Alice Cooper has added more shows to the spring and summer 2025 U.S. leg of his “Too Close For Comfort” tour.
Says Alice: “You can never be too close… right? That’s why we’ve added more dates to the 2025 ‘Too Close For Comfort’ tour this Spring & Summer.
“Pre-sale tickets /VIP Packages available tomorrow with code SICKTHINGS. Tickets on sale Friday.”
For more information, visit AliceCooper.com/tour.
Tour dates:
May 02 – VBC Mark C. Smith Concert Hall – Huntsville, AL
May 03 – Atrium Health Amphitheater – Macon, GA
May 05 – Montgomery Performing Arts Center – Montgomery, AL
May 06 – Savannah Civic Center – Johnny Mercer Theater – Savannah, GA
May 07 – North Charleston Performing Arts Center – North Charleston, SC
May 09 – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025 – Columbus, OH
May 10 – Dow Event Center – Saginaw, MI
May 13 – Vibrant Arena at The MARK – Moline, IL
May 14 – Miller High Life Theatre – Milwaukee, WI
May 15 – Ball State University – Emens Auditorium – Muncie, IN
May 17 – Erie Insurance Arena – Erie, PA
May 18 – Boardwalk Rock 2025 – Ocean City, MD
May 20 – Mohegan Arena – Wilkes-Barre, PA
May 22 – Stanley Performing Arts Center – Utica, NY
May 23 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
May 24 – Ocean Casino Resort- Atlantic City, NJ
Aug. 15 – Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA
Aug. 19 – Salem Civic Center – Salem, VA
Aug. 20 – The Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN
Aug. 21 – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium – Chattanooga, TN
Aug. 23 – The Factory – Chesterfield, MO
Aug. 26 – Vibrant Music Hall – Waukee, IA
Aug. 27 – Orpheum Theater – Omaha, NE
Aug. 30 – Elvis Presley’s Memphis – Graceland Soundstage – Memphis, TN
As previously reported, former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke made his live debut with Alice Cooper on January 31 at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia. Clarke is filling in for Nita Strauss, who unfortunately had conflicting obligations of her own. Previously, guitarist Orianthi had been planning to fill in for Strauss, but due to unforeseen circumstances, Orianthi is unable to do the tour.
Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for.
In an interview with the 96.1 KLPX radio station, Cooper stated about how his stage show has evolved over the years: “It’s so funny because it used to be easy to shock an audience in the ’70s. Now nobody’s really trying — we’re not really trying to shock an audience. I don’t think anybody is ‘shock rock’ anymore, but those elements still remain in the show because they’re fun to watch. It’s still fun to watch the guillotine and the fact that you really buy in to it because of what happens before that. You’re really concerned about this character Alice up there, what happens. And that’s what I like about it. I want the audience to get involved in the show. We don’t do a lot of lasers. We don’t do things like that, because I want the emphasis to be on the character Alice, what happens to him and what he what exactly he’s doing. But all that happens during all these songs that everybody knows — ‘Feed My Frankenstein’ and ‘Poison’ and ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’ and, of course, ‘School’s Out’ at the end.”
Fresh from the success of his latest album “Road”, a concept album about the thrills and spills of touring, Alice is accompanied, as always, by his long-running live band of Ryan Roxie (guitar),Chuck Garric (bass),Tommy Henriksen (guitar),Glen Sobel (drums) and Nita Strauss (guitar).
With a schedule that has included six months year in and year out on the road, Cooper brings his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper (in both the original ALICE COOPER band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where CNN can present real-life shocking images.
With his influence on rock and roll and popular culture long since acknowledged, there is little that Cooper hasn’t achieved in his remarkable career, including platinum albums, sold-out tours and any number of honors and career achievement awards.
Source: blabbermouth.net
