Alice Cooper gets Too Close for Comfort Alice Cooper’s “Too Close For Comfort” 2025 touring run thus far is mostly Southern-based, kicking off in Augusta, Georgia, in late January. The tour includes four Florida shows in early February, including one at Hard Rock Live. Read full story. Credit: Photo via Alice Cooper/Facebook

Shock rock legend Alice Cooper is making his way back to Orlando this week as part of his Too Close for Comfort 2024 tour.

Detroit rager Cooper, widely credited with pioneering a theatrical style of hard rock that kickstarted heavy metal, made his mark in the early 1970s with OTT performances replete with guillotines, electric chairs and live snakes. His influence slithers through several generations, shaping the stage personae of artists like KISS, Marilyn Manson and Ghost.

While his performances have evolved and expanded over the years, the 76-year-old Cooper remains a defining figure in rock, with a catalog of muscular hits that include “School’s Out,” “I’m Eighteen,” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy.”

Or maybe he is a nice guy, because Cooper recently collaborated with Orlando metaller Ms. Meka Nism on a children’s album. And it even got nominated for a Grammy. Shocking, right?

8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., entertainment.hardrock.com, $55-$123.

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This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2025.