GUNS N' ROSES: Video Footage Of Rio De Janeiro Stage Collapse Available

March 16, 2010

A scheduled GUNS N' ROSES show in a stadium in Rio De Janeiro on Sunday (March 14) was scrapped when heavy rains caused the stage to collapse. Although there were reports of a fatality, this eventually turned out to be false, according to a Twitter post from the band's frontman, Axl Rose.

Video footage of the stage collapse (courtesy of opening act SEBASTIAN BACH's drummer Bobby Jarzombek) can be viewed below.

Although Rose mentioned the possibility of rescheduling, at press time there had been no announcement of a new date.

GUNS N' ROSES began its 11-date South American tour on March 7 in Brazil, with shows scheduled through April 1 in countries like Ecuador, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia.

Rose recently revealed via Twitter that GUNS N' ROSES is now managed by Doc McGhee, who has handled the careers of BON JOVI, MÖTLEY CRÜE and KISS throughout the years. GN'R recently parted ways with powerhouse manager Irving Azoff, who helped to get the band's 2008 album, "Chinese Democracy", finally released after a 15-year wait.

(Thanks: www.chinesedemocracy.com)

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