Alice Cooper Concert Review: 9/22/2026 @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls

Before I get into this show, I have to thank my daughter Autumn for getting me to fully dive into Alice Cooper’s music. I always liked the songs I knew, but Autumn is a massive fan and has loved him since she first heard him when she was very young. Her enthusiasm got me listening beyond the familiar hits, and I have her to thank for discovering just how much there is to love in his catalog.

Our first Alice Cooper show together was at Shea’s in Buffalo in 2022. This night at OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls marked our sixth time seeing him. Six shows in four years, across two countries and four different states—I think we’ve done pretty well! Getting to share those experiences with Autumn makes them even more special, and I have to say, he never disappoints.

At 78 years old, Alice still sounds incredible, and he remains fully committed to putting on the kind of rock show only he can provide. His September 22, 2026 performance had the big hits, the theatrics, and plenty of deeper cuts to make this an especially exciting night for fans who have explored beyond the classics.

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Quick Details

Artist: Alice Cooper
Tour: Alice’s Attic
Date: September 22, 2026
Venue: OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Guitarist filling in for Nita Strauss: Anna Cara
Personal highlights: The deep cuts, Anna Cara’s solo into “Brutal Planet,” “The Ballad of Dwight Fry,” the Kurt Cobain tribute, and “Under My Wheels”

Setlist

Hello, Hooray — opening snippet
Who Do You Think We Are
Spark in the Dark
No More Mr. Nice Guy
House of Fire
Billion Dollar Babies
I’m Eighteen
Muscle of Love
Feed My Frankenstein
Dirty Diamonds
Caught in a Dream
Hey Stoopid
Dangerous Tonight
Poison
Guitar Solo — Anna Cara
Brutal Planet — including a drum solo
Ballad of Dwight Fry
Cold Ethyl
Only Women Bleed
Second Coming / Going Home — abbreviated sequence during the execution scene
School’s Out — with “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd mixed in
Smells Like Teen Spirit — Nirvana cover, dedicated to Kurt Cobain
Under My Wheels

An Opening With Something for the Longtime Fans

The show started with a snippet of “Hello, Hooray” before the band went into “Who Do You Think We Are.” I thought that was a really cool way to open. Special Forces is not one of Alice’s more popular albums, so hearing something from it right at the beginning immediately gave the show a different feel from previous Alice tours.

Then came “Spark in the Dark,” which was another rare choice. Alice had previously spoken about being uncomfortable performing that song because of its lyrical content, so getting to hear it live made it even more interesting.

“Who Do You Think We Are” and “Spark in the Dark” are both part of this current tour after spending decades outside the regular set. Having them open the show gave big fans something special right from the start.

I love when an artist with a catalog this big makes room for choices like that. There are so many different eras of Alice Cooper’s music to explore, and this opening put two of them right up front.

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Big Hits, Fan Favorites, and Deep Cuts

Of course, the big hits were very well received. Songs like “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “I’m Eighteen,” “Billion Dollar Babies,” and “Poison” are a huge part of why people come to see Alice Cooper, and they obviously belong in the setlist.

What I especially liked was how much there was around those songs. “House of Fire,” “Muscle of Love,” and “Hey Stoopid” helped make the set a really fun trip through his catalog.

Hearing “Dirty Diamonds,” “Caught in a Dream,” “Dangerous Tonight,” and “Brutal Planet” was especially exciting for me. Those songs cover very different sides of Alice’s music, and having all of them in one show gave the night plenty of variety.

“Caught in a Dream” is such a great song, and I was happy to hear it included alongside the more familiar classics. “Dangerous Tonight” was another real treat. Fans waited more than three decades to hear that one live, so getting it on this current tour was especially exciting.

That was a big part of what made this show work so well for me. There was plenty for someone who knows the hits, along with enough deeper material to make a longtime fan appreciate the setlist even more.

Anna Cara Delivered

Anna Cara was filling in for Nita Strauss, and those are some pretty big shoes to fill. She did awesome!

Her guitar solo after “Poison” that led directly into “Brutal Planet,” another song that had spent years out of the set before returning for this current run of shows, was great. Hearing it lead into a song I was so excited to hear live made this one of my favorite stretches of the night.

Anna made the most of it, and she deserves a lot of credit for what she brought to this performance.

The Godfather of Shock Rock Still Goes All In

What impressed me just as much as Alice’s voice was how fully committed he still is to the show. The character, the theater, and the songs all matter, and he still puts himself into the whole performance.

The later stretch included “Ballad of Dwight Fry,” “Cold Ethyl,” and “Only Women Bleed” before the execution sequence. Part of “Second Coming” led into “Going Home” as part of the scene where Alice was decapitated, with his wife, Sheryl Cooper, also taking part at the Niagara Falls show.

I really liked the music chosen for that moment. It gave a familiar part of an Alice Cooper concert a different musical setting, with two songs carrying some interesting history.

The current tour includes two real rarities in this sequence. “Second Coming” had gone more than 50 years without being performed before its return, while “Going Home” had never been played live before its introduction into the show. Hearing those pieces worked into the production was another example of how much this show had for fans who know the albums beyond the biggest songs.

A Kurt Cobain Tribute and the Perfect Closer

“School’s Out” brought another huge classic toward the end of the night, with Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” mixed in, which always sounds amazing.

Then came something that was especially meaningful to me as someone who grew up in the ’90s: Alice played “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and dedicated it to Kurt Cobain.

It sounded great. Hearing Alice Cooper perform a song that was such a big part of that era was a special moment for me, and it added another memorable moment to this show.

He finished with “Under My Wheels,” which is one of my personal favorites, and a big fan favorite. Getting one of your favorite songs as the closer is a pretty great way to leave a concert.

Final Thoughts

This was an incredible show. Alice sounded great, Anna Cara did an awesome job, and the setlist gave me so many moments to enjoy as a fan.

I especially appreciated getting to hear songs that have not always been easy to catch live. When you spend time diving deep into an artist’s albums, those songs become part of what you love about their music. Hearing them onstage means something.

At 78, Alice Cooper is still giving his audience the full show. I left Fallsview with even more appreciation for how much he puts into it—and very happy that I got to be there.

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