December 1, 1971, show at the Academy of Music in New York City marked the world premiere of Alice Cooper's iconic mock hanging execution as the show's grand finale. This was the official kickoff of the Killer Tour (though a handful of warm-up gigs had occurred in the prior week), and it introduced the full theatrical escalation that defined the band's shock-rock legacy. Prior to this, the Love It to Death Tour (earlier in 1971) climaxed with a staged electric chair executi

Alice Cooper headlined a concert at The Park in North Baltimore, Ohio, on August 21, 1971 during their Love It to Death tour, a pivotal...

The night Alice threw a chicken – and shock rock legend was born! Alice Cooper Group performed at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival on September 13, 1969 – a one-day, twelve-hour festival packed with 50s/60s legends and one very out-of-place psychedelic freakshow from Arizona. The bill featured Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Chicago… and John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s surprise debut as the Plastic Ono Band (with Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann,