# Up Close and Personal Tour (Guns N' Roses)

Up Close and Personal Tour was a 2012 North American and European concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

## Background

On January 20, guitarist Bumblefoot talked about a possible theater tour taking place in February. Guns N' Roses later announced shows in United States.
The shows themselves varied considerably in comparison to the Chinese Democracy Tour. All of the North American shows took place in smaller-scale clubs, rather than a large arena or stadium. All pyrotechnics were removed from the shows.
The European leg of the tour began approximately one month after the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The circumstance regarding a new album were unknown, however lead guitarist DJ Ashba stated that the band had many demos recorded, and were planning on discussing 'how they are going to create the best album possible.'
On June 24, guitarist Richard Fortus gave an interview to the French music site, Rock N' Live, in which he revealed that the band would not tour more that year, but would rather go into the studio to work on the next album by the end of the year. "Right now I'm very focused on Guns N' Roses. We are preparing ourselves to return to the studio, so that is why I want to stay focused. That's all that I think by the end of the year."

## Line up

The band line-up remained approximately the same since the 2008 release of Chinese Democracy. Co-founder Axl Rose fronted the band, which also included long-term keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman. Newcomer DJ Ashba and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal were lead guitarists, while the rhythm section consisted of Richard Fortus on rhythm guitar, Tommy Stinson on bass and drummer Frank Ferrer.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America |
| February 10, 2012 | New York City | United States | Roseland Ballroom |
| February 12, 2012 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
| February 15, 2012 | New York City | United States | The Ritz Webster Hall |
| February 16, 2012 | New York City | United States | Hiro Ballroom |
| February 19, 2012 | Chicago | United States | House of Blues |
| February 21, 2012 | Detroit | United States | The Fillmore Detroit |
| February 23, 2012 | Silver Spring | United States | The Fillmore Silver Spring |
| February 24, 2012 | Atlantic City | United States | House of Blues |
| February 27, 2012 | Philadelphia | United States | Electric Factory |
| March 1, 2012 | Atlanta | United States | The Tabernacle |
| March 3, 2012 | Orlando | United States | House of Blues |
| March 5, 2012 | Miami | United States | Jackie Gleason Theater |
| March 9, 2012 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium |
| March 11, 2012 | Los Angeles | United States | The Wiltern |
| March 12, 2012 | Los Angeles | United States | House of Blues Los Angeles |
| Europe |
| May 11, 2012 | Moscow | Russia | Stadium Live Club |
| May 12, 2012 | Moscow | Russia | Stadium Live Club |
| May 17, 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | The O$_2$ |
| May 19, 2012 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena |
| May 20, 2012 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool |
| May 23, 2012 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| May 25, 2012 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| May 26, 2012 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| May 29, 2012 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena |
| May 31, 2012 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena |
| June 1, 2012 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena |
| June 4, 2012 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| June 5, 2012 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| June 8, 2012 | Mönchengladbach | Germany | Warsteiner HockeyPark |
| June 10, 2012 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier |
| June 11, 2012 | Strasbourg | France | Zénith de Strasbourg |
| June 14, 2012 | Toulouse | France | Zénith de Toulouse |
| June 16, 2012 | Clisson | France | Val de Moine |
| June 18, 2012 | Montpellier | France | Park & Suites Arena |
| June 19, 2012 | Toulon | France | Zénith Oméga de Toulon |
| June 22, 2012 | Milan | Italy | Fieramilano |
| June 24, 2012 | Dessel | Belgium | Festivalpark Stenehei |
| June 27, 2012 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle |
| June 29, 2012 | Graz | Austria | Schwarzl Freizeitzentrum |
| July 1, 2012 | Bucharest | Romania | Romexpo Arena |
| Middle East |
| July 3, 2012 | Tel Aviv | Israel | Yarkon Park |
| Europe |
| July 6, 2012 | Istanbul | Turkey | Parkorman |
| July 8, 2012 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Vasil Levski National Stadium |
| July 11, 2012 | Rybnik | Poland | Rybnik Municipal Stadium |
| July 13, 2012 | Piešťany | Slovakia | Piešťany Airport |
| July 15, 2012 | Novi Sad | Serbia | Petrovaradin Fortress |
| July 17, 2012 | Split | Croatia | Spaladium Arena |
| July 20, 2012 | Benicàssim | Spain | Benicàssim Festival Grounds |
| July 22, 2012 | Palma | Spain | Son Fusteret |

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ This concert was a part of "Hellfest"
    $^B$ This concert was a part of "Gods of Metal"
    $^C$ This concert was a part of "Graspop Metal Meeting"
    $^D$ This concert was a part of "Seerock Festival"
    $^E$ This concert was a part of "Tuborg GreenFest"
    $^F$ This concert was a part of "Unirock Open Air Festival"
    $^G$ This concert was a part of "Sofia Rocks"
    $^H$ This concert was a part of "Topfest"
    $^I$ This concert was a part of "Exit Festival"
    $^J$ This concert was a part of "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim"

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| The O$_2$ | London | 18,901 / 27,817 (68%) | $1,357,820 |
| Manchester Arena | Manchester | 5,877 / 7,205 (82%) | $406,274 |

## Personnel

* Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, tambourine
* Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
* Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals
* DJ Ashba – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, snare drum
* Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Chris Pitman – keyboards, synthesizer, samples, programming, tambourine, backing vocals
* Frank Ferrer – drums, tambourine

### Additional Musicians

* Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "14 Years" (May 31st-July 22nd, 2012)