Supergroup The Hollywood Vampires – made up of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses), Tommy Henriksen, and Bruce Witkin – have announced their first ever tour.
The dates were announced on April Fool’s Day with a note saying “this is no April Fool’s joke’, and the group have confirmed four European dates and five American dates for May, June and July.
The band – whose name is taken from Alice Cooper’s famously excessive ’70s drinking club – were formed in 2005, specifically to honour the musicians who died of excess during the ’70s.
Their 2015 album features an impressive guest list of musical icons including Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Slash, Brian Johnson (AC/DC), and Perry Farrell. The album mainly consists of covers, but includes three original recordings, one of which is the last recorded spoken word piece of actor Christopher Lee, who died shortly after the recording was made.
This is no Aprils Fools joke! The #HollywoodVampires are going on tour. Four more tour dates announced below.Grona…
Posted by The Hollywood Vampires on Friday, 1 April 2016
The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Small Faces are amongst the acts covered on the album.
The full tour dates confirmed so far – which contain some notable gaps, particularly in Europe – are as follows:
Rock in Rio Lisboa (May 27, Lisbon, Portugal)
Grona Lund (May 30, Stockholm, Sweden)
The Prison (June 1, Horsens, Denmark)
Romexpo Parc C (June 6, Bucharest, Romania)
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (July 3, Atlantic City)
Summerfest (July 5, Milwaukee)
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (July 13, Mount Pleasant)
RockFest (July 14-16, Cadott)
California Mid-State Fair (Paso Robles, July 25)
