Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose.

He was once a pin-up for millions of rock and roll fans throughout the world.
But it seems Axl Rose's poster boy days are over, judging by photographs of the 49-year-old singer performing with the band in Brazil last night.
The Guns N' Roses frontman was unrecognisable as he took to the stage at the Rock In Rio music festival, with his attempts to cover up his larger frame in a coat failing miserably.

Changing figure: Axl's new look is a far cry from his slimline figure at the height of his fame

Belting it out: The group performed songs including Sweet Child of Mine and Welcome To The Jungle at the Rock In Rio festival.

Rose appeared to have gained a significant amount of weight in recent months, with his slimline frame at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards a distant memory.
The rocker teamed his yellow coat with a black hat and sunglasses, with the whole ensemble contributing to his bizarre appearance.
It's not the first time Rose's weight has sparked concern, as he previously shocked fans with his overweight look in January 2010.

Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday Oct.

Volatile rock star Axl Rose has scheduled his first performance in his home state of Indiana since 1992.Guns N' Roses will perform Dec. 8 at Conseco Fieldhouse. Tickets, $30 to $75, go on sale at 10 a.m. on Oct. 22.
Lafayette native Rose moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s and formed Guns N' Roses, a hard-rock phenomenon that's sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
Rose, however, is the lone remaining member from the band's best-known lineup.
Guns N' Roses presently consists of Rose, guitarists DJ Ashba, Richard Fortus and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, keyboard players Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman, bass player Tommy Stinson and drummer Frank Ferrer.
The band's "Use Your Illusion" tour included two stops in 1991 at Verizon Wireless Center (known then as Deer Creek Music Center) and one stop in 1992 at the RCA Dome (known then as the Hoosier Dome).
While living in Lafayette, Rose was arrested multiple times on charges including battery, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, public intoxication, criminal trespass and mischief.
During the height of Guns N' Roses' popularity, Rose was blamed for sparking riots during performances in St. Louis (by jumping into the audience and taking a camera from a fan) and Montreal (by walking off stage shortly after the concert began).

History:Guns N'Roses were he most notorious band of the late 80's hard rock era. Sex, drugs, riots, racism, fights...the band has been involved in anything you can think of. They gave heavy metal a much needed kick in the ass when they burst upon the scene.
  Formed in Los Angeles, California by W. Axl Rose (vocals), Izzy Stradlin' (guitar), Tracii Guns (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Steven Adler (drums). Guns would leave to form L.A. Guns and Slash would take his spot in the band. Their 1986 EP was released on the bands own independent album, but it wouldn't be long until a major label would pick these bad boys up. The first full-length album would become the best selling debut in music history, due in part to the massive publicity their antics received in the press. The original cover for Appetite For Destruction depicted a woman being raped by an alien and was promptly banned. During the tour for the G N'R Lies EP, Rose threatened to leave if some of the members couldn't control their drug use. Slash would stop his heroin habit within a year, but Alder was unable to kick his habit and was replaced by ex-Cult drummer Matt Sorum.
  Sorum and keyboardist Dizzy Reed would debut in early 1991 and the band began work on the huge Use Your Illusion project. The two albums would be released on the exact same day, and both shipped platinum as they occupied the top two spots on Billboard's Top 200 charts. The accompanying tour would see Rose delaying shows up to three hours, and the stress finally forced Stradlin' to walk away and pursue a solo career. The group went on with Gilby Clarke on guitar, but the group was close to the breaking point.
  The group would be in the news again with the release of The Spaghetti Incident? in which they did a cover of a song written by mass murderer Charlie Manson. In the mid 90's, Slash, McKagan and Clark would all release solo albums while the future of the band was up in the air. By the time "My God" was released on a movie soundtrack in 1999, Rose was the only original member left, as he had either fired or pushed everyone else out of the band. In 2002 Rose unleashed another version of Guns N'Roses with Reed, Buckethead (guitar), Paul Tobias (guitar), Robin Finck (guitar), Tommy Stinson (bass), Brain Mantia (drums) and Chris Pitman (keyboards). However, just like old days, the comeback tour proved to be a disaster with riots and late arrivals, before being cancelled midway through. On November 23, 2008 the long awaited studio album entitled Chinese Democracy was finally released, and showing that people still cared its preview on social networking site MySpace broke all their records for a treaming album.

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