News

Industries

Companies

Jobs

Events

People

Video

Audio

Galleries

My Biz

Ads & Rates

Submit content

My Account

Music News South Africa

Heads up! What to know for the Guns N' Roses show

American rock legends Guns N' Roses will be performing at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 29 November 2018 for one show only. The band will be supported by South Africa's legendary rock band WONDERboom. If you're attending the show, here is some useful information.
Heads up! What to know for the Guns N' Roses show

Show programme

Gates open will open at 5pm, WONDERboom will take to the stage at 7pm, and the band of the hour, Guns N’ Roses, will start their set at 8pm.

Traffic and road closures

There will be limited road closures from 6pm by the JMPD (Johannesburg Metro Police) to assist with traffic flow on Soweto Highway, Golden Highway, and Booysens Reserve Road.

All FNB Stadium precinct roads will be closed from 6am.

Getting to and from the venue

We strongly recommend that you arrive early.

As the event is on a weekday, there will be peak hour traffic congestion on the roads from 4pm-7pm.

We will have a beer garden with food, beverages merchandise, and a DJ set up on the FNB Stadium outer fields opposite gate M from 12pm.

There are a number of transport options. Please make sure you book and plan your route before you leave for the concert.

Gautrain

Gautrain will run a late-night service to accommodate guests attending the Guns N’ Roses concert Gautrain Trains will operate at 30-minute intervals from 4pm.

A dedicated Gautrain shuttle bus service will transport guests from Park Station to the FNB Stadium. The bus service will commence from 4pm. The shuttle bus drop-off/collection point is at Nasrec Gate 7, road east of Johannesburg Expo Centre.

Please remember to always use your Gautrain card to tag in and out at the stations and on buses to avoid fare penalties. A Gautrain shuttle bus service will transport guests from FNB Stadium to Park Station commencing around 10.30pm. The first train to depart Park station to Hatfield will leave at 11pm, the last train coinciding with the last shuttle bus arriving at Park Station.

The Gautrain Shuttle Buses drop off/collection point is at Nasrec Gate 7, road east of Johannesburg Expo Centre. The last bus will depart FNB Stadium an hour after show end.

Gautrain stations on the North-South line will re-open to accommodate the return of guests.

These stations include Park, Rosebank, Sandton, Marlboro, Midrand, Centurion, Pretoria, and Hatfield Stations. The airport line, including Rhodesfield and OR Tambo Stations, will not be operating the late-night service.

Parking

Book at Computicket before the event.

Vehicles will not be permitted to park without a valid parking ticket.

All our parking areas and security staff are clearly marked and manned.

Do not fall prey to illegal car guards that inform you that parking areas are full, we have adequate parking for those that have purchased parking.

Do not park illegally and do not drink and drive.

Disabled parking

Contact Stadium Management South Africa on 011 247 5300.

Note that security will be ensuring that all disabled parking ticket holders have the relevant paperwork to allow them access to the dedicated parking area.

Drop-off location

It will be located adjacent to the e-hailing taxis drop-off point.

Uber

From the app on your mobile phone: The drop-off and collection area will be located on Nasrec 5 Rd, which is east of Johannesburg Expo Centre and off Nasrec Rd.

For your own safety return to this area after the event and do not take any e-hailing taxis outside of this area.

For any additional transport questions, please email customerservice@eyethuevents.co.za.

Let's do Biz