Use Your Illusion Tour

The Use Your Illusion Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Guns N' Roses which ran from May 24, 1991 to July 17, 1993. It was not only the band's longest tour, but one of the longest concert tours in rock history, consisting of 192 shows in 27 countries. It was also a source of much infamy for the band, due to riots, late starts, and outspoken rantings by lead singer Axl Rose.

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Concert tour - Rock - Band - Guns N' Roses - May 24 - 1991 - July 17 - 1993 - Riot - Axl Rose

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The Use Your Illusion Tour was a promotional tour for the albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, although due to the scale of the tour, the term "promotional tour" is perhaps a trivialization. The tour started on May 24, 1991, shortly after Use Your Illusion I was recorded but a few months before Use Your Illusion II. The tour marked a high point in the popularity of Guns N' Roses, with a total of over 7 million fans attending, and accompanied by high worldwide album sales. Live recordings from the tour would later provide much of content for the 2-disc set '. The tour also provided a large volume of footage for music videos, including the popular "You Could Be Mine" and "Estranged". It was a feat that the band was never again able to repeat.

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Use Your Illusion I - Use Your Illusion II - Album - Music video

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The conduct of the band, and particularly Axl Rose, during the Use Your Illusion Tour generated some bad press, notably from the magazines Spin, Kerrang, Circus Magazine, and Hit Parader. Axl's response to this bad press is documented in the song "Get In The Ring".

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Spin - Kerrang - Circus Magazine - Hit Parader

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The Use Your Illusion Tour was massive not just in the number and size of performances, but also in its technical aspects and the size of the crew. A total of 80 working personnel travelled with the band during the tour. The trade magazine Performance named the tour crew "Crew of the Year" for 1991.

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