Gigography
Killer (1971 - 1972)
Killer Tour 1971 - 1972
Be My Lover / You Drive Me Nervous / Yeah, Yeah, Yeah / I'm Eighteen / Is It My Body (My Very Own) / Dead Babies / Killer / Long Way To Go / School's Out (Instrumental) / Under My Wheels
Approximate set time: 70 minutes
Love It To Death (1971):
Is It My Body / Long Way To Go / I'm Eighteen
Killer (1971):
Halo Of Flies / Dead Babies / Killer / Be My Lover / You Drive Me Nervous / Yeah, Yeah, Yeah / Under My Wheels
School's Out (1972):
School's Out
1971 November
- 10: USA - Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, Florida
with Duckbutter, Rush
Poster - 27: USA - Saginaw Auditorium, Saginaw, Michigan
with Guardian Angel
Poster
1971 December
- 01: USA - Academy of Music, New York, New York
- 03: USA - Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana
- 04: USA - Kemp's Coliseum, Orlando, Florida Ticket
- 05: USA - Independence Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 08: USA - Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
- 10: USA - Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indianapolis
- 11: USA - Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio
with Cactus, Atomic Rooster
Advert - 12: USA - Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio
with Teagarden, Vanwinkle
Audio recording is in circulation
Advert - 13: USA - Civic Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois with Dr John, Poco, Humble Pie
- 14: USA - Civic Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois with Dr John, Poco, Humble Pie
- 16: USA - Cowtown Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
- 17: USA - Arena Annex, St. Louis, Missouri
with Pacific Gas & Electric, Dus
Audio recording is in circulation
- 19: USA - Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan
with Edgar Winter, Dr. John
Audio recording is in circulation
Ticket - 25: USA - Pirates World, Dania, Florida
- 26: USA - Pirates World, Dania, Florida
- 27: USA - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
with Bloodrock, J. Geils Band, Manassas
Audio recording is in circulation - 28: USA - Akron Civic Auditorium, Akron, Ohio
with Brownsville Station
Ticket - 29: USA - Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio
with Sha Na Na, J. Geils Band
Ticket - 30: Canada - Civic Centre, Ottawa, Ontario [CANCELLED] The band were stranded in Toronto and were unable to make it to Ottawa, was rescheduled for January 1st
- 31: Canada - Winter Pop Festival, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
with Edgar Winter's White Trash, Dr. John, Sundance, Chilliwack, Crowbar
Audio recording is in circulation
Program | Poster
1972 January
- 01: Canada - Civic Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
with Dixie Rumproast
12,300 in attendance - 02: USA - Palace Theatre, New York City, New York Audio recording is in circulation
- 08: USA - Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
with Hydra, White Witch, Bloodrock, Crabby Appleton. Dr. John and Spirit cancelled this gig
It has been falsely reported that Alice was arrested for using the snake on stage
Audio recording is in circulation
Ticket - 11: USA - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts with White Witch
- 12: USA - Palace Theater, Waterbury, Connecticut
with The Elves (with Ronnie James Dio)
Images kindly supplied by Tapio Keihänen from dio.net
Ticket | Advert - 13: Canada - Centre/Complexe sportif de l'University de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec Poster
- 14: USA - Loew's State Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island with White Witch
- 15: USA - Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
with The Chambers Brothers, Commander Cody
18,000 in attendence
Audio recording is in circulation
Ticket | Ticket | Ticket - 16: USA - Park Center, Charlotte, North Carolina with White Witch
- 21: USA - Robert's Municipal Stadium, Evansville, Indiana Ticket
- 28: USA - Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center, Salem, Virginia
- 29: USA - Captial Theater, Passaic, New Jersey
with NRBQ
Ticket - 30: USA - Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
with Bloodrock
Poster
1972 February
- 03: USA - Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California with Howling Wolf
- 04: USA - Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California
with Howling Wolf and Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
Ticket | Advert - 06: USA - Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
- 12: Canada - PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia Ticket
- 16: USA - Tuscon Community Center, Tucson, Arizona
Alice Cooper was banned from this venue following the performance.
