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Guns N’ Roses Launch 2025 Tour With a Surprising Opener and a New Drummer
Guns N’ Roses kicked off their 2025 world tour with a thunderous performance in Incheon, South Korea, treating fans to a career-spanning set—and one major lineup change.
The band took the stage at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park with a 22-song setlist that largely mirrored recent shows but came with a few fresh twists. Most notably, longtime drummer Frank Ferrer has officially stepped aside, with Isaac Carpenter taking his place behind the kit. Carpenter’s no stranger to the GN’R orbit—he previously played with Duff McKagan’s side project, Loaded, and contributed to their 2011 album The Taking.
The tour, which carries the characteristically over-the-top title Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things, began with a shock to the system: for the first time since 2012, Guns N’ Roses opened with their iconic anthem “Welcome to the Jungle.” Their usual go-to opener, “It’s So Easy,” appeared later in the evening, flipping the energy in an unexpected but welcome way.
As always, Appetite for Destruction dominated the set, with crowd-pleasers like “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Nightrain,” and “Paradise City” making sure the night ended on a high note. Tracks from Use Your Illusion albums—including fan favorites “Coma,” “Estranged,” and “November Rain”—helped round out the epic performance.
Songs from Chinese Democracy also held their place, with “Better,” “Sorry,” and the title track all making appearances. However, only one of the four post-reunion singles since 2021, “Perhaps,” was featured—suggesting the band is still feeling out how new material fits into their legacy-heavy shows.
GN’R scaled back their usual slew of covers, opting for just four: Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Live and Let Die,” Glen Campbell’s haunting “Wichita Lineman,” and Velvet Revolver’s “Slither.”
The tour will continue through spring and early summer, wrapping up at the legendary Wacken Open Air Festival on July 31. So far, no North American dates have been confirmed.
