Guns N’ Roses Break Out ‘Bad Apples’ After 35 Years In São Paulo

Guns N’ Roses rolled into the Monsters Of Rock event at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday. The band took the opportunity to perform deep cut “Bad Apples” for the first time in decades.

Guns N’ Roses launched their 2026 tour itinerary last weekend with a performance at the two-day Tecate Pa'l Norte festival in Monterrey, Mexico before heading to South America. Dubbed Monsters Of Rock, the concert in São Paulo on Saturday also saw performances from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Halestorm and Extreme.

GNR delivered a 24-song setlist which included “Bad Apples,” a track off their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I, in the 21st slot. The rarity last saw action on May 11, 1991 in the band’s hometown of Los Angeles. Saturday’s São Paulo performance marked just the third live play of the song. Guns N’ Roses debuted the number in Brazil at Rock In Rio in 1991.

Watch Guns N’ Roses perform “Bad Apples” for the first time in 35 years below:

GNR launched the concert with the Appetite for Destruction classic “Welcome To The Jungle.” Additional favorites performed included “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” “November Rain,” “You Could Be Mine” and “Civil War.” The band also played their hit covers of Bob Dylan's “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and Paul McCartney's “Live and Let Die.”

Additionally, GNR fit in their recently debuted new singles “Nothin'” and “Atlas.” The concert came to a close with “Paradise City.”