This stub is from Alice’s “The Nightmare Returns” tour. My memory of this show is a little spotty, mainly because I would see the same show again a few days afterwards on New Year’s Eve (that stub and memory to come soon). I can’t remember with whom I went to this show, but I have some recollections about the performances.
The Vinnie Vincent Invasion opened the show. Vincent was the guitarist for KISS prior to striking out on this solo venture. They were very much an embodiment of 80’s glam metal, and mildly entertaining. But I had to chuckle to myself, because at the end of the set, Vincent kicked over one of his amplifiers, but since I was close to the stage I noticed there were no cords or wires connected to it, and it did not seem to have speakers inside the cabinet, so I deduced it was a dummy amp (my assumption was confirmed on NYE when he kicked over the same “amp”). Anyway, not the best opening act I had seen, but not the worst either.
After a break, the Coop took the stage, opening with “Welcome to My Nightmare,” a great opener and right up there with “Hello Hurray,” which in my humble opinion is the best opening song ever.
Anyway, the rest of the show was all killer and no filler, as is evident from the setlist below. Rock on, and be sure to check back soon for my memories of the New Year’s show.
Setlist:
- Welcome to My Nightmare
- Billion Dollar Babies
- No More Mr. Nice Guy
- Be My Lover
- I’m Eighteen
- The World Needs Guts
- Give It Up
- Cold Ethyl
- Only Women Bleed
- Go to Hell
- Ballad of Dwight Fry
- Teenage Frankenstein
- Sick Things
- I Love the Dead
- School’s Out
Encore:
- Elected
- Under My Wheels
The Stub Collection 
I saw Alice 2 years ago for my first time and he still has it. Never saw Vinnie with Invasion but I did see him with Kiss in 1983.
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Oh yeah. Paranormal tour, right? He still puts on an awesome show. Cool you saw Vinnie w Kiss. Thanks for sharing your concert memories. Hope we get to start seeing shows again soon 🤘🤘
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Ohh! I need a live show it has been far too long.
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I still need to see Alice.
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Indeed! He still puts on an amazing show. Hopefully when concerts start up again you will have a chance.
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Looking forward to the New Years Eve blog, cause I was at that one.
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Indeed you were! That was a fun night.
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Oh my, a dummy amp on stage? I’m so naive I never thought about that before! Do you think all those guitars that Pete Townshend destroyed were props or the real thing?
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Oh, the real thing. I saw Pete smash a guitar once. But when Pete was breaking guitars, they were a lot cheaper and he had plenty of money (Pete also made more than the rest of The Who because he wrote the songs and got royalties).
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