Shock rock guru Alice Cooper, legendary British rock 'n' roll hellraisers Motorhead and loud, leather-loving Joan Jett and the Blackhearts storm into Bournemouth tonight midway through their UK tour.

They deliver an evening described as a "relentless, ear-splintering, deliciously dirty rock 'n' roll experience"

Cooper, the original shock rocker, has spent 30 years fusing Detroit glam metal with theatrical performances. He reckons this tour is a return to some core values from the past.

"They just don't do tours like this anymore," he said. "This is like a No Mercy' tour, we're not showing any mercy to anyone."

His guests are certainly not for the faint hearted. Motörhead feature the powerhouse trio of Lemmy Kilmister (bass and vox), Phil Campbell (guitar) and Mikkey Dee (drums). A band that has spent decades bringing the house down with their blistering, blitzkrieg punk-metal juggernaut of a live show While Joan Jett is the trailblazing founder of all girl band, The Runaways, and founder of the first successful woman-artist owned record label, Blackheart Records.

Her groundbreaking punk rock delivery produced 11 USA top-40 singles and eight gold/platinum albums.

"Alice and Lemmy are singularly unique and talented artists, who I count among my friends. Lemmy, in fact, was one of the very few people to help me when I started recording and touring in England, long ago," says Joan.

Jeremy Miles