Surprise, surprise. Guns N’ Roses are gonna miss a bunch of tour dates. Only, this time it’s not Axl’s fault.
The blame falls squarely on the damaged hand of bassist Tommy Stinson. “I feel so bad right now. I accidentally fell down a flight of stairs,” he said in a statement, as if some people intentionally tumble down stairwells. “I put my hand down to break my fall and heard a loud ‘pop.’ The next morning my hand looked like a balloon. I went to see my doctor and while the good news is that it’s not broken, the bad is news is it’s severely sprained and I may have done some ligament damage.”
The GNR world tour, which was scheduled to start April 14 in Japan will now launch on April 27 at the MyCoke festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. In total, five Japanese shows have been canceled.
“I’d like to apologize to our Japanese fans that were looking forward to seeing us and know that we will we see you all soon. Again, we’d like to sincerely thank our fans worldwide for their patience and support.”
Guns N’ Roses are currently mixing their long-awaited album, Chinese Democracy, which is scheduled to come out before the end of the year — or when Hell freezes over — whichever comes first.
This one’s for Osaka: “It’s So Easy”
