Axl Rose gives young victim of racism an AC/DC trip of a lifetime
Axl Rose has personally invited a young victim of racism to an AC/DC show with VIP treatment.
Last month, 18-year-old Sadie Elledge, who is of Mexican and Honduran descent, made the news in America when a customer left a note on a receipt saying “we only tip citizens” at Jess' Quick Lunch in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Elledge is a US citizen and was born and raised in Harrisonburg.
Upon hearing the story, actress Greice Santo reached out to the teenager and treated her to a makeover. Then later, Santo’s friend Axl Rose personally phoned Elledge to offer her AC/DC tickets.
According to The Pulse of Radio, Santo said: "Axl is a friend and I told him about Sadie and he already knew her story... He actually wanted to fly in personally and invite her to the Fort Lauderdale show on August 30th and have her and her family flown down to show in Fort Lauderdale and put up in beautiful hotel rooms there as well on his dime."
Elledge was unable to attend the August show, so she is being flown out to the Verizon Theatre gig in Washington D.C. on 17th September instead.
Santo added: "Axl is one of the kindest and most generous men I've ever met and he is such a cool but down-to-earth regular guy. He really wanted to make this so special for Sadie."
AC/DC continue the US leg of their Rock or Bust World Tour at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan on Friday night (9th September).
In a recent rare interview with Brazilian TV station Globo TV, Axl said he’ll continue to front AC/DC for as long as Angus Young wants him.
"I'll do that as long as Angus wants to do it and as long as we can make it work. Guns is really supportive about it,” Axl said.
“I love that (performing with AC/DC is) my job. I love that Angus is my boss. And singing the early Brian (Johnson) songs - the first couple of albums with Brian - those are something else to sing so it's physically a different animal and another kind of work.
“I take pride in doing it. And it's a hard thing in its own way. So after this, there's a few days off, and then I'll do another ten shows with AC/DC. And after that, it's kind of, whatever Angus wants to do."