Audio recording is in circulation - 19: USA - Coliseum, Denver, Colerado with Cheech & Chong Ticket
- 20: USA - Community Concourse, San Diego, California with Pure Prairie League, Badfinger
- 26: Canada - Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba
with Edgar Winter's White Thrash
Ticket - 27: USA - Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota with Redbone, Edgar Winter's White Thrash
1972 March
- 03: USA - Harrington Auditorium, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts
with Blue Oyster Cult
Ticket | Poster - 04: USA - University of Maine, Portland, Maine
- 05: USA - University of Maine, Portland, Maine
- 11: USA - Academy of Music, New York
- 12: USA - Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, Virginia with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels; two shows (3pm and 8pm)
- 17: UK - Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, England [CANCELLED]
- 18: UK - Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, England [CANCELLED]
with Freddy King
Ticket - 30: USA - Phoenix, Arizona Possible date -- taken from itinerary in Warner Brothers Circular magazine, March 17, 1972
1972 April
- 02: Puerto Rico - Mar Y Sol Pop Festival, Vega Baja
with The Allman Brothers, B.B. King, Billy Joel, Brownsville Station, Dave Brubeck, Bloodrock, David Peel, Dr. John, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Faces, Fleetwood Mac, J. Geils Band, Goose Creek Symphony, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Malo, Herbie Mann, The Nitzinger Band with Bugs Henderson, Osibisa, Poco, Pot Liquor, Roberta Flack and Savoy Brown. Black Sabbath were scheduled to play but couldn't make it into the festival due to overcrowding.
Festival took place 1st-3rd April; a few people died during this three day festival.
Officially released audio recording is available
Poster | Advert - 14: USA - University Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
with Blue Oyster Cult, Redbone
(According to The Blue Oyster Cult History Project Redbone were rejected from the Alice Cooper tour, and were replaced by BOC. Redbone were unlikely to have played any more shows with Alice, this one included.) - 15: USA - All Campus Weekend, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina with The Byrds
- 16: USA - Charleston County Hall, Charleston, South Carolina
- 21: USA - Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York with Blue Oyster Cult, Spirit
- 22: USA - Commack Arena, Commack, New York
with Blue Oyster Cult
Audience recording is in circulation - 23: USA - Rochester War Memorial, Rochester, New York
with Blue Oyster Cult
As Alice performed Dead Babies he dropped the doll into the audience and it had to be retrieved by a roadie. - 28: USA - Arena, New Haven, Connecticut
with Blue Oyster Cult, Edgar Winter's White Trash
Audio recording is in circulation
Ticket - 29: USA - Memorial Gym, Plattsburgh State College, Plattsburg, New York Advert | Advert
- 30: USA - Music Hall, Boston, Massachussetts with Blue Oyster Cult (info from The Blue Oyster Cult History Project)
1972 May
- 05: USA - Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas
with Canned Heat, Bang
Advert for the show listed Blue Oyster Cult as an opening act, but according to The Blue Oyster Cult History Project BOC did not play the support slot
Ticket - 06: USA - Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas
with Blue Oyster Cult
Audio recording is in circulation
Ticket - 07: USA - Hofheinz Pavillion, Houston, Texas
with Canned Heat, Bang
Ticket - 09: USA - Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina with Blue Oyster Cult
- 10: USA - Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina with White Witch
- 12: USA - Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee with Blue Oyster Cult
- 13: USA - Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
with Todd Rundgren, Free
Ticket - 14: USA - Greenville Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, South Carolina
with Free, Todd Rundgren
Poster - 19: USA - Mid South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee with Blue Oyster Cult, Chambers Brothers
- 20: USA - Cumberland Memorial Arena, Fayetteville, North Carolina with The Chambers Brothers
- 21: USA - Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama with Blue Oyster Cult
- 22: USA - Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama
with Chambers Brothes, Blue Oyster Cult
Ticket - 23: USA - The New Woods, Tifton, Georgia
with Blue Oyster Cult
Advert - 24: USA - Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida with Todd Rundgren
- 26: USA - Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa Bay, Florida
with Dr. John, Todd Rungren
Audio recording is in circulation - 27: USA - Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida with Dr. John, Eric Quincy Tate, Todd Rundgren
- 28: USA - Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida
with Todd Rundgren
Advert
1972 June
- 16: USA - Zembo Mosque, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
with Brownsville Station, Mutt Lee
Two shows 6:30pm and 10pm
Poster - 20: USA - Industrial Mutual Auditorium (I.M.A.), Flint, Michigan
Possibly the first show to feature the cannon, which failed to shoot its dummy across the stage
Ticket - 21: USA - Holland Civic Center, Holland, Michigan
with Mike Quatro Jam Band
Possibly the second (final?) show to feature the ill-fated cannon
- 23: USA - Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [CANCELLED]
Show was cancelled due to flooding re-scheduled for 11th July
Ticket - 25: USA - Muscular Dystrophy Benefit Concert, Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pennsylvania with The Beach Boys, Steppenwolf, Bread, Blood Rock, Lighthouse, Chilliwack
- 26: USA - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Humble Pie
- 27: USA - Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota with Captain Beyond, Wishbone Ash
- 28: USA - Universal Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois A review for this show appeared in the July 31st issue of Chicago Tribune. Stating that the band played two shows, the final one ending at 2am. The band were meant to be in the UK at this point, recording School's Out on the BBC.
- 30: UK - Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England Advert | Ticket | Ticket | Program