Guitarist Nita Strauss (Alice Cooper) has been forced to cancel her solo concert tonight, November 14th, in Monterrey, Mexico due to an unexpected turn of events. Strauss has issued the following statement:

"Hello friends,

Unfortunately we have some extremely disappointing news to share.

All of the tour’s equipment was seized at customs in Monterrey last night and we have now learned there is no possibility to get it in time for the concert tonight.

This is not the fault of the band or the promoters, but the situation is out of our control.

We are all safe and trying very hard along with the promoters to make the other two shows in Mexico happen.

All of the show tickets will be refunded in full. VIP Meet and Greet for tonight will still happen at another location and all VIPs have been emailed the new details.

We are very sorry to have to give you this news and hope to come back to Monterrey to play again soon."

The two other aforementioned Mexican shows are as follows:

November
15 - Vertigo - Torreón, Mexico
17 - La Piedad Live Music - Ciudad De México, Mexico

Next year, Nita Strauss will open for Apocalyptica on their North American "Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 Tour". Confirmed dates are as listed:

February
6 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
7 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
8 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
11 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Paramount
12 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS
13 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
14 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center
15 - Chicago, IL - Athenaeum Center
16 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
18 - Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theater
19 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
20 - Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Centre
21 - Edmonton, AB - Midway Music Hall
22 - Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Event Centre
24 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
25 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
26 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
27 - San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts
28 - Los Angeles, CA - The Orpheum Theatre

March
1 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
3 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
5 - Austin, TX - ACL Live - Moody Theater
6 - Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theatre
8 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center