Watch: SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Kick Off 2024 World Tour In Mexico City

Slash's long-running band SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS kicked off its 2024 world tour, dubbed "The River Is Rising - Rest Of The World Tour '24", this past Tuesday (January 23) with the band's return to Mexico City's Pepsi Centre WTC. The group's 24-song setlist included the live debut of a deep GUNS N' ROSES cut, "Don't Damn Me", featuring bassist Todd Kerns on lead vocals.

"Don't Damn Me", which appeared on GN'R's 1991 album "Use Your Illusion I", holds the distinction of being the only song off the LP that the Axl Rose-fronted outfit has never played live, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. The reason is purely utilitarian. "There's just too many words," Slash said in a 2014 interview when asked if he would play the song with SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS. "You know, it's a cool song and everything. I think even [with] Axl, we never did it because it was just too many words without a breath, and it just makes it really impossible to do it live."

The setlist for the Mexico City concert was as follows:

01. The River Is Rising
02. Driving Rain
03. Halo
04. Apocalyptic Love
05. Back From Cali
06. Whatever Gets You By
07. C'est La Vie
08. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
09. Always On The Run (Lenny Kravitz cover) (Todd Kerns on vocals)
10. Bent To Fly
11. Sugar Cane
12. Spirit Love
13. Speed Parade
14. We Will Roam
15. Don't Damn Me (GUNS N’ ROSES cover) (live debut; Todd Kerns on vocals)
16. Fill My World
17. Wicked Stone
18. April Fool
19. Starlight
20. Doctor Alibi (Todd Kerns on vocals)
21. You're A Lie
22. World On Fire

Encore:

23. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (Elton John cover)
24. Anastasia

Support on various dates of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS's "The River Is Rising - Rest Of The World Tour '24" will come from MAMMOTH WVH.

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS last performed in February and March 2022 as part of a U.S. tour.

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS' latest album, "4", was released in February 2022 via Gibson Records in partnership with BMG.

"4" was Slash's fifth solo album and fourth overall with his band featuring Myles Kennedy (vocals),Brent Fitz (drums),Todd Kerns (bass, vocals) and Frank Sidoris (guitar, vocals).

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS released "Live At Studios 60", their first-ever double live LP, for last year's Record Store Day in June 2022. The effort contained a performance of "4", plus four additional songs from the group. Recorded live in Los Angeles at Studios 60, the "Live At Studios 60" double LP exclusive Record Store Day release was limited to only 2,250 copies. The full concert featured all the songs from "4". Additional performances of the group's Top 5 rock radio hits, including "You're A Lie", "World On Fire", "Anastasia" and "Driving Rain" are also included in the double vinyl package.

For "4", Slash and the band traveled across the country together to Nashville, Tennessee and recorded the new album at the historic RCA Studio A with producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, John Prine, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile),revealing a stunning new sound and style all captured live in the studio. Cobb shared the band's desire to lay down the tracks live, in the studio including guitar solos and vocals — a first for the group.