| BBC6 Interview |
28 Jul 2010 |
You can now listen to Alice on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning at the BBC6 site. Alice is on around 2 hours 10 minutes into the show.
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| New US Shows |
27 Jul 2010 |
AC.com have confirmed/announced three more shows under the 'Halloween Hootnanny' banner, all three of which will also feature Rob Zombie. All go on sale 27th July (today) at 10AM. They are:
September 30th - Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA
October 1st - Harrah's Rincon, San Diego, CA
October 2nd - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater, Tucson, AZ
More UK Press.
Alice will be on Planet Rock's "The Nicky Horne Show" on 28th July at 18:00. Also on 28th July is BBC Six Music, live on Shaun Keaveny's show with Danny Wallace at approximately 09:10, and then on 3rd August, Absolute Classic Rock Radio, on Leona Graham's show at 18:00.
Blabbermouth has quotes and video from Alice about the recent re-recording of classic songs for the Guitar Hero games.
According to NoiseCreep a new special edition of Rob Zombie's 'Hellbilly Deluxe II' album is forthcoming and will include a version of 'School's Out' featuring Alice himself. This appears to be on the bonus DVD, so whether it will be audio only or in fact video (live?) is to be seen.
Suite101 has a review and pics from the 'Rock The Park' show.
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| UK Press |
25 Jul 2010 |
Watch out for Alice turning up on the following UK shows:
27th July - Kerrang! Radio (more information when available)
28th July – "Steve Wright Show" with Chris Tarrant, BBC Radio Two – approximately 15:30pm,
28th July - "The One Show", BBC One 19:00 and
1st August - "Alan Carr: Chatty Man", Channel Four.
There's a short video interview with Alice about being green while playing golf at Green Living Explained.
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| More Twosome? |
24 Jul 2010 |
According to Joey Jordison (Rob Zombie/Slipknot/Murderdolls) Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie will be performing more shows together later this year under the title 'Halloween Hogmanny'. The dates will feature Murderdolls opening. Blabbermouth list two shows so far, but neither is confirmed.
September 30th - Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA
October 2nd - AVA Amphitheater - Tucson, AZ
Alice Cooper songwriter and friend Rockin' Reggie makes an appearance at the 20th Annual L.A. Music Awards Thursday, July 29th at the world-famous Whisky A Go-Go.
A little more info has been released about the 'Silas Gore' movie, which now appears to feature a cameo by Alice as well as possible new music by Alice and Dick Wagner.
'Hard Rock' magazine in France have a special Hellfest issue with a double page spread of Alice on stage, a report of his show and some stories from the organisator relating to.
(Thanks François)
IFP have a review of the 'Rock The Park' show.
Blue Coupe have the following dates booked in the next few weeks, including the two previously announced French dates:
August 12th - Cadillac Lounge-Toronto, Ontario Canada
August 13th - Simcoe Jazz and Blues Bar-Oshawa, Ontario Canada
August 14th - This Ain't Hollywood-Hamilton, Ontario Canada
August 15th - The Sportsmans Tavern-Buffalo NY
August 21st - Rocknight Festival-Larzac France
August 27th - Tribal Rock Festival-Peymenade France
RockSpot.se has a short interview with Ryan Roxie about 'Casablanca'.
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| The Lunatics Take Over |
21 Jul 2010 |
'Nights With Alice Cooper' came with a twist last night as the AC band (Chuck, Keri, Damon, Jimmy and Tiffiny) took over and presented in Alice's place. Unfortunatly it appears Planet Rock played an old show instead.
Keri Kelli has added some new merchandise to his site, where you can still get the info to book a private guitar lesson for the current tour. Spaces are now very limited so book now if you wanna hang with Keri.
Alice Cooper will be featured in "The Story Behind The Song" in the new issue (30 July) of "Metal Hammer" in the UK. There is also a short interview with Alice in the new 'Classic Rock', both tying in with the headline appearance at Sonisphere next week.
The Belleville Intelligencer has a new interview with Alice, part of which has also been posted to AC.com.
Check out Sniderville.com for a short video of Alice leaving a message for Dee Snider.
5th Avenue Vampires will be playing Don Hill's in New York City on August 7th.
'The Seventies' is a new Swedish show which will be airing on Saturdays between 9pm and 9.30. Programme three (Political songs) will feature four Alice songs, and presumable commentary and you can get more info here.
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| Catching Up |
17 Jul 2010 |
Firstly thanks for all the good wishes and thoughts while I've been away. The worst is over now, just the re-Cooper-ation to go which will take a while but such is life. Everything went as expected so far, but all your comments and wishes were lovely to see. Thank you.
So, catching up of things of interest this week with appologies if they've already been listed.
According to JSOnline Alice will be visiting Milwaukee, On August 31st to play at the Riverside. Tickets go on sale July 23rd (maybe before on AC.com).
The Oshkosh show on July 14th was forced to be canceled after the opening band had only played a few songs. This was due to flash flooding in the area
My Fox has posted a short video aricle about Sheryl Cooper's Dance Studio in Phoenix which features our favourite couple.
Noise Blog have a podcast featuring an interview with Alice on the way to the Common Ground show. They also have some text, presumably from the same interview, here.
The Post Crescent, The Intelligencer, and the Dayton Daily News have short interviews with Alice.
Rock and Roll Graffiti has a review and photos from the July 9th Harris show.
July 29th seems to be the airdate of the 'Celebrity Ghost Stories' episode that will featire Alice. This airs on the Biography Channel in the USA.
Absolute Radio are running a competition to meet Alice at Sonisphere by answering a simple question here.
John Corabi (Motley Crue, Union. Eric Singer Project) will be performing at Keri Kelli's 'Aces And Ales' tomorrow night.
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| Switzerland |
14 Jul 2010 |
There's been a show added to Alice's busy schedule in November, this time its Zurich, Switzerland on November 17th. Presale is on now!
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| Big Rock Show |
12 Jul 2010 |
Veranda Film have posted a short promo for the upcoming 'Big Rock Show' hosted by Ryan Roxie.
