Alice Cooper Album + Tour News 2008-04-19 by WickedYoungMan | 5 Comments | http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i91323da4b3be14d2a08df2826a918f91
Cooper says his forthcoming studio album, "Along Came A Spider," is about 75% complete. "It's a real 'Alice' album," he says, noting that the set could see an August release date. "Conceptually, it's going to be pretty interesting."
Cooper wouldn't reveal too many details, but says the album is based on a fictional serial killer named Spider, who wraps his victims in a silk web. "Every song is sort of a letter to the police," he explains. "They think they're investigating it from the outside, but he's actually woven them into the whole thing."
Cooper has international tour dates booked from July through October. For the "Along Came A Spider Tour," which will most likely begin in 2009, Cooper says he plans to model each show after an old radio drama, like "The Shadow."
"Nobody has ever done that, in the format of a '40s radio cliffhanger kind of thing," he notes. "I want people actually playing detectives between the songs."
"Along Came A Spider" will be released through SPV/Steamhammer some time later this summer. The CD is being co-produced by Greg Hampton and Danny Saber in Los Angeles.
__________
Alice Cooper will also be touring this summer in support of his new album (the Billboard claim that the tour would start in 2009 is in question.)
UPDATED 2008 ALICE COOPER TOUR DATES
July 6 Kavarna, Bulgaria Kaliakra Rock Festival @ Kaliakra Stadium
July 10 Bad Arolsen, Germany Festival
July 11 Knivesdal, Norway Norway Rock Festival
July 16 Soenderborg, Denmark Moelleparken
July 18 Omskoldsvik, Sweden Sweedbank Arena
July 19 Bollnas, Sweden Festival
July 24 Longon, England British Motor Show Music Festival @ Excel Centre, Docklands
July 25 Southampton, England Guildhall
July 31 Redmond, Oregon Deschutes County Fair
August 2 Great Falls, Montana State Fair
August 3 Sturgis, SD Legendary Buffalo Chip
August 15 Imperial, Nebraska Chase County Fair
August 16 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Casino - Stir Concert Cove
August 17 Tower, MN Fortune Bay Resort Casino
Sept 5, 6, 7 Las Vegas, Nevada Orleans Hotel & Casino
Sept 12 Hutchinson, Kansas State Fair
Sept 19 Vancouver, BC The Centre for Performing Arts
Sept 20 Vernon, BC Multiplex
Sept 21 Kamloops, BC Interior Savings Center
Sept 23 Prince George, BC CN Centre
Sept 24 Grand Prairie, AB Crystal Centre
Sept 26 Red Deer, AB Centrium Arena
Sept 27 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sept 28 Lethbridge, AB Enmax Centre
Sept 29 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Oct 1 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
Oct 2 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place
Oct 4 Thunder Bay, ON Auditorium
Oct 6 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place
Oct 7 Barrie, ON Molson Centre
Oct 8 Oshawa, ON General Motors Centre
Oct 10 London, ON Centennial Hall
Oct 11 Ottawa, ON Civic Centre
Oct 14 Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square
Oct 15 Montreal, QC St Denis Theatre
Oct 17 Halifax, NS Metro Centre
Oct 18 Saint John, NB Harbour Station
Oct 19 Moncton, NB Coliseum
Oct 21 St John's, NF Mile One Stadium
Oct 22 Cornerbrook, NF Pepsi Centre
Oct 26 Schenectady, NY Proctor's Theatre
More dates will be added soon! Check with Ticketmaster or your local box office for ticket information.
_____
Finally.... The fourth annual MusiCares MAP FundSM benefit concert, honoring legendary artist Alice Cooper and renowned guitarist Slash, will be held on May 9, 2008, at The Music Box @ Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. The benefit is sponsored in part by the Gibson Foundation. Cooper will be honored as the recipient of the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication to and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and his devotion to helping other addicts with the recovery process.
http://www.grammy.com/musicares/
Also check out the very first link for what Alice had to say about receiving this award.
|
|
Tagged: Alice Cooper
|
|
Cant wait!
Seen him a few months back with Motorhead and Joan Jett. Absolutely mindblowing show.
| | |
Alice is playing at the Chip in Sturgis again? F*** Me man, that's my home and I'll still be stuck here in Baghdad.
| | |
this man should not still be making music.
| | |
"this man should not still be making music."
*Pulls chair up and gets popcorn* Enlighten us please.This Message Edited On 04.21.08
| | |
"*Pulls chair up and gets popcorn* Enlighten us please."
*pulls up another chair* Mind if I join you?
| | |
|
