Guns N' Roses still lives. Or, maybe I should write that this way: "Guns N' Roses still lives?!"

Yes, it certainly does, as is suggested by a newly announced Nov. 13 date at Target Center. Tickets go on sale Friday at 5 p.m. for $41.50-$81.50. The show is only the fourth North American date confirmed as a follow-up to a South American itinerary that starts Oct. 2. The only other U.S. shows announced so far are two in Florida and another in Kansas City.

As mysterious as the tour plans, there's no real firm confirmation of who's even in the band right now. Obviously, Axl Rose is still at the wheel, and we know that former Minneapolitan Tommy Stinson is still playing bass (his 12th year in the band; which must be a record by now!). The last news posted on the official GNR website is the 2009 announcement that DJ Ashaba from Nikki Sixx's band Sixx AM would be taking over guitar duties from NIN's Robin Finck. It appears that heyday-GNR-era keyboardist Dizzy Reed is also still in the fold, and Psychedelic Furs/Love Spit Love sidemen Richard Fortus and Frank Ferrer are playing guitar and drums, respectively. Thankfully, Buckethead is long gone.

The revolving GNR lineup's last time in town was in 2006 at Target Center, when Axl made the 9,100 fans wait until 11:45 p.m. before taking the stage. After that, though, the show was surprisingly solid, with Axl looking and sounding in better shape than he did for the previous Minneapolis stop in 2002.

With the long-delayed "Chinese Democracy" album finally released to meager sales in 2008, the remade GNR has reportedly been forging ahead with new recordings. However, rumors are surfacing that at least some version of the original GNR lineup could reunite next year, when the band is eligible for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. The odd man out could be Slash, who is continually referred to with venom by Axl in the press.

Usually tight-lipped on all things GNR -- unlike his other bands the Replacements and Soul Asylum -- Stinson discussed the uncertain future in June when he returned to preview his new solo album at First Avenue (the disc, "One Man Mutiny," is now out).

2008 photo by George Chin

"I think the next thing is really going to have to be someone trying to organize a record and getting it together," Tommy said of GNR. "I think there's a really good band there to do it. People would be really excited to do it. But, you know, the thought of it is more daunting than a 'Mats or a Soul Asylum record combined. I really don't know what's going to happen next year, though. I'm still waiting to get the 411 on that."