Hot on the heels of his Welcome 2 My Nightmare tour, notorious shock rocker Alice Cooper has been confirmed for next year’s edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 10-12 at Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, England.
Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand for the last five decades, the godfather of theatrical rock needs no introduction, and needless to say, organizers are delighted to have such a prolific and legendary artist join the Bloodstock line up. Festival booker Vicky Gregory comments: “As Bloodstock organizers, but more importantly, huge fans of Alice Cooper, we are thrilled to have such an iconic artist close proceedings on the Sunday night! We have been after Alice for a number of years and are extremely excited to see him grace the Ronnie James Dio stage and guarantee this will be a performance not to be missed.”
An Alice Cooper concert is always a memorable event, and there are few artists out there capable of putting on such a thrillingly entertaining show. Bloodstock attendees are in for quite a treat if the recent shows are anything to go by. From the moment he takes to the stage as a giant spider your senses are assaulted with fireworks, mock executions, simulated sex (with the dead of course), snakes, monsters and zombies, as Alice delivers hit after hit from his decades long career.
With a back catalogue that includes timeless classic such as “Schools’s Out”, “No More Mr Nice Guy”, “Welcome To My Nightmare”, “Hey Stoopid”, “Feed My Frankenstein” and recent single “I’ll Bite Your Face Off”, Alice‘s set at Bloodstock will be impossible to not enjoy, and will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the festival’s history for many years to come.
With a world-class headliner already in place and two more to be announced — as well as over 100 bands from across the world of hard rock and metal — there is no festival offering better value, with four day weekend camping tickets available at just £90 if booked by December 15.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
Ronnie James Dio Stage
Alice Cooper
Anvil
Corrosion Of Confirmity
Dimmu Borgir
Hatebreed
Paradise Lost
Watain
Sophie Lancaster Stage
Anaal Nathrakh
Orange Goblin
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Welcome 2 My Nightmare The Long-Awaited Sequel to his 1975 classic is released on September 13 via Universal Music Enterprises.
Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who produced the original multi-platinum Welcome To My Nightmare album in 1975, the record picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind.
That original album is an all-time rock classic that spawned a worldwide theatrical tour and pioneering U.S. TV special and cemented Alice Cooper as a visionary trailblazer whose influence persists today in rock, metal, pop, punk, theater, television, film and much more.
More than 35 years later, Alice and Ezrin have resurrected the horror and humor for a new generation.
Co-writers on various songs include the aforementioned Bob Ezrin,Ke$ha, Neal, Dennis, Michael, plus Buckcherry‘s Keith Nelson,Desmond Child (who famously co-wrote and produced Poison with Alice), longtime collaborator Dick Wagner, current touring band member Chuck Garric and film composer Jeremy Rubolino.
Alice Cooper’s Worldwide “No More Mr. Nice Guy” 2011 Tour Continues
November 10 Rennes, France – Liberte
November 12 Bremen, Germany – Pier III
November 13 Mulheim An Der Ruhr, Germany – RWE Arena
November 14 Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
November 17 St Petersburg, Russia – Oktiaborski
November 19 Moscow, Russia – Crocus City Hall Expo, 3rd Pavilion
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