Alice Cooper’s annual Christmas Pudding Phoenix concert: A guide

You know it’s the holiday season in Arizona when people start getting excited about Christmas Pudding, not the kind that’s served as a follow-up to a roast turkey dinner.

Maybe it is some baked bird that you consume before attending Alice Cooper’s annual fundraising concert. All we know is that you should plan on saving some room to stuff yourself with some hefty helpings of rock ‘n’ roll.

This fun, benefit show happens on November 15 at the Celebrity Theatre. The venue is known for its in-the-round seating, and for this event, the stage will be rotating throughout the night.

Each year, the event is graced by stars who are dedicated to helping the musician raise money for Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers, which have multiple Valley locations and offer music, dance, art, and vocational programs for teens aged 12 to 20.

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2025 Christmas Pudding lineup

This year, the original Alice Cooper Group is reuniting after more than 50 years, and it features Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith. The group will reunite to play a mix of their hits along with songs from their new record, “The Revenge of Alice Cooper.” The July release also includes a posthumous appearance by Glen Buxton, the band’s original guitarist, who died in 1997.

The crew got together in an “old-school recording studio” in Connecticut, per Cooper’s announcement about the release, to rekindle their magic from past years and to build on that to make music and show their “vibrant present.”

Also taking the stage that night are Ed Roland of Collective Soul and Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles, as well as Nita Strauss, SIXWIRE and Legends of Magic. The latter is comprised of David Minkin, Jessica Jane and Chris Mitchell.

Other performers include the Solid Rock Dance Company, The Bucket Brigade and artists who won the 2025 Proof is in the Pudding music competition. This year, Evelyn Errante was the solo artist winner and Garrett James & The Wanderers took the top band spot.

The annual competition for bands with members ages 12 to 25 not only allows winners to perform at the event, but competitors also get the opportunity to meet members of the music industry and get career advice.