BLUE COUPE (ex ALICE COOPER / BLUE OYSTER CULT )

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Lineup and Details for BLUE COUPE (ex BLUE OYSTER CULT/ ALICE COOPER members) + STRAY on Fri 25th January 2013


MONSTERS OF AMERICAN ROCK

Their first UK tour.

FEATURING ORIGINAL FOUNDING MEMBERS OF

Blue Öyster Cult

(Dont fear the reaper)

And The Alice Cooper group

(Schools Out)

The three iconic rock stars in Blue Coupe are the angry orphans of Blue Öyster Cult and the Alice Cooper group, and they're out to prove something to the world with show-stopping performances and a wall shaking sound that keeps their legion of fans calling for more.


Blue Coupe's multi-talented entertainers include Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Dennis Dunaway bassist of the legendary Alice Cooper group, alongside multi-instrumentalist, Joe Bouchard who founded Blue Öyster Cult with his brother Albert Bouchard master of the drums. These revolutionary originals were the heartbeat of several of the best known songs in the history of rock. And note for note, their full-throttle expertise hits you over the head and grabs you by the heart in Blue Coupe.


With the original Alice Cooper group, Dennis co-wrote smash hits including "I'm 18," "School's Out," and "Under My Wheels" while Albert and Joe were co-writers and arrangers of many of Blue Öyster Cult's biggest hits including "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll," "Hot Rails to Hell," and "Astronomy" (covered by Metallica). Joe, Albert and Dennis have sold over 15 million albums and have been awarded over 30 gold and platinum records worldwide.


In 1962, Dennis Dunaway and Vince "Alice Cooper" Furnier became best friends in high school in Phoenix, Arizona. They started a band with Glen Buxton and by 1970; the Alice Cooper group had conceptualized and introduced theatrical rock shows that set new standards for all bands in their wake. Their string of hit albums culminated with Billion Dollar Babies becoming the number 1 album in America and England. Since the original group's break in 1975, they continue to reunite occasionally to play special performances like the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and they've released their Old School Box Set, and wrote and recorded songs on Alice's Welcome 2 My Nightmare release.


Albert Bouchard met guitarist Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser in the 60s. They formed a band called Soft White Underbelly and signed with Elektra Records. In 1970, they asked Joe Bouchard to join them as their bassist. Joe also played keyboards, trumpet and guitar. They built a "cult" following that caught the attention of Clive Davis, then the head of Columbia Records, who signed them to a recording deal that lead to fourteen successful albums.


In 1973 Blue Öyster Cult opened shows for the Alice Cooper group on a record-breaking tour of outdoor festivals and sold-out arenas that made the cover of Forbes magazine for the highest grossing tour of the year. As Alice Cooper became world famous with hits like "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "Elected", Blue Öyster Cult continued with their own sold-out tours with hits like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Burnin' For You." BÖC also pioneered their own ground-breaking stage show with rock's most elaborate laser light show with pyrotechnical explosions and a ginormous Godzilla.


Blue Coupe have found continuing glory with their highly acclaimed album, Tornado On The Tracks, which has multiple Grammy considerations in 2011 and 2012, including "Angel's Well" featuring Robby Krieger legendary guitarist for The Doors. And Blue Coupe continues to tour North America and Europe with such illustrious shows as the Halloween Parade in New York City where they were seen by more than a million people.