Alice Cooper spins more 'Spider' tour dates

More shows have slithered their way onto the schedule for Alice Cooper 's upcoming North American tour, which gets underway later this month.

Set to launch July 31 in Redmond, OR, the outing now comprises a full contingent of August stops throughout the Midwest and a few additional September and October stops, including a Halloween finale at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Details are included below.

The veteran shock-rocker's North American run is sandwiched between an in-progress run on the European summer-festival circuit and a late-fall swing through Germany. Details for both of those international outings are posted at Cooper's website.

Cooper is taking to the road behind his soon-to-be-released 25th studio album. Titled "Along Came a Spider" and due in stores July 29, the set is a concept album that centers on the story of a serial killer named Spider, Cooper told Billboard last month. "Every song is sort of a letter to the police. They think they're investigating it from the outside, but he's actually woven them into the whole thing."

The forthcoming album features the cut "Vengeance is Mine," which is streaming at Cooper's MySpace page.

Born Vincent Damon Furnier in 1948, Cooper broke into the music business in the late '60s. He scored his first hit with the cut "I'm Eighteen," featured on 1971's "Love It to Death."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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July 2008
31 - Redmond, OR - Deschutes County Fair

August 2008
1 - Kalispell, MT - Raceway Park
2 - Great Falls, MT - State Fair
3 - Sturgis, SD - Buffalo Chip Campground
5 - Bismarck, ND - Civic Center Arena
7 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
8 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside
9 - Sparta, WI - Constitution Park, Ft. McCoy
12 - Casper, WY - Events Center
13 - Idaho Falls, ID - Sandy Downs
15 - Imperial, NE - Chase County Fair
16 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Stir Cover
17 - Duluth, MN - Fortune Bay Resort Casino
19 - Hammond, IN - The Venue @ Horseshoe Casino
21 - Bloomington, IL - US Cellular Coliseum
22 - Indianapolis, IN - White River State Park
23 - Florence, IN - Belterra Resort & Casino
24 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
27 - Detroit, MI - State Fair
28 - Oshkosh, WI - Waterfest Concert Series
29 - Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theater

September 2008
5-7 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Hotel & Casino
12 - Hutchinson, KS - State Fair
18, 19 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Centre for the Performing Arts
20 - Vernon, British Columbia - Multiplex
21 - Kamloops, British Columbia - Interior Savings Center
23 - Prince George, British Columbia - Canada Centre
24 - Grand Prairie, Alberta - Crystal Centre
26 - Red Deer, Alberta - Centrium Arena
27 - Edmonton, Alberta - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
28 - Lethbridge, Alberta - Enmax Centre
29 - Calgary, Alberta - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

October 2008
1 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Arts Centre
2 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
4 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Auditorium
6 - Hamilton, Ontario - Hamilton Place
7 - Barrie, Ontario - Molson Centre
8 - Oshawa, Ontario - General Motors Centre
10 - London, Ontario - Centennial Hall
11 - Ottawa, Ontario - Civic Centre
14 - Kitchener, Ontario - Centre In The Square
15 - Montreal, Quebec - St. Denis Theatre
17 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Centre
18 - Saint John, New Brunswick - Harbour Station
19 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Coliseum
21 - St John's, Newfoundland - Mile One Stadium
22 - Cornerbrook, Newfoundland - Pepsi Centre
26 - Schenectady, NY - Proctor's Theater
30 - Inglewood, NJ - To be announced
31 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand @ Foxwoods

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