Rare & Unseen Vintage Guns N’ Roses Photos From 1988 (2024)

• Rare & Unseen Vintage Guns N’ Roses Photos From 1988

  

  On July 24, 1988, rock photographer IanTiltongot a chance to photograph Guns N' Roses during a stop in Texas while out on Aerosmith'sPermanent Vacationtour.“Ian’s Guns N’Roses images were snapped just before the band slapped ownershipcontracts on all photographs of the band, making these rare, behind-the-scenes and liveshots of the band truly a collector’s and fan’s must-have,” saysSteven Walker, owner of Austin'sModern Rocks Gallery where the images are exclusively on display (and for sale) for the first time. Click through the gallery to get a preview of the collection!

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Guns N’ Roses Backstage

  

  The band (from left) — Axl Rose, Steven Adler, Izzy Stradlin, Slash and Duff McKagan — hang backstage at the Starplex Amphitheater in Dallas, Texas.

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Axl Rose Performs

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Guns N’ Roses Rocks Out

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Slash on the Axe

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Axl Hits the Stage

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Banding Together

  

  Axl Roses, Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin on stage.

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Cowboy Rocker

  

  Duff McKagan shows his Texas spirit in a cowboy hat and boots backstage at theStarplex Amphitheater inDallas, Texas.

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Axl Rose Contemplates

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Axl and Izzy

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Slash’s Searing Solo

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Happy Birthday, Slash!

  

  Slash's bandmates have some choice wishes for the guitarist on an expletive-filled birthday cake.

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Axl Rose

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• GNR Attack

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Cig Break

  

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

• Amped Up

  

  Slash, Stradlin, Adler and McKagan rock on at theStarplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas.

  Guns N' Roses, 1988 by Ian Tilton
  Date: July 24, 1988
  Location: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, Texas

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