Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has added 13 new dates to the second leg of his Spend The Night With Alice Cooper" headlining dates in North America. The shock rocker's trek will be spread over two three-week-long runs — the first from August 6 until August 26 and the second from October 4 until October 30. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will take place on Wednesday, April 20 from 10:00 a.m. until Thursday, April 21 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code "EYES" to access tickets before the general public. Newly announced Alice Cooper shows: Aug. 09 - Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Center (buy tickets) Aug. 10 - Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall (buy tickets) Aug. 17 - New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theater (buy tickets) Aug. 20 - Abilene, TX @ Taylor County Coliseum Oct. 09 - Bemidji, MN @ Sanford Center (buy tickets) Oct. 11 - Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre (buy tickets) Oct. 12 - Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre Oct. 13 - Lethbridge, AB @ ENMAX Centre Oct. 15 - Calgary, AB @ Winsport Arena (buy tickets) Oct. 16 - Penticton, BC @ South Okanagan Eventer Center (buy tickets) Oct. 19 - Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre (buy tickets) Oct. 22 - Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium (buy tickets) Oct. 25 - Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort (buy tickets) Cooper in February told ABC News Radio that he was working on a new solo album and a follow-up to HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' self-titled debut record, which came out last fall. Cooper's new solo album will feature contributions from his current backing group as well as material he has co-written with the other surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band. "[Drummer] Neal [Smith] and [guitarist] Mike [Bruce] and I just wrote two or three songs," he said. "[Bassist] Dennis [Dunaway] and I wrote some songs together." He added: "When we broke up [in 1974], we broke up as friends. We never broke up as enemies. If they're doing a gig, I show up and sing a few songs with them. If I'm doing a gig and they're in town, they come up on stage. So, there's never been any bad blood between any of us." In addition to Cooper, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES features international film star and musician Johnny Depp and AEROSMITH's Joe Perry. Alice Cooper's latest album, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", sold 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart. Cooper's previous CD, 2008's "Along Came A Spider", opened with just under 10,000 copies to land at No. 53. Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who produced the original multi-platinum "Welcome To My Nightmare" album in 1975, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare" picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind.
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