{"id":8304,"date":"2025-07-23T04:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=8304"},"modified":"2025-07-23T04:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:08:15","slug":"in-a-night-no-one-saw-coming-the-original-alice-cooper-band-is-reuniting-for-an-exclusive-performance-at-a-secret-london-venue-and-hosting-the-surreal-gathering-none-other-than-musical-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=8304","title":{"rendered":"In a night no one saw coming, the original Alice Cooper band is reuniting for an exclusive performance at a secret London venue \u2014 and hosting the surreal gathering? 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