Fire and freaks: Alice Cooper picks acts for annual Halloween horror

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11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Shock rocker Alice Cooper is to make London the permanent home for an annual Halloween show.

He made his pledge as he auditioned suitably scary fire-themed acts to join him at Alexandra Palace - and invited the Evening Standard to join his judging panel.

His concert on October 29 follows last year's two sell-outs at the Roundhouse in Camden - the first time he had brought Alice Cooper's Halloween Night Of Fear to Britain.

"London worked so well last year," said the star, 63. "Now we'll try to make Halloween here an Alice Cooper thing. We want to keep coming back and be a London tradition.

"This is also a great chance for British performers to be seen. There are a lot of freaky sideshow acts that never get this kind of platform to perform."

Four selected acts from seven bizarre contestants included Snake Fervor - real name Heidi Bradshaw, 25, of Hackney. Her show involved "nasal flossing", body stapling and being set on fire.

Sophia Landi, 27, used a flaming bullwhip, Ruby Blues covered the stage in sparks in taking an angle grinder to her guitar and Girls Roc had a wild dance routine with fire stunts.

Band member Danielle Veal, 25, said: "On Britain's Got Talent we were told to tone things down as it was a family show. We can't wait to perform with Alice and do exactly what we want."

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