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17:40 Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Earlier this month, Australia's ABC reported that a South Australian woman was urging concert-goers to "duck for cover" when watching Guns N' Roses play their hit "Paradise City", claiming she was hit in the face by Axl Rose's microphone. The alleged incident happened during the US rock band's Adelaide date on their Australian tour.
Rebecca Howe was enjoying Axl Rose's performance of the hit when the frontman launched the microphone into the crowd at the end of the song. "I was just putting out a warning for people, if Axl sings 'Paradise City' get ready to duck for cover," she said.
Ms Howe suffered bruises on her face. The woman said she wanted to share her warning, saying "my intentions were not to gain anything."
Reacting to Howe's allegation, the GN'R frontman took to Twitter saying he'll no longer "the mic or anything" at future concerts.
Rose says in part: "It's come to my attention that a fan may have been hurt at r show in Adelaide Australia possibly being hit by the microphone at the end of the show when I traditionally toss the mic to the fans.
"If true obviously we don't want anyone getting hurt or to somehow in anyway hurt anyone at any of r shows anywhere.
"Having tossed the mic at the end of r show for over 30 years we always felt it was a known part of the very end of r performance that fans wanted and were aware of to have an opportunity to catch the mic.
"Regardless in the interest of public safety from now on we'll refrain from tossing the mic or anything to the fans during or at r performances."
