Alice Cooper

Heavy metal, pop, country, alternative rock and oldies performers joined in a rousing rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” for the close of Alice Cooper’s 7th annual Christmas Pudding concert on Saturday, December 15 at the Dodge Theatre. The event raised over $125,000 for Solid Rock, the Phoenix-based nonprofit founded by Cooper to serve the needs of teenagers.
 
Nearly 3,000 people attended the concert featuring performances by Cooper, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, Arizona fan favorite Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, CTA, featuring Danny Seraphine and Marc Bonilla, Whiskey Falls, Flo & Eddie (The Turtles), MC Brad Perry of Channel 3, the world’s fastest painter Rock DeMarco, comedian Mark Cordes and the Destiny Dancers, an international dance troupe managed by Sheryl Cooper, as well as Brewed to Perfection and Shaun Patrick Moe, the 2007 “Proof is in the Pudding” winners.
 
Funds raised at the Christmas Pudding benefit Cooper’s Solid Rock which is raising money to build “The Rock,” a $7.3 multi-use teen center on land donated by Grand Canyon University in west Phoenix. Events such as Christmas Pudding and capital development efforts such as the “Donor of a Square Foot” campaign help bring the organization closer to its goal. 
  
Sponsors of the 2007 Christmas Pudding were 93.3 KDKB, Precise Corporate Staging, Dodge Theatre, IZOD, Gold Canyon Candles, O’Neil Printing, M3 Companies, Live Nation, Liquid Eyewear, PLSN, BARCO, National Car Rental, FOH, Cooper’stown, Airpark Chrysler and Rule29 Creative.

For additional information about Christmas Pudding or the Proof is in the Pudding visit www.alicepudding.com or www.alicecoopersolidrock.com. 

About Solid Rock

Solid Rock was created in November 1995 and is dedicated to addressing the needs of teenagers. Solid Rock is a Christian nonprofit, 501(c)(3) Arizona corporation. Solid Rock is currently working to build “The Rock”-- a 29,000-square-foot, multi-use teen facility, to be located on the campus of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. The Rock will provide a safe haven for teens through music, education, sports and entertainment.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (December 20, 2007) –