Shock rock never sleeps.
Well, at least Alice Cooper doesn’t.
The 75-year-old rocker is embarking on not one, not two but three tours (!) this spring, summer and fall all over North America.
First up, Cooper will take off on his solo ‘Too Close For Comfort Tour’ which will take audiences on “a wild ride” full of “killer tunes and devilish fun,” according to his Instagram.
After that, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will join forces with Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard on a handful of shows as part of their co-headlining 2023 ‘World Tour.’
Finally, Cooper is teaming up with Rob Zombie for their August and September ‘Freaks On Parade Tour.’
Now that’s a busy summer.
Over the course of his 41-concert trek, Cooper has two New York concerts on his tour calendar.
On Aug. 5, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard and Cooper drop into Syracuse’s JMA Wireless Dome.
A little over a month later, Cooper and Zombie will play Wantagh’s Northwell Health at Jones Beach on Sept. 9.
Want to hear “School’s Out,” “I’m Eighteen” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy” live?
Keep reading.
Or, as Cooper says, “Hurry, your nightmare awaits.”
Alice Cooper 2023 tour schedule
Cooper’s ‘Too Close For Comfort Tour’ begins April 28 at Mount Pleasant, MI’s Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort.
Notable stops on the run include shows in Hershey, PA (April 30), Milwaukee, WI (May 3), Louisville, KY (May 10), Knoxville, TN (May 13) and North Charleston, SC (May 15).
The run comes to a close on May 18 at the Beau Rivage Theatre in Biloxi, MS.
A complete calendar of all solo gigs can be found here.
Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard 2023 tour schedule
Leg number two of Cooper’s summer tour kicks off with the ’80s rock icons on Aug. 5 in Syracuse.
After that, the three acts will bring their respective stables of hits to stadiums in Columbus, OH (Aug. 8), Omaha, NE (Aug. 13), Tulsa, OK (Aug. 16) and El Paso, TX (Aug. 18).
That’s it — the trio is only together for five huge concerts.
Rob Zombie tour schedule
Right after Cooper’s quick supporting run with Crüe and Def, he’ll link up with Rob Zombie for his final tour of the year.
‘Freaks On Parade’ launches at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, TX on Aug. 24.
The hard rockers have performances in Tampa, FL (Aug. 26), Des Moines, IA (Sept. 2), Toronto (Sept. 6), Nashville, TN (Sept. 12) and Cincinnati, OH (Sept. 13) penciled into their tour itinerary.
Cooper will play “School’s Out” one last time in his native Phoenix, AZ on the last show of the tour at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater on Sept. 24.
Want to see where else they’re going? Check out a calendar including all dates, show start times, venues and links to buy tickets here.
Alice Cooper new music
Cooper’s sound keeps evolving.
While he’s most well-known for his ’70s classic rock sound, these past few years he’s experimented with blues-y rock and gospel on the 2021 record “Detroit Stories” as well as stadium rock with his supergroup Hollywood Vampires which counts Johnny Depp (yes, that Johnny Depp) and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry as members.
Most recently, Cooper lent his voice to the metal Nita Strauss song “Winner Takes All.”
You can hear all of Cooper’s various sounds here.
Hard rockers on tour in 2023
Been meaning to head bang but haven’t been able to find time?
Here are just five shows you should clear your schedule for when these artists come to your town.
• Metallica
• Guns N’ Roses
• KISS
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Disturbed
Prefer something a bit mellower? Check out our list of the 22 biggest classic rock tours in 2023 here.