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Not in This Lifetime... Tour
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<p>The Not in This Lifetime... Tour was a concert tour by <a href="/facts/Hard_rock/yC1FkQcC">hard rock</a> band <a href="/facts/Guns_N%2527_Roses/J9TVwo9c">Guns N' Roses</a>, spanning from April 1, 2016, to November 2, 2019. It featured classic lineup members <a href="/facts/Axl_Rose/3LNSbT3B">Axl Rose</a>, <a href="/facts/Slash_(musician)/oqz9DDaR">Slash</a> and <a href="/facts/Duff_McKagan/PRkAhp74">Duff McKagan</a>, marking the first time since the <a href="/facts/Use_Your_Illusion_Tour/xmK02Pnz">Use Your Illusion Tour</a> in 1993 that the three performed together. After the <a href="/facts/Appetite_for_Democracy_(Tour)/4ru1ETkJ">previous tour</a> in 2014, guitarists <a href="/facts/DJ_Ashba/cNdXXaVb">DJ Ashba</a> & <a href="/facts/Ron_%2522Bumblefoot%2522_Thal/QC98v0IP">Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal</a>, bassist <a href="/facts/Tommy_Stinson/b2qx1SLq">Tommy Stinson</a> and keyboardist <a href="/facts/Chris_Pitman/E5XT9Glf">Chris Pitman</a> left Guns N' Roses, leaving the band with several open spots. Former members Slash and McKagan rejoined the band and <a href="/facts/Melissa_Reese/rgb1Uhnl">Melissa Reese</a> joined as keyboardist. The group embarked on a world tour that spanned all continents except Antarctica. They performed 175 shows making it their third longest tour ever, just behind the <a href="/facts/Use_Your_Illusion_Tour/xmK02Pnz">Use Your Illusion Tour</a> and the <a href="/facts/Chinese_Democracy_Tour/GkgSCJNc">Chinese Democracy Tour</a>. The group welcomed former drummer <a href="/facts/Steven_Adler/7hFc1C2p">Steven Adler</a> to the stage for several shows as a guest spot, the first time he had played with the group since 1990. The tour has been a financial success, grossing over $584.2 million, making it the <a href="/facts/List_of_highest-grossing_concert_tours/xfgKRMSk">fourth-highest-grossing concert tour of all time</a>. The tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year. In 2017, the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. The tour was honored at the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Touring_Awards/69Yv0BHu"><i>Billboard</i> Live Music Awards</a> in November 2017, winning Top Tour/Top Draw and being nominated for Top Boxscore. </p>