Slash Rocks Japan

03/16/2011
. (Gibson) Guitar great Slash played on despite the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

The Daily Express reports that Slash canceled shows in Tokyo and Yokahama, but chose to fly to Japan for his scheduled gig in Osaka on March 14.

The former Guns N' Roses star thanked his Japanese fans for their support on his Twitter page: "Great gig in Osaka tonight. Great spirits, despite all that has happened... We're positively coming back soon to play Tokyo & Yokohama. In the meantime, lots of love to the Japanese fans. U will make it thru these difficult times." more on this story

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