{"id":30303,"date":"2026-08-06T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30303"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:00:23","slug":"chris-stapleton-joins-guns-n-roses-for-heavens-door-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30303","title":{"rendered":"Chris Stapleton Joins Guns N&#8217; Roses for &#8216;Heaven&#8217;s Door&#8217; in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A decade after serving as GN\u2019R\u2019s opening act, the country singer appears onstage with Axl Rose, Slash and Co.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA decade after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/chris-stapleton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_chris-stapleton\" data-tag=\"chris-stapleton\">Chris Stapleton<\/a> first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/chris-stapleton-wins-over-guns-n-roses-fans-at-nashville-stunner-224557\/\">served as Guns N\u2019 Roses\u2019 opening act<\/a>, the country singer joined the band onstage during their Toronto concert Wednesday to perform \u201cKnockin\u2019 on Heaven\u2019s Door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tStapleton and Axl Rose shared lead vocals on GN\u2019R\u2019s rendition of the Bob Dylan classic, with Stapleton <br \/>\u2014 in town for his own Toronto show Thursday night at Rogers Stadium, the same venue as GN\u2019R\u2019s gig \u2014 also providing rhythm guitar as Slash embarked on a lengthier-than-usual solo:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guns N\u2019 Roses &amp; Chris Stapleton - Knockin\u2019 On Heaven\u2019s Door (Toronto 2026)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzyd9JDKmrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tRoughly a decade ago, Stapleton served as Guns N\u2019 Roses\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/chris-stapleton-to-open-for-guns-n-roses-in-nashville-36203\/\">one-off opener<\/a> at the band\u2019s concert at Nashville\u2019s Nissan Stadium concert in July 2016. \u201cWhen I was a kid, if you\u2019d have told me I\u2019d be up here playing before Guns N\u2019 Roses, I\u2019d have called you a liar,\u201d Stapleton told the crowd that night.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn addition to winning over GN\u2019R fans, Stapleton was also \u201csummoned\u201d backstage to meet Rose himself, who he called \u201ca gentleman.\u201d \u201c[Rose] was great. Very polite and gracious, and we got to say hi for a few minutes,\u201d Stapleton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/chris-stapleton-on-meeting-axl-rose-in-nashville-he-was-a-gentleman-223879\/\">told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> in July 2016. \u201cI\u2019m sure he was tired and had to go get cleaned up before the buses or planes rolled out, but he was a gentleman, and we had a brief conversation about music and both went on our way. 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