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Alice Cooper was adopted by Vincent Furnier as he and a group of friends discovered a love of performing on stage during a high school Letterman talent show in 1964. The group of cross country runners did not know how to play any instruments, but won the competition acting in mime to a Beatles song. A few years later, after a few lineup changes and after the group learned to play instruments, the group changed its name to Alice Cooper. Furnier ran with the onstage persona and the group became a hit around Phoenix, selling tickets to their gimmicky show.
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About Alice Cooper
The act used Furnier, or Alice Cooper, dressed up in androgynous tattered clothing and makeup to create as much buzz as possible for the group. As far as the music goes, they were heavily influenced by groups like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Kinks, and Pink Floyd. The result was an influential hard rock group that first introduced the idea of horror to rock. Tickets to an Alice Cooper show guaranteed an entertaining performance that was built to push the limits and shock the audience.
After the group matured to more than a high school hobby, Alice Cooper consisted of Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) singing lead, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass, and Neal Smith on drums. The stage act often included a guillotine and an appreciation for surrealist artists like Salvador Dali. The Alice Cooper put into their stage act may not have sold many tickets early on, but it did get them an audition with Frank Zappa.
Zappa, was looking for interesting rock acts and signed the psychedelic rock group to a three-record deal. Alice Cooper continued to struggle to sell tickets and albums early on, but eventually developed a new brand of music, shock rock. Zappa sold the record company to Warner Bros. and Alice Cooper decided that California was not the place for their act. The group moved to Furnier’s childhood home town, Detroit, and started over.
Alice Cooper found it s new home to be a welcome change and they finally produced a hit with “I’m Eighteen” in 1970 and followed the strong showing on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album Love it to Death in 1971. The album was the breakthrough the group needed, eventually reaching platinum certification. The stage show that followed the hit album was well worth the cost of tickets. Alice Cooper became more than just an androgynous character, he adopted the role of villain. A role that would find him “executed” in various gothic ways by the end of the performance.
Alice Cooper closed out the ‘70s as a huge act that commanded attention wherever they went. Tickets to shows scheduled around the world sold out regularly, especially in the United States and Europe, and songs like “School’s Out” became teenage anthems of dissidence. Alice Cooper, by then a solo act of Vincent Furnier, took a break in the ‘80s, but came out to play again the ‘90s, solidifying his spot in our cultural history.
Alice Cooper is about to embark on a ridiculously huge tour with concerts scheduled around the globe. It kicks off in Kavarna in Bulgaria on July 6 and goes on strong until October 31 for the finale in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Alice Cooper tickets will beyond impossible to find as the shock rock demigod graces the stage again. The Ticket Specialists are here though to provide you with the seats you need at prices you can afford. Our amazing selection will get you as close the gothic action on stage as you want to be.
