Guns N’ Roses delivered a massive surprise for fans attending the Monsters Of Rock festival on Saturday, April 4. Headlining the massive event at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil, which also featured performances from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Extreme, Halestorm, and Yngwie Malmsteen, the legendary band dusted off a deep cut that had not been played live in over three decades.
Near the end of their sprawling 24-song set, the group shocked the audience by performing “Bad Apples” for the first time since 1991. The track originally appeared on the band’s multi-platinum 1991 studio album, Use Your Illusion I. Prior to Saturday night, the song had only been performed live twice in the band’s entire history, with the last documented performances taking place in May 1991 in Los Angeles and at the Rock in Rio festival.
The historic performance was part of a hit-packed setlist that also included fan-favorite staples and classic covers of Wings and Bob Dylan.
The band is currently navigating their Latin American tour down one member. Keyboardist Melissa Reese is currently sitting out the run due to undisclosed personal reasons.
The official setlist from the April 4 performance in São Paulo is as follows (via Setlist.fm):
- “Welcome to the Jungle”
- “Slither” (Velvet Revolver cover)
- “It’s So Easy”
- “Live and Let Die” (Wings cover)
- “Mr. Brownstone”
- “Bad Obsession”
- “Rocket Queen” (tour debut)
- “Perhaps”
- “Dead Horse”
- “Double Talkin’ Jive”
- “Nothin'”
- “You Could Be Mine”
- “Civil War” (with Jimi Hendrix‘s “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” outro)
- “Junior’s Eyes” (Black Sabbath cover) (tour debut)
- “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan cover) (with Alice Cooper‘s “Only Women Bleed” intro)
- “New Rose” (The Damned cover) (Duff McKagan on vocals)
- “Atlas” (followed by band introductions)
- Slash Guitar Solo
- “Sweet Child o’ Mine”
- “Estranged”
- “Bad Apples” (first time since 1991)
- “November Rain”
- “Nightrain”
- “Paradise City”
Remaining dates for the band’s Latin American tour:
- 04/07 – Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BRA – Alberto Bertelli Lucatto
With Raimundos:
- 04/09 – Campo Grande, BRA – Autodromo Orlando Moura
- 04/12 – Cariacica, BRA – Estadion Estadaual Kleber Jose de Andrade
- 04/15 – Salvador, BRA – Arena Fonte Nova
- 04/18 – Fortaleza, BRA – Arena Castelao
- 04/21 – Sao Luis, BRA – Estadio Governador Joao Castelo
- 04/25 – Belem, BRA – Estadio Olimpico do Para
Guns N’ Roses 2026 World Tour Dates:
- May 05 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Hollywood
- May 07 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville Festival ∞
- June 04 – Gliwice, Poland @ PreZero Arena Gliwice
- June 06 – Gliwice, Poland @ PreZero Arena Gliwice
- June 10 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
- June 12-14 – Donington, UK @ Download Festival ∞
- June 18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
- June 20 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
- June 23 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
- June 25 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
- June 28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ AFAS Dome
- July 01 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
- July 03 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
- July 23 – Raleigh, NC @ Cater-Finley Stadium *
- July 26 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center *
- July 29 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *
- August 01 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium *
- August 05 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium *
- August 08 – Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater *
- August 12 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium *
- August 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Busch Stadium *
- August 19 – Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater #
- August 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium >
- August 26 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium >
- August 29 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place >
- September 02 – San Diego, CA @ Snapdragon Stadium >
- September 05 – Pasadena, CA @ Rose Bowl <
- September 09 – Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Field +
- September 12 – Ridgedale, MO @ Thunder Ridge Nature Arena #
- September 16 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome +
- September 19 – Atlanta, GA @ Truist Park
- November 29 – Adelaide, Australia @ Grand Final ≠
- December 02 – Townsville, Australia @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium ≠
- December 05 – Brisbane, Australia @ Suncorp Stadium ≠
- December 08 – Newcastle, Australia @ McDonald Jones Stadium ≠
- December 11 – Melbourne, Australia @ Marvel Stadium ≠
- December 14 – Sydney, Australia @ Engie Stadium ≠
- December 17 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Eden Park Stadium ≠
Support Legend
- * with Public Enemy
- # with The Barbarians of California
- > with The Black Crowes
- < with Ice Cube
- + with Pierce The Veil
- ≠ with Airbourne
- ∞ festival date
