b'ys, I'm available to tour Brazil, pick me!!

There are two possibilities:
1. They've got a replacement lined up.
2. They planned these gigs before they knew Robin was leaving... now they have to cancel.

I'm hoping it's number 1, but I fear it's more likely number 2.

Press Release Source: Universal Music Group
Guns N' Roses Not Able to Perform in Brazil
Tuesday May 30, 6:00 am ET
A Message from W. Axl Rose

São Paulo, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2008--Guns N' Roses will not be performing as scheduled in Brazil.

The band has been put in an untenable position by guitarist Robin Finck and his untimely departure. During his tenure with the band Robin has been inconsistent and erratic in both his behavior and commitment - despite being under contract - creating uncertainty and confusion and making it virtually impossible to move forward with recording, rehearsals and live plans with confidence. His transient lifestyle has made it impossible for even his closest friends to have nearly any form of communication with him whatsoever. Last time I talked to Robin, he called to tell me he had bought a bootleg DVD off EBay and how proud he was to be in Guns and how impressed he was with everyone's performance. Then, in April we got word from Tommy that Robin had called him and said he was back in Guns!? Apparently, according to Robin he had been "Gone" but had turned himself around and was really excited to do a Brazilian tour. Somewhere in the following month things changed once again. According to those who have actually spoken with Mr. Finck it appears his plans were to Re-Join Nine Inch Nails, quit GN'R and to use his involvement in the upcoming Guns release to immediately promote Trent Reznor's efforts...Nice guy!

There is not a member of this camp that is not hurt, upset and ultimately disappointed by this event, and more to the point - if not this individual, certainly this individual's choices. Regardless of anyone's opinions of me and what I may or may not deserve, clearly the fans, individuals in this band, management, crew and our support group do not deserve this type of treatment. We as a whole, definitely feel that we afforded Robin every accommodation perhaps so much so that it may be that we or more precisely, I may have done Guns a disservice and unintentionally allowed Guns to be put in this position.

On behalf of Guns N' Roses and myself I apologize to the fans who planned to see us in Brazil. The country and its tradition mean a lot to me personally and I sincerely do not enjoy being robbed by one of our own of the opportunity to be the first artist to play there for the first time since 2001. I would also like to express my gratitude to those who chose to embrace Robin's role in Guns and support our new line up. We greatly appreciate Robin's contributions and remain open to "discussions" as there are obviously several issues to resolve. In the meantime rather than dwelling on the negative, Guns will be moving forward and surprisingly (without giving away any details) this unfortunate set of circumstances may have given us the opportunity to take our recording that one extra step further. Regardless we hope to announce a release date within the next few months.

Sincerely,

W. Axl Rose