Guns N' Roses Launch 2026 World Tour in Monterrey

Guns N' Roses launched their 2026 world tour on March 28 at the Tecate Pal Norte festival in Monterrey, Mexico, where the veteran rock band delivered a nearly two-hour set featuring the live debuts of two recently released singles before an estimated crowd of 100,000.

The performance at Parque Fundidora marked the group's first show since November 2025 and highlighted a mix of classic hits, covers, and new material from the band's ongoing reunion era. Frontman Axl Rose opened with "Welcome to the Jungle," followed by staples like "Mr. Brownstone," "Sweet Child o' Mine," "November Rain," and "Paradise City." The 25-song setlist also included deeper cuts such as "Bad Obsession," "Chinese Democracy," and "Civil War," the latter extended with an outro from Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)."

A key moment came midway through, when the band unveiled "Nothin," a melancholic ballad from the sessions for their 2008 album Chinese Democracy, and later "Atlas," a straightforward rock track originally demoed even earlier. Both songs were released in December 2025 to coincide with the tour announcement. Rose introduced "Nothin" by noting it was the first live performance of the...