{"id":864,"date":"2023-12-08T05:19:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radio16-2.com.au\/?p=864"},"modified":"2023-12-08T05:19:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:19:24","slug":"guns-n-roses-the-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radio16-2.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/12\/08\/guns-n-roses-the-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Guns N&#8217; Roses &#8211; The General"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, Guns N&#8217; Roses debuted their new single titled, &#8220;The General&#8221; via Geffen Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The General&#8221; stands out as the band&#8217;s second release of 2023, following their summer single &#8220;Perhaps&#8221;. Guns N&#8217; Roses initially debuted &#8220;The General&#8221; to a sold-out hometown audience during their two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. Since then, fans have anxiously awaited the official arrival of &#8220;The General.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Guns N&#8217; Roses concluded their blockbuster 2023 world tour, which sold 1.3 million tickets around the world. The tour marked the band&#8217;s largest run to date and consisted of acclaimed performances across European stadiums and arenas. Their run included headlining festivals including Glastonbury and London&#8217;s Hyde Park. The band&#8217;s North American leg included sold-out performances at historic venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, as well as a co-headlining performance at Power Trip in Indio with AC\/DC &amp; Metallica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the world, the band&#8217;s shows have only gotten bigger and bolder. The group&#8217;s now-legendary three-hour-plus sets have evolved with sought-after fan favorites in addition to newly dusted-off gems from their back catalog, leaving ardent audiences in awe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABOUT GUNS N&#8217;ROSES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Embedded in popular culture, Guns N&#8217; Roses&#8217; landmark diamond-selling 1987 opus, Appetite For Destruction, stands out as &#8220;the best-selling U.S. debut album ever&#8221; and &#8220;the 11th best-selling U.S. album of all time.&#8221; Following its release, Guns N&#8217; Roses shook the world with the one-two punch of the over 7x-platinum Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, clinching the top two spots on Billboard&#8217;s Top 200 Albums chart upon arrival. With total sales of 100 million units thus far, their catalog also consists of G N&#8217; R Lies (5x-platinum), The Spaghetti Incident? (platinum), Greatest Hits (5x-platinum), and Chinese Democracy (over 6 million worldwide). Not to mention, they are one of the most-streamed rock bands in the world with an average of 27 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The band&#8217;s Not In This Lifetime\u2026 Tour ranked as the &#8220;fourth-highest grossing concert tour of all time,&#8221; selling 5 million-plus tickets and included a headline performance at Coachella. Guns N&#8217; Roses never stop with more touring on the horizon and other surprises-the &#8220;Nightrain&#8221; keeps rolling at full speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guns N&#8217; Roses are Axl Rose (vocals, keyboards), Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Frank Ferrer (drums), and Melissa Reese (keyboard). \u202f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Guns N&#8217; Roses debuted their new single titled, &#8220;The General&#8221; via Geffen Records. &#8220;The General&#8221; stands out as the band&#8217;s second release of 2023, following their summer single &#8220;Perhaps&#8221;. Guns N&#8217; Roses initially debuted &#8220;The General&#8221; to a sold-out hometown audience during their two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. 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