Osh27.com have posted a short interview with Alice.
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| Small Stuff |
11 Jul 2010 |
NWI has a new interview with Alice promoting the Indiana show.
Friday Music will be releasing a limited edition double vinyl edition of 'A Fistful Of Alice' in August 17th. You can pre-order it from AmazonUS and AmazonUK also has a page ready for it.
Brave Words have posted a review of the 5th Avenue Vampires CD. You can grab a copy by simply clicking the link above.
Planet Rock has a competition to win tickets for Sonisphere.
Lastly just to let everyone know, I will be away for the next week or so, so there probably won't be any updates unless it's something really important. I'll try and catch up with everything else as soon as I'm back.
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| New Show - Lancaster |
08 Jul 2010 |
AC.com is listing a new show in Lancaster, PA on September 4th at the American Music Theater. Tickets go on sale July 13th.
Damon Johnson has posted a short sample clip of his new version of 'Generation Landslade' on his MySpace page. The song features a guest appearance by Alice both singing and playing harmonica, and we have to say sounds fantastic!!
Emails have been sent out to fans who have bought tickets to the Eastlake, OH show, telling them that BuckCherry will no longer be playing that show. Partial refunds are being instigated automatically, and the say the new support for the show is "the lead singers of classic rock’s Rare Earth, Sugarloaf, Blues Image and Iron Butterfly". This sounds like it will be "The Classic Rock All Stars" which feature former 'Special Forces' guitarist Mike Pinera (Blues Image/Iron Butterfly), Rare Earth original lead singer Peter Rivera and Sugarloaf original lead singer Jerry Corbetta but this is yet to be confirmed.
(Thanks Remarkably Insincere)
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| Catching Up |
06 Jul 2010 |
Dick Wagner has written a foreword to a new book by Justin Rhodes entitled "King of a Sovereign Nation" which you can get via AmazonUS. Justin is a big Alice fan and became friends with Dick while writing the book. Check out this PDF file for more info and a quote from Dick.
Rhino appear to have released another vinyl edition of 'Easy Action' on 180mg vinyl which is being distributed by Scorpio in the USA. There's no info on their site but it's out. Same serial number as before but no gatefold sleeve.
(Thanks Serge)
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| New Interviews |
01 Jul 2010 |
Radio Metal were at the recent Hellfest press conferance and have a long report during which Alice talks about all sorts of interesting stuff including 'Welcome To My Nightmare 2".
The new issue of Metal Hammer (UK) has a three page interview with Alice about 'Welcome To My Nightmare'.
There will apparently be an Alice related competition in 'The Sun' newspaper tomorrow (Friday).
Hammerheart fanzine in Germany has an interview with Alice in their new issue. Check out there MySpace for info.
The Pit has a review and pics from the Bonn show (in German).
'Suck: The Movie' now has a US release date of September 28th.
Ryan Roxie and Casablanca will be playing the following dates in Sweden:
July 22nd - Trästocksfestivalen, Skellefteå
July 30th - Folkets Park Malmö
August 6th - Kungsträdgården Stockholm
August 7th - Sundspärlan, Folkets Park Helsingborg
August 12th - Folkets Park Gamleby
August 13th - Kulturkalaset Göteborg
August 14th - Folkets Park Västerås
August 20th - Folkets Park Linköping
August 21st - Orrskogens, Folkets Park Malung
August 28th - Skogsröjet Rejmyre
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| Two New Shows |
29 Jun 2010 |
AC.com has announced two more shows. The first is at Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues on September 5th, and the second is in Marseilles, France at Le Dome on November 20th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at AC.com.
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| Small Stuff |
27 Jun 2010 |
Dick Wagner has been posting on Tweeter that he and Alice will be writing material in Detroit in August for a forthcoming movie called 'Silas Gore'. Check out the make up worn by the main character in the promo clip (Over 18s only).Whether anything will come of this time will tell.
Alice Cooper is listed as appearing in the new series of 'Celebrity Ghost Stories' which airs on the Bio Channel in the US beginning in July.
(Thanks Steven)
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| Small Stuff |
24 Jun 2010 |
There's a short review of Hellfest at Rocker Paris, with some photos.
Sick Thing Lisa de Jong has posted some photos from the Bonn show at facebook. She also has pics from the Kerkrade show back in December here.
The 'Alice Does Alice' version of 'School's Out' appears in the new trailer for "Grown Ups".
The episode of 'Man vs Food' recorded at Alice Cooperstown is now scheduled to air Wednesday July 14th on the travel Channel in the USA.
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| Alice And Slash In Paris |
21 Jun 2010 |
Alice Cooper joined Slash at the latters show at the Bataclan in Paris last night to perform 'School's Out' (Video can be found on Youtube at the time of writing). Alice of course was in France performing at Hellfest the previous night. You can see a short review of Hellfest with photos here. According to Radio Metal while in France Alice appeared at a press conference with a CD he said featured the first three songs from the "Welcome To My Nightmare II" project. Of the album Alice said "This album is more bloody and more accomplished than the first, It sounds like the early years"
(Thanks François, Hugo)
Eric Dover appeared on Maximum Threshold to talk about Alice, Slash and his new Sextus album. Listen in here.
"Suck: The Movie" featuring Alice and Calico Cooper will be one of the movies shown at this years Sonisphere festival (they ahve a movie tent). Alice, of course, plays the UK Sonisphere on July 30th.
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| Question Time |
20 Jun 2010 |
Ever wanted to ask a question to Keri or Damon? Well now apparently you can courtesy of Fret12.com. The idea appears to be that you submit a question via their site, and Keri or Damon will record a short video answering it and other questions people submit, which gets posted to the site. The deadline for questions appears to be July 13th so get going!
(Thanks Marijke)
Dennis Dunaway will be interviewed live on Radio station WJCU on Friday July 2nd at 6.30-7.30 EST. You can listen online at their site.
It appears the venue for the Danish show on June 23rd has apparently been changed. The show will now take place at Elro Arena, and not Justesens Plæne as originally reported.
