Mike Dupke is a Michigan-born drummer who began playing at age 13. After “basically living in the band room” through high school, Dupke enrolled in the Indiana University School of Music, where he began studying with Kenny Aronoff. At only 19 years old, Mike performed with John Mellencamp’s band, playing percussion alongside Kenny. He performed on the MTV “Human Wheels” special, the Arsenio Hall Show, and the “When Jesus Left Birmingham” video. Dupke also played drumkit for a track on Mellencamp’s “Dance Naked” disc.

After college, Mike relocated to Nashville where he met Cinderella drummer Fred Coury. It was Coury who ended up pairing Dupke with L.A.-based rock band Hair Of The Dog. HOTD got signed to Spitfire Records and recorded two more discs, 2000′s “Rise” and 2001′s “Ignite”. After that group disbanded, Mike began backing slide-blues powerhouse Eric Sardinas, and got his first taste of international touring. In 2006, Dupke joined heavy metal legends W.A.S.P., with mainman Blackie Lawless calling Dupke the only drummer he “ever hired on the spot.” Mike has recorded two discs with the band, 2007′s “Dominator” and 2009′s “Babylon”. Since joining W.A.S.P., he has performed in nearly 30 countries around the globe.

When not on tour, Mike resides in the Los Angeles area, doing sessions and teaching students. Dupke plays and endorses Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, and Ahead Drumsticks.

W.A.S.P. "30 YEARS OF THUNDER" TOUR DATES:

SEPTEMBER 21ST 2012 ENGLAND LONDON THE FORUM
SEPTEMBER 22ND 2012 SCOTLAND EDINBURGH HMV PICTURE HOUSE
SEPTEMBER 23RD 2012 ENGLAND NEWCASTLE ACADEMY
SEPTEMBER 24TH 2012 N. IRELEAND BELFAST ULSTER HALL
SEPTEMBER 25TH 2012 IRELAND DUBLIN VICAR STREET
SEPTEMBER 27TH 2012 ENGLAND MANCHESTER HMV RITZ
SEPTEMBER 28TH 2012 ENGLAND LEEDS ACADEMY
SEPTEMBER 29TH 2012 ENGLAND NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
SEPTEMBER 30TH 2012 ENGLAND NORWICH WATERFRONT
OCTOBER 1ST 2012 ENGLAND WOLVERHAMPTON WOLFRUN HALL
OCTOBER 3RD 2012 WALES CARDIF THE GREAT HALL
OCTOBER 4TH 2012 ENGLAND BRISTOL ACADEMY
OCTOBER 6TH 2012 SWEDEN VARBERG ARENAN
OCTOBER 7TH 2012 SWEDEN LINKÖPING CUPOLEN
OCTOBER 9TH 2012 SWEDEN UPPSALA KATALIN
OCTOBER 10TH 2012 SWEDEN HÄSSLEHOLM QPOOLEN
OCTOBER 11TH 2012 SWEDEN TROLLHÄTAN ÄLVHÖGSBOR
OCTOBER 12TH 2012 SWEDEN SUNDSVALL SPEGELSALEN, STADSHUSET
OCTOBER 13TH 2012 SWEDEN ÖREBRÖ KONGRESS
OCTOBER 14TH 2012 SWEDEN ESKILSTUNA LOKOMOTIVET
OCTOBER 16TH 2012 ESTONIA TALLIN ROCK CAFE
OCTOBER 17TH 2012 FINLAND HELSINKI THE CIRCUS
OCTOBER 18TH 2012 FINLAND TAMPERE TAMPERE HALL
OCTOBER 19TH 2012 FINLAND TURKU LOGOMO
OCTOBER 20TH 2012 FINLAND SEINÄJOKI RYTMIKORJAAMO
OCTOBER 21ST 2012 SWEDEN LULEÃ… KULTURENSHUS
OCTOBER 23RD 2012 NORWAY BO KROA
OCTOBER 24TH 2012 NORWAY OSLO ROCKEFELLER
OCTOBER 25TH 2012 SWEDEN HUSKVARNA TEATERLADAN
OCTOBER 26TH 2012 SWEDEN STOCKHOLM ROCKKLASSIKER KRYSNINGEN
OCTOBER 27TH 2012 SWEDEN KARLSTAD NOJEFABRIKEN
OCTOBER 30TH 2012 GERMANY KÖLN LIVE MUSIC HALL
OCTOBER 31ST 2012 GERMANY BOCHUM ZECHE
NOVEMBER 2ND 2012 NETHERLANDS TILBURG 0 13
NOVEMBER 3RD 2012 BELGIUM ANTWERP TRIX
NOVEMBER 4TH 2012 FRANCE LILLE LE SPLENDID
NOVEMBER 5TH 2012 FRANCE PARIS LE BATACLAN
NOVEMBER 6TH 2012 FRANCE TOULOUSE BIKINI
NOVEMBER 7TH 2012 SPAIN BARAKALDO ROCKSTAR LIVE
NOVEMBER 8TH 2012 SPAIN SANTIAGO SALA CAPITOL
NOVEMBER 9TH 2012 SPAIN MADRID LA RIVIERA
NOVEMBER 10TH 2012 PORTUGAL LISBON CAMPO PEQUENO
NOVEMBER 12TH 2012 SPAIN CARTAGENA LA MATRIZ CREATIVA
NOVEMBER 13TH 2012 SPAIN BARCELONA RAZZMATAZZ 2
NOVEMBER 14TH 2012 FRANCE ST. ETIENNE LE FIL
NOVEMBER 15TH 2012 FRANCE STRASBOURG LA LAITERIE
NOVEMBER 16TH 2012 GERMANY MÃœNCHEN BACKSTAGE WERK
NOVEMBER 17TH 2012 GERMANY STUTTGART LKA LONGHORN
NOVEMBER 19TH 2012 AUSTRIA LINZ POSTHOF
NOVEMBER 20TH 2012 ITALY TREVISO NEW AGE
NOVEMBER 21ST 2012 ITALY BOLOGNA ESTRAGON
NOVEMBER 23RD 2012 GREECE ATHENS FUZZ CLUB
NOVEMBER 24TH 2012 GREECE THESSALONIKI MYLOS APOTHEKE CLUB
NOVEMBER 25TH 2012 TURKEY ISTANBUL KUCUKCIFTLIK PARK
NOVEMBER 27TH 2012 HUNGARY BUDAPEST CLUB 202
NOVEMBER 28TH 2012 AUSTRIA VIENNA SZENE
NOVEMBER 30TH 2012 GERMANY NÃœRNBERG ROCKFABRIK
DECEMBER 2TH 2012 GERMANY HAMBURG MARKTHALLE
DECEMBER 3RD 2012 GERMANY NEU ISENBURG HUGENOTTENHALLE
DECEMBER 5TH 2012 GERMANY OSNABRÃœCK ROSENHOF
DECEMBER 6TH 2012 GERMANY MEMINGEN KAMINWERK
DECEMBER 7TH 2012 SWITZERLAND BERN CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL