Alice Cooper Rockin' Bonnaroo Music Festival

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Alice Cooper Rockin' Bonnaroo Music Festival

Alice Cooper

On Saturday June 9th, 2012 in “That Tent” at Bonnaroo Music Festival saw a performance by none other than 70’s and 80’s metal icon Alice Cooper. This show was yet another contribution to Bonnaroo’s recent theme of hosting nostalgic rock performances from the past thirty years. The crowd was a testament to this, consisting mostly of the older portion of the Bonnaroo attendees. Despite this being his sixth decade being a musical performer, Cooper and his band gave a high energy performance that was surprisingly entertaining. The foggy backdrop on the stage matched the costumes that Cooper and his cronies were wearing; they looked as if they came straight out of an 80’s hair-band music video from a cheesy horror movie.

Alice Cooper

With Alice bearing his signature face paint and the band all wearing leather, one could almost not help but laugh. As was expected, the concert included songs that
everyone knows such as “Poison” and “I’m Eighteen”, and he closed out the main segment of his performance with the classic “Schools Out.” Accompanying Cooper on stage was Greek guitar goddess Orianthi, who still looked amazing despite having fake blood painted on her face and arms. Her shredding guitar riffs could give Slash a run for his money.

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper has had a long and successful career with 26 total albums, 19 of them as a solo
performer. In 2011 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and currently hosts his own
weekly radio show every night called “Nights with Alice Cooper.”