Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has responded after a woman was struck by his microphone at their Adelaide show

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose says he’ll stop his 30-year ritual of throwing his mic into the crowd to end the show after Rebecca Howe was struck in the face at Adelaide Oval.

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has taken to Twitter to respond after an Andrews Farm woman was struck in the face by a microphone at the Guns N’ Roses show on Tuesday night.

Axl posted a statement to his Twitter account, saying after 30 years of throwing his microphone into the audience, he will “refrain” from doing so.

“It’s come to my attention that a fan may have been hurt at our show in Adelaide, Australia possibly being hit by the microphone at the end of the show when I traditionally toss the mic to the fans,” the statement reads.

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— Axl Rose (@axlrose) December 2, 2022

“If true obviously we don’t want anyone getting hurt or to somehow in anyway hurt anyone at any of our show anywhere.

“Having tossed the mic at the end of our show for over 30 years we always felt it was a known part of the very end of our performance that fans wanted and were aware of to have an opportunity to catch the mic.

“Regardless in the interest of public safety from now on we’ll refrain from tossing the mic or anything to fans during or at our performances.

“Unfortunately there are those that for their own reasons chose to frame their reporting regarding this subject in a more negative n’ irresponsible out of nowhere light which couldn’t be farther from reality. We hope the public and of course fans get that sometimes happens.

“A BIG THANKS to everyone for understanding.”

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.

Axl Rose's Twitter statement. Picture: @axlrose

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

“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.”