(Kayos) While filming a promotional film on July 29 for Alice Cooper's new "Along Came A Spider" (SPV) album at Linda Vista Hospital, an abandoned facility in East L.A., a 5.4 earthquake shook Los Angeles to its very core. He happened to be choking a nurse at the time. The 5.4 quake was the strongest since the devastating 1994 Northridge quake, shaking Alice, the band, and everyone on the set (including director Piggy D) into a stunned silence. The epicenter was in nearby Chino Hills."The floor started moving. Whoa, this is more powerful than I thought! I hope they keep it! You can't get special effects like that," enthused Cooper, who had just wrapped production on the film that features lengthy portions—up to two minutes each—of "Vengeance Is Mine," (In Touch With) Your Feminine Side" and "Killed By Love," all from the new album.
The current "Psycho-Drama" tour—approximately 100 shows from July 5 to December 4—is still as physical as ever. In Redmond, Oregon last week, fans watched fascinated as Alice took a violent fall. Few noticed just how crushing the thud was. Most figured it was part of the show. Alice, hurting, continued with the performance and with a few performances after that, negating any suggestions to get himself checked out. Finally, giving in to those whose job it is to keep him healthy, he learned he had broken a rib and suffered ligament damage. Doctors advised him it would take three weeks of inactivity and rest to fully recover.
Fat chance. Cooper continues on tour, unrestrained. So, not an earthquake, not a cracked rib, not ligament damage, can stop Alice from entertaining his loyal fans. The show must go on indeed.
Psycho-Drama Tour
July 31 Redmond, OR Deschutes County Fair
August 1 Kalispell, MT Raceway Park
August 2 Great Falls, MT State Fair
August 3 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip
August 5 Bismarck, ND Civic Center Arena
August 7 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
August 8 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
August 9 Sparta, WI Fort McCoy Army Base
August 10 Sioux City, IA Orpheum Theatre
August 12 Casper, WY Events Center
August 13 Idaho Falls, ID Sandy Downs
August 15 Imperial, NE Chase County Fair
August 16 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Stir Cover
August 17 Tower, MN Fortune Bay Resort Casino
August 19 Hammond, IN The Venue @ Horseshoe Casino
August 21 Bloomington, IL The Theatre @ US Cellular Coliseum
August 23 Florence, IN Belterra Resort & Casino
August 24 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
August 26 Lakewood, OH Civic Auditorium
August 27 Detroit, MI State Fair
August 28 Oshkosh, WSI Waterfest Concert Series
August 29 Waukegan, IL Genesee Theatre
August 31 Houston, TX Rock The Bayou Festival
Sept 5, 6, 7 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Hotel & Casino
Sept. 9 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre
Sept 12 Hutchinson, KS State Fair
Sept 18 Vancouver, BC Centre for the Performing Arts
Sept 19 Vancouver, BC Centre for the Performing Arts
Sept 20 Vernon, BC Multiplex
Sept 21 Kamloops, BC Interior Savings Center
Sept 23 Prince George, BC Canada Centre
Sept 24 Grand Prairie, AB Crystal Centre
Sept 26 Red Deer, AB Centrium Arena
Sept 27 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sept 28 Lethbridge, AB Enmax Centre
Sept 29 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Oct 1 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
Oct 2 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place
Oct 4 Thunder Bay, ON Auditorium
Oct 6 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place
Oct 7 Barrie, ON Molson Centre
Oct 8 Oshawa, ON General Motors Centre
Oct 10 London, ON Centennial Hall
Oct 11 Ottawa, ON Civic Centre
Oct 14 Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square
Oct 15 Montreal, QC St Denis Theatre
Oct 17 Halifax, NS Metro Centre
Oct 18 Saint John, NB Harbour Station
Oct 19 Moncton, NB Coliseum
Oct 21 St John's, NF Mile One Stadium
Oct 22 Cornerbrook, NF Pepsi Centre
Oct 25 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
Oct 26 Schenectady, NY Proctor's Theater
Oct 28 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino Resort
Oct 30 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center
Oct 31 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand @ Foxwoods
Nov 1 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