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| Metal Show Video |
18 Jun 2010 |
If you missed Alice on 'That Metal Show' a couple of days ago, and if you're in the USA, you can watch the show now at VH-1 Classic.
According to VooDoo Rock And Roll Alice has been talking about wanting to work with Sir Christopher Lee, since the latter released his "metal" album 'Charlemagne'.
Ryan Roxie interviews Glen Danzig for MoreMetal.com in this video on Youtube.
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| More Alice In Spain |
16 Jun 2010 |
The other two Spanish dates have now turned out to be Valladolid, Spain on November 26th and Santiago de Compostela (Galicia), Spain at Multiusos Fontes do Sar on November 27th.
(Thanks Sergio, Petri)
Alice will be doing a signing session at Saturn Store in Downtown Hamburg, Germany on Tuesday June 22nd at 5PM. Alice of course stared in the Saturn adverts in Germany last year.
Chuck Garric appeared on AOL's "Creep Show" the other day and you can see it courtesy of 'Nights With Alice Cooper'. Chuck's new CD with his band 'The Barons' is due soon. Watch out for more details soon.
'Sea Of Tranquility' has a new interview with Dick Wagner here.
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| Alice In Italy |
12 Jun 2010 |
According to LiveInItaly.com Alice Cooper will be perform at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy on November 18th.
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| Alice In Spain? |
09 Jun 2010 |
Rumours are reaching us that Alice Cooper will be playing 5 shows in Spain at the end of November (22nd-27th) including Durango, Barcelona and Madrid. More info when we have it.
UPDATE:
Rocknrock.com is now listing the following dates:
22nd Nov - Durango, Feria de Muestras (Landako Gunea)
23rd Nov - Barcelona St. Jordi Club
24th Nov - Madrid Palacio Vistalegre
5th Avenue Vampires are in the running for a support slot with Kiss at the Kiss show in Scranton but need YOUR help. You need to go to Eventful.com and vote for them! It only takes a couple of minutes and I'm sure Dennis and the guys would appriciate everyone helping out. Obviously playing on such a bill can help them get the exposure they deserve so please take a minute and vote for them! Click here, then scroll down and choose Scranton Metro Area. From there scroll down a little and you'll find 5th Avenue Vampres listed (currently at #20). Click "Demand It" and then fill in a couple mopre boxes and you're all done. Thanks!
I may have posted this already, but NWAC have posted an interview with Alice from 'Trip Advisor' here.
Charity Buzz are auctioning an afternoon golfing with Alice in Phoenix/Scottsdale. Proceeds from the auction will go to the True Colors Fund. They ask that only experienced golfers bid on the auction please.
Keri Kelli is currently in Russia with ex-Wasp guitarist Chris Holmes. The pair will be playing a show with 'Moscow Town' on June 11th at 'Jimi's Club' in Moscow and have special Meet and Greet packages available for fans before the show.
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| New Shows with Buckcherry |
06 Jun 2010 |
According to AC.com Alice Cooper will be teaming up with Buckcherry for three shows in the US. They play the Rock Jam festival in Grand Junction, CO on August 28th followed by Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA on September 2nd and Classic Park, Eastlake, OH on September 3rd.
Fangoria, the horror movie magazine, review the Gruesome Twosome show here.
Michael Schultz has blogged about meeting Alice in Kennewick, with show photos.
There's an interview with the 5th Avenue Vampires filmed at the Chiller convention up on YouTube here, and another interview with Dennis, also from Chiller, here. The Aquarian also has a new interview with band which is now posted online here.
Chuck Garric speaks about his memories of Ronnie James Dio to "Hard Rock Nights" in a special show which you can listen too courtesy of Blabbermouth.
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| News From 5th Avenue |
02 Jun 2010 |
5th Avenue Vampire's guitarist Richie Scarlet was will be interviewed on Indi 100 radio in Canada TODAY at 2pm EST. You can listen in online at their site.
In other DD news check out his YouTube vid of Dennis Dunaway guesting with Kore to play "White Rabbit" at the Mamapalooza's Summer on the Hudson Music Festival at Riverside Park.
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| Suck DVD |
01 Jun 2010 |
'Suck: The Movie' which features Alice and Calico Cooper amongst various other stars will be released on DVD on August 30th. You can pre-order now at AmazonUK.
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| Nightmare 2 |
29 May 2010 |
Desmond Child (Producer of 'Trash') posted the following message on Twitter yesterday: "Hey everybody... sorry for my absence... I'm writing with Alice Cooper and Bob Ezrin tomorrow for 'Welcome To My Nightmare 2!"
More video is available from the 'Good Morning America' appearance here. Make sure you click the other two links on the page for two more short videos.
Star 100 have a short clip of Alice arriving at the American Idol recording session.
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| Idol Chatter |
27 May 2010 |
As everyone probably knows by now Alice and Keri appeared on 'American Idol' last night performing 'School's Out'. I'd link to YouTube but chances are any vids are being removed as fast as they go up so just do a search and you'll find it.
There's been lots of mentions about it in the press today but most are of little interest to us. Beatweek has a quote from Orianthi, who is apparently the female guitarist who also appeared during the Alice segment. Blabbermouth have a very short video interview with Alice backstage at the show, taken from Fox News.
June 15th sees the release of an Alice Cooper "Track Pack" for Guitar Hero 5. The tracks include "I'm Eighteen", "Welcome To My Nightmare" and "School's Out".
Alice will be presenting BBC Radio 2's "The British Invasion" which airs on Monday May 31st at 10pm. Quote: "Three bands influenced rock legend Alice Cooper more than any other: The Yardbirds, The Kinks, and The Who. All of them British. In this documentary, Alice tells the story of how The Beatles' triumphant arrival in New York City on 7 February 1964, opened the doors to the British Invasion and changed American music forever."
