Alice Cooper Will Co-Headline New North American Tour Alongside Halestorm
Alice Cooper is heading back out on the road.
The rock icon will travel across North America this summer on a brand new amphitheater tour, dubbed “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back.”
He’ll be joined on the road by frontwoman Lzzy Hale’s Grammy-winning winning hard rock band Halestorm, who will co-headline the tour. Motionless in White will also support as opening act.
“We’ve played festivals with Halestorm, including Rock In Rio, and now I’m excited about doing this summer tour with Lzzy and the band, can’t wait to get to the first show,” Cooper, 71, said in a statement.
“We are beyond excited to announce our new tour with the man who burnt the rule book on Rock ‘n Roll… Alice Cooper,” added Hale. “Alice is our A in the ABC’s of Rock music, and we are honored to be sharing the stage with such a legend and his incredible band. School’s definitely out!”
Just announced! Alice Cooper is back on the road in 2019 with @Halestorm & @MIWband. VIP presale begins tomorrow at 10am local and tickets go on sale March 8 at https://t.co/P1JcY4MKDI pic.twitter.com/6mQTll5CER
— Alice Cooper (@alicecooper) March 4, 2019
We're excited to announce that we will be joining rock icon @alicecooper, as well as @Halestorm on tour this summer. We cannot wait to share this experience with you and play some new songs. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am local time. Bring your best Wayne's World quotes! pic.twitter.com/dLz4rEebRc
— Motionless In White (@MIWband) March 4, 2019
Produced by Live Nation, the tour will hit 19 cities including Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it kicks off on July 17 at the PPL Center. Other cities include Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Houston, Nashville, and Portland, Maine (among others).
All wraps up on Aug. 16, in Camden, New Jersey at the famed BB&T Pavilion.
Tickets go on sale Friday via LiveNation.com (10 a.m. local time), though Citi cardholders through Citi’s Private Pass program can purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday (10 a.m. local time) though Thursday (10 p.m. local time). Fan club and VIP presales are also available Tuesday, (10 a.m. local time) through Thursday (10 p.m. local time) at both Cooper’s and Halestorm’s websites.
Before going on the road, Cooper — who hosts the syndicated radio show, Nights with Alice Cooper — will be releasing new music with his longtime producer and collaborator Bob Ezrin.
His last album was 2017’s Paranormal, which he toured following its release. He also has been on tour with the Hollywood Vampires, his band with Johnny Depp and Joe Perry.
In April 2018, Cooper made a splash as King Herod during NBC’s live televised adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar. Performing beside headliners John Legend and Sara Bareilles, the heavy metal rocker stole the show with his over-the-top orange ensemble, trending on Twitter during the two-hour show.
Meanwhile, Halestorm continues to ride on the success of their fourth full-length album, Vicious, released last year. The album spawned the single “Uncomfortable,” which went to No. 1 on rock radio (their fourth) and helped earn the band their second Grammy nomination, for best hard rock performance.
