What to know
- Chris Stapleton joined Guns N’ Roses onstage Wednesday for “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” with mixed fan reactions.
- Stapleton headlines his own much-anticipated concert tonight at Rogers Stadium.
- Social media lit up with fan reactions to the onstage collaboration.
- Tonight’s set is expected to feature top hits like “Tennessee Whiskey,” “White Horse,” “Starting Over” and “Broken Halos.”
Chris Stapleton gave Toronto fans an unexpected preview of his headlining show Wednesday night, surprising the Rogers Stadium crowd during Guns N’ Roses’ concert.
The country star joined the legendary rock band for “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” just one night before taking over the same stage for his own concert — and the collaboration has fans talking.
‘Can’t wait to see Chris tonight’: Fans react to surprise duet
Fans had mixed opinions on the Guns N’ Roses and Stapleton collab, but most are hyped for Stapleton’s upcoming performance.
“Oh, they do not sing together very well,” one Instagram user criticized.
“Chris looks like he is regretting this lol,” another user joked.
“Nobody told Axel to shut up when a real musician is singing?” another complained.
But others are in awe of the collaboration.
“Amazing! Can’t wait to see Chris tonight! I am sure last night’s concert was awesome,” one user wrote.
“Dude, I was there, and it was AWESOME!” one user commented.
“This was such a cool highlight of the night. Fantastic performance,” another applauded.
Chris Stapleton takes over Rogers Stadium tonight
The Grammy-winning artist is set to take the stage at Rogers Stadium at 8:15 p.m., with two openers before him. Allen Stone is first at 6 p.m., followed by Zach Top at 7 p.m.
What could Chris Stapleton play in Toronto?
While there is no confirmed setlist, Setlist.fm believes these will be the following songs based on previous performances:
- “Bad As I Used To Be”
- “Midnight Train to Memphis”
- “Nobody to Blame”
- “Millionaire”
- “Parachute”
- “Think I’m in Love With You”
- “White Horse”
- “Cold”
- “Starting Over”
- “You Should Probably Leave”
- “Might as Well Get Stoned”
- “The Devil Named Music” (with “Free Bird” intro)
- “Fire Away”
- “Broken Halos”
- “Tennessee Whiskey”
Typical encore songs also include “What Are You Listening To?” and “Death Row.”
Buy your ticket on Ticketmaster to catch Thursday night’s concert. The lowest ticket at the time of publication is $103.25.
Chris Stapleton is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist focused on country, Southern rock, bluegrass, and soul. He’s also won a Grammy award.