There's a video of the pastor who won the 'Good Morning America' competition meeting Alice backstage, as well as another article at the Post-tribune,
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| Good Morning America |
25 May 2010 |
Alice Cooper will be featured on 'Good Morning America' on ABC-TV in the USA on Thursday morning, May 27th. This is the feature about the Pastor who's dream of a chance to appear on stage with Alice was fulfilled last week in Charlotte, NC.
Also check out AC.com for a new Alice Cooper EP which features new recordings of five AC classic. 'School's Out', 'No More Mr Nice Guy'. 'Eighteen', 'Elected' and 'Welcome To My Nightmare' are the songs and you can download 'Elected' for free.
Finally, everyone would be advised to check out the 'American Idol' finale that airs in the USA tomorrow night at 8PM. You may see something worthwhile....
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| Day Tickets For Sonisphere |
25 May 2010 |
One day tickets for the Sonisphere festival went on sale this morning so you can now buy a day ticket for Alice's headline appearance on July 30th for £40 plus fees.
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| Alice And Bob Ezrin |
24 May 2010 |
Posted to Blabbermouth:
Alice Cooper has begun work on a new album, to be produced by Bob Ezrin as part of a new joint venture with Bigger Picture Group.
Ezrin has a rich history of hugely successful collaborations with Alice, including such groundbreaking albums as "Billion Dollar Babies", "Welcome To My Nightmare", "School's Out" and "Love It To Death" and has, in the past, been described by Alice as "our George Martin."
Ezrin is a partner in Bigger Picture Group, a Nashville-based company that has been instrumental in contributing to the success of numerous artists, including country music sensation ZAC BROWN BAND. He remarked, "I am delighted to be back in business with Alice Cooper and Shep Gordon's Alive Enterprises and our whole company is over the moon about this collaboration. This is not a record deal but rather a partnership that involves virtually all aspects of Alice's ever-expanding universe. And it's a reunion with the first artist I ever produced and the first great manager I ever worked with. I couldn't be happier."
Bigger Picture will contribute to strategy, staging, special products, theatrical projects as well as the production, promotion and distribution of future Alice Cooper releases. The company will utilize its distribution agreement with Warner Music Group when the new Alice Cooper album, projected for release early next year, and other recorded product launches. A tour themed to tie in with the album, the concept of which is being kept under wraps for the moment, is being planned in support of the release.
Ezrin's career has seen him work with some of the most enduring names in music including PINK FLOYD, KISS, PETER GABRIEL, JANE'S ADDICTION, LOU REED, DEFTONES and scores of others but traces its earliest successes to his association with Alice Cooper, the band and the man.
Alice Cooper remarked, "It feels great to be working with Bob again and the entire Bigger Picture team have been tremendously supportive. Lightning has struck more than once in the past with Bob's involvement so we feel great that we're onto something really electrifying now that we're together again. The album we're crafting is, in some ways, a 'shriekquel' to what's gone before and there's no better guy to oversee things than Bob."
Shep Gordon, whose Alive Enterprises has managed Alice Cooper since his professional debut called the deal with Bigger Picture "a paradigm for the modern music business." He commented, "We're working with Bob not just on a brilliant new Alice Cooper album but in building upon the great strides Alice's career has taken recently." He cited "Nights With Alice Cooper", the internationally syndicated daily radio show that Alice hosts over a network syndicated through United Stations, the "Gruesome Twosome" tour that has seen Alice Cooper and acolyte Rob Zombie share bills throughout North America as well as an upcoming Alice Cooper arena tour. He also noted that "The Coop" would be headlining a string of festival dates this summer in France, Germany, Belgium, the U.K., and Scandinavia. "Awareness and appreciation for Alice is at an all-time high these days," he remarked. "Bigger Picture is getting in not on the ground floor but as the elevator is zooming to the top and they're efforts will, doubtless make this a much faster ride."
In a recent interview with TorontoSun.com, Alice Cooper was asked if there are any plans for a new album. Alice replied, "Ten songs are written already. It's going to be called 'The Night Shift'. The concept is, it's a really dark radio show where I'm the disc jockey, and every song I play will be by a different fictitious band. At some point, you'll realize this disc jockey is a little bit more than that. And I'm sure there will be some kind of a twist ending."
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Alice joined Rob Zombie at the end of Rob's set in Toronto this weekend. Rob said some nice things about Alice before encouraging the audience to call "the Coop" back for one last song. The Song? 'School's Out' of course. There's a review of the show at the Toronto Sun.
There's a review of the Lewiston Show at the Buffalo News.
The 5th Avenue Vampires will be playing at Maxwells on Washington Street in Hoboken, NJ on Fri 28th May. This is part of the album launch event for the Main Main Queen tribute album that features Dennis Dunaway and Dimma performing "We Will Rock You".
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| Small Stuff |
21 May 2010 |
The Tahoe Daily Tribune has some quotes from Chuck and Alice on the passing of Ronnie James Dio.
Calgary Metro News has a short interview with Alice.
Creative Loafing has a review and photos from the Charlotte show.
Dennis Dunaway will be appearing at the "American Rock Celebration" at Bobby Q's in Westport, CT on June 25th. Also appearing are Russ Wilson (5th Avenue Vampires/DDP), Jimmy Kunes, and Ratso.
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| Catching Up Again |
18 May 2010 |
From Billboard:
At the show Sunday night at Lazerfest near Des Moines, Iowa, Alice Cooper and his band inserted a bit of Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" into their final song, "Under My Wheel," dedicating it to Dio. Bassist Chuck Garric played with Dio prior to joining Cooper's band, and both Cooper and Garric taped a special segment for the syndicated "Nights With Alice Cooper" radio program talking about their late friend.
"We used to have a lot of fun with Dio on the road," Cooper recalled. "(Drummer) Eric Singer could not help going 'Holy Diver!' as loud as he could to the point where the manager finally says, 'Could you stop doing that? It's starting to annoy Ronnie.' And of course you don't say that to Eric Singer, because that just means he's going to double the efforts."
Garric added that Dio was "such a genuinely nice guy and welcomed me with open arms. From the moment I walked into the rehearsal rooms to audition, I felt at home...It was one of the greatest moments of my life, and it had changed my life. I owe him everything."
