On Easter Sunday, March 23rd, at 10:00 PM EST / PST, VH1 Classic and VH1 will present VH1 Classic Presents: Aftermath: The Station Fire Five Years Later, a one-hour special of concert highlights from the benefit concert that was held on February 25, 2008 in Providence, Rhode Island. The concert marked the anniversary of the tragic fire at the Station Nightclub in Rhode Island, which was the fourth largest nightclub fire in U.S. history. 100 people lost their lives in the fire with 200 others being seriously injured. 65 children lost one or both parents.

Marc Bonilla served as music director for the concert, which included performances by Stryper with Tom Scholz and Gary Phil of Boston, Tesla, John Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Staind's Aaron Lewis, Winger, Twisted Sister, Kevin Max, Carmine Appice’s SLAM!, Eric Martin of Mr. Big, Danny Seraphine with CTA, Gary Hoey and several others.

In other Stryper news, lead singer Michael Sweet will be hitting the road with Boston on June 6 for the Summer Tour. This will be the first Boston tour since the death of lead singer Brad Delp last year.

Summer Tour Dates

June 6 - Thunder Bay, ON CAN - Marina Park
June 13 - Hinckley, MN - Grand Casino
June 15 - Detroit, MI - DTE Amphitheater
June 18 - St. Louis, MO - The Family Arena
June 20 - Kinder, LA - Grand Casino Coushatta
June 21 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Amphitheater
June 22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands
June 24 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live Theater
June 25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
June 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
June 28 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV
June 29 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
July 1 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
July 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheater
July 4 - Wendover, NV - Peppermill Casino
July 5 - Reno, NV - Peppermill - Tuscany Ballroom
July 6 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
July 8 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
July 9 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater
July 10 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
July 12 - Calgary, AB
July 13 - Regina, SK
July 15 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks
July 17 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest
July 18 - Monticello, IA - Great Jones Fair
July 20 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
July 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Deer Creek
July 26 - West Bend, WI
July 29 - Toronto, ON, CAN
Aug 1 - Big Flats, NY - Summer Stage
Aug 2 - Guilford, NH - Cellular Pavilion
Aug 3 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
Aug 4 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
Aug 6 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug 7 - Long Island, NY
Aug 9 - Salamanca, NY - Seneca Allegany Casino
Aug 10 - New Jersey
Aug 11 - Vienna, VA - Wolftrap
Aug 13 - Baltimore, MD - The Pier
Aug 15 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal - Etess Center
Aug 16 - Roanoke Rapids, NC - Carolina Crossroads Amphitheater
Aug 17 - Atlanta, GA

_{Image courtesy of: Michael Sweet. Used by permission.}