Guns N' Roses Just Played a New Cover Song Live for First Time

Guns N' Roses debuted a live cover of Thin Lizzy's "Thunder and Lightning" at the second show of their 2025 world tour.

You can see fan-shot video of the performance below.

Bassist Duff McKagan handled lead vocals on the group's version of the title track to Thin Lizzy's final album, which was released in 1983.

It was one of 30 songs Guns N' Roses performed Monday night at Yokohama, Japan's K-Arena. That's eight more than the played on opening night of the awkwardly named Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things tour last week in South Korea. (Of course, only in the world of Guns N' Roses is a 22-song set considered "short.")

"Don't Cry," "You Could Be Mine," "Hard Skool," "Absurd" and "Madagascar" were also added back into the set. "Happy Birthday to You" was performed in honor of McKagan's wife Susan just before the set-closing "Paradise City."

Guns N' Roses' next scheduled show is Saturday night at Taoyuan Sunlight Arena in Taoyuan, Taiwan and is currently scheduled to conclude on July 31 at Germany's Wacken Open Air. You can get complete show and ticket information at their official website.

Watch Guns N' Roses Perform 'Thunder and Lightning'

Hear Thin Lizzy's 'Thunder and Lightning'

Guns N' Roses May 5 2025 Yokohama, Japan Setlist

1. "Welcome to the Jungle"
2. "Bad Obsession"
3. "Chinese Democracy"
4. "Slither" (Velvet Revolver cover)
5. "Live and Let Die" (Wings cover)
6. "Mr. Brownstone"
7. "Estranged"
8. "You Could Be Mine"
9. "Double Talkin' Jive"
10. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover)
11. "Perhaps"
12. "Coma"
13. "Sorry"
14. "It's So Easy"
15. "Rocket Queen"
16. "Thunder and Lightning" (Thin Lizzy cover, live debut)
17. "Better"
18. "Don't Cry" (tour debut)
19. Slash Guitar Solo
20. "Sweet Child O' Mine"
21. "November Rain"
22. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb cover)
23. "Patience"
24. "Hard Skool" (tour debut)
25. "Nightrain"