Appetite for Destruction Tour

The Appetite for Destruction Tour was a concert tour by Guns N' Roses to promote their debut album Appetite for Destruction. Most of the tour was opening up for bands such as Aerosmith, Iron Maiden & The Cult, but as their fame began to take hold, a world tour in support of Appetite for Destruction was scheduled.All tour make 2.300.000 views.

The band traveled across the United States, and in spring 1988 were invited to the notorious Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England, where they shared the bill with groups like Kiss and Iron Maiden. At the start of the Guns N' Roses set, the capacity crowd of over 100,000 began jumping and surging forward. Despite Rose's requests that the crowd move away from the stage, two fans were trampled to death. The media largely blamed the band for the tragedy, and reported that the band had continued playing even when there were dangerous crowd conditions. In fact, the final report on the Donington incident filed by the head of security at the venue noted that the band had not been aware of the extent of fan injuries, had immediately halted their set when requested to do so, and had attempted to calm the crowd.^[1]

Nonetheless, events such as these during the Appetite for Destruction tour earned the group the title of "the world's most dangerous band". In addition, the behavior of the band members also garnered negative attention from the media. Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler were often seen intoxicated both on and off stage.

Tour dates

Personnel

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, percussion, whistle
• Slash – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Steven Adler – drums