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Andrew Farms woman left far from Paradise City after being struck in the face by a microphone at Guns N’ Roses concert

An Andrew Farms woman has been left far from Paradise City after she was struck in the face by a flying microphone at the Guns N’ Roses concert on Tuesday night.

Adelaide Guns N' Roses fan hit by flying microphone

An Andrew Farms woman has been left far from Paradise City after she was struck in the face by a flying microphone at the Guns N’ Roses concert on Tuesday night.

Rebecca Howe says there was “blood everywhere” when the metal object smashed her in the nose following the megastars’ last song at Adelaide Oval.

“I was in Diamond Standing, so it wasn’t even right at the front, and it was the very last song, Take Me Down To Paradise City,” Ms Howe said.

“He took a bow and then he launched the microphone out to the crowd … and then bang, right on the bridge of my nose.”

Ms Howe said the offending microphone was scooped up by another fan while she tried to stem the bleeding, fearing her nose had been broken by the impact.

“There was this huge kerfuffle as this man tried to get the microphone … he held it up like a victory, ‘I got it, I got it’, while I was trying to keep my composure,” she said.

“An off-duty police officer pulled me to the side because I was in shock and hyperventilating, my mind went, ‘Oh my God, my face is caved in’.

“I had blood dripping down the front of me.”

Rebecca Howe was left black-eyed and bleeding after Axl Rose's microphone hit her in the face.
Rebecca Howe was left black-eyed and bleeding after Axl Rose's microphone hit her in the face.
Rose is known for throwing his microphone into the crowd after the show’s closer.
Rose is known for throwing his microphone into the crowd after the show’s closer.

The incident is not the first time Rose’s microphone-hurling act has landed the band in trouble.

In 2013, Perth man Darren Wright launched legal action to pay for $5000 in dental costs after a flying microphone damaged his two front teeth during Guns N’ Roses’ Australian tour opener.

While Ms Howe escaped serious injury, she said she is concerned for others’ safety as the band continues its run of shows across the country.

“It worries me, they’re going to Melbourne on the 3rd – what if he throws the microphone again into the crowd and something worse happens?” she said.

“What if it was a couple of inches to the right or left? I could have lost an eye … what if it hit me in the mouth and I broke my teeth? If my head was turned and it hit me in the temple, it could have killed me.”

A Guns N’ Roses tour spokesperson has been contacted for comment.

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