US show "Good Morning America" is currently running a 'Living The Dream' contest and one of the entrants is Pastor Mark Wilkins (age 49 of Indiana) whose dream is to be on stage with Alice Cooper! Mark has beaten out thousands of entries and will be joining Alice on stage at the Charlotte, NC show tomorrow. More info can be found here. The Post Tribune has an interview with Pastor Mark.
(Thanks Brenda)
Show reviews can be seen at Duluth News Tribune,
DeMoines Register, Globe And Mail, and Kearney Hub have short interviews. Lazer 1033 has an audio interview.
(Thanks Jeff)
Dennis Dunaway will be appearing at the 10th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash at The Filmore in New York City tomorrow night and will be playing Dee Dee Ramones. For more info go here.
Eric Dover's band Sextus have almost completed work on their new album entitled 'Devil Angel" and are looking for support to get it released on CD and Vinyl. The release date is scheduled for August but by signing up you can get the album via download a month before, with you CD shipped when it's ready. Varous packages are available. Check it out here.
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| Ronnie James Dio |
17 May 2010 |
From the 'Nights With Alice Cooper' Twitter Feed: "Alice and bassist Chuck Garric (RJ Dio alum) pay tribute to Dio with songs/rememberances in tonights show."
Here are some other Cooper related tributes to the legendary Ronnie James Dio, who sadly passed away yesterday. I'll add more as and when I see them.
Chuck Garric:
"I had the privilege to play Bass for Ronnie James Dio. He is going to be missed.. R.I.P my friend"
Damon Johnson:
"Sing me a song, you're a singer
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil
The devil is never a maker
The less that you give, you're a taker
R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio"
Randy Meullier (Front Of House Sound):
"I remember in 2002 when I was mixing Ratt and we were opening for Dio and Alice Cooper in Scandinavia. sitting in Ronnie's dressing room sharing a funny story about a certain guitar player and us both laughing our asses off. he had a funnier one. me the opening act sound guy sitting with a legend. he always remembered me by name every time we crossed paths. it was an honor to have spent some time with him."
Joe Bouchard (BDS/Blue Coupe):
"That's very sad. I've known him forever it seems. I used to follow Ronnie Dio and the Prophets back in the early 60s. The Electric Elves, precursor to Elf, were always playing my college in Ithaca NY. We actually gigged for the first time together on a double bill with my college jazz band at a saloon called the North Forty in Ithaca.
I thought it was real cool he landed his gig with Rainbow, and I was blown away when he took over for Ozzy. Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules are fantastic recordings on every level. We spent most of 1980 together on the Black and Blue Tour. We had many nice talks about the old days on that tour. Very sad indeed. RIP Ronnie."
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| Catching Up |
14 May 2010 |
The Des Moines Register has a short interview with Alice. The Kearney Hub also has a short interview, and the text suggests there's a longer version in their printed edition.
Classic Rock Revisited has a review of the Kansas show. The MTS Center in Winnipeg have posted a review and photos from the Show there.
The latest issue of Metal Hammer in the UK has a short article by Alice in which he picks his top ten 'albums you should hear before you die'. There's a few surprising choices in there.
"That Metal Show” featuring Alice Cooper will air on Saturday June 12 on VH1 in the USA.
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| Video Interview And Vamps News |
08 May 2010 |
Radio Station WZLX have posted a three part video interview with Alice which you can find here.
5th Avenue Vampires will be playing at The Brighton Bar, in Long Branch, New Jersey on tonight! The band "will debut three new songs. And, for the first time ever, Doctor Dreary (Dennis Dunaway) will perform "Serenade For Termites" on the saw! Plus, 'The Dead Elvi' will debut a Dunaway original song called "The King Is Still The King Of Rock 'n' Roll. and rock masters, Frankenstein 3000 will also be shaking the rafters."
Don't forget to click the banner above and check out the new album, 'Drawing Blood', which is available now.
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| Return Of The Roxie Rock Show |
03 May 2010 |
Ryan Roxie's 'Big Rock Show' looks like it's returning, and this time it will be visual as well as audio!
Roxie Speaks:
"The 'new' Big Rock Show will be filmed and broadcast in unadulterated & super revealing Hi-Def, which means you won't miss a single drop of drool that comes out of your humble hosts mouth....ewww.......that sounded bizarrely sexual, no??
Just like before, the viewer (you) will be able to experience a molotov coctkail blend of 'ol-school rock, first hand anecdotes, plus insightful and intriguing interviews with your (and my) favorite rock stars.....BUT, you will ALSO be able to 'demand' what you want to see....
At this stage of the game, INPUT and IDEAS from you guys is KEY to what is ultimately going to make up the content of what soon will become the 'new' Big Rock Show....
After all, this is a show that is made for Rock n Rollas, by Rock n Rollas who are all 'carrying the torch' of.......you guessed it.....ROCK!!!
A particular Artist you feel would be the perfect interview for the Big Rock Show? How about a 'ol school video that you'd like to see broadcast? Or maybe a brand NEW band that is carrying on in the true spirit of rock n roll? These are all things we want YOUR take on.....so.......help us....help you....help us.....help you (this could go on forever you know!)....
The FIRST thing you can do as an avid Big Rock Show fan (or just a concerned citizen) is sign into the OFFICIAL BIG ROCK SHOW info site: and start submitting your suggestions, hopes, and dreams for the BRS.Stay tuned for more details.....and if the Big Rock Show is something you are just hearing about now, check this link for a quick little history."
More show reviews today at Straight, The Province, Music Vice, and Concert Addicts.
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| Small Stuff |
28 Apr 2010 |
Games Meet Metal have posted a nice review of the opening night of the tour. The Star Phoenix also have a review.
Alice was interviewed on Canadas CBC radio on Friday during the show 'Q'. They have a podcast up including Alice's bit here.
