Bandit Lites Powers Alice Cooper’s 2026 Tour with Dynamic, Story-Driven Production Lighting

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NASHVILLE, TN – Alice Cooper returned to the stage in 2026 with his electrifying Alice’s Attic Spring Tour, kicking off April 14 in San Antonio and concluding May 9 in Camden. Continuing a decades-long partnership, Bandit Lites once again provided full-scale production lighting, delivering a visually immersive design that amplifies the theatrical intensity of Cooper’s legendary live performances.

Known for blending shock rock with elaborate storytelling, Alice Cooper’s productions demand a lighting system capable of supporting both intimate theatrical moments and explosive rock spectacle. This year’s production, co-designed by Sooner Routhier and Curtis Adams, embraces that challenge through a layered visual world inspired directly by Alice Cooper himself.

“Alice and Shep really are their own creative directors,” explained Routhier. “We have a standing weekly creative call with them that starts as soon as they are ready to create a new show. Together, we all brainstorm the ideas. Most of the time, they come to the call with fresh ideas of what they want to achieve on the next tour. Once we receive their brief, Curtis and I work together to make their show come to life.”

Adams added that the inspiration for Alice’s Attic grew naturally from those creative conversations and the desire to surpass previous productions.

“Alice was energized to top his last tour, which Sooner and I also designed together,” said Adams. “That previous show marked the first Alice Cooper tour to fully integrate video content into the performance, and we were excited to continue evolving that concept. The idea for Alice’s Attic came during one of our creative calls when Alice and Shep mentioned they were launching a new podcast called Alice’s Attic while also wanting to revisit songs fans had been asking to hear for years. An evil attic filled with memories, ghosts, relics and songs from the past became the perfect setting to bring this setlist to life.”

The resulting production combines practical scenic elements with a massive upstage LED video wall, creating an immersive environment where physical and digital worlds seamlessly collide. Scenic extensions, atmospheric visuals, and interactive content help transform the stage into a living theatrical environment.

“Alice’s Attic has so many new, fun moments,” Adams shared. “The video attic background and the practical foreground set really blur the line between content and reality, creating an incredible world for the show. We wanted to set this production apart from other Alice Cooper tours by creating new video gags and illusions that interact directly with the practical scenery.”

One of the show’s most memorable moments comes during the opening sequence, where Alice dramatically emerges from a giant dusty book surrounded by fog, lighting, and swirling effects.

“I particularly love the intro moment that we created on Alice’s Attic tour,” said Routhier. “He rises from the inside of an old, dusty book surrounded by fog and light. The silhouette of Alice in his signature top hat is very iconic against the video wall when he rises out of the darkness.”

Throughout the performance, the lighting design supports the emotional arc of the show, ranging from restrained, atmospheric scenes to full-throttle concert moments. Lighting Director Chris Noll highlighted “The Ballad of Dwight Fry” as one of the production’s most powerful minimalist moments.

“Alice is downstage center kneeling in a straight jacket performing, with just a single Spiider as an uplight and two rear VL3600s on him,” explained Noll. “He has gotten incredibly good over the years playing off how this uplight plays on his face, shifting from heavy eerie shadows during darker moments to mostly lit during what I consider the brief moments of clarity the song has.”

That restraint contrasts sharply with the explosive energy of “Brutal Planet,” which Noll described as one of the most exciting sequences to operate nightly.

“It’s one of the songs where the full rig really gets flexed,” said Noll. “Lots of heavy timing cues on bass hits from the Spiiders, big builds into large ACL looks from the VL3600s and Spiiders, feature solos for drums and all three guitar players. It’s probably my favorite song to run night to night.”

The production also incorporates AI-enhanced visuals derived from imagery featured in Alice Cooper’s upcoming coffee table book, helping bring iconic moments from his career to life in new ways. Combined with atmospheric effects, scenic illusions, and cinematic transitions, the show creates what Adams describes as a fully immersive concert experience.

“The feeling we want the audience to experience is ‘WOW,’” Adams said. “Alice Cooper’s energy is truly one of a kind, and his showmanship is unlike anyone else in music. Our goal is to create a new playground for him to explore while bringing his music to life in ways audiences have never seen before.”

Routhier emphasized that while innovation drives the production forward, maintaining the classic Alice Cooper experience remains essential.

“We want the audience to have a sense of nostalgia,” she said. “Many of the audience members are repeat customers and love seeing the new show designs. We want them to walk away feeling that same excitement they always do at an Alice Cooper concert, while also experiencing the show in a new light they may not have seen before.”

Noll also credited the Bandit Lites touring and support teams for helping execute the demanding production across a wide range of venues.

“A lot of credit on this one goes to the Bandit crew, Crew Chief Jeff Archibeque and techs Isabel Egbert and Zach McQueen,” said Noll. “This run has seen us playing everything from small theaters to arenas, so it hasn’t been the same situation any two days getting the rig in and out. Prep was clean and well done, which was critical on this one as we had a single production day and rehearsal day in San Antonio before opening night. Andrew Ellis and Dizzy Gosnell back at the Bandit offices have been great with any help we’ve needed when on the road.”

Client rep Diz commented “Yet again the visions of Shep, Alice, Sooner and Curtis have kept live Alice Cooper shows at the top of the game in rock and roll touring, Chris, Jeff, Iz and Zach do wonderful work making it wow the loyal fans old and new every single night.”

Show Credits:

Artist Manager: Shep Gordon

Production Designer: Curtis Adams  @therealcurtisadams , Sooner Routhier @soonerrouthier

Project Manager: Allison Cloak

Lighting/Video Programer: Austin Schneider @Austinlschneider

Kyler Clark: Artist Production Assistant

Content Designer: Raw Cereal @raw_cereal

Content Art Director: Carter Juncal @carterjuncal

Content Creative Producer: Mila Vanderwall @milavanderwall

Technical Direction: Clear All Visuals @clearallvisuals 

Business Manager: Niccolo Cascino @cascino

Production & Show Direction: The Playground

Lighting Director: Chris Noll @cjnoll

Production Manager: Cesare Sabatini @cesaresabatini

Tour Manager: Dave Davdian

Bandit Client Rep: Dizzy Gosnell

Bandit Project Manager: Andrew Ellis

Staging: Gallagher Staging @gallagherstaging 

Scenic Drapery : SewWhat @sewwhat.rentwhat

Props: Brandon Eller @brodeller

Photography: Todd Moffses @toddmoffses

Following the spring tour, Alice Cooper’s 2026 schedule includes more Alice’s Attic shows in Europe and another US tour in the fall as well as a tour with Hollywood Vampires alongside Johnny Depp, Joe Perry, and Tommy Henriksen as well as a UK book tour supporting his upcoming memoir Devil On My Shoulder later this fall.

For Bandit Lites, supporting Alice Cooper remains one of the company’s defining creative collaborations – a partnership that continues pushing the boundaries of production lighting while honoring the legacy of one of rock’s most iconic performers.