Shortly before kicking off their world tour last Saturday, the 28th, Guns N' Roses announced that keyboardist Melissa Reese would not be joining the band on this tour. The statement was brief, published on social media, and cites only "unforeseen personal reasons."

Reese has been in the band since 2016 and was the first woman to become a permanent member of the group. The identity of her replacement on the tour has not yet been confirmed.

Guns N' Roses' world tour kicked off last Saturday, the 28th, in Monterrey, Mexico, where the band debuted the songs "Nothin'" and "Atlas" – officially released in December

The first show of Guns N' Roses' tour in Brazil takes place this Tuesday, April 1st, in Porto Alegre. Following that, the band heads to São Paulo, where they will headline the Monsters of Rock festival, and will visit seven more Brazilian cities until the end of April: São José do Rio Preto, Campo Grande, Cariacica, Salvador, Fortaleza, São Luís, and Belém do Pará.

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