(Thanks Clint)
Also a reminder that Keri Kelli still has a few places left for private guitar lessons on the current tour. Lessons are available the afternoon of the show in your chosen town and you get to hang out with Keri while he shows you some professional guitar tips, or teaches you how to play your favourite Cooper tune. You can get all the info at kerikelli.com.
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| German Tour |
27 Apr 2010 |
German booking agency KBK has announced a German Alice Cooper tour for November 2010. The dates are:
November 4th Stuttgart, Porsche Arena
November 5th Kempten, Bigbox
November 6th Munchen, Zenith
November 8th Berlin, Max Schmeling Halle
November 9th Leipzig, Arena
November 11th Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle
November 12th Dortmund, Westfalenhalle
November 13th Braunschweig, VW Halle
November 15th Bamberg, Jako Arena
Support on all dates with be Ex-Nighwish singer Tarja Turunen, who covered 'Poison' on her last solo album.
In addition to these, Metal Underground is reporting three additional dates to the current tour which haven`t shown up elsewhere yet. They are:
July 20th Verona, NY, Turning Stone Casino Resort
July 25th Schenectady, NY, Proctor's Theatre
August 14th Colmar, France, Foire Aux Vins Festival
Winnipeg Free Press has a review of the opening date on the Alice Cooper/Rob Zombie tour.
The Toronto Sun has a short interview with Alice during which he discusses his ideas for the next album, currently entitled 'The Night Shift' "Ten songs are written already. It’s going to be called 'The Night Shift'. The concept is, it’s a really dark radio show where I’m the disc jockey, and every song I play will be by a different fictitious band. At some point, you’ll realize this disc jockey is a little bit more than that. And I’m sure there will be some kind of a twist ending."
The Standard Freeholder also has a few words with Alice.
Star Press mentions Alice as scheduled to attend the golf fundraiser for 'Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware County' at the Delaware Country Club, Muncie on May 17th.
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| Small Stuff |
24 Apr 2010 |
Alice will apparently feature in a show called "I'm In A Rock'n'Roll Band" on BBC2 next saturday at 9.40pm.
The 2010 Christmas Pudding show will take place on December 18th at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. Tickets are expected to go on sale around Nov. 1st.
VueWeekly has a few words with Alice and Rob Zombie about the upcoming tour.
Drummer Jimmy DeGrasso is interviewed by 'Metal Assault' and chats about his work with Alice.
According to Amazon the Slash solo album will be released on vinyl on May 4th and this edition will include 'Baby Can't Drive' featuring Alice. You can pre-order it at AmazonUK and AmazonUS.
Planet Rock are airing a cool promo for the 'Nights With Alice Cooper' show. It features a Vincent Price soundalike revisting the 'Devil's Food' speech while changing some of the words to talk about the show. Sounds very authentic.
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| New Date - Lansing |
21 Apr 2010 |
According to the festival site Alice Cooper will be playing at the Lansing, MI, Common Ground Festival on July 16th with Tesla opening.
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| More New Shows |
16 Apr 2010 |
Alice Cooper has added a third night in Harris, MI on July 11th, as well as a show in Vienna, Austria on August 11th at the Open Air Arena. The Merrillville, IN show is also officially confirmed and all three go on sale today from AC.com.
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| Damon News |
15 Apr 2010 |
More details on Damon Johnsons appearances at the Dallas International Guitar Festival. Damon will be appearing at the Guilford Guitars booth on the 16th April at 3:00 pm and on the 17th April at 12:00 pm, as well as the previously mentiosn all star jam sessions.
In related news Damon also posted the following update on his forthcoming solo album:
"Generation Landslide" is my favorite Alice Cooper song of his entire career. It was a good day when I came up with the idea to cut my own version of it, more than anything as a tip of the hat to Coop in gratitude for all he's done for me. And it was an even better day with I called to ask him if he'd play harmonica on my track and he quickly said, "of course". Meredith and I flew to Phoenix and tracked Alice in his studio in his house, and he totally blew our minds by performing the harmonica part, literally, note-for-note the way he did on the 'Billion Dollar Babies' album in 1973. And to top it off, he graciously sang the 2nd chorus with me. As my buddy Audley says, "That's hot!"
You can see the full post here under 'news'.
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| No Poland |
15 Apr 2010 |
According to GetMeIn Alice Cooper was added to the bill at Sonisphere in Warsaw, Poland on June 16th. NOTE: This is an ERROR on their site. Alice will NOT be playing Sonisphere in Poland.
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| New Show - Italy |
13 Apr 2010 |
AC.com have announced another show, this time in Italy on August 12th in Majano-Udine at the Sports Arena. Tickets are on sale now.
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| Small Stuff |
13 Apr 2010 |
The Fifth Avenue Vampires debut album "Drawing Blood" is now available to pre-order, in both standard and autographed editions, at the bands website.
The Globe and Mail has a very short one question "interview" with Alice about Tiger Woods.
According to Blabbermouth Damon Johnson will be appearing at the Dallas International Guitar Festival at Dallas Market Hall between April 16th-18th including performing in an all-star jam with Ty Tabor of King's X, Neal Schon of Journey, George Lynch of Lynch Mob, Rick Derringer, Derek St.Holmes (ex-Ted Nugent), Paul Reed Smith and many more.
Jason Saulnier has a short audio interview with Dick Wagner up on his site.
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| Golden Gods |
09 Apr 2010 |
Alice and Calico turned up at the 'Golden Gods' awards show last night in Los Angeles and presented an award with Rob Zombie. VH-1 Classic (USA) will be airing highlights from the show on May 22nd.
Here's a bit of press covering the event:
AP have a video including a short interview with Alice up at YouTube.
Gigwise have some pics and a list of winners, and Getty Images have loads of pics.
Rolling Stone have a video of Alice and guitar legend Jeff Beck chatting.
The 5th Avenue Vampires will have their debut album available at the upcoming Chiller Expo (April 17th) where the band will be performing and signing. Details on how the rest of us can get hold of it will follow shortly.
