“Macabre Mayhem & Metal Madness”: Alice Cooper and Judas Priest Teaming Up for Fall Tour of North America

Two hard-rock icons, Alice Cooper and Judas Priest, are joining forces for a fall co-headlining tour of North America. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will visit 22 cities during the trek, which kicks off September 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and runs through an October 26 performance in the Houston suburb of The Woodlands, Texas.

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Veteran heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity will serve as the opening act on select dates during the tour.

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Tickets for the concerts go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 18, at 10 a.m. local time. Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, April 16. Fans interested in purchasing tickets early may want to check out StubHub.

A post on shock-rock legend Cooper’s social media pages promises “a show so wild, it might just be illegal!” The message adds, “Prepare for a night of macabre mayhem, metal madness, and horrors that’ll haunt you long into the night!”

More About Cooper’s 2025 Tour Plans

Cooper and his band are preparing a new show for their joint outing with Judas Priest. The trek will follow Alice’s current “Too Close for Comfort” in support of his 2023 studio album Road, which will wind down this summer.

First up for Cooper will be a spring U.S. tour leg running from a May 2 concert in Huntsville, Alabama, through a May 24 show in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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After a one-off performance on June 14 at the Best of Blues and Rock Festival in São Paulo, Brazil, Alice and company will head to Europe for a summer trek. That outing is scheduled from a July 5 performance in Hannover, Germany, through a July 30 concert in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Cooper will finish the summer with a series of U.S. dates. That leg is plotted out from a joint show with My Chemical Romance on August 15 in Philadelphia through an August 30 headlining concert at the Graceland Soundstage in Memphis, Tennessee.

In total, Alice has 60 upcoming concerts scheduled for 2025.

More About Judas Priest’s 2025 Tour Schedule

Judas Priest are about to launch a 2025 Latin American leg of its tour supporting its 2024 album, Invincible Shield.

That trek is mapped out from an April 16 performance in Brasilia, Brazil, through a May 7 show in Monterrey, Mexico.

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The Metal Gods then will mount a lengthy summer tour of Europe, kicking off June 12 in Turku, Finland, and wrapping up on July 25 at The O2 arena in London.

Including the co-headlining dates with Cooper, Judas Priest has 53 confirmed concerts.

Alice Cooper and Judas Priest Fall Co-Headlining Tour Dates:

September 16 – Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
September 18 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
September 20 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
September 21 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater
September 24 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
September 26 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
September 27 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC
September 29 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Budweiser Stage
October 1 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
October 2 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
October 4 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
October 5 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
October 10 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Broadmoor World Arena
October 12 – West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 14 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 15 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre
October 18 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 19 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
October 22 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
October 23 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
October 25 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
October 26 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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