DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — will open for the current version of GUNS N’ ROSES on the following dates:

Dec. 16 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
Dec. 17 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum

McKagan made a surprise guest appearance in October 2010 with GUNS N’ ROSES at London, England’s O2 arena. He told Seattle radio station KISW last year that playing in London with the current version of the band he left in the mid-Nineties was “great.” McKagan came onstage during the group’s October 14, 2010 gig to play on “You Could Be Mine”, “Patience”, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and “Nice Boys”, sticking around to take a bow with Rose and the rest of the group at the end of the show. The gig marked the first time McKagan had performed with GUNS N’ ROSES in 17 years.