers of the BBC’s live broadcast noted that Axl Rose‘s vocals were often difficult to hear.”
Some of the fans on X expressed their opinions about broadcast. Words Of Rich wrote, “It’s hard to judge GUNS N’ ROSES Glastonbury set. The band sounded fantastic, and when you could hear Axl Rose he sounded great. However when you couldn’t it made it a hard watch. I’m not sure if that’s due to his voice or sound problems.”
While Jon Sheasby added: “The greatest live band I’ve ever seen, and all you can hear is Slash‘s guitar and Frank‘s drums. Axl, Duff, Richard, Dizzy and Melissa are all buried in the mix. How do the BBC f**k it up so bad, year after year?!”
The representative for GUNS N’ ROSES‘ agency has addressed the alleged difficulties by stating that the host broadcaster was accountable for the problems with Axl‘s vocals.
“Axl was in top form last night,” the agency said in an email to Wales Online. “We have dug deep into the matter, and it appears the broadcast had issues being played on certain TVs like UHDs. This was an unfortunate issue that the mix played through these TVs sounded so poorly; however, it was not the band’s fault but the BBC’s.”
In response to critical reviews of their performance, GUNS N’ ROSES took to Twitter to mention the names of the two journalists who wrote unfavorable reviews.
“It would take a lot more hate than you,” posted the band, apparently in reference to reviews that appeared in the The Telegraph and The Independent.
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