Canadian gigs for Guns N' Roses

Axl Rose is the only original member of Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses will play a series of concerts in Canada next year as part of their first tour since 2008 album Chinese Democracy.

The Canadian shows will begin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 13 January, before moving on to cities including Toronto and Ottawa.

According to Rolling Stone magazine, the Canadian dates will be preceded by gigs in south-east Asia in December.

Chinese Democracy was the band's first album for 15 years.

It went to number three in the US and number two in the UK, despite mixed reviews.

Earlier this month, it emerged that the band were being sued by German musician Ulrich Schnauss over claims they sampled two of his tracks on Chinese Democracy's Riad N' The Bedouins.

In a statement, they said they "vigorously" contested the claims.

The band, whose only original member is singer Axl Rose, last toured in 2007.