Canadian concert promoters Gillett Entertainment Group (Groupe Spectacles Gillett) have launched a countdown on their web site to a "major announcement" that will be made on Monday, October 19 at 7:00 a.m. EST. The accompanying image, which can be seen here, features a close-up of Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose's mouth, which suggests that some Canadian dates may be in the works for the GN'R band.
Guns N' Roses are scheduled to play several shows in Taiwan, Korea nad Japan in December:
12/11 - Taipei, Taiwan - Taipei County Stadium
12/13 - Seoul, Korea - Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium
12/16 - Osaka, Japan - Osaka Dome
12/19 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome
"Chinese Democracy", the sixth and most recent album from Guns N' Roses, was released in its entirety to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content on April 14.
The tracks are available for purchase as an album or individual tracks for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system. The tracks are available for purchase as individual tracks only for Wii.
Aside from Billboard and Spinner interviews and answering a number of fan questions at a Guns N' Roses message board, Rose has done no promotion of any kind for "Chinese Democracy".
"Chinese Democracy" was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of one million copies.
Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.
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