Video footage of Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose falling on stage while trying to climb on the drum riser during the band's June 16 performance at the Hellfest festival in Clisson, France can be seen below, reports Blabbermouth.net.
Rose previously fell on May 20 while leaving the stage after performing the final song of the band's set in Liverpool, England. Axl was apparently walking backwards and waving the crowd goodbye after the group finished playing "Paradise City" at the Echo Arena and tripped on what appeared to be either a piece of equipment or a set of steps that led from the main floor to the drum-riser floor.
As previously reported, Rose underwent treatment for a suspected hematoma (a collection of blood outside of a blood vessel) after bruising his leg in Russia earlier last month. The singer was reportedly injured during a wild weekend of partying with his bandmates, celebrating their two sold-out shows in Moscow.
In addition sole original member Axl Rose, the current lineup of Guns N' Roses includes guitarists Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Richard Fortus and DJ Ashba, bassist Tommy Stinson, keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman and drummer Frank Ferrer.
(Note: The Axl fall occurs around the 25-second mark.)
Isn't one of the reasons Steven got fired (aside from the drugs) was that he tripped running to the stage for Farm Aid and embarrassed the hell out of the band, sorta like a final straw thing? Check it, it's hilarious:
Holy crap this video is hilarious. The guy playing the lead sounds like he is bored. The rest of the band sounds like a seriously BAD GNR cover band. Well I guess they are since jack-wad is the only original person.
Well, hasn't UG been accused of being the unofficial Slash site? Why not post every time Axl trips on his face then butchers the opening to Sweet Child? Slash has to get a kick out of that.
Isn't one of the reasons Steven got fired (aside from the drugs) was that he tripped running to the stage for Farm Aid and embarrassed the hell out of the band, sorta like a final straw thing? Check it, it's hilarious:
In that show, according to Steven, the rest of the band screwed him over. You can clearly tell his confused face when Axl introduced "the new song", Civil War. Not that bad of a performance, considering Steven barely listened to the song before. Duff f**ed up more often and he knew that they were going to play it.
I gotta admit, I lol'd when I read the "again" part. It's like it's highlighting the fact that he's no more than a punch-line now. Him and Courtney Love both.
You have to imagine the terror felt by every single one of his employees the moment he fell. That includes the band, the roadies, the managers, the crew, etc. They knew it was going to be "NO WIRE HANGERS" time after that show.
