Guns N’ Roses have released a timeline history of the band video, which only focuses on Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan. Steven Adler and Izzy Stradlin are not mentioned at all by name, nor are any other former or current Guns N’ Roses members. The entire 2001-2014 Chinese Democracy era is summed up in a few words and flashes by very quickly. Read the timeline below, then watch the video.
It starts with Slash moving to Los Angeles in 1976, Axl Rose moving to Los Angeles in 1982, and Duff McKagan moving to Los Angeles in 1985.
June 6, 1985 – Band played at Troubadour
October 10, 198 5- Paradise City
August 23, 1986 – Performed at Whisky A-Go-Go
July 21, 1987 – Appetite for Destruction album released.
August 1, 1987 – First music video “Welcome to the Jungle” shot in Hollywood.
August 14, 1987 – December 19, 1988- Appetite for Destruction tour
June 3, 1988 – First #1 single “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
September 7, 1988 – Performed ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ at MTV VMA’s.
November 24, 1988 – GN’R Lies album released.
February 1989 – First band in 15 years with two records in U.S. top 5.
September 11, 1989 – January 22, 1990
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album – American Music Awards
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist-
American Music Awards
January 20, 1991 – July 17, 1993
Use Your Illusion Tour
June 19, 1991 – “You Could Be Mine”
August 31, 1991 – Sold Out Wembley Stadium.
September 10, 1991 – “Don’t Cry” single is released in U.S.
September 17, 1991 – Use Your Illusion I & Use Your Illusion II albums released.
June 2, 1992 – “November Rain” single released.
September 7, 1992 – “November Rain” wins MTV VMA’s Video Vanguard Awards
May 12, 1993 – World’s best-selling hard rock artist of the year and world’s best group.
November 22, 1993 – Guns N’ Roses The Spaghetti Incident
1996 – Slash leaves GNR
1997 – Duff leaves GNR
January 1, 2001 – May 16, 2014
Chinese Democracy tour
Chinese Democracy album
Up Close and Personal tour
Appetite for Democracy tour
April 1, 2016 – Axl, Slash, and Duff reunite for Not In This Lifetime tour.
June 23, 2016 – Tour kicked off in Detroit.
The beginning…#GnFnR #NotInThisLifetime Tourhttps://t.co/R8emcxgCHw pic.twitter.com/jHDUxUCBcT
— Guns N' Roses (@gunsnroses) May 20, 2017
