Guns N’ Roses will skip touring in 2027 so the band can work on new music, guitarist Slash said in an interview on Oct. 12. Thirteen shows are still on the 2026 schedule. They stop in India, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
“We’ll get done with [shows in India, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in November and December], and next year basically GUNS is off. But I’m hoping that, because we have so much material that we need to sort of, like, put together and start getting into that whole phase, so I’m hoping that’s what the next phase is gonna be,” Slash said, as quoted by Chaoszine.
The host asked if the plan is to pause touring and come together with material. Slash said, “Exactly. We have so much material, and it’s all over the place, and it needs to… That’s one of the things that’s been hard to do, is the amount of time and focus it takes to sort of get all that material together and start working on it.”
Writing as a group doesn’t work while the band travels, Slash said. “It doesn’t work on the road,” he said. “Writing on the road for me is easy, and I’m the only one that seem, seems to like to sort of sit up all night and do that. But Duff does his own thing, and Axl does his own thing. And so we’re all creating on the road just individually. But getting us together and trying to do that while you’re touring is next to impossible.”
A full-length album hasn’t come from the band since Chinese Democracy in 2008. Only Axl Rose from the classic lineup played on that record. Duff McKagan and Slash came back to join him in 2016. In February 2022, the band put out a four-song EP, Hard Skool.
The band’s members are Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash, Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Isaac Carpenter, and Melissa Reese.
Slash will tour next year alongside Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. All dates, locations, and ticket links are listed on his official website.
