Rock Music Fans Crown South of Eden America’s Top Garage Band in Driven to Perform Contest Sponsored by Cooper Tire and Legendary Rocker Alice Cooper

After scouring the nation to find America’s most talented garage bands, and opening the voting to fans across the country, Cooper Tire and legendary rocker Alice Cooper have announced the winner of the “Driven to Perform” garage band contest. It’s official—South of Eden will take home the winning prize, which is the opening act spot for Evanescence in a livestream concert on May 13. Evanescence’s latest album, “The Bitter Truth,” reached #1 on the iTunes Albums chart in 22 countries.

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Cooper Tire and legendary rocker Alice Cooper today announced that South of Eden has won the nationwide Driven to Perform garage band contest. The Columbus, Ohio, band won the opening act spot for a livestream concert by Evanescence on May 13. More information is available at DrivenToPerformConcert.com. (Photo: Business Wire)

The contest, which asked bands to submit an original work, as well as a cover of Alice Cooper’s song, “Under My Wheels,” was open for fan voting online from April 16 to 28. More than 12,000 fans voted and registered as part of the contest, ultimately crowning the Columbus, Ohio, band South of Eden as the winner.

“The competition to crown America’s best garage band has been an amazing ride,” said Chris Ball, Cooper Tire’s Senior Vice President & President, Americas. “We can’t wait to join Alice and Evanescence for South of Eden’s opening act performance on May 13. We are sure the unique sound and fan appeal that drove them to be our winner will make this a performance to remember. Just like in tires, rock is all about performance, and we congratulate South of Eden for earning the right to take the stage with Evanescence.”

The “Coopers” – Alice Cooper and Cooper Tire – were united not just in name, but by a common passion for cars and music. Alice Cooper, whose new album “Detroit Stories” recently debuted at #1 on Billboard’s top album sales chart, named the work for his hometown, the Motor City. Alice Cooper is also a classic and muscle car super fan who has an evolving collection that currently includes a 1968 “Bullitt” Mustang, an Avanti, and an Alfa Romeo Spider.

South of Eden band members include: Ehab Omran, Justin Young, Tom McCullough and Nick Fratianne. Fans can learn more about the winning band, and register to join the Livestream event at www.DrivenToPerformConcert.com. In addition, to learn more about Cooper Tire, visit www.coopertire.com.