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Alice Cooper’s annual Christmas Pudding on way to Phoenix
Fundraiser brings Sammy Hagar, Nancy Wilson to benefit Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers
(Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Alice Cooper, left, and Nita Strauss performs at the Welcome To Rockville Music Festival on May 20, 2023, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Valley rock legend will bring back his annual Christmas Pudding showcase on Dec. 9 in Phoenix.
(Provided by Danny Zelisko Presents)
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What: Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding
When: Saturday, Dec. 9
Where: Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix
One of the Valley’s signature holiday events is coming back, and with big names in music to benefit a worthy cause.
Alice Cooper’s 21st Annual Christmas Pudding takes place Saturday, Dec. 9 at Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., in Phoenix. The 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Valley legend will be joined by Sammy Hagar, Nancy Wilson of Heart, Quiet Riot and Sixwire.
The fundraiser benefits Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers.
With locations in Phoenix and Mesa, the Rock Teen Centers inspire teens (ages 12-20) to grow through music, dance and art with vocational training in sound and recording, lighting and staging, and video production, as well as a computer lab and facility for teens to engage with their peers.
The Rock Teen Centers are free and are open 2-7:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The Phoenix location is 13625 N. 32nd St., and the Mesa center is at 122 N. Country Club Drive.
Visit alicecoopersolidrock.com to learn more.
Solid Rock teens will also be performing at the Christmas Pudding show, including the 2023 winners of Alice Cooper’s Proof is in the Pudding Music and Dance Competition, the Bucket Brigade, the Solid Rock Dance Company, and a few Christmas surprises.
Christmas Pudding tickets range from $50 to $400.
Ticket pre-sales begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 by clicking here. Password is “COOP.”
General sale tickets begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29.
Cooper, born Vincent Furnier in Detroit, moved to Phoenix when he was a child and attended Cortez High School. He has made the Valley his home ever since.
