The first leg of Guns N' Roses' 2007 world tour has been officially announced. The shows start in Japan's capital Tokyo on April 14, passing through Nagoya and Osaka afterwards. The last dates confirmed so far are in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa, respectively on April 27 and May 1.

Regarding the release date of the long-awaited new GN'R studio album "Chinese Democracy" - nothing's for sure yet, as always. Current speculations are focused on September 17, 2007...