Axl Rose

Axl Rose capped off Guns N' Roses' European tour with a note in which he thanked fans, honored Taylor Hawkins and slammed Vladimir Putin.

This is such a horrible thing and r hearts go out to his family, friends, band mates and everyone who love him.” The band, “ following dr’s orders,” had canceled their gig in Scotland earlier this month due to illness. He was a great n’ always welcome part of touring these last few years!

Axl Rose shared a statement dedicating Guns N' Roses recent tour to Taylor Hawkins and criticising Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The Foos sticksman continued: “For all our trials and tribulations, Dave is like a brother. There’s something between you guys that might not be there with Axl Rose.’ And he was right,’” Hawkins explained. He was a great n’ always welcome part of touring these last few years!

Axl Rose has blasted Russian president Vladimir Putin and dedicated GUNS N' ROSES' just-completed European tour to late FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Rose wrote: "I'd like to thank everyone that came out to r shows in Europe!! U were AMAZING!! We hope u had fun n' hope to see u again sooner than later!! At the second concert on July 2, Rose told the crowd he was "having issues" with his voice, forcing GUNS N' ROSES to play a truncated 19-song set, omitting such concert staples as "November Rain", which has been performed at every GN'R show since 2016. Rose also praised Ukraine's "noble and horrifying fight for freedom" and condemned Putin's government as "an increasingly totalitarian regime ran by a callous, lying, murderous, little man with outdated ambitions and no regard for human life."

Axl Rose has criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin and dedicated his recent Guns N' Roses tour to the Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins...

He was a great n’ always welcome part of touring these last few years. He was a great n’ always welcome part of touring these last few years”. “Their noble and horrifying fight for freedom against an increasingly totalitarian regime ran by a callous, lying, murderous little man with outdated ambitions and no regard for human life,” Rose wrote about the Ukrainian people.

Axl Rose marked the end of Guns N' Roses' European reunion tour by calling out Russian President Vladimir Putin and dedicating the outfit's recent shows to ...

“It’s just a simple gesture n’ it’s awkward dealing with the gravity of something like this but in an effort to pay r respects we’d like to dedicate this tour to our friend Taylor Hawkins,” Rose wrote. The singer also thanked Carrie Underwood for joining the band in a number of performances throughout the run. He was a great n’ always welcome part of touring these last few years.”

Axl Rose has slammed Vladimir Putin as a "callous, lying, murderous little man" and thanked his European fans for their support of Ukraine.

The 69-year-old Russian president launched an ongoing military invasion on Ukraine back in February 2022 and Guns n Roses star Axl, 60, took to Twitter to thank ...

Axl - whose real name is William Bruce Rose Jr. - added: "It's just a simple gesture n' it's awkward dealing with the gravity of something like this but in an effort to pay r respects we'd like to dedicate this tour to our friend Taylor Hawkins. Taylor was a really great guy and it was always great to see him! This is such a horrible thing and r hearts go out to his family, friends, band mates and everyone who love him." He was a great n' always welcome part of touring these last few years!