L.A. GUNS Announce First Round Of Dates For Lucky MF’R World Tour 2026
In 2026, L.A. Guns return to the road in support of their most recent album, Leopard Skin, which was released in April 2025 via Cleopatra Records.
It was almost 40 years ago that L.A. Guns established themselves as the undisputed sleaze kings of the Sunset Strip, and, eventually, the world. At this point in time, most bands in their position would be content to lay back, rest on their rock ‘n’ roll laurels and trot out the hits on endless repeat for the fans.
Instead, L.A. Guns, in true down ‘n’ dirty form, are grinding with the April 2025 release of their 15th studio album, Leopard Skin, on Cleopatra Records. The new single, “Lucky Motherfucker”, is available now on all digital outlets.
“The song title ‘Lucky Motherfucker’ kinda says it all,” admits founding guitarist Tracii Guns. “Because I don’t know how many other bands that have been around almost 40 years are still out there not just touring consistently, but putting out records consistently, and the thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger from year to year.”
He continues, “So the work ethic is yielding what it’s supposed to, you know what I mean? The fans stay excited, we stay excited, and we keep making records. And as long as we have that opportunity and there’s a place for this music in the world, there’s no reason to ever stop.”
“There’s the saying, ‘a leopard never changes its spots,’” says Tracii Guns. “But even so, they have a million different spots. And they’re all unique. It’s the same with L.A. Guns. We can’t shed our Leopard Skin, but there’s a lot of different spots in this band.”
Those spots run the gamut from early anthems like “Electric Gypsy,” “Rip And Tear” and “Over The Edge,” to indelible ballads like “It’s Over Now” and “The Ballad Of Jayne”, to more recent classics like “Speed,” “Cannonball” and now, the ten tracks that comprise the new album.
Not only is Leopard Skin hot on the heels of 2023’s Black Diamonds album, but is also their fifth studio effort in seven years, since the core team of guitarist and band founder Tracii Guns and singer Phil Lewis reunited in 2017. Leopard Skin, like the last few L.A. Guns records, reconvenes the tight-knit lineup of Guns, Lewis, bassist Johnny Martin, guitarist Ace Von Johnson and studio drummer Adam Hamilton, but beyond that it is its own unique beast. True to form, it’s a hard-and-heavy, tough-as-nails L.A. Guns set. But the music also presents the band at their funkiest, rowdiest, most classic-rock-worshipping best. And it’s clear they’re having a helluva lot of fun playing it.
Explains Tracii, “When we started doing records again in 2017, I wanted to be really aggressive. We hadn’t put out anything new in a lot of years, and we needed to be focused to have an impact. This one was a different approach. Musically, it was more about James Brown and soul music, with some ’70s sensibilities – things like Joe Walsh and the Rolling Stones and the New York Dolls. And the process was more organic. It was, ‘Here’s a riff, go for it. Let’s see how many riffs we can build after this riff, and then going into the next riff.’”
The results speak for themselves. You want a four-on-the-floor AC/DC-style stomper? Cue up anthemic opener “Taste It”. Slippery funk-rock? Try out “Lucky Motherfucker” or “Don’t Gimme Away.” Rollicking ‘70s-style glam? Drop the needle on “If You Wanna”. Swampy, slide guitar-laced grooves? Crank up the Zep-tastic “The Grinder”.
Catch Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns live at the following shows:
April
19 – Rainbow Bar & Grill – West Hollywood, CA (with Armored Saint)
May
7 – The Ritz – San Jose, CA
8 – Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA
9 – Adventist Health Amphitheater = Tulare, CA
28 – Bloomington Center For The Performing Arts – Bloomington, IL (with Tom Keifer)
30 – Macon City Auditorium – Macon, GA (with Tom Keifer)
June
2 – Tally Ho Theater – Leesburg, VA
3 – Warner Theatre – Erie, PA (with Tom Keifer)
5 – The Palace Theatre – Greensburg, PA (with Tom Keifer)
11 – Youkey Theater – Lakeland, FL (with Tom Keifer)
12 – Florida Theatre – Jacksonville, FL (with Tom Keifer)
13 – Peabody Auditorium – Daytona Beach, FL (with Tom Keifer)
18 – The Ritz – Raleigh, NC (with Tom Keifer)
19 – Dr. Pepper Park – Roanoke, VA (with Tom Keifer)
20 – House Of Blues – North Myrtle Beach, SC (with Tom Keifer)
21 – Beacon Theatre – Hopewell, VA
25 – Haute Spot – Cedar Park, TX (with Tom Keifer)
26 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX (with Tom Keifer)
27 – Warehouse Live Midtown – Houston, TX (with Tom Keifer)
July
23 – Lock 3 Park – Akron, OH
24 – Clyde Theatre – Fort Wayne, IN (with Tom Keifer)
25 – Arcada Theatre – St Charles, IL
October
27 – Electric – Bristol, United Kingdom
28 – The 1865 – Southampton, United Kingdom
30 – O2 Academy Islington – London, United Kingdom
31 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, United Kingdom
November
1 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, United Kingdom
2 – Nightrain – Bradford, United Kingdom
4 – Slay – Glasgow, United Kingdom
5 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
6 – KK’s Steel Mill – Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
7 – Hard Rock Hell – Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
9 – Logo – Hamburg, Germany
11 – Hansa 39 – München, Germany
12 – Hirsch – Nuremberg, Germany
13 – Matrix – Bochum, Germany
