Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper performing live in Toronto on the Gruesome Twosome tourĪfter the culmination of the Gruesome Twosome tour, the band took a short break as Jordison returned to his primary project, the Murderdolls. The band also filmed the video for Mars Needs Women during this leg of the tour. The tour began to incorporate a new stage setting and use of theatrics, much similar to Zombie's earlier tours. The Gruesome Twosome tour was Zombie's first to feature Joey Jordison, who replaced Tommy Clufetos.

In addition, Zombie performed three festival dates and performed at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards ceremony.

It took long enough to get those dates together.' 'The tour worked brilliantly and I'd love to do more of it,' enthused Alice, 'but it's a case of schedules. The two united to create the Gruesome Twosome Tour, which spanned 17 co-headlining dates across North America. Zombie had expressed interest in touring with Alice Cooper for 15 years. Shortly after, it was announced that he had been replaced by Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison. Īfter months of silence from the band and Zombie himself, it was announced in early March that drummer Tommy Clufetos had left the group to join Ozzy Osbourne. It was also the last leg of the tour to feature Tommy Clufetos on drums who left the band after the release of Hellbilly Deluxe 2 to join Ozzy Osbourne. The tour spanned from late October to early December. The tour supported Zombie's unreleased album of the same name. Another fictional character from the film, Uncle Seymour Coffins, hosted the Los Angeles show on Halloween.

Nekromantix and Captain Clegg & the Night Creatures, the fictional band from Halloween II, served as the opening acts for all dates. Tommy Clufetos left the band shortly after the release of Hellbilly Deluxe 2Īfter returning from Japan, Zombie embarked on a tour of North America, dubbed The Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour despite the album being several months from release.

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