Gigography

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