Alice Cooper had previously announced that Orianthi would be the one who would replace the guitarist Nita Strauss on selected 2025 tour dates. However, the former Cooper and Michael Jackson guitar player said recently she has “a torn hamstring, hip and lower back issue which is very uncomfortable and unfortunate”.
She continued, saying: “Getting the help I need here with the best doctors. I have been advised to not tour / travel. I love Alice and the band very much, but won’t be able to do this short run with them this time. I’m mending up. Love you all.”
So Alice Cooper had to find another guitarist for those shows and he recruited Gilby Clarke, who has an amazing resume. He was the one who replaced Izzy Stradlin in Guns N’ Roses in 1991 during the “Use Your Illusion Tour”. He continued as a member of the band, appearing on their 1993 covers album “The Spaghetti Incident?”. Since then he released solo records, playing with Slash‘s Snakepit, Heart, Jason Newsted and Tommy Lee.
Alice Cooper tour dates with Gilby Clarke
January
- 31 – Augusta, GA – The Bell Auditorium
February
- 1 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
- 2 – Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
- 4 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre Mobile
- 6 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live Orlando
- 7 – Ft Myers, FL – Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW
- 8 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound at Coachman Park
- 11 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- 13-17 – Miami, FL -Rock Legends Cruise
Alice’s current band is also formed by Ryan Roxie (Guitar), Chuck Garric (Bass), Tommy Henriksen (Guitar) and Glen Sobel (Drums). His most recent album is “Road” released in 2023. The guitarist Nita Strauss will comeback on the other tour dates Alice Cooper has scheduled in 2025.
