Escape The Hive released their debut album This Is Gonna Sting via Shock Records / Vanity Music Group back on September 15, 2023. The band’s line-up consists of Varela on guitar, Michael Beck on lead vocalist, Mike Vars on keyboardist, Paul Williams on bass and A.D. Adams on drums.
Head First Entertainment‘s press release indicates:
“This past Saturday night saw rock legend Alice Cooper do a pop show at Phoenix’s Wasted Grain Club with students and faculty from his Solid Rock Foundation – and one very special guest. Escape The Hive guitarist Conrad Varela joined Alice for his entire show.
Varela, who first gained national attention when he won the Alice Cooper “Proof Is In Pudding” talent contest in 2018, has played with Alice on multiple occasions in the past several years. Taking the stage alongside the 76 year old phenom he, as always, had a blast doing so. “Sharing the stage with Alice has always been an honor beyond belief, but the energy of last night’s crowd put this particular show above the rest! Working with Cooper is always an absolute blast, and in terms of stage presence, I can barely keep up!”
Escape The Hive frontman Michael Beck was in the crowd and remarked, “We are so proud to have our guitarist sharing the stage with Alice Cooper. But not surprised. Conrad is a top-level player and we are proud to have him on the Escape The Hive stage as well. I’ve been lucky to share the stage with some great guitar players. Conrad is in that conversation for a reason. “It was a great show,” Beck continues. “The band played a full set with Alice and his son Dash on vocals. Including 80s hits like “Feed My Frankenstein”& “Poison” as well as some of Alice‘s earlier catalog such as “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, “I’m 18″, and “Schools Out.””
Snippet of Alice Cooper performing “I Got A Line On You” live at the Wasted Grain Club in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on November 2, 2024:
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