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Alice Cooper Performs Motorhead’s Ace of Spades At Wacken Festival

by Paul Cashmere on August 9, 2017

in News

Alice Cooper paid tribute to Lemmy at the Wacken Festival in Germany on the weekend. 80,000 fans heard ‘Ace of Spades’ Alice-style.

The 2017 Wacken Festival was dedicated to the late Lemmy, lead singer of Motörhead, who died from cancer on 28 December 2015 at age 70. Alice Cooper performed the Motorhead classic as his final song.

The 2017 Wacken Festival was dedicated to Lemmy. The festival used Motörhead’s cover of the Bowie classic ‘Heroes’ as this year’s theme.

Alice Cooper will tour Australia in October= with special guest Ace Frehley.

Alice Cooper dates

October 19, Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre
October 20, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
October 21, Sydney, Hordern Pavilion
October 23, Canberra, AIS Arena
October 24, Newcastle, Ent Centre
October 25, Brisbane, Convention Centre

October 27, Auckland, Trusts Arena
October 28, Wellington, TSB Arena

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