VH1 On Board To Televise "VH1 Classic Presents: Aftermath: The Station Fire Five Years Later"
February 15, 2008, 16 years ago
The following press release is courtesy of PRNewswire:
VH1 Classic and VH1 will air "VH1 Classic Presents: AFTERMATH: The Station Fire Five Years Later" a one- hour special of concert highlights on Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:00 p.m.* from the upcoming Phoenix Rising! Musicians United to Benefit the Victims of the Station Nightclub Fire. John Rich (Big & Rich), ALABAMA's Randy Owen, DIERKS BENTLEY, KELLIE PICKLER and GRETCHEN WILSON will be joining Aaron Lewis (STAIND), TESLA, TWISTED SISTER, KEVIN MAX and STRYPER featuring Tom Scholz and Gary Pihl of BOSTON and the just added, WINGER among others.
All of the artists will be performing live on Monday, February 25, 2008 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. John Rich will host the country portion of the concert while Dee Snider will do the honors for the rock segments. Emmy-nominated composer and musician Marc Bonilla who will serve as music director for the benefit, Carmine Appice's SLAM!, Eric Martin (MR. BIG), Danny Seraphine with CTA, Gary Hoey and others still to be announced.
"What happened at the Station Nightclub could have happened at any rock venue across the country," said Tom Calderone, Executive Vice President and General Manager, VH1. "We want to help raise awareness of the survivors' challenges to a national level through both VH1 Classic and VH1. We are hoping to tap into that huge community of music lovers and remind everyone about the redemptive power that music, and the great people who make it, can provide."
