Alice Cooper has today announced special guest hosts who will join him on stage for each date of his intimate Devil on my Shoulder UK book tour this October.
Building on over sixty years of rock folklore, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will be joined in conversation by three distinct voices from the worlds of rock, radio and music journalism – each bringing their own unique connection to one of music’s most extraordinary lives.
The tour launches on Sunday 11th October, following the publication of Devil on my Shoulder by Ebury Spotlight on 8th October 2026. Each evening will feature Alice in conversation with a special guest, followed by an audience Q&A, offering fans a rare glimpse behind the greasepaint and guillotines.
ARTHUR BROWN
Tue October 13 – London Palladium | Wed October 14 – Brighton Dome | Sat October 17 – Stockton Globe | Tue October 20 – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Rock legend and fellow theatrical pioneer Arthur Brown will join Alice for four dates on the tour. The God of Hellfire himself – whose 1968 classic “Fire” remains one of rock’s most incendiary moments – needs no introduction to Alice Cooper fans. As two of the most visually arresting and dramatically ambitious performers in rock history, their conversation is a meeting of genuinely kindred spirits: two artists who built empires of spectacle and theatricality at a time when rock ‘n’ roll was only just learning to look the part.
Arthur Brown said: “In an age of increasingly visual and theatrical live performance, Alice Cooper feels more relevant than ever – a true pioneer. There are few artists more important to witness and learn from. I’m thrilled and honoured to be moderating this conversation.”
CLAIRE STURGESS
Sun October 11 – Cardiff New Theatre | Mon October 12 – Cambridge Corn Exchange | Fri October 16 – Manchester Opera House
Absolute Radio and Greatest Hits Radio presenter Claire Sturgess will host three dates, opening the tour in Cardiff, then Cambridge and Manchester. One of the UK’s most accomplished and best loved broadcasters, Sturgess has spent her career championing classic rock and bringing its stories to new audiences. Her deep knowledge and fan enthusiasm make her the ideal guide for an evening in the company of the Godfather of Shock Rock.
“I first met Alice at the start of my radio career in the early ‘90s in Phoenix, Arizona,” she says, “I was completely in awe and can hardly remember what we talked about as the whole thing passed by in a blur. So I’m genuinely thrilled to be spending more time with him here in the UK to talk about his new autobiography…. And maybe finally uncover the truth behind some of those legendary stories!”
BILLY SLOAN
Mon October 19 – Glasgow Pavilion Theatre
Veteran music journalist Billy Sloan will host in his home town of Glasgow on Monday October 19. One of Scotland’s most respected voices on rock and popular music, Sloan brings decades of knowledge and an interviewer’s instinct for the story behind the story. And he knows Alice’s deep connection to the city.
“I’ve interviewed Alice maybe a dozen times,” he says, “The first time I saw him was at Greens Playhouse, November 10, 1972 – the gig has gone into Scottish rock folklore as one of the most amazing shows we’ve ever seen in Glasgow. He came into Britain, played one night and flew back again and Mary Whitehouse tried to get him banned for corrupting the youth of the nation. There were questions being asked in the Houses of Parliament.
“We’d never seen anything like it before, the street scene like a New York lane, the snake, a knife fight. Then he was taken to gallows and hung by the neck! I still have the ticket stub and it was 90p. I’ve been a fan ever since.”
With a career spanning six decades, Alice’s Devil on my Shoulder features witty, intimate anecdotes featuring Salvador Dalí, Bob Hope, John Lennon, Groucho Marx, Vincent Price, Frank Sinatra, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Gerald Ford, Andy Warhol, Tiger Woods, to name a few, but he’s also an acute observer of dysfunction and despair, wildness and criminality, urges and addictions, transgressions and human goodness. And so he tells his story from both perspectives: angel on one shoulder, devil on the other.
“Me and Alice were getting creative with the truth long before the Age of Fake News. Now, after over thirty records and sixty-plus years of fibs and fabrications, I think it’s time to sort the truth from the rumors and lies.”
Devil on My Shoulder is the definitive memoir from one of the most iconic music artists of our generation.
“I’ve lived my life with an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Welcome to my nightmare….”
Devil on my Shoulder – UK Book Tour
OCTOBER 2026
Sun October 11 – Cardiff New Theatre (Host: Claire Sturgess)
Mon October 12 – Cambridge Corn Exchange (Host: Claire Sturgess)
Tue October 13 – London Palladium (Host: Arthur Brown)
Wed October 14 – Brighton Dome (Host: Arthur Brown)
Fri October 16 – Manchester Opera House (Host: Claire Sturgess)
Sat October 17 – Stockton Globe (Host: Arthur Brown)
Mon October 19 – Glasgow Pavilion Theatre (Host: Billy Sloan)
Tue October 20 – Wolverhampton Civic Hall (Host: Arthur Brown)
