Use Your Illusion Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Use Your Illusion Tour


image_caption =
artist = Guns N' Roses
dates = May 24, 1991 - July 17, 1993
number_of_legs = 8
number_of_shows = 192

The Use Your Illusion Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Guns N' Roses which ran from May 24, 1991 to July 17, 1993. It was not only the band's longest tour, but one of the longest concert tours in rock history, consisting of 192 shows in 27 countries. [Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. p. 372] It was also a source of much infamy for the band, due to riots, late starts, cancellations and outspoken rantings by lead singer Axl Rose.

History

The Use Your Illusion Tour was a promotional tour for the albums "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II", although due to the scale of the tour, the term "promotional tour" is perhaps a trivialization. The tour started on May 24, 1991, approximately when the long-awaited follow-up to "Appetite for Destruction" was to be released, and ended over two years later. The release date of the album, or albums, since there were now two of them, was pushed back to September but the tour began as originally scheduled. The tour marked a high point in the popularity of Guns N' Roses, with a total of over 7 million [Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. p. 372] fans attending, and accompanied by high worldwide album sales.

Live recordings from the tour would later be issued as a two video/DVD set, "Use Your Illusion I" and "II", featuring footage from a 1992 concert in Tokyo, Japan and would also provide content for the 2-disc set "". The tour also provided a large volume of footage for music videos, including the popular "You Could Be Mine" and "Estranged". Also, at one time, footage of much of the tour was to be released as a documentary, titled "The Perfect Crime". The footage consisted of Guns N' Roses' time on the road, and it is thought to have had concert footage, and information about the riots and other major events of the tour. Nothing has been said as to why it was never released. It was never spoken about after the tour, almost as if forgotten. Nothing seems to point to any release of this in the future.

The conduct of the band, and particularly Axl Rose, during the Use Your Illusion Tour generated negative press, notably from the magazines "Spin", "Kerrang!", "Circus", and "Hit Parader". These magazines were mentioned in the song "Get in the Ring" where Axl Rose attacked writers who had written negative articles dealing with Rose's attitude.

The shows were all varied, as a set list was never chosen by the band. They did, however, usually open with "Welcome to the Jungle", "It's So Easy" or "Nightrain" and closed with "Paradise City". The shows were noted to be exciting to watch and each show featured many guitar solos from Slash and a drum solo from drummer Matt Sorum, usually 6 minutes in length.

The Use Your Illusion Tour was massive not just in the number and size of performances, but also in its technical aspects and the size of the crew. A total of 80 working personnel traveled with the band during the tour. The trade magazine "Performance" named the tour crew "Crew of the Year" for 1991.

