Guitarist Orianthi to Join Alice Cooper on No More Mr. Nice Guy World Tour

Guitarist Orianthi to Join Alice Cooper on No More Mr. Nice Guy World Tour

NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alice Cooper announced today that eminent guitar prodigy Orianthi will join his band, replacing departing guitarist Damon Johnson, for the next leg of his 2011 "No More Mr. Nice Guy" world tour starting September 22, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. Currently in progress, the tour hits ninety plus cities, covering five continents, including Europe and North America twice over.

At the young age of 26, Orianthi has already experienced what most aspiring musicians only dream of. She's opened for her hero, Steve Vai; backed Carrie Underwood; traded solos with Carlos Santana; shared the stage with the King of Pop (Michael Jackson) and accompanied Alice during his live performance of "School's Out" on the 2010 season finale of American Idol.

"It's very difficult to find someone to match the talents of Damon Johnson," commented Cooper, "but not only did we find someone who is more than up to the challenge...she also looks WAY better."

Orianthi will join world-renowned guitarist Steve Hunter (toured and recorded with Cooper and Lou Reed) and Tommy Henriksen (co-wrote and played on Cooper's upcoming release); drummer Glen Sobel and Alice's longtime bassist Chuck Garric round out the band.

"I'm super excited to go on tour with Alice," said Orianthi. "It's a huge honor to be able to get on stage and jam with an icon."

Orianthi will debut with the band for a performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Friday September 9, 2011 on NBC.

In addition to the worldwide "No More Mr. Nice Guy Tour," Cooper is busy promoting Welcome 2 My Nightmare (the long-awaited sequel to his 1975 classic album "Welcome to My Nightmare"). The new album will be released worldwide on September 13, 2011 through Universal Music Enterprises and through Sony Music in Australia & New Zealand.

Alice Cooper's Worldwide "No More Mr. Nice Guy" 2011 Tour Continues:

September 22 Auckland, New Zealand Trusts Stadium
September 26 Sydney, Australia Enmore Theatre
September 29 Melbourne, Australia Palais
October 5 Singapore Venue TBA
October 7 Jakarta, Indonesia Venue TBA
October 12 Rome, Italy Atlantico
October 13 Padova, Italy Gran Teatro Geox
October 14 Milan/Bergamo, Italy Live Club
October 16 Basel, Switzerland St Jakobshalle
October 17 Graz, Austria venue TBA
October 18 Vienna, Austria Gasometer
October 20 Chemnitz, Germany Stadthalle
October 21 Goppingen, Germany EWS Arena
October 22 Mannheim, Germany Rosengarten
October 23 Zoetermoor, Holland Silverdome
October 25 Sheffield, England City Hall
October 26 Bristol, England Colston Hall
October 27 Birmingham, England NIA
October 29 London, England Alexandra Palace
October 30 Manchester, England O2 Apollo
October 31 Glasgow, Scotland Clyde Auditorium
November 2 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
November 3 Lille, France Zenith
November 5 Toulouse, France Zenith
November 6 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
November 8 Paris, France Zenith
November 9 Rouen, France Zenith
November 10 Rennes, France Liberte
November 12 Bremen, Germany Pier III
Mulheim An Der Ruhr,
November 13 Germany RWE Arena
November 14 Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle
November 17 St Petersburg, Russia Oktiaborski
Crocus City Hall Expo,
November 19 Moscow, Russia 3rd Pavilion

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CONTACT: Briele Douglass, Sunshine Sachs for Alice Cooper, +1-212-691-2800, douglass@sunshinesachs.com, or Lindsay McCall, Pearl Entertainment Group for Orianthi, +1-310-943-9347, lindsay@PearlGroupEntertainment.com

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