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| New Show - Merrillville, IN |
08 Apr 2010 |
According to the venue website Alice Cooper will be playing at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN on July 13th. Ticket go on sale tomorrow at noon.
(Thanks Janet)
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| New Show - Oshkosh, WI |
07 Apr 2010 |
According to The Northwestern.com Alice Cooper will be performing at Waterfest 2010 in Oshkosh, WI on July 14th.
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| KK Update |
06 Apr 2010 |
Keri Kelli posted out the following update a couple of days ago regarding his on tour guitar lessons and new KK swag:
"Greeting to you all! The Alice Cooper 'Theatre Of Death' production is about to hit the road again, kicking off in Canada with Rob Zombie for the 'Gruesome Twosome' tour extravaganza. Alot of great European festivals are on the books as well. Current countries include UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Finland!
I will be offering 1 hour, one-on-one, guitar lessons daily on the tour. These lessons will now include 'Play-Along' CD's with Various tunes and all the exercises/theory we covered in the lessons. if interested please check www.kerikelli.com for more info.
Keri Kelli Skate decks are here! Orange County has been synonymous for Skateboarding so KK decks were in order. Zip-up hoodies are also new in the store as well as 'Saints Of The Underground' autographed Cd's. Please stop by the KK merch area to see whats new.
Please be sure to stop by the Photo section of the site as I've updated it with the latest pics from Russia, Japan and Europe!!
Hope to see you ALL at the upcoming shows and events."
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| Alice On CBS |
01 Apr 2010 |
Alice appeared on CBS' 'The Early Show' this morning and you can see video from it here.
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| New Album News |
29 Mar 2010 |
Planet Rock are reporting comments made by Alice on 'Nights With Alice Cooper' regarding the next Alice Cooper record. On the show Alice mentions that he has started work on the new studio album saying “(It) hasn’t been recorded yet but we’ve got ten demos done already on it. I think it’s gonna be called 'The Night Shift'.”
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| Small Stuff |
28 Mar 2010 |
You can hear a short 90 second clip of 'Baby Can't Drive', the Alice song from the new Slash album, over at Blabbermouth here.
(Thanks Hugo)
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie will be on VH-1 Classic's 'That Metal Show' on April 13th.
(Thanks Emily)
Gibson's 'Classic Album Of The Month' this month is 'Billion Dollar Babies'.
Classic Rock 91.5fm (formely VegaFM) in Melbourne, Australia are once again playing 'Nights With Alice Cooper' week nights from 7pm.
(Thanks Marni)
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| New Show - Lewiston |
25 Mar 2010 |
According to the Niagara Gazette Alice and Rob Zombie will be playing at the Lewiston, NY Artpark on May 22.
MLive have a new interview with Dick Wagner talking about his currrent album, 'Full Meltdown'.
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| More New Shows |
23 Mar 2010 |
New shows going on sale at AC.com today.
May 18 Knoxville Civic Coliseum Knoxville, TN
May 21 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
June 23 Justesens Plæne, Randers, Denmark
Also one not on AC.com yet:
May 19th The Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory,
Charlotte NC
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| Alice Guests On Damon CD |
17 Mar 2010 |
From Damon Johnson:
Damon Johnson is in the final stages of recording a new solo acoustic album, tentatively titled, "Release". This will be his first solo release since his debut, "Dust", in 2000. "There was a stack of songs sitting around that I felt I'd be proud to have a recorded version of me singing them," Damon says. "For all the different projects I've been involved in, the one thing they all have in common is great songs. It's been amazing to be able to collaborate and learn from all these great musicians and songwriters."
"Release" is being recorded at Kensington Road Studios in Birmingham, Alabama and will showcase a diverse array of material. There are a couple of songs that have been staples of Damon's live acoustic shows in recent years, like "Leave It All Behind" and "Everyday", which Stevie Nicks recorded a version of in 2002. Several songs will feature a full rhythm section accompaniment, and Damon's daughter Sarah duets with him on "Better Days Will Come At Last" and a cover of Shelby Lynne's "Where I'm From". "I've lived in Birmingham since 1987," Damon says. "As I'm getting ready to move my family and start our new life in Nashville, this album is sort of a love letter to Alabama."
The new album will also contain a cover of Damon's favorite Alice Cooper song, "Generation Landslide", featuring Alice himself on harmonica. "I've wanted Coop to add this song to the live set ever since I joined the band. The original version from "Billion Dollar Babies" is centered around the acoustic guitar, and we've stayed true to that arrangement. We had a blast recording it."
The album will be mixed by Damon's longtime collaborator Kelly Gray, and should be completed by June 1. "Release" will be available for purchase at iTunes, CD Baby, and at damonjohnson.com.
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| New Show - Iowa |
17 Mar 2010 |
According to the Festival site, Alice will be playing at Lazerfest 2010 in Indianola, Iowa on May 16th.
(Thanks Jeff)
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| More New Shows |
16 Mar 2010 |
AC.com has confirmed the following shows, all of which go on pre-sale through them today:
May 07 Shrine Mosque Springfield, MO
May 08 Ameristar Casino Star Pavilion Kansas City, MO
May 09 Hartman Arena Wichita, KS
May 11 Mayo Civic Center Arena Rochester, MN
May 12 DECC Arena Duluth, MN
May 14 Viaero Events Center Kearney, NE
July 18 Fraze Pavilion Dayton, OH
NOTE: The May 14th show clashes with the already announced (not by AC.com) show in Council Bluffs which has been on sale at Ticketmaster since February and lists both Alice and Rob Zombie playing there that night.
UPDATE: According to the venue website the Kearney show is in fact the 15th, not the 14th as listed on AC.com.
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| New Show - Kettering |
15 Mar 2010 |
According to the Dayton Daily News Alice will be playing at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on Sunday, July 18th. Tickets are on sale Saturday.
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| New Casablanca |
15 Mar 2010 |
Ryan Roxie and Casablanca performed on the Melodifestivalen 2010 TV show in Sweden a couple of days ago and you can check it out on YouTube. The song they performed, "La Voix" is out now as a single on iTunes.
