ALICE COOPER Recruits Guitarist GILBY CLARKE To Replace ORIANTHI On Upcoming Tour

Alice Cooper has announced guitarist Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N’ Roses, etc.) as the replacement in his band for Orianthi on his upcoming tour. Orianthi originally replaced Nita Strauss, who announced at the time she had conflicting obligations of her own. The tour kicks off on January 31 so hopefully Cooper doesn’t have to go and find a fourth guitarist to step in for the dates – dude seems like he’s had enough troubles with this one.

Orianthi has since revealed on her Instagram that she’s dealing with a torn hamstring and damage to my hip: “Unfortunately I have a torn hamstring and damage to my hip after Last tour, not sure exactly when it happened but the pain I feel/ felt is bad .. getting it fixed up now… I’ll be seated tonight playing a couple of tunes for 40^th anniversary @prsguitars then resting up. love u all”

Alice Cooper will be announcing further 2025 tour dates soon with Nita Strauss back in the fold. Those dates include Alice Cooper‘s already-announced shows May 9 at the Sonic Temple festival, the Boardwalk Rock Festival on May 18, and August 15 in Philadelphia, PA at Lincoln Financial Field with My Chemical Romance.

Alice Cooper‘s upcoming tour dates with Clarke on guitar are as follows. Get your tickets here.

1/31 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium
2/1 Cherokee, NC Harrah’s Casino Resort Event Center
2/2 Greensboro, NC Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
2/4 Mobile, AL Saenger Theatre
2/6 Orlando, FL Hard Rock
2/7 Ft Myers, FL Barbara Mann Performing Arts Hall
2/8 Clearwater, FL Coachmen Park
2/11 St. Augustine, FL Amphitheatre
2/13-2/17 Miami, FL Rock Legends Cruise