Guns N' Roses Tours Without Melissa Reese

0:00On March 30th, Guns & Roses just announced, Keyboard's Melissa Reese is sitting out their 2026 World Tour for personal reasons. The band fired up the run with their first show March 28th at Parque Fundadora in Monterey, Mexico. No drama in the statement, just a quick note hoping fans roll with it. She's been locked in since 2016, as the second Keyboard is next to Dizzy Reed, holding down the touring spot solid ever since. Before linking with G&R, Reese cooked up tracks with heavy hitters like Bootsy Collins, Shuck D, Vanessa Carlton, and Taylor Swift. The history runs deep two since she teamed with ex-Bammates Buckethead and drummer, Brain Mantia, back in 2010 on albums, even composing. Together as Brain and Melissa, fans might feel the gap, but the crew's keeping in moving without a replacement name yet. Tours charging ahead, next stop April 5th at Estadio Barrio, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. They'll crush more Latin America dates, swing through the US and Europe this summer,

1:02then hit Australia and New Zealand by November and December. Rock empires like G&R adapt on the fly, so expect those risks to still bang worldwide. Stay tuned for how it all shakes out. From the world of music, powered by AI, this is Music News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.