Stryper in 1986, photo from Wikipedia.
Stryper 25th Anniversary Tour
As announced in Stryper announces 25th anniversary tour, Stryper announced plans for a 25th Anniversary Tour, scheduled to visit 50 cities in North America beginning in September before starting the international leg of the tour in January 2010. Now Stryper announces that joining them for this historic tour will be Canadian gospel music rockers Manic Drive. Manic Drive, whose new album Blue (Whiplash Records/Bema Media) just hit stores on August 18, will join the legendary Christian rock band as the opening act for the North American leg of the 25th Anniversary Tour.
Stryper
Stryper will kick off their 25th Anniversary Tour on September 11 at House of Blues in Boston, MA and will tour throughout the U.S. before heading out on the international leg of the tour in early 2010. In addition to their hits and fan favorites, Stryper will perform songs from their latest studio album Murder by Pride (Big3 Records) which released in July - twenty-five years to the day after the release of their debut EP, The Yellow and Black Attack. The tour will feature all four original members wearing new yellow and black stage outfits from the original designer and performing the band’s hits from the last twenty-five years.
Manic Drive
Manic Drive is one of Canada's most popular Christian bands and has earned a record seven GMA Canada Covenant Award nominations this year, taking home two awards for Rock Album of the Year and Video of the Year. The music video for “Blue” climbed to #2 on Gospel Music Channel's rock video chart. Manic Drive has toured throughout the summer, including main stage performances at Ichthus Festival, SoulFest, Uprise Festival, Unity Christian Music Festival, Rock the Desert and JoshuaFest. Blue is the band's first release through Provident-Integrity Distribution, a unit of SONY Music Entertainment.
Stryper 25th Anniversary Tour with Manic Drive in Tennessee
So far there are two Tennessee dates scheduled for the Stryper/Manic Drive tour, one on October 2 at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN and one on October 30 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN. To see if Stryper and Manic Drive are coming to a city near you, visit www.christianactivities.com/cal.
Comments
Wow, I interviewed Stryper back when I was 19 and writing in L.A. Great to see them on tour. I know my son would love to see them. :)
Lisa L. Rollins
Oh I think I might be in Boston around the 11th. Would be fun to catch them!
;-)
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