Queensland Country Bank Stadium is set to become ‘paradise city’ for Guns N’ Roses fans this December, when the powerhouse rock icons bring their WORLD TOUR 2026 to town.
Guns N’ Roses will be performing in Townsville on Wednesday 2 December, the second stop in a seven-city Australia and New Zealand tour.
This will be Guns N’ Roses first Australian tour since 2022, following the success of an extensive 2025 tour across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
Queensland Country Bank Stadium Venue General Manager Cameron Jones said a Guns N’ Roses concert would cap off the stadium’s biggest year of events.
“North Queensland is a major events destination, and having international rock royalty Guns N’ Roses announced today, as one of only two regional stops on the tour, is really the cherry on top of an incredible year to come,” Mr Jones said.
“We’re starting with the Cowboys season, then the Wallabies, the Rugby League World Cup and closing out the year on an incredible high with Guns N’ Roses.
“Guns N’ Roses are one of the most influential rock bands of their era, and I know their raw, high-energy sound is gonna be a great fit for North Queensland – locals are going to love it, so if you’re a fan, get your tickets early!”
Tickets on sale at 1pm Friday 13 March 2026 via Ticketmaster.
Ticketmaster is the only authorised ticket seller for this event.
ABOUT GUNS N’ ROSES:
Guns N’ Roses endure as the most dynamic, dangerous, and definitive American rock band in history to this day.
Embedded in popular culture, Guns N’ Roses’ landmark diamond-selling 1987 opus, Appetite For Destruction, stands out as “the best-selling U.S. debut album ever” and “the 11th best-selling U.S. album of all time.” Following its release, Guns N’ Roses shook the world with the one-two punch of the over 7x-platinum Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, clinching the top two spots on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart upon arrival. With total sales of 100 million units thus far, their catalog also consists of G N’ R Lies (5x-platinum), The Spaghetti Incident? (platinum), Greatest Hits (5x-platinum), and Chinese Democracy (over 6 million worldwide). Not to mention, they are one of the most-streamed rock bands in the world with an average of 27 million monthly listeners on Spotify and in May 2024 were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for their 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction.
On the touring front, Guns N’ Roses legendary three-hour-plus shows encompass sought-after fan favorites in addition to newly dusted-off gems from their back catalog, leaving ardent audiences in awe. Their blockbuster 2024 world tour sold 1.3 million tickets around the world and marked the band’s largest run to date. Consisting of acclaimed performances in stadiums and arenas alike, the tour included headlining festival dates at Glastonbury and London’s Hyde Park, while the North American leg included sold-out performances at historic venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, as well as a co-headlining performance at Power Trip in Indio, CA with AC/DC & Metallica. Guns N’ Roses’ previous world tour, Not In This Lifetime…, notably ranked as the “fourth-highest grossing concert tour of all time,” selling 5 million-plus tickets and included a headline performance at Coachella. The band’s massive 2025 tour saw the powerhouse band hit stadiums and arenas in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America throughout the year.
Guns N’ Roses are Axl Rose (vocals, keyboards), Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Isaac Carpenter (drums), and Melissa Reese (keyboard).
Guns N’ Roses never stops with more touring on the horizon and other surprises—the “Nightrain” keeps rolling at full speed.