Guns N' Roses have finally announced Chinese Democracy tour dates - in Canada.
Last week, various Canadian Websites teased a huge announcement concerning GN'R touring the Great White North. Today, a 13-date Canadian trek that starts January 13th in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and stretches across our neighbor to the North until February 4th in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was posted on Brave Words.
Axl Rose will be joined by
Frank Ferrer,
Tommy Stinson,
Richard Fortus,
Ron "
Bumblefoot"
Thal,
Dizzy Reed,
D.J. Ashba and
Chris Pitman.
It's believed that the shows are part of a much larger world tour, with dates in Asia expected to be confirmed soon.
Rolling Stone reports that the band will be hitting the rehearsal studio in Los Angeles in the coming weeks to practise for the tour.
The Canadian shows are as follows:
01/13 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
01/16 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
01/17 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
01/19 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
01/20 – Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
01/24 – Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
01/25 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
01/27 – Montreal, PQ @ Bell Centre
01/28 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
01/31 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
02/01 – Quebec City, PQ @ Colisee Pepsi
02/03 – Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
02/04 – Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre