Kings Of Chaos was a rock supergroup created by former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, bringing together prominent musicians from bands including Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Deep Purple and Alter Bridge. The article recounts the group’s 2013 shows in Cape Town, portraying them as an unusually star-studded live project built around performing major hits from members’ established bands.

At the 7,000-capacity GrandWest Arena, the nine performers used a rotating line-up, with four singers and three guitarists taking turns on stage. The format allowed the band to play a broad “jukebox” of familiar songs, while an anecdote about Keith Richards’ manager declining an invitation underlines both Sorum’s ambition and the difficulty of recruiting already successful musicians.