Breaking News: Orianthi has pulled out of Alice Cooper’s forthcoming tour due to injury – and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke is replacing her

Orianthi was filling in for Nita Strauss, who couldn’t make the tour due to scheduling conflicts.

Orianthi has pulled out of Alice Cooper‘s upcoming tour due to injury.

The Australian guitarist previously played with Cooper’s band between 2011 and 2014 but was set to make a return for his forthcoming run of dates. Nita Strauss had been playing with Cooper since, aside from a stint playing for Demi Lovato, but she was unavailable for this tour due to pre-existing solo tour commitments.

However, circumstances changed when Orianthi tore a hamstring and injured her hip.

“Unfortunately, I have a torn hamstring and damage to my hip after [the] last tour. Not sure exactly when it happened but the pain I feel/felt is bad… [I’m] getting it fixed up now… I’ll be seated tonight playing a couple of tunes for [the] 40th anniversary of PRS Guitars then resting up,” she confirmed on social media.

The following day, Orianthi posted a picture of herself in a physical therapy session. “Hopefully [I’ll] be mended up soon!” she wrote. “[It] will be a process.”

Orianthi will be replaced on the tour by former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.

The guitarist previously said that working with Cooper the first time around was “a blast” and “an honour”.