LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-DEC 29, 2019…IT WAS ON THIS DATE IN 2015 BILLBOARD MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED THAT SLASH WOULD REJOIN GUNS ‘N ROSES TO HEADLINE COACHELLA. THIS LEAD TO THE “NOT IN THIS LIFETIME….” TOUR. THIS WAS A HUMONGOUS ANNOUNCEMENT AS NO ONE BELIEVED THAT THE CORE OF THE GROUP WOULD EVER COME TOGETHER ( INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE BAND, THUS THE NAME “NOT IN THIS LIFETIME TOUR”). IT MARKED THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE “USE YOUR ILLUSION TOUR” IN 1993 THAT AXL ROSE, DUFF MCKAGAN AND SLASH HAVE ALL BEEN ON THE SAME STAGE. THE TOUR IS RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST RANKING TOUR OF ALL-TIME IN TERMS OF GROSS REVENUE, RAKING IN MORE THAN $563 MILLION DOLLARS. HERE’S PRO VIDEO AND AUDIO OF G’NR’S 2016, 2017 & 2018 “NOT IN THIS LIFETIME…”TOUR
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