Axl Rose: Last News

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has launched his own website, leaving fans to wonder what’s coming.There has been no explanation from Rose as to what his new website is for or what it means when it comes to the legendary rock band. The landing page of the site features draggable photos of Rose, video clips in the background, his autograph and the quote: “You gotta live to learn and run, or you’ll die trying.”The site’s about page reads: “Unmistakeable vocal style, he has carved out a legendary status in the rock history,” alongside a brief biography of Rose’s life and career with Guns N’ Roses.

Axl Rose has filed a motion to dismiss the sexual assault lawsuit that was made against him in late 2023.In November, a lawsuit was filed in New York’s Supreme Court against the Guns N’ Roses frontman, alleging that he sexually assaulted the model Sheila Kennedy in 1989.In the lawsuit, Kennedy claimed that she was 26 and he was 27 when they first met at a nightclub in New York. Upon meeting, Rose is said to have invited Kennedy to his hotel room.At first, there was an initial consensual kiss, where Rose is alleged to have “pushed Kennedy against the wall”.

Guns N’ Roses‘ bassist Duff McKagan has defended the band playing three-and-a-half-hour sets at their live shows.According to Setlist.fm, the band has been playing shows that are roughly three and a half to four hours long, with their setlists having about 24 songs on them. During a new interview with Heavy Music on YouTube, McKagan addressed the long set times saying: “Man, Axl [Rose] loves – you know, I think it’s – goddammit, it’s like, what songs do you take out, you know, if you wanted to play shorter?”He continued: “Don’t get me wrong – my body would love it if we only played two-and-a-half-hours. Most bands, like, play two hours.

Guns N’ Roses have today shared a slow-burning, soaring new single called ‘The General’ – check it out below.‘The General’ is the B-side of the band’s limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single titled ‘Perhaps’, which was made available for pre-order in August.The band first performed the song live in Los Angeles last month and first teased the song back in August. The gig marked the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl.

Axl Rose has been sued for alleged violent sexual assault by a former model.The Guns N’ Roses frontman reportedly assaulted Sheila Kennedy in 1989, according to a lawsuit filed in New York’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 22). NME has reached out to Rose’s publicist for comment.In the lawsuit, Kennedy claimed that she was 26 and he was 27 when they first met at a nightclub in New York.

A new lawsuit accuses Guns ‘N Roses singer Axl Rose of sexual assault and battery over an alleged attack in a Manhattan hotel suite in 1989.

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Guns N’Roses have debuted ‘The General’ for the first time live in Los Angeles this week (November 2). Check out the new track below.The band first teased ‘The General’ back in August, saying the track would feature on a B-side on a 7-inch vinyl version of their new single ‘Perhaps’ which was released on October 27.Check out the band giving ‘The General’ its live debut at the Hollywood Bowl in LA yesterday (November 2) below:The gig yesterday marked the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl.

Guns N’ Roses have announced another new song entitled ‘The General’, which is set to arrive later this year.The track is set to feature as a B-side on a 7-inch vinyl version of their new single ‘Perhaps’ which is due for release on October 27. Pre-orders are available here.Like ‘Perhaps’, ‘The General’ is taken from the band’s ‘Chinese Democracy’ era and marks the band’s first release since the four-song EP ‘Hard Skool’, which arrived back in February of last year.Meanwhile, Guns N’ Roses performed ‘Perhaps’ for the first time live on the same day the single was released at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh, last Friday (August 18).

Guns N’ Roses have performed their new single ‘Perhaps’ for the first time.The band performed the track following its release on Friday (August 18) at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh. You can view footage below.“Forgive me if I don’t run around and try to project as much because I’m gonna try to figure out how to fucking sing it live,” frontman Axl Rose said as he introduced the track.

Guns N’ Roses are reportedly set to release the previously-unreleased single ‘Perhaps’ later this week.The track is taken from the band’s ‘Chinese Democracy’ era and is set to be officially released on all streaming platforms this Friday (August 11).At time of writing, there have been no official announcements from the band about the upcoming track, however, a link briefly appeared on the Universal Music website, allowing eager fans to pre-save the track on Spotify and Apple Music.When the track arrives, it will mark the rock veterans’ first release since the four-song EP ‘Hard Skool’, which arrived back in February of last year. The release was exclusively available on the band’s official store and contained two new tracks they released the year prior – ‘Absurd’ and ‘Hard Skool’ – as well as live versions of ‘Don’t Cry’ and ‘You’re Crazy’.Like the title track from the EP, ‘Perhaps’ was also written and recorded during the sessions for Guns N’ Roses’ last full-length album, ‘Chinese Democracy’, which arrived back in 2008.

Axl Rose, with the Guns N’ Roses frontman looking less than impressed.The moment happened after the podcaster bumped into rock royalty while at a restaurant in Greece. After approaching Rose for a selfie, the final result has amused fans and led to a wave of comments poking fun at Rogan.Sharing the image on his social media, he posted the picture along with an onstage video of Guns N’ Roses’ performing in Athens over the weekend (Saturday, July 22).“Was in Greece on vacation and randomly ran into Axl Rose at a restaurant,” he wrote in the caption.

