ALICE COOPER STARTS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH RELEASE OF “SUPER DUPER” DVD AND NEW GUITARIST

AliceCoopertophat Following the April premiere of Super Duper Alice Cooper at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the subsequent release of the documentary on DVD, Blu-Ray, Deluxe Editions, and digital formats this month via Eagle Rock Entertainment, rock’s greatest showman, Alice Cooper is heading out on a lengthy North American tour.

The summer trek starts with three shows in Michigan June 26th-28th before Cooper joins Motley Crue’s final All Bad Things Must Come To An End tour as a very special guest on July 2nd, running through late November.

The tour marks the debut of Alice’s new guitarist Nita Strauss, who was recently ranked #1 on Guitar World’s list of “10 Female Guitar Players You Should Know.” She takes the place of Orianthi, who has toured with Cooper for the past few years. Nita, who has made her name in bands including the Iron Maidens, Femme Fatale, and LA Kiss, joins Alice’s band’s three guitar attack, which also features guitarists Ryan Roxie and Tommy Henriksen, plus longtime bassist Chuck Garric and drummer Glen Sobel.

Super Duper Alice Cooper was produced and directed by the Banger Films team of Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen and Reginald Harkema. Banger previously delivered the award-winning documentaries “Iron Maiden: Flight 666” and “Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage.” Eagle Rock Entertainment released the film in DVD and Blu-Ray on June 3rd, including a deluxe edition with extensive bonus material film footage from a rare 1972 Montreal concert and a full length recent Alice Cooper concert from the 2009 Montreux Festival on CD.

Alice recently marked the tenth anniversary of his radio show Nights With Alice Cooper, which airs five days a week across the USA, Canada and Australia, as well as in the UK and Germany, syndicated worldwide by United Stations.

Alice Cooper tour itinerary:

June:

26 Manistee MI, Little River Casino
27 Sault Ste Marie, Kewadin Casino
28 Bay City MI, River Roar Festival @ Veteran’s Memorial Park

July:

2 Grand Rapids MI, Van Andel Arena
4 Milwaukee WI, Summerfest @ Marcus Amphitheatre
5 Noblesville IN, Klipsch Music Center
6 Cincinnati OH, Riverbend
8 Columbus OH, Schottenstein Center
9 Maryland Heights MO, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11 Des Moines IA, Wells Fargo Arena
12 Wichita KS, Intrust Bank Arena
13 Tulsa OK, BOK Center
15 Cedar Park TX, Cedar Park Center
16 Dallas TX, Gexa Energy Pavilion
18 Albuquerque NM, Isleta Amphitheatre
19 Phoenix AZ, Ak-Chin Pavilion
21 Hollywood CA, Hollywood Bowl
22 Irvine CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 Mountain View CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
25 Reno NV, Events Center
26 Ridgefield WA, Sleep Country Amphitheatre
27 Auburn WA, White River Amphithreatre
29 Wheatland CA, Sleep Train Amphitheatre

August:

1 W Valley City UT, Usana Amphitheatre
2 Denver CO, Pepsi Arena
3 Kansas City MO, Sprint Center
5 Sturgis SD, Buffalo Chip
6 Sioux City IA, Tyson Events Center
8 Tinley Park IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
9 Clarkston MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 Toronto ON, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
12 Cuyahoga Falls OH, Blossom Music Center
13 Burgettstown PA, First Niagara Pavilion
15 Pelham AL, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
16 Alpharetta GA, Verizon Amphitheatre @ Encore Park
17 Tampa FL, Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
19 Charlotte NC, PNC Music Pavilion
20 Virginia Beach VA, Farm Bureau Live
22 Bristow VA, Jiffy Lube Live
23 Camden NJ, Susquehanna Bank Center
24 Mansfield MA, Comcast Center
26 Saratoga Springs NY, Performing Arts Center
27 Allentown PA, Great Allentown Fair
29 Wantagh NY, Nikon Theatre @ Jones Beach
30 Holmdel NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
31 Darien Center NY, Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center

October:

10 Oklahoma City OK, Chesapeake Arena
11 Woodlands TX, Cynthia Woods Pavilion
12 Bossier City LA, Century Link Center
14 Louisville KY, KFC Yum! Center
15 Nashville TN, Bridgestone Arena
19 Jacksonville FL, Veteran’s Memorial Arena
21 Greenville SC, Bon Secours Wellness Arena
22 Greensboro NC, Coliseum
24 Atlantic City NJ, Borgata
25 Atlantic City NJ, Borgata
26 Uncasville CT, Mohegan Sun
28 New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
29 Syracuse NY, OnCenter

November:

5 Biloxi MS, Coast Coliseum
6 Southhaven MS, Landers Center
8 Detroit MI, Joe Louis Arena
9 Moline IL, iWireless Center
11 Green Bay WI, Resch Center
12 Madison WI, Alliant Energy Center
13 Omaha NE, Century Link Center
15 St Paul MN, Xcel Energy Center
16 Fargo ND, Fargo Dome
18 Edmonton AB, Rexall Place
19 Calgary AB, Scotiabank Saddledome
21 Vancouver BC, Rogers Arena
22 Spokane WA, Arena

15 Responses

  1. Orianthi is equally talented and gorgeous. She’d become a huge part of Alice’s live show over the past few years, so it doesn’t surprise me that he decided to get another hot blond female player to take her place, rather than getting just another guitarist. Ori’s leaving some pretty big shoes to fill, but if Alice thinks Nita can do it, then she can do it. I can’t wait to see this show.

  2. Haven’t seen the documentary yet but I’m a fan of all the Banger Films docs as well as the Metal Evolution series. Alice just keeps getting better and he’ll put on a show that will make Motley Crue (and most of the audience) wish they had opened for him instead.

  3. I have seen Nita several times in the past two years on the Monsters Of Rock cruise playing with the Iron Maidens and Femme Fatale. Not only can she out play a lot of guitar players she has great stage presence.

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