Tomorrow (June 29), legendary rockers Guns N’ Roses open a pop-up shop in London to mark the reissue of their 1987 debut album ‘Appetite For Destruction’.
It lets fans get their hands on exclusive merchandise – and get sloshed too.
Named ‘General Admission: London’, the pop-up boozer/shop sees Camden’s Proud Gallery transformed into a Guns N’ Roses fan’s heaven. Here’s what to expect.
Buy Guns N’ Roses merchandise here.
GN’R booze
And lots of it. There’s a bar serving tangy GN’R Indian Pale Ale in bottles bearing the tracklist from the rock giants’ iconic debut album. There’s GN’R wine and gin. And when you’ve necked all that, you might need a quick Slash.
Customised leathers
This talented artist will paint GN’R’s album artwork on a customised leather jacket all day for £850 a pop. It’s delicate work, he says: “I did the Rolling Stones lip logo in a couple of hours, but when it comes to Guns N’ Roses, I’m here all day.”
Grammable stuff aplenty
As soon as you walk through the door, you’re greeted by cardboard cut-out skeletons wearing beefeater costumes. Guns meets Buck House meets your Instagram feed.
This is the G N'R pop up store as you walk in pic.twitter.com/fkTgK5DiPU
— Damian Jones (@damianjones1) June 27, 2018
Tattoos
Always wanted to have a GN’R tattoo? Here’s the place. Plenty of brave souls took the opportunity to do so at the preview.
They have free tattoos of the album cover and whatever else G N'R related pic.twitter.com/EdMqNb8l6i
— Damian Jones (@damianjones1) June 27, 2018
So very many things to buy
The GN’R cavern is a collector’s paradise city, with products ranging from a £850 limited edition ‘Appetite For Destruction’ box-set (think the Hellraiser cube but GN’R related) to £15 doormats which simply say ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’.
There are also T-shirts, hoodies, key rings and even GN’R wallpaper (yes really) which will set you back around £75 a roll. You can also get every format of ‘Appetite For Destruction’ under the sun, be it the basic double CD, the deluxe vinyl album or that monster super-deluxe box-set.
This is the super deluxe box set that will set you back nearly £850. pic.twitter.com/LIxotPpY38
— Damian Jones (@damianjones1) June 27, 2018
The Show
As you meander into the final room, a young Guns N’ Roses treat you to their landmark show at the Ritz in New York in 1988 on a huge screen.
And they're showing the tremendous 1988 Ritz gig as you walk in #GNRCamden #appetitefordestruction pic.twitter.com/HCt4Zd3DIt
— Damian Jones (@damianjones1) June 27, 2018
Head down to ‘General Admission: London’ from 11am tomorrow (June 29) to Sunday (July 1).
