Chris Stapleton Joins Guns N Roses for Dylan Cover Toronto

Country music star Chris Stapleton made a surprise guest appearance with rock legends Guns N' Roses during their concert at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The collaboration saw Stapleton join the band onstage to perform their cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," sharing lead vocals with frontman Axl Rose and playing rhythm guitar alongside lead guitarist Slash.

The performance marked a full-circle moment for Stapleton and the band. In July 2016, shortly after the release of his breakthrough album "Traveller," Stapleton opened for Guns N' Roses at a concert in Nashville during the band's initial reunion tour. Stapleton was in Toronto to headline his own sold-out show at the same Rogers Stadium venue on Thursday, August 6.

The musical relationship between the artists has developed over the past decade. Following that 2016 opening slot, Slash later invited Stapleton to contribute vocals to a track on his 2024 blues covers album, "Orgy of the Damned."

Wednesday's concert was part of Guns N' Roses' ongoing North American stadium tour, which launched on July 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is scheduled to run through a final show in Atlanta on...