Axl Rose led a whole stadium in singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to his Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash in honour of him turning 58.During their show at the Olympic Stadium of Athens, Greece on July 22, Rose sang the traditional song to Slash while the crowd, made up of 50,000 fans, joined in.Slash expressed his gratitude on Twitter after the show with a tweet that read: “Thank you Athens for a fantastic last night of the European tour! You were no less than incredible! It was a perfect send off that we’ll always remember, cheers!”Let’s hear it for the one and only, legendary Slash! Happy F’N’ birthday

Guns N’ Roses‘ longtime production manager Tom Mayhue has confirmed that a new single by the band is set to drop “any day now”.Mayhue discussed the band’s plans for new music ahead of the band’s show in Paris (July 13), and stated that Axl Rose and co have already finished recording some new material.He also noted that the band will most likely hit the studio to write even more later this year – most likely in the middle of October once they have wrapped up the final shows of their world tour.“I know that the band’s gonna start working on new music. They’ve got a bunch of stuff recorded already.

“Welcome To My Jungle” (BenBella). “Then with the moth hovering in the corner of the room, Axl pulled the trigger, and… BOOM!”Duswalt still can’t believe it.

Glastonbury have been named after members of Guns N’ Roses.The first of the two owl chicks was found by a festival-goer under the left steps of the Pyramid Stage, during the rock group’s two-and-a-half hour headline set on Saturday (June 24).The punter gave the rescued owl the name Axl — after the band’s frontman Axl Rose — and it was taken to the RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife near Taunton, before being transferred to a Somerset-based wildlife charity, Secret World Wildlife Rescue.Within just one day of Axl being located beneath the main stage, a second chick was found in the same space and also taken to the rescue centre.Thought to be the sibling of Axl, the chick was given the name Slash — in homage to the moniker of the Guns N’ Roses guitarist Saul Hudson. The team at Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) in Somerset said the recovery was “the most unusual disturbance case” this year.A post shared by Slash (@slash)Fundraising Manager at Secret World Wildlife Rescue, David Plant, also issued a statement about the discovery of the two owls, and said that they “must have been terrified” after nearly two full days of loud music (via The Independent).“When Guns N’ Roses were playing ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, I’m sure they didn’t realise how close they actually were to wildlife,” he began.

Axl Rose took a tumble onstage during Guns N’ Roses’ headline slot at BST Hyde Park. Find footage of the moment below.While Guns N’ Roses have become somewhat renowned for the number of mishaps they have while on tour — whether it be arriving late, technical issues or audience riots — a slightly more tame blunder took place at their most recent show, with the frontman falling to the ground just two songs in.The moment took place during their headline slot at the 2023 edition of BST Hyde Park, as the band were performing a rendition of their 1991 track ‘Bad Obsession’, taken from their third album, ‘Use Your Illusion I’.During the song, Rose took a misstep while walking backwards towards the drum riser and fell to the ground.

Guns N’ Roses has blamed the BBC for poor sound quality during he band’s Glastonbury set.The ’80s rock icons took to the stage as headliners on Saturday (June 24) and delivered a mammoth 24-song setlist comprising fan favourites ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ and ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’.For some fans watching the set at home, however, the footage was rife with technical issues, in particular relating to the vocals of singer Axl Rose.Taking to social media to complain about the sound quality throughout the set, which reportedly saw the singer’s vocals dip in and out throughout the set, the issue seemed exclusive to remote viewers, with no audience members at Worthy Farm seeming to experience the same issues.“The sound Quality for #GunsNRoses at #glastonbury2023 on #BBC is absolutely horrendous, can hardly make out the Vocals or Guitar riff! Sort it out lads!!!” wrote one Twitter user during the set.Another agreed, adding: “The fact the sound quality is better when recorded on your phone than it was on the telly highlights where the fault of the TV coverage lays and it’s not with @gunsnroses.”The sound Quality for #GunsNRoses at #glastonbury2023 on #BBC is absolutely horrendous, can hardly make out the Vocals or Guitar riff!Sort it out lads!!!— FarDreamer101 (@Fardreamer101) June 24, 2023The fact the sound quality is better when recorded on your phone than it was on the telly highlights where the fault of the TV coverage lays and it’s not with @gunsnroses— Lee Dopson (@LeeDopson) June 28, 2023What is wrong with the sound quality we can barely hear him sing over the music #GunsNRoses— suemarie (@suebaggy) June 24, 2023Trying to watch @gunsnroses from Glastonbury, but what the hell is with the terrible sound quality?— findis89

US rockers Blondie took to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on Sunday night (June 25), but fans were left frustrated following more sound issues.

American rock band Guns N' Roses performed their headline slot at Glastonbury on Saturday evening, performing on the Pyramid Stage to a packed-out crowd.

Guns N’ Roses starting their Glastonbury headlining set on time.The rock band, including frontman Axl Rose and legendary guitarist Slash, are known for being exceptionally late to their gigs but for the first time in a while, they began their set precisely on time.Fans quickly took to social media to share their shock at the fact that the rock veterans actually made it on time for a start.One festival-goer tweeted: “The one time I don’t get to a set on time, guns and roses decide to start on time” while another said: “Guns and roses are on time! that’s a first”.Check out all the other shocked tweets below.The one time I don’t get to a set on time, guns and roses decide to start on time