Alice is featured on the cover of Elmore magazine this month. You can see it and read the article (about rock musicians as DJ's) on their website here.
Blue Coupe will be playing The Record Collector Store, Bordentown, NJ. on Saturday April 3ed at 7:30pm.
Finally, in the "it's not Alice, but still interesting" department check out this clip from German talk show "Harald Schmidt", which appears to be kinda like a German version of Letterman. The house band play 'No More Mr Nice Guy' while a couple do a version of the guillotine trick.
(Thanks Jörg)
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| More For Chiller |
11 Mar 2010 |
Neal Smith and Michael Bruce have been added to the rollcall for this years Chiller expo, which already includes Alice and Dennis (playing with 5th Avenue Vampires).
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| New Show - Wichita |
10 Mar 2010 |
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie will be playing Hartman Arena in Wichita, KS on May 9th. Tickets go on sale Saturday.
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| New Shows In Council Bluffs and Rochester |
09 Mar 2010 |
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie have been announced as playing the Westfair Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, IA on May 14th as part of Rockfest 2010. Ticketmaster also lists a show in Rochester, MN at the Mayo Civic Center Arena on May 11th which goes on sale March 16th.
(Thanks Eric)
Chuck Garric has new T-shirts on sale via Ebay and you can grab yours here.
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| New Show - Germany |
05 Mar 2010 |
According to the venue website Alice Cooper will be performing in Bonn, Germany at the Museumsplatz on June 21st. Tickets appear to be available now.
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| Alice In Belgium |
05 Mar 2010 |
Alice Cooper will be playing the Lokerse Feesten in Belgium on 1st August.
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| Norway Changes and New Show |
04 Mar 2010 |
The Steinkjer concert in Norway has been moved from the 25th June to the 26th June. Alice Cooper will now be in Hamar, Norway on the 25th at the Hamar Music Festival.
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| More New Dates |
02 Mar 2010 |
The 'Rock The Park' festival is now officially confirmed as happening on the 23rd July. Tickets are on sale now.
New shows announced:
17th July 2010 - Tall Ships Festival, Bay City, MI
24th July 2010 - Heavy MTL 2010 festival, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lastly something I missed earlier. Blue Coupe are working on an album at the moment, and Dennis has posted on his blog that legendary Doors guitarist Robby Krieger will be writing and recording with them for the project!
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| Another Canadian Date |
02 Mar 2010 |
According to the Belleville Intelligencer Alice Cooper will headline the Empire Rockfest in Empire Square, Downtown Belleville, ONT, Canada on July 22nd. Tickets go on sale Saturday.
Further to the news that Alice will be at the Chiller Expo again this year, it's been announced that the 5th Avenue Vampires will also be there signing copies of their new CD. The event happens 16th-18th April and you can get all the info here.
In related news Dennis will also be performing at BB Kings in New York with 'Whiskey Rocks' on March 30th along with a host of other stars.
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| New Date |
02 Mar 2010 |
According to the Billings Gazette Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie will be playing the Rimrock Auto Arena on May 4th in Billings, MT.
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| Alice In Germany |
01 Mar 2010 |
Tickets have just gone on sale for a show at the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle in Bonn, Germany on June 21st.
Chuck Garric will be joiing Batusis at the SXSW show in Austin Texas on Thursday March 18th at the Prague stand at 10pm, and at Cheapo Music on the 19th at 5pm. The band also features Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys), Sylvain Sylvain ( New York Dolls), and Lez Warner ( The Cult).
Chuck's also cleaning out his closet and you can grab some of his Alice Cooper old stage gear over at ebay.
The Movie Morgue has a short article about Calico Cooper.
Sickthing Nick Woodburn has made the news in his local paper. Check it out here.
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TOUR DATES
US/ UK
All dates subject to change
Updated:
July 27, 2010 2:12 PM
Newest additions/ changes in Yellow
Theater Of Death Tour 2010
July 9th 2010
Harris, MI
July 10th 2010
Harris, MI
July 11th 2010
Harris, MI
July 13th 2010
Merrillville, IN
July 14th 2010
Oshkosh, WI
July 16th 2010
Lancing, MI
July 17th 2010
Bay City, MI
July 18th 2010
Kettering, Dayton OH
July 20th 2010
Verona, NY
July 22nd 2010
Belleville, ONT, Canada
July 23rd 2010
London, ONT, Canada
July 24th 2010
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
July 25th 2010
Schenectady, NY
Europe 2010
July 30th 2010
Knebworth, UK
August 1st 2010
Lokerse, Belgium
August 5th 2010
Wacken, Germany
August 7th 2010
Stora Skuggan, Sweden
August 8th 2010
Kirjurinluoto, Finland
August 11th 2010
Vienna, Austria
August 12th 2010
Majano-Udine, Italy
August 14th 2010
Colmar, France
United States
August 28th 2010
Grand Junction, CO
August 31st 2010
Milwaukee, WI
September 2nd 2010
Davenport, IA
September 3rd 2010
Eastlake, OH
September 4th 2010
Lancaster, PA
September 5th 2010
Atlantic City, NJ
September 30th 2010
Los Angeles, CA
October 1st 2010
Valley Center, CA
October 2nd 2010
Tuscon, AZ
Germany
November 4th 2010
Stuttgart, Germany
November 5th 2010
Kempten, Germany
November 6th 2010
Munchen, Germany
November 8th 2010
Berlin, Germany
November 9th 2010
Leipzig, Germany
November 11th 2010
Frankfurt, Germany
November 12th 2010
Dortmund, Germany
November 13th 2010
Braunschweig, Germany
November 15th 2010
Bamberg, Germany
November 17th 2010
Zurich, Switzerland
November 18th 2010
Milan, Italy
November 20th 2010
Marseilles, France
Spain
November 22nd 2010
Durango, Spain
November 23rd 2010
Barcelona, Spain
November 24th 2010
Madrid, Spain
November 26th 2010
Valladolid, Spain
November 27th 2010
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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