Arts & Entertainment

Guitarist Slash Coming to Sands in July

Former guitarist for Guns N' Roses to play at Event Center on July 16. Tickets go on sale Friday.

 

Slash, the guitar slinger best known for his days with the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, is coming to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on July 16.

Known for his signature top hat, long black curls and mirrored sunglasses, Slash will bring his current touring band, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.

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General admission tickets for the show are $35 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. They can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box office, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at 800-745-3000.

Together for more than a decade, Guns N’ Roses produced five studio albums and a number of hits, including “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Paradise City,” and “You Could Be Mine.”

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During his later years with Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. He then co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver.

Slash has since released two solo albums, Slash (2010), featuring an all-star roster of guest musicians, and Apocalyptic Love (2012), which featured Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.


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