Box office opens for rock legend

Tickets for rock legend Alice Cooper's first ever gig on the Isle of Man go on sale on Saturday.

The glam rocker, who used to appear on stage with a snake coiled round him, will play at the island's Villa Marina venue on 1 June during TT week.

Two days after this gig he will be the joint headlining act at the Monsters of Rock festival in Milton Keynes.

On 8 and 9 June, another American rock great, Lou Reed, will appear at the same venue.

David Cretney, the island's Tourism and Leisure Minister, said: "' The wait is now over for many island rock fans who have been enquiring on a regular basis for these tickets.

"With the fantastic response we have already received from a large number of fans both on and off the island, the message is, be there early to avoid any disappointment."

The box office opens at 1000 BST.