GUNS N' ROSES Cancel My Coke Fest Shows In South Africa
April 20, 2007, 17 years ago
According to Tonight.co.za, Coca-Cola South Africa, in conjunction with its media partner, 5FM and My Coke Fest organiser Big Concerts, have announced that GUNS N' ROSES will no longer form part of the line-up of the music festival taking place in Johannesburg and Cape Town on April 27 and May 1st.
Guns 'n Roses have announced that they have postponed the start of their world tour due to an injury to bassist Tommy Stinson.
Stinson recently sprained his left wrist in a fall and the injury has not yet healed. As a result, Guns 'n Roses will not make their two scheduled performances at My Coke Fest in South Africa at the end of the month. All other scheduled GN'R concerts (Australia, New Zealand and Japan) have also been postponed indefinitely.
"I feel so bad right now," explains bassist Tommy Stinson. "I accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. I put my hand down to break my fall and heard a loud 'pop.' The next morning I went to see my doctor, and the bad is news is it's severely sprained and I may have done some ligament damage. I feel horrible”. "We'd like to apologize to our 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."Upcoming Guns N' Roses dates include:
June
2 - Monterrey, Mexico at tba3 - Guadalajara, Mexico at tba
5 - Mexico City, Mexico at tba
10 – Perth, Australia - Burswood Dome
13 – Adelaide, Australia - Entertainment Centre
15 – Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
20 – Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre
23 – Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
