September 6th 2023 Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Ontario
To be honest, I'm here to see Alice Cooper but throw in Rob Zombie as the headliner and trust me, I'm not complaining!
Openers Filter were good. I didn't know much about the band but I will give them more of a listen now that I've seen them live.
Next up were industrial metal band Ministry. The band was amazing and I really enjoyed them covering the Black Sabbath song 'Supernaut'. Although I was here for Alice, I will now give this band some listening as they sounded great.
Ministry Set List
01 - Thieves 02 - The Missing 03 - Deity 04 - Stigmata 05 - Supernaut (Black Sabbath cover) 06 - Burning Inside 07 - N.W.O 08 - Just One Fix 07 - Goddamn White Trash
Next up was Alice Cooper who just released his album 'Road'. School may have just started again but with Alice Cooper, it's "school's out forever!" Teacher Alice never dissapoints and seeing him is a lesson in music.
Starting off with 'Lock Me Up' and 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' he got us old farts (yes, I'm guessing the majority of us there are in our 50s and 60s) out of are seats clapping and cheering. C'mon people its Alice fucking Cooper!!
He played 'I'm Eighteen' next and had me singing it. Followed next by 'Under My Wheels' and 'Billion Dollar Babies;' the classics just kept coming. 'Hey Stoopid' and 'Snakebite' were awesome. 'Feed My Frankenstein' and 'Poison' came next and yes, he did bring the snake out on stage!
At this time, Nita Strauss nailed an amazing guitar solo. Alice finished the night off with 'Elected' and 'School's Out.' Although I was a little surprised nothing from the new album was played, it's not really surprising considering his catalogue of music.
Who knows maybe he'll come back to Toronto soon as a headliner and play some of them. At 75 years of age, Alice still puts on one hell of a rock show!
Alice Cooper Set List
01 - Lock Me Up 02 - No More Mr. Nice Guy 03 - I'm Eighteen 04 - Under My Wheels 05 - Billion Dollar Babies 06 - Hey Stoopid 07 - Lost In America 08 - Snakebite 09 - Feed My Frankenstein 10 - Poison 11 - "The Black Widow" (segment from Alice Cooper: The Nightmare) 12 - Nita Strauss Guitar Solo 13 - Black Widow Jam 14 - Ballad of Dwight Fry 15 - Killer (partial; band only) 16 - I Love The Dead (partial; band only) 17 - Elected 18 - School's Out
Finally it was Rob Zombie. As the curtain dropped and the 15,000 plus fans rose from their seats, it was pure zombie madness. Like I said, I was here for Alice but don't get me wrong, Rob puts on one hell of a show. To be honest, I only knew the last four songs of his set but heck that's the fun of being a rock and metal fan. I loved the songs he was singing even though I didn't know the lyrics and I loved the vibe that he was giving off. Now that being said I now need to go listen to some of his other songs.
Rob Zombie Set List
01 - The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Supersition) 02 - Dead City Radio and The New Gods of Supertown 03 - Feel So Numb 04 - Well, Everybody's Fucking in a U.F.O 05 - What Lurks on Channel X? 06 - Superbeast 07 - Demonoid Phenomenon 08 - The Lords of Salem 09 - House of 1000 Corpses 10 - Drum Solo 11 - Living Dead Girl 12 - More Human Than Human (White Zombie) 13 - Thunder Kiss '65 (White Zombie) 14 - Dragula
SEE YOU NEXT TIME FREAKS!! 🤘
Over time these concerts become distant memories, but I hope this one I'll remember forever.
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