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Guns N’ Roses share compilation of Axl Rose falling onstage: “Greatest hits!”

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Guns N’ Roses have shared a compilation of frontman Axl Rose falling onstage.

The hard rock band took to social media to post the video, which featured Rose taking a tumble across their many, many years of touring.

Their earliest clip appears to be from 1989, where Rose plummeted completely off stage at a show in Los Angeles, whilst Rose’s latest fall seems to be from their show on May 17 in Mumbai, India.

Other memorable falls featured in the video include Rose’s 2012 Hellfest faceplant, and his stumbles at Guns N’ Roses’ 2023 BST Hyde Park show.

The band cheekily captioned the reel: “Guns N’ Roses Greatest Hits!” You can watch all of Rose’s trips and falls below:

Guns N’ Roses kicked off their ‘Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things’ world tour earlier this month in South Korea on May 1.

It was Axl Rose and co.’s first show since November 2023, and marked their first shows playing with new drummer, AWOLNATION’s Isaac Carpenter. Carpenter replaced previous drummer Frank Ferrer, who announced he had parted “amicably” with the band after 19 years of touring back in March.

During their tour, Guns N’ Roses also debuted a new Thin Lizzy cover at the K-Arena Yokohama in Japan. Bassist Duff McKagan took lead vocals to sing their rendition of Thin Lizzy’s 1983 song ‘Thunder And Lightning’, from their 12th and final studio album of the same name.

Guns N’ Roses also brought out covers of Velvet RevolverWingsBob Dylan and Jimmy Webb.

In other news, GnR’s former manager Alan Niven recently claimed that Axl Rose now takes 50 per cent of the band’s income and “wants to be in control of everything”.

The post Guns N’ Roses share compilation of Axl Rose falling onstage: “Greatest hits!” appeared first on NME.

Written by: Brady Donovan

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