The Chinese Democracy Tour was a worldwide concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses to promote the group's long-delayed album Chinese Democracy.
The tour began in 2001. That year the band played three U.S. dates and a Brazilian one, while their 2002 tour included Asian, North American and a few European dates. The band did not tour again until May 2006, when it toured North America again and performed a major tour of Europe. The band's tour continued in 2007 with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Mexico.
Their first show after the 2008 release of Chinese Democracy was in Taiwan on December 11, 2009. In the same month the group played South Korea for the first time, as well as two dates in Japan. Since 2010 the tour has continued with concerts in North America, South/Central America, Europe and Australia. As of late 2010, the entire tour had attracted a total audience of about 4,000,000 people. The ten year tour came to a close on the final day of 2011, with a New Year's Eve show in Las Vegas.
Read more about Chinese Democracy Tour: Band Members History, 2001 European Tour, 2002/2003 World Tour, 2004 At Rock in Rio Lisbon, 2006/2007 World Tour, 2009–2012 World Tour, Supporting Acts, Songs Played
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