Alice Cooper tour rolls through Halloween

Alice Cooper , who is about to wrap up a string of co-headlining dates with Cheap Trick , will remain on the road as he continues to support his recently released album, "Dirty Diamonds."

Following shows with Cheap Trick Wednesday (9/14) and Friday (9/16) in El Cajon and Los Angeles, CA, respectively, Cooper will take a short break before launching his next leg of shows Sept. 27 in Florida. Currently, the costumed rocker's outing ends, fittingly, on Halloween.

Tickets for most shows are on sale now, and hard-core Cooper fans can purchase premium-ticket packages for a number of dates; details are available at Cooper's website.

Released on Aug. 2, "Dirty Diamonds" follows 2003's "Eyes of Alice Cooper."

"'Dirty Diamonds' sounds like Eyes of Alice Cooper with more polish on it," Cooper said in a statement. "On 'Eyes,' I wouldn't allow the band to do overdubs. We did everything in the studio: write, record it and put it to bed. I don't want a Queen album or a Def Leppard album that's perfectly recorded. They're terrific, you can't knock those albums, but that's not the sound I'm looking for. I'd much rather have the sound of an early Stones album."

Cooper--born Vincent Damon Furnier--has been cranking out albums since 1969, the year he issued "Pretties for You." He scored his first hit with the cut "Eighteen," featured on 1971's "Love It to Death."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
September 2005
14 - El Cajon, CA - Concerts in the Park (w/ Cheap Trick)
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (w/ Cheap Trick)
27 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live
28 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
29 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
30 - Naples, FL - Hayes Hall

October 2005
1 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
4 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
6 - Mount Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
7 - Cleveland, OH - Tower Amphitheater
8 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
9 - Erie, PA - Warner Theatre
10 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center Theatre
12 - Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
13 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
17 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
19 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre
21 - Calgary, Alberta - Jubilee Auditorium
22 - Edmonton, Alberta - Winspear Centre
23 - Red Deer, Alberta - The Centrium
24 - Lethbridge, Alberta - ENMAX Arena
25 - Salmon Arm, British Columbia - Sunwave Centre
27 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
28 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
29 - Tacoma, WA - Emerald Queen Casino
31 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim

 tour dates and tickets
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