chedule

North America & Europe leg Get In The Ring Motherfucker

*05/24/1991 - flagicon|USA Alpine Valley Music Theatre (East Troy, Wisconsin)
*05/25/1991 - flagicon|USA Alpine Valley Music Theatre (East Troy, Wisconsin)
*05/28/1991 - flagicon|USA Deer Creek Music Center (Noblesville, Indiana)
*05/29/1991 - flagicon|USA Deer Creek Music Center (Noblesville, Indiana)
*06/01/1991 - flagicon|USA Capital Music Center (Grove City, Ohio)
*06/02/1991 - flagicon|USA Toledo Speedway (Toledo, Ohio)
*06/04/1991 - flagicon|USA Richfield Coliseum (Richfield, Ohio)
*06/05/1991 - flagicon|USA Richfield Coliseum (Richfield, Ohio)
*06/07/1991 - flagicon|Canada CNE Stadium (Toronto, Canada)
*06/08/1991 - flagicon|Canada CNE Stadium (Toronto, Canada)
*06/10/1991 - flagicon|USA Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga Springs, New York)
*06/11/1991 - flagicon|USA Hersheypark Stadium (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
*06/13/1991 - flagicon|USA Wachovia Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
*06/17/1991 - flagicon|USA Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, New York)
*06/19/1991 - flagicon|USA Capitol Centre (Landover, Maryland)
*06/20/1991 - flagicon|USA Capitol Centre (Landover, Maryland)
*06/22/1991 - flagicon|USA Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Virginia)
*06/23/1991 - flagicon|USA Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)
*06/25/1991 - flagicon|USA Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)
*06/26/1991 - flagicon|USA Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennessee)
*06/29/1991 - flagicon|USA Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky)
*06/30/1991 - flagicon|USA Birmingham Race Course (Birmingham, Alabama)
*07/02/1991 - flagicon|USA Riverport Amphitheatre (Maryland Heights, Missouri)
*07/08/1991 - flagicon|USA Starplex Amphitheatre (Dallas, Texas)
*07/09/1991 - flagicon|USA Starplex Amphitheatre (Dallas, Texas)
*07/11/1991 - flagicon|USA McNichols Sports Arena (Denver, Colorado)
*07/12/1991 - flagicon|USA Starplex Amphitheatre (Denver, Colorado)
*07/13/1991 - flagicon|USA Salt Palace (Salt Lake City, Utah)
*07/16/1991 - flagicon|USA Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, Washington)
*07/17/1991 - flagicon|USA Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, Washington)
*07/19/1991 - flagicon|USA Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, California)
*07/20/1991 - flagicon|USA Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, California)
*07/23/1991 - flagicon|USA ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California)
*07/25/1991 - flagicon|USA Pacific Amphitheatre (Costa Mesa, California)
*07/29/1991 - flagicon|USA Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California)
*07/30/1991 - flagicon|USA Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California)
*08/02/1991 - flagicon|USA Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California)
*08/03/1991 - flagicon|USA Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California)
*08/13/1991 - flagicon|Finland Helsinki Ice Hall (Helsinki, Finland)
*08/14/1991 - flagicon|Finland Helsinki Ice Hall (Helsinki, Finland)
*08/16/1991 - flagicon|Sweden Globen (Stockholm, Sweden)
*08/17/1991 - flagicon|Sweden Globen (Stockholm, Sweden)
*08/19/1991 - flagicon|Denmark Forum Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
*08/24/1991 - flagicon|Germany Maimarktgelände (Mannheim, Germany)
*08/31/1991 - flagicon|England Wembley Stadium (London, England)
*12/05/1991 - flagicon|USA Worcester Centrum Centre (Worcester, Massachusetts)
*12/06/1991 - flagicon|USA Worcester Centrum Centre (Worcester, Massachusetts)
*12/09/1991 - flagicon|USA Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
*12/10/1991 - flagicon|USA Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
*12/13/1991 - flagicon|USA Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
*12/16/1991 - flagicon|USA Wachovia Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
*12/17/1991 - flagicon|USA Wachovia Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
*12/28/1991 - flagicon|USA Suncoast Dome (St. Petersburg, Florida)
*12/31/1991 - flagicon|USA Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami, Florida)
*01/03/1992 - flagicon|USA LSU Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
*01/04/1992 - flagicon|USA Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi)
*01/07/1992 - flagicon|USA The Pyramid (Memphis, Tennessee)
*01/09/1992 - flagicon|USA The Summit (Houston, Texas)
*01/10/1992 - flagicon|USA The Summit (Houston, Texas)
*01/13/1992 - flagicon|USA Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio)
*01/14/1992 - flagicon|USA Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio)
*01/21/1992 - flagicon|USA Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
*01/22/1992 - flagicon|USA Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
*01/25/1992 - flagicon|USA Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
*01/27/1992 - flagicon|USA San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, California)
*01/28/1992 - flagicon|USA San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, California)
*01/31/1992 - flagicon|USA Compton Terrace (Chandler, Arizona)
*02/01/1992 - flagicon|USA Compton Terrace (Chandler, Arizona)
*02/19/1992 - flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
*02/20/1992 - flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
*02/22/1992 - flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
*04/01/1992 - flagicon|Mexico Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico)
*04/02/1992 - flagicon|Mexico Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico)
*04/06/1992 - flagicon|USA Myriad Arena (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
*04/09/1992 - flagicon|USA Rosemont Horizon (Rosemont, Illinois)

