Guns N’ Roses kick off North American tour with Raleigh show (photos, videos, setlist)

Guns N’ Roses launched the North American leg of their 2026 world tour on July 23 at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The band played a career-spanning set featuring classics like “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “November Rain,” “Paradise City,” and “Nightrain,” while also performing newer songs including “Perhaps,” “The General,” “Nothin,” and “Atlas.”

The North American run follows earlier dates across Latin America and Europe and will continue through September with stops in East Rutherford, Toronto, Las Vegas, Vancouver, San Diego, Pasadena, Atlanta, and more.

Check out official photos from opening night below, along with live videos, the complete setlist, and all remaining North American tour dates.

Guns N’ Roses setlist at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC July 23, 2026:
1. Welcome to the Jungle
2. Bad Obsession
3. Mr. Brownstone
4. It’s So Easy
5. Slither (Velvet Revolver cover)
6. Hard Skool
7. Chinese Democracy
8. Live and Let Die (Wings cover)
9. Yesterdays
10. Think About You
11. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath cover)
12. Estranged
13. Double Talkin’ Jive
14. Don’t Cry
15. You Could Be Mine
16. Nothin’
17. Rocket Queen
18. Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb cover)
19. New Rose (The Damned cover)
20. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cover)
21. Happy Birthday to You (Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover) (for Slash)
22. Civil War
23. Atlas
24. The General
25. Slash Guitar Solo
26. Sweet Child o’ Mine
27. November Rain
28. Nightrain
29. Paradise City

2026 NORTH AMERICAN DATES:
Sunday, July 26 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, July 29 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Saturday, August 1 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
Wednesday, August 5 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium
Saturday, August 8 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Wednesday, August 12 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Sunday, August 16 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium
Wednesday, August 19 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
Saturday, August 22 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Wednesday, August 26 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
Saturday, August 29 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place
Wednesday, September 2 – San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium
Saturday, September 5 – Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl
Wednesday, September 9 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field
Saturday, September 12 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Wednesday, September 16 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
Saturday, September 19 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park

Photos by Guns N’ Roses