Drummer Brent Fitz (ex-UNION, VINCE NEIL BAND) will assume the drum duties on Alice Cooper's Australian tour in July as Eric Singer has prior commitments with KISS. As previously reported, Alice Cooper recently enlisted new guitarist Jason Hook (Vince Neil, BULLETBOYS, LEE AARON). Alice Cooper is expected to hit the studio in January, with a possible release next May, for his new record, Along Came A Spider.

Upcoming Alice Cooper live dates are as follows:

May

29 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caopoican
31 - Cordoba, Argentina - Estadio Juniors

June

1 - Buenos Aires, Argentina at Estadio Luna Park
3 - Sao Paolo, Brazil at tba
5 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil at Chevrolet Hall
6 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at tba
8 - Curitiba, Brazil at Master Hall

June

13 - Mexico City, Mexico at Plaza de Toros
14 - Guadalajara, Mexico at Plaza Nuevo Progreso
15 - Monterrey, Mexico at Arena
21 - Athens, Greece Lycabettus Theatre
23 - Huttwil, Switzerland Rock Sound Festival
25 - Florence, Italy Venue To Be Announced
29 - Borlange, Sweden Peace & Love Festival

July

1 - Bucharest, Romania B'estival
6 - Sydney, Australia at Enmore Theatre
7 - Sydney, Australia at Enmore Theatre
8 - Brisbane, Australia at Convention Centre
11 - Adelaide, Australia at Thebarton Theatre
13 - Perth, Australia at Burswood Theatre
14 - Perth, Australia at Burswood Theatre
18 - Wollongong, Australia at WIN Ent Centre
19 - Canberra, Australia at AIS Arena
21 - Launceston, Australia at Silverdome

August

10 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair
17 - Beaver Dam, WI - Dodge County Fair
19 - Green Bay, WI - Radisson Three Clans Ballroom
31 - Central Wisconsin, WI - Central Wisconsin State Fair

September

14th Hutchinson, KS Kansas State Fair