Hitting up the NEC once more, the venue was packed! Everyone was out in their Motley Crue esque outfits including one guy in a cowboy hat...
Getting into the venue just before eight Alice Cooper had already hit the stage! Making a mad dash to the merchandise and the bar I made it into the standing area to a electric atmosphere. What also shocked me was Tommy lee's Roller coaster Drum Kit that took up half the arena, it was huge!
Missing the first Alice Cooper song 'The Black Widow' I was a little disappointed but the rest of the set sure made up for it cause he was phenomenal. Continuing his show with 'No More Mr Nice Guy', 'Under My Wheels' and 'I'm 18' Cooper bought the power. Also his Giant Snake.
No take that first thought out of your head, it was an actual snake (animal). The theatrics Alice Cooper bought out in each song was amazing and the live sound incredible. What I loved about his backing band was the lead guitarist was a woman and she rocked the stage. She is my new hero!
Moving through the set list of 'Billion Dollar babies' and my favourite 'Poison' and 'Dirty Diamonds' Cooper played 'Go To Hell' and 'Feed My Frankenstein'. I must admit 'Feed My Frankenstein' maybe one of the best live tracks I have have seen or heard ever. The story to the song on stage was phenomenal. Cooper walked out in a giant white medical coat covered in blood bringing with him a giant electric table which he was then strapped too while wearing a gas mask. Smoke consumed the stage before the fireworks went off and Cooper disappeared. He then came back onto the stage as a twelve foot giant Alice Cooper Frankenstein! The cheers and claps that earn't was amazing.
After that the guillotine came out and it was time for Alice Cooper to die on stage. The Ballad Of Dwight Fry had him put in a straight Jacket then Killer and I love The Dead finished him off for execution.
After his decapitation the reincarnated Alice Cooper came back to perform the wonderful 'Schools Out'! Every one in the crowd sang along with this song and what I loved most was how Alice Cooper incorporated in Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall' at the end. As the crowd sung the final line 'All in all you're just another brick in the wall' Alice Cooper's face dropped in shock, he couldn't believe the sheer power and noise behind the crowd singing that much loved British song so loudly.
I'm going to have to do this post in two parts because the amount I have written will be too much for one post on its own. I hope you have enjoyed reliving this show with me because I sure have and I will be posting the second part shortly. Thank you for reading...
Lissy.C
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