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

*04/20/1992 - flagicon|England The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (London, England)

European leg

*05/16/1992 - flagicon|Ireland Slane Castle (Slane, Ireland)
*05/20/1992 - flagicon|Czechoslovakia Strahov Stadium (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
*05/22/1992 - flagicon|Hungary Népstadion (Budapest, Hungary)
*05/23/1992 - flagicon|Austria Donauinsel Stadium (Vienna, Austria)
*05/26/1992 - flagicon|Germany Olympiastadion (Berlin, Germany)
*05/28/1992 - flagicon|Germany Neckarstadion (Stuttgart, Germany)
*05/30/1992 - flagicon|Germany Müngersdorfer Stadion (Cologne, Germany)
*06/03/1992 - flagicon|Germany Niedersachsenstadion (Hannover, Germany)
*06/06/1992 - flagicon|France Hippodrome de Vincennes (Paris, France)
*06/13/1992 - flagicon|England Wembley Stadium (London, England)
*06/14/1992 - flagicon|England Maine Road (Manchester, England)
*06/16/1992 - flagicon|England Gateshead International Stadium (Gateshead, England)
*06/20/1992 - flagicon|Germany Talavera-Mainwiese (Würzburg, Germany)
*06/21/1992 - flagicon|Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium (Basel, Switzerland)
*06/23/1992 - flagicon|Netherlands Feijenoord Stadion (Rotterdam, Holland)
*06/27/1992 - flagicon|Italy Stadio Delle Alpi (Turin, Italy)
*06/30/1992 - flagicon|Spain Estadio Benito Villamarin (Seville, Spain)
*07/02/1992 - flagicon|Portugal Alvalade Stadium (Lisbon, Portugal)

North America stadium tour with Metallica

*07/17/1992 - flagicon|USA RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
*07/18/1992 - flagicon|USA Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
*07/21/1992 - flagicon|USA Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, Michigan)
*07/22/1992 - flagicon|USA Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana)
*07/25/1992 - flagicon|USA Rich Stadium (Orchard Park, New York)
*07/26/1992 - flagicon|USA Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
*07/29/1992 - flagicon|USA Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
*08/08/1992 - flagicon|Canada Stade Du Parc Olympique (Montreal, Canada)
*08/25/1992 - flagicon|USA Phoenix International Raceway (Avondale, Arizona)
*08/27/1992 - flagicon|USA Aggie Memorial Stadium (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
*08/29/1992 - flagicon|USA Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)
*09/02/1992 - flagicon|USA Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Florida)
*09/04/1992 - flagicon|USA Astrodome (Houston, Texas)
*09/05/1992 - flagicon|USA Texas Stadium (Irving, Texas)
*09/07/1992 - flagicon|USA Williams-Brice Stadium (Columbia, South Carolina)
*09/09/1992 - flagicon|USA Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, California)
*09/11/1992 - flagicon|USA Foxboro Stadium (Foxboro, Massachusetts)
*09/13/1992 - flagicon|Canada Exhibition Stadium (Toronto, Canada)
*09/15/1992 - flagicon|USA Metrodome (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
*09/17/1992 - flagicon|USA Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
*09/19/1992 - flagicon|USA Mile High Stadium (Denver, Colorado)
*09/24/1992 - flagicon|USA Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, California)
*09/27/1992 - flagicon|USA Los Angeles Coliseum (Los Angeles, California)
*09/30/1992 - flagicon|USA Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego, California)
*10/03/1992 - flagicon|USA Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
*10/06/1992 - flagicon|USA Kingdome (Seattle, Washington)

outh American leg

*11/25/1992 - flagicon|Venezuela Estadio Olímpico (Caracas, Venezuela)
*11/27/1992 - flagicon|Colombia Estadio El Campín (Bogota, Colombia)
*11/30/1992 - flagicon|Colombia Estadio El Campín (Bogota, Colombia)*cancelled
*12/02/1992 - flagicon|Chile Estadio Nacional (Santiago, Chile)
*12/05/1992 - flagicon|Argentina Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
*12/06/1992 - flagicon|Argentina Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
*12/10/1992 - flagicon|Brazil Estacionamento Do Anhenbi (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
*12/12/1992 - flagicon|Brazil Estacionamento Do Anhenbi (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
*12/13/1992 - flagicon|Brazil Estacionamento Do Anhenbi (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Asia & Oceanic leg

*01/12/1993 - flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
*01/14/1993 - flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
*01/15/1993 - flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
*01/30/1993 - flagicon|Australia Eastern Creek Raceway (Sydney, Australia)
*02/01/1993 - flagicon|Australia Calder Park Raceway (Melbourne, Australia)
*02/06/1993 - flagicon|New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium (Auckland, New Zealand)

North America leg Skin N' Bones

*02/23/1993 - flagicon|USA Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
*02/25/1993 - flagicon|USA Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum (Birmingham, Alabama)
*03/06/1993 - flagicon|USA New Haven Coliseum (New Haven, Connecticut)
*03/08/1993 - flagicon|USA Cumberland County Civic Center (Portland, Maine)
*03/09/1993 - flagicon|USA Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Connecticut)
*03/12/1993 - flagicon|Canada Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Canada)
*03/16/1993 - flagicon|USA Augusta Civic Center (Augusta, Maine)
*03/17/1993 - flagicon|USA Boston Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
*03/20/1993 - flagicon|USA Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa)
*03/21/1993 - flagicon|USA Fargodome (Fargo, North Dakota)
*03/24/1993 - flagicon|Canada Winnipeg Arena (Winnipeg, Canada)
*03/26/1993 - flagicon|Canada Saskatchewan Place (Saskatoon, Canada)
*03/28/1993 - flagicon|Canada Northlands Coliseum (Edmonton, Canada)
*03/30/1993 - flagicon|Canada British Columbia Place (Vancouver, Canada)
*04/01/1993 - flagicon|USA Portland Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)
*04/03/1993 - flagicon|USA ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California)
*04/04/1993 - flagicon|USA Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)
*04/07/1993 - flagicon|USA Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
*04/09/1993 - flagicon|USA Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (Rapid City, South Dakota)
*04/10/1993 - flagicon|USA Omaha Civic Auditorium (Omaha, Nebraska)
*04/13/1993 - flagicon|USA The Palace Of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
*04/15/1993 - flagicon|USA Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, Virginia)
*04/16/1993 - flagicon|USA Dean Smith Center (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
*04/??/1993 - flagicon|USA ????? (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
*04/21/1993 - flagicon|Mexico Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara, Mexico)
*04/23/1993 - flagicon|Mexico Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico)
*04/24/1993 - flagicon|Mexico Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico)
*04/27/1993 - flagicon|Mexico Estadio Universitario (Monterrey, Mexico)
*04/28/1993 - flagicon|Mexico Estadio Universitario (Monterrey, Mexico)

European leg Get In The Ring Motherfucker - Round II

*05/22/1993 - flagicon|Israel Hayarkon Park (Tel Aviv, Israel)
*05/24/1993 - flagicon|Greece Olympic Stadium (Athens, Greece)
*05/26/1993 - flagicon|Turkey Inonu Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey)
*05/29/1993 - flagicon|England National Bowl (Milton Keynes, England)
*05/30/1993 - flagicon|England National Bowl (Milton Keynes, England)
*06/02/1993 - flagicon|Austria Praterstadion (Vienna, Austria)
*06/05/1993 - flagicon|Netherlands Stadspark de Goffert (Nijmegen, Holland)
*06/06/1993 - flagicon|Netherlands Stadspark de Goffert (Nijmegen, Holland)
*06/08/1993 - flagicon|Denmark Gentofte Stadion (Copenhagen, Denmark)
*06/10/1993 - flagicon|Norway Valle Hovin (Oslo, Norway)
*06/12/1993 - flagicon|Sweden Stockholms Stadion (Stockholm, Sweden)
*06/16/1993 - flagicon|Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium (Basel, Switzerland)
*06/18/1993 - flagicon|Germany Weserstadion (Bremen, Germany)
*06/19/1993 - flagicon|Germany Müngersdorfer Stadion (Cologne, Germany)
*06/22/1993 - flagicon|Germany Wildparkstadion (Karlsruhe, Germany)
*06/25/1993 - flagicon|Germany Waldstadion (Frankfurt, Germany)
*06/26/1993 - flagicon|Germany Olympiastadion (Munich, Germany)
*06/29/1993 - flagicon|Italy Modena Stadio (Modena, Italy)
*06/30/1993 - flagicon|Italy Modena Stadio (Modena, Italy)
*07/05/1993 - flagicon|Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Barcelona, Spain)
*07/06/1993 - flagicon|Spain Vicente Calderon Stadium (Madrid, Spain)
*07/08/1993 - flagicon|France Zenith de Nancy (Nancy, France)
*07/09/1993 - flagicon|France Halle Tony Garnier (Lyon, France)
*07/11/1993 - flagicon|Belgium Werchter Festival Ground (Werchter)
*07/13/1993 - flagicon|France Palais Omnisports de Bercy (Paris, France)

outh American Second leg

*07/16/1993 - flagicon|Argentina Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
*07/17/1993 - flagicon|Argentina Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Personnel

Main band members

*Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano (1991-1993)
*Slash – lead guitar, acoustic guitar (1991-1993)
*Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1991; 1993)
*Gilby Clarke - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1991-1993)
*Duff McKagan – bass guitar, backing vocals (1991-1993)
*Matt Sorum – drums, percussion (1991-1993)
*Dizzy Reed – piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals (1991-1993)

Additional musicians

*Teddy Andreadis – keyboards, backing vocals, harmonica, percussion (1992-1993)
*Roberta Freeman – backing vocals (1992-1993)
*Tracey Amos – backing vocals (1992-1993)
*Cece Worrall – horns (1992-1993)
*Anne King – horns (1992-1993)
*Lisa Maxwell – horns (1992-1993)

Notable events

In Philadelphia during 1991, Axl Rose had erupted, after a fan had gotten into a fight with Guns N' Roses' photographer Robert John when the fan kicked the camera out of his hands. Axl cursed out the fan, and challenged him to a fight. After the fan was ejected from the concert, the show continued.

At the June 10, 1991 show, at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Axl requested that the crowd shout "Get In The Ring!" over and over again, as it was being recorded for the new album. This chanting appears to have been used in the closing of the song by the same name on Use Your Illusion II.

On Tuesday, July 2, 1991, at a show at the Riverport Amphitheatre in St. Louis, Missouri, Axl spotted a spectator illegally recording the concert with a video camera, and jumped into the audience after him. After returning to the stage, Axl replied: "Well, thanks to the lame ass security, I'm going home!" then slammed the mic on the stage, sparking the infamous Riverport riot. Axl then stormed off the stage; some people thought when he slammed the mic, because of the noise, that he shot someone. Slash told them, "He just slammed his mic on the floor. We're outta here." The band followed. The band was looking to come back out and finish the show, but as the police and security were trying to calm down the audience, a riot broke out. The footage was captured by Robert John who was documenting the entire tour. Sixty fans were injured. The band lost most of their equipment and Axl was charged with inciting a riot. He was acquitted due to lack of evidence.

On July 29, 1991, the day the "Illusion" albums were finished being mixed, Guns N' Roses played the longest show of the tour and their longest show ever at the L.A. Forum. It lasted three and a half hours. [Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. p. 342]

On November 7th, 1991, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin quit the band and on December 5th, replacement rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke made his debut in Worcester. It was the first show after the release of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II.

On April 13 and 14, 1992, two concerts had to be canceled when a warrant was issued for Axl's arrest due to the St. Louis show.

On April 20, 1992, the band performed at the The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, an effort for AIDS Awareness in London. Guns were a controversial addition to the lineup as many in the gay community were still angry over Axl using a gay slur during the song "One In A Million." The band opened with "Paradise City" and closed with "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." During the famous "Paradise City" opening, Axl points at a group of protesters in the audience and yells "SHOVE IT!" He had planned to address the controversy between songs, but was asked not to by the band as it would pull the spotlight from Queen and Freddie Mercury. As Slash concluded a short cover of the Alice Cooper song "Only Women Bleed," bassist Duff McKagan can be seen keeping an eye on Axl who approaches the front of the stage. When Slash finishes the song, pauses, then strums the beginning of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," Duff walks over to Axl and shakes his hand as an act of appreciation. Uncharacteristically quiet, Axl refrains from addressing the audience at all during the concert. Later in the show, Slash joined Joe Elliott of Def Leppard and the surviving members of Queen for "Tie Your Mother Down." Axl sings "We Will Rock You" and finishes "Bohemian Rhapsody" with Elton John with Queen. The show was broadcast live around the world via satellite, gathering the largest audience for a music concert in history.

On August 8, 1992, in Montreal, Quebec during the GNR-Metallica Stadium Tour portion, Metallica frontman/guitarist James Hetfield's left arm was badly burned due to misunderstanding about some new pyrotechnics added to Metallica's set. Metallica was forced to end their set early. However, Rose refused to begin before Guns N' Roses' scheduled time leaving fans to wait hours before Guns N' Roses finally took the stage. A few songs into the very late Guns N' Roses' set, Axl stormed off stage due to vocal issues, sparking a huge riot that spilled into the streets.

On November 25, 1992, the band performed in Caracas, Venezuela, in front of a crowd of 45,000. Just two days later, the Venezuela Air Force launched a failed military coup, making it impossible for half of the bands crew and all of their equipment to leave the country. Fact|date=April 2007

On November 30, 1992, the band performed for the first time in Bogotá, Colombia. When they started to play "November Rain", a soft rain fell over the city and stopped right after they finished the song. (Axl later stated this was a special moment for him because November Rain was #1 in Colombia for 60 weeks.) Axl stated that the band were at risk of electrocution and must stop to dry the stage. The band moved backstage and returned to finish with "Don't Cry" and "Paradise City".

On December 5 and 6 the band performed for the first time in Argentina surrounded by rumors, threats, and controversy. Rose unexpectedly appeared the night before to their first show giving an exclusive interview to Marcelo Tinelli on his show wearing the Argentina national football team shirt. The night after Axl Rose opened the show performing "Welcome to the Jungle" wearing the shirt again.Fact|date=April 2007 The December 5 show, though, was interrupted twice because fans were throwing stuff on stage, "think [ing] that [throwing stuff on the stage] would relate to a better show." The second time, Rose encouraged audience members to "beat the fucking shit out of" anyone throwing stuff on the stage.

On July 17, 1993 the band performed in Buenos Aires, Argentina at River Plate Stadium in front of 80,000 people. It was their last show with most of the original lineup (Axl Rose, Slash, Duff Mackagan, Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke and Dizzy Reed). The tour was renamed the "Skin and Bones Tour" for the last couple of legs and was a variation of the Use Your Illusion Tour which included an unplugged performance in a living room set. A highlight of the night was Cozy Powell dressed as a Domino's Pizza delivery boy playing drums with Matt Sorum.

External links

* [http://hem.passagen.se/snoqalf/m-ontour.html In depth info and tour diary]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJnvAr6vaRs Causes and the riot itself]
* [http://www.heavymetalnation.com/Guns%20N%20Roses%20-%202nd%20July%201991%20Riverport%20Amphitheatre,%20St%20Louis,%20Missouri%20Bootleg%20DVD%20-%20Review%20By%20Frantic%20Canadian.htm Review of Riot Concert Bootleg DVD]

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