Alice Cooper's 2019 Christmas Pudding benefit concert to feature Rob Halford, Extreme members & more

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ABC/Randy HolmesThe 18th edition of Alice Cooper‘s star-studded annual Christmas Pudding fundraising concert takes place Saturday, December 14, at the Celebrity Theatre in the shock rocker’s hometown of Phoenix.

Cooper has unveiled the show’s initial lineup, which includes Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford, Extreme‘s Gary Cherone and Nuno Betancourt, acclaimed blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa and Slaughter frontman Mark Slaughter.

Other artists on the bill include comic musician Gary Mule Deer and comedian Jim Breuer. More performers will be announced soon.

Proceeds from the holiday extravaganza go toward funding the free music, dance, arts and vocational programs of Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers. The event also will feature a performance by the Solid Rock Dancers and the winners of this year’s installment of Cooper’s annual Proof Is in the Pudding talent contest.

Tickets for Cooper’s 2019 Christmas Pudding show will go on sale on Monday, October 7.

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