This isn’t too shocking.
Alice Cooper — America’s premier shock rocker — just announced he’s extending his ongoing ‘Too Close For Comfort Tour’ that began in 2023 into spring and summer 2025.
The news isn’t particularly surprising because the 77-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has been touring steadily since the late 1960s. Based on our findings, ‘Too Close For Comfort’ is actually his 40th (!) career tour.
On this go-round, the “No More Mr. Nice Guy” has stops lined up in both New York and New Jersey.
Up first, he’ll drop into Utica, NY’s Stanley Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 22. Then, on Saturday, May 24, Cooper hits Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort.
“You can never be too close … right? That’s why we’ve added more dates to the 2025 Too Close for Comfort Tour this spring and summer,” he shared on Instagram. “Come along for a nightmare you won’t forget!”
In addition to the tour, the rock vet also has a pair of festival gigs lined up and a spot opening for My Chemical Romance at Philadelphia’s Citizen Bank Ballpark on Friday, Aug. 15.
Fans can purchase tickets for all newly-announced Alice Cooper shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Feb. 14.
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Alice Cooper tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all tour dates (new shows are in bold), venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Alice Cooper 2025 festival appearances
Mid-run, the legendary rocker has a pair of festival gigs lined up.
For those hoping to make the pilgrimage to see him live, here’s what you need to know about these multi-day music festivities.
| Alice Cooper festival dates |
|---|
| Sonic Temple May 8-11 at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH Metallica, Korn, Linkin Park, Rob Zombie, Alice In Chains |
| Boardwalk Rock Festival May 17-18 at the Ocean City Boardwalk in Ocean City, MD Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, Shinedown, Three Days Grace |
Alice Cooper set list
As noted above, the 77-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer kicked off his ‘Too Close For Comfort Tour’ in 2023.
Here’s what he brought to the stage at the final show of that run on Oct. 23 in Paso Robles, CA, courtesy of Set List FM:
“01.) “Lock Me Up”
02.) “Welcome to the Show”
03.) “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
04.) “I’m Eighteen”
05.) “Under My Wheels”
06.) “Bed of Nails”
07.) “Billion Dollar Babies”
08.) “Fallen in Love”
09.) “Snakebite”
10.) “Be My Lover”
11.) “Lost in America”
12.) “Hey Stoopid”
13.) “Welcome to My Nightmare”
14.) “Cold Ethyl”
15.) “Only Women Bleed”
16.) “Poison”
17.) “Feed My Frankenstein”
18.) “Black Widow Jam”
19.) “Ballad of Dwight Fry”
20.) “Killer”
21.) “I Love the Dead”
22.) “Elected”
23.) “School’s Out”
Alice Cooper new music
On Aug. 25, 2023, Cooper unveiled his 29th studio album “Road.”
Amazingly, after more than 55 years performing live, the Michigan native’s trademark rasp, spit-in-your-face attitude and raw instrumentals are as strong as ever.
“Road,” as one may expect, evokes the sounds of motors, engines and speedin’ down the highway. High-octane jams like the headbangin’ “Welcome To The Show,” foreboding “I’m Alice” and heavy, silly “Dead Don’t Dance” kick off the festivities before Cooper takes it home with his epic, anthemic cover of The Who’s “Magic Bus.”
If you’d like to hear for yourself, click here to listen to “Road.”
Alice Cooper controversy
“The eye-liner wearing “Godfather of Shock Rock,” was dumped by a cosmetics company after the singer questioned the rush to perform trans surgeries on kids and said that transitioning genders was a ‘fad,’” according to the New York Post.
Honestly, that’s pretty ironic for a guy named Vincent Damon Furnier who changed his name to Alice over 50 years ago.
You can read the entire story about Cooper’s stubborn stance here.
Hard rockers on tour in 2025
For those about to rock, what are we waiting for?
Here five tours that just might be right up your alley.
• AC/DC
• Deftones
Who else is on the road? Check out our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
