The 2025 season at Saratoga Performing Arts Center came to a close in big, heavy style, as co-headliners Judas Priest and Alice Cooper showed the old school still has what it takes. Corrosion of Conformity kicked off the autumn night in style.

Photos of Judas Priest by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com

(l-r) Richie Faulkner and Rob Halford of Judas Priest at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 27, 2025) – photo by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com

Photos of Alice Cooper by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com

(l-r) Alice Cooper and guitarist Nita Strauss at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 27, 2025) – photo by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com

Photos of Corrosion of Conformity by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com

Woody Weatherman of Corrosion of Conformity at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 27, 2025) – photo by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com

Photos by Jess Disano for 93.9 WABY

(l-r) Ryan Roxie and Alice Cooper at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 27, 2025) – photo by Jess Disano for 93.9 WABY

Photos of Judas Priest and Alice Cooper by Derek Java for NYS Music

Alice Cooper (center) with Chuck Garric (left) and Nita Strauss (right) at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 27, 2025) – photo by Derek Java for NYS Music

Review and Photos of Corrosion of Conformity by Lori Anne McKone for RadioRadioX

Corrosion of Conformity at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 27, 2025) – photo by Lori Anne McKone for RadioRadioX

No pyro, no theatrics – just four musicians locked in, playing like the music was a living thing they’d summoned.

– Lori Anne McKone for RadioRadioX

Review of Alice Cooper by Thomas Dimopolous / Photos by Stan Hudy for the Daily Gazette

Overall, the set list was drafted with less of the glam anthems Cooper was once known for in favor of a knee-deep mix into the heavy. It was perhaps a logical nod to the more rock-metal leanings of fans of this tour’s accomplices.

– Thomas Dimopolous for the Daily Gazette