Tonight 9/17: Watch the ‘Six String Salute’ Virtual Concert Benefiting Crew Nation (ft. Steve Vai, Joel Hoekstra, Halestorm, Nita Strauss and More)