When Guns N' Roses announced an impromptu performance at the Troubadour on April 1, 2016 in California, fans converged on Sunset Strip to buy tickets (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck) More 
 
 Los Angeles (AFP) - The long-awaited Guns N' Roses reunion got off to a surprise early start Friday, with the band playing a show at a small Los Angeles club where the rock legends were first noticed. Rose yelled in his soaring voice in the signature line of "Welcome to the Jungle," according to one segment shot by a fan -- a technology that did not exist in the band's glory days. Social media posts said that Guns N' Roses started the show with "It's So Easy," an energetic song with a bad-boy attitude that has frequently been the band's opener. Guns N' Roses' "classic" lineup reunited Friday night at Los Angeles' Troubadour, an intimate gig that marked the first time Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan have performed together onstage since their infamous Buenos Aires gig on July 17th, 1993. #gunsnroses #slash A photo posted by Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) on Apr 2, 2016 at 12:32am PDT 
 
 Hours after the Troubadour gig was announced, Guns N' Roses formally announced their Not in This Lifetime tour, a 20-date stadium trek that kicks off June 23rd at Detroit's Ford Field and wraps August 22nd at San Diego's Qualcomm Park. Before hitting the road this summer, GNR have six more April gigs, including a pair of Las Vegas and Mexico City concerts in preparation of their biggest shows: Saturday night headlining slots at both Coachella weekends, April 16th and April 23rd.
– On Friday night, 500 people were welcomed to the jungle when Slash and Axl Rose played together as Guns N' Roses for the first time in more than 20 years, AFP reports. It was—as Rolling Stone puts it—"a sight most GNR fans believed they would never witness again." The band announced the surprise show—taking place at the Troubadour in Los Angeles—Friday morning, leading many to believe it was an April Fool's Joke. But it was no laughing matter for the hundreds of people that lined up in the hopes of securing a $10 ticket to see the legendary rock band. Axl Rose, Slash, and bassist Duff McKagan hadn't played together since 1993 in Argentina. They opened Friday's reunion show with It's so Easy as dozens of fans not lucky enough to get tickets hung around outside hoping to catch snippets of the band. The lineup for the show also included keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Richard Fortus, and drummer Frank Ferrer. Guns N' Roses will follow the Troubadour reunion with a full stadium tour and headlining spots at the Coachella festival. Rolling Stone has photos, videos, and the full set list from Friday's show.