L.A. Guns will release Live From the Guild Theatre, a new live CD and DVD, on July 3 via Cleopatra Records. The set was recorded on July 10, 2025 at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, Calif., during the band’s run in support of their 2025 album Leopard Skin.
The release captures the lineup of singer Phil Lewis, guitarist and band founder Tracii Guns, bassist Johnny Martin, guitarist Ace Von Johnson, and touring drummer Shawn Duncan tearing through fan favorites including “Electric Gypsy,” “One More Reason,” and “The Ballad of Jayne.”
Live From the Guild Theatre can be found here.
Leopard Skin, released in April 2025, marked L.A. Guns‘ return to Cleopatra Records and was the band’s fifth studio effort in seven years since Lewis and Guns reunited in 2017. It followed 2023’s Black Diamonds, which was the fourth studio album since that reunion, coming after The Missing Peace, The Devil You Know, and Checkered Past.
L.A. Guns formed in 1983 and have sold over six million records. Both their 1988 self-titled debut and 1990’s Cocked and Loaded were certified gold. Cocked and Loaded contained “The Ballad of Jayne,” which peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 25 on the Mainstream Rock charts. Drummer Steve Riley, who had led a parallel version of the band under a separate legal arrangement, died in October 2023 at age 67.
