Weapons N’ Roses have introduced the departure of drummer Frank Ferrer, who joined the band in 2006 and is their longest-serving sticksman.
“The band thanks Frank for his friendship, creativity, and durable presence over the previous 19 years, they usually want him success within the subsequent chapter of his musical journey,” say Weapons N’ Roses in a press release.
Ferrer joined Weapons N’ Roses after recording two albums with Love Spit Love – fashioned by former Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler and future Weapons N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus in 1992 – and a stint because the Psychedelic Furs reside drummer. He is additionally the drummer with New York rock’n’rollers The Compulsions, who embody Fortus alongside former Hanoi Rocks bassist Sammi Yaffa.
Ferrer’s first present with Weapons N’ Roses was on the Graspop Metallic Assembly in Belgium on June 24, 2006. Flown in to fill in for Bryan “Mind” Mantia, who had returned to the US to attend the beginning of his baby, Ferrer formally joined the band 4 months later.
“I really feel like I am a part of the legacy,” Ferrer advised Weapons N’ Roses fansite Paradise Metropolis in 2015, simply months earlier than Duff McKagan and Slash rejoined the band. “I’ve fashioned friendships with Axl, Izzy, Duff and Dizzy. I’ve gotten to play with them and Tommy, Richard and DJ. Pitman and I are nice pals and Bumblefoot and I’ve labored on initiatives collectively since becoming a member of GNR.
“What the unique 5 members of GNR did was a musical breakthrough and can by no means be duplicated. However us “new guys” can proceed to put in writing new chapters on this e book known as Weapons N’ Roses.”
No alternative drummer has been confirmed. Weapons N’ Roses subsequent reside present is on Could 1 at Songdo Moonlight Park in Incheon, South Korea. Full dates beneath.
Weapons N’ Roses As a result of What You Need & What You Get Are Two Fully Totally different Issues Tour 2025
Could 01: Incheon Songdo Moonlight Park, South Korea
Could 05: Yokohama Okay Area, Japan
Could 13: Bangkok Thunderdome Stadium, Thailand
Could 17: Mumbai Mahalaxmi Racecourse, India
Could 23: Riyadh Kingdom Area, Saudi Arabia
Could 27: Abu Dhabi Etihad Area, UAE
Could 30: Shekvetili Parka, Georgia^
Jun 02: Istanbul Tüpraş Stadyumu, Turkey^
Jun 06: Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Portugal^
Jun 09: Barcelona Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Spain
Jun 12: Florence Firenze Rocks, Italy*^
Jun 15: Hradec Kralove Rock For Folks, Czech Republic*^
Jun 18: Dusseldorf Merkur Spiel-Area, Germany^
Jun 20: Munich Allianz Area, Germany^
Jun 23: Birmingham Villa Park, UK
Jun 26: London Wembley Stadium, UK
Jun 29: Aarhus Eskelunden, Denmark+
Jul 02: Trondheim Granåsen Ski Centre, Norway+
Jul 04: Stockholm Strawberry Aren, Sweden+
Jul 07: Tampere Ratina Stadium, Finland+
Jul 10: Kaunas Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Lithuania+
Jul 12: Warsaw PGE Nardowy, Poland+
Jul 15: Budapest Puskás Aréna, Hungary+
Jul 18: Belgrade Ušće Park, Serbia+
Jul 21: Sofia Vasil Levski Stadium, Bulgaria+
Jul 24: Vienna Ernst Happel Stadion, Austria#
Jul 28: Luxembourg Open Air, Luxembourg#
Jul 31: Wacken Pageant, Germany*
* = Pageant look
+ = with Public Enemy
^ = with Rival Sons
# = with Intercourse Pistols that includes Frank Carter