Kerrang has a new Alice interview
In it, he talks about his first visit to Scotland, which would have been the 'School's Out For Summer' tour in 1972:
"“The very first time we ever played Scotland, I felt like I was in Detroit, because it was a bunch of long-haired kids in leather jackets drinking and fighting, and if you were in the least bit not rock’n’roll, they’d let you know. “These kids are rock’n’roll. They work in the factories. They are not kidding – they want their rock hard. The very first time we played Glasgow, I looked out on the crowd and thought, ‘Huh… we’re in Detroit!’ So I love their high-energy audiences.""
His thoughts about playing Wembley:
"“I’ve always found the UK audience to be some of our higher-energy audiences. “At Wembley, you’re told to expect a very conservative audience… but we never get that. Wembley has always been a high-energy audience for us. And they want that from us. They don’t want an artsy show, they want something that’s going to knock ‘em on their butts.”"
And the upcoming tour:
"“The great thing about this tour is that it’s a brand new show. We did our last show for two years. And it’s in that embryonic stage where the most exciting part is putting it all together and seeing what we get out of it. We have all the elements, all the ingredients, and now we’re picking the songs to go where, and see how they flow. That’s maybe the most fun part for us.”"