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Maybe Alice is going to run for president.

Loomis wrote:Maybe Alice is going to run for president.

Vote for Alice! A troubled man for troubled times!

And a world traveller....good for foreign policy

According to their Facebook site.......Alice will be "Special guest" on the Iron Maiden tour for 16 dates in US/Canada between June till July 21st.

shock rock wrote:According to their Facebook site.......Alice will be "Special guest" on the Iron Maiden tour for 16 dates in US/Canada between June till July 21st.

http://www.alicecooperpics.co.uk/Sickth ... 8&p=217737

Well IF that's the big announcement, it should've been titled as "A Big Announcement for the North American Fans to Come in a Few Weeks"....
Poor Europe

So...no news yet then??

There may be more European dates announced at the same time, and they will likely be headline shows, not "very special guest" slots.

I agree. And, as far as I'm concerned, a few headline shows on top of what is already known would be so much more appreciated than a bunch of more festival dates / special guest stuff

Iron Maiden/Alice Cooper is sure to be a great show. Although I don't really like seeing Alice doing a somewhat strippe down show while it's still light outside as it will be at The Molson Ampitheatre. I'll be there either way

Being a longtime devout follower of both Alice and Maiden, I am stoked for this tour!

Although Alice is being billed as 'Special guest' i just hate the thought of him being a support act for anyone, I'm not sure how bing Maiden are in America. Personally never liked them although I did once get a drumming lesson by Nicko Mcbrain for a tv show I was doing and he was a brilliant guy.

Dadascot - Maiden's last studio album charted at number 4 in the USA, their highest position to date. If that's any indication for ya For the record, it went to number one in 28 countries worldwide.

Grew up listening to Maiden, amassed a huge collection, but my enthusiasm has cooled lately. Whereas Alice took a while to fully appreciate, but now he's my all-time hero.

It's academic anyway, when this tour hits the UK it'll almost certainly be a one-off festival show, like the previous two Early Years tours.

I like Maiden, but their last 3 albums have been atrocious.

dadascot wrote:Although Alice is being billed as 'Special guest' i just hate the thought of him being a support act for anyone, I'm not sure how bing Maiden are in America.

Big enough that Alice can be their "special guest" instead of vice versa. I might have to catch the Noblesville, Indiana show at Kirpisck Amphitheater or whatever the crap it's called now.

I'm considering going to one of these shows.... i could do with getting away from England for a few days for various reasons.

Having never been to the USA or Canada, can anyone recommend which show/city i should look at going to? Any advice would be great

xx

dadascot wrote:Although Alice is being billed as 'Special guest' i just hate the thought of him being a support act for anyone,

I agree

dadascot wrote:I'm not sure how big Maiden are in America.

Bigger then 99% of other Metal bands I would wager. They are one of the biggest touring acts in the world.

While Heaven Wept wrote:I'm considering going to one of these shows.... i could do with getting away from England for a few days for various reasons.

Having never been to the USA or Canada, can anyone recommend which show/city i should look at going to? Any advice would be great

xx

See them in Toronto rent a car and follow them south. check out niagara falls and the CN tower.

I may drive to Iowa for steam boat days large outdoor stage. pricy though. could make a good week end

So it seems this is "the big announcement". I'm a little let down. Opening slot on a tour does not impress me too much. Although on the bright side it pretty much gurantees him a large crowd and hopefully he will keep the 3 guitar attack as I remember Alice saying he wanted 3 guitars for last year tours to beef up the heaviness of playing some festivals with Maiden.

I just checked the official website but I can't find any proof that the Maiden/Cooper tour was the big news.