Axl Rose Sidelined by Mystery Illness

Guns N’ Roses lead singer, Axl Rose, was rushed off stage before the end of the band’s Wembley Arena show on Sunday. It was reported that Rose came down with an illness and wasn’t able to finish the set.

It was the final show on Guns N’ Roses European tour and they almost got through it without incident, unless you count Axl’s arrest early on in Sweden. With only two songs remaining, Axl fell sick and had to be replaced by ex-Skid Row front man, Sebastian Bach, who was a special guest that evening. andPOP reports that aside from Rose bowing out towards the end of the Wembley show, the singer said the band had an ”amazing tour”.

What actually happened to Axl Rose? It seems that it wasn’t anything serious. Earlier that day, doctors diagnosed him with with low blood pressure and low blood sugar after he had already performed two shows. According to the BBC, doctors had advised him against doing the show Sunday night, as he had already performed at Wembley that morning and did a surprise show at The Cuckoo Club. After the concert, Axl didn’t have any regrets about going against his doctor’s orders. ”I approached this last show with equal parts determination, obligation, responsibility and insanity.”

Formed in 1985, Guns N' Roses shot to stardom with the release of their debut album, Appetite for Destruction in 1987, which produced such hit songs as "Welcome to the Jungle", "Paradise City", and "Sweet Child O' Mine". It wasn't until 1991 that Guns N' Roses became legendary rock gods with the release of the multi-platinum double album Use Your Illusion and Use Your Illusion II, which featured such hits as "November Rain", "Don't Cry", "Live and Let Die", "Civil War", "You Could Be Mine", and the unforgettable Bob Fylan cover, "Knocking on Heaven's Door". After a heated public break up in 1993 at the end of their historic 28 month Use Your Illusion Tour, Guns N' Roses parted ways for good. Slash went on to form the short lived band Slash's Snakepit, while Axl Rose fell into relative obscurity and seclusion, appearing every so often with new incarnations of the band.

[Additional Sources: andPOP, BBC, Wikipedia]