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Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a> have issued a statement on frontman Axl Rose<\/a>\u2019s recent on-stage meltdown<\/a> in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n The band are currently midway through their South American tour, and last Saturday (October 18), Rose appeared to lose his temper during opening number \u2018Welcome To The Jungle\u2019.<\/p>\n After finishing the song\u2019s chorus, Rose threw his microphone at the drum kit, tore off his leather jacket and stormed off stage. He was also spotted kicking the bass drum elsewhere in the show, and told the crowd later: \u201cSo, I\u2019ll just try and wing this\u201d. At the time, it was unclear whether Rose\u2019s anger was towards the sound on-stage, new drummer Isaac Carpenter, or any other bandmates.<\/p>\n Now, Guns N\u2019 Roses have taken to social media to explain the fiasco. \u201cDuring the opening song at our recent Buenos Aires concert, Axl\u2019s in-ear monitor pack had only the percussion in his ears versus the entire mix,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThe issue was fixed by our tech by the third song, and we had a great night.<\/p>\n The message went on to clarify that \u201cthe situation had nothing to do with Isaac Carpenter\u2019s playing, who is top notch and a great drummer\u201d.<\/p>\n Posted by Guns N’ Roses<\/a> on\u00a0Wednesday, October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Carpenter was hired following the exit of long-term drummer Frank Ferrer last March. Ferrer had performed with Guns N\u2019 Roses since 2006, and seemingly left the band in what was initially described as an \u201camicable exit\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ferrer later shared his \u201cdisappointment\u201d that his time with the band had finished<\/a>, and one day later, AWOLNATION\u2019s Carpenter was announced as their new drummer<\/a>. Carpenter has previously worked with GNR\u2019s bassist Duff McKagan<\/a>\u2019s band Loaded.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Slash recently hinted at a new Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a>, saying that \u201ceverybody [in the band] is thinking about it\u201d. The band\u2019s last album was 2008\u2019s much-delayed \u2018Chinese Democracy<\/a>\u2019, while the last LP that either Slash or McKagan appeared on was the 1993 covers album \u2018The Spaghetti Incident?\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so much material at this point \u2013 it\u2019s a matter of having the discipline to sit down and fucking get into it,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the thing with Guns is, in my experience, you can never plan ahead. You can never sit down and go, \u2018We\u2019re going to take this time, and we\u2019re going to do this.\u2019 Every time we\u2019ve done that, it falls apart.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere, NME <\/i>caught the band\u2019s Glastonbury<\/a> headline performance in 2023, calling it \u201cone of their strongest sets in recent years\u201d in a three-star review<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTo any G\u2019N\u2019R fan, the Glasto set undoubtedly marks one of the strongest sets that the rock veterans have given in recent years \u2014 completely devoid of sound issues, Axl Rose\u2019s vocals in pretty good form, Slash at the top of his game and, probably the second biggest shock of the night, the band beginning the performance bang on time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n