This past Saturday night, on 2nd November, saw rock legend Alice Cooper do a pop-up show at Phoenix’s Wasted Grain club with students and faculty from his Solid Rock Foundation – and one very special guest. Escape The Hive guitarist Conrad Varela joined Cooper for his entire show.
Varela, who first gained national attention when he won the Alice Cooper Proof Is In Pudding talent contest in 2018, has played with Cooper on multiple occasions in the past several years. T
Taking the stage alongside the 76 year old phenomenon he had a blast doing so. “Sharing the stage with Alice has always been an honour beyond belief, but the energy of last night’s crowd put this particular show above the rest! Working with Cooper is always an absolute blast, and in terms of stage presence, I can barely keep up!”
Escape The Hive frontman Michael Beck was in the crowd and remarked, “We are so proud to have our guitarist sharing the stage with Alice Cooper. But not surprised. Conrad is a top-level player and we are proud to have him on the Escape The Hive stage as well. I’ve been lucky to share the stage with some great guitar players. Conrad is in that conversation for a reason.
“It was a great show,” Beck continued. “The band played a full set with Alice and his son Dash on vocals. Including 80s hits like ‘Feed My Frankenstein’ and ‘Poison’ as well as some of Alice’s earlier catalogue such as ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’, ‘I’m 18’, and ‘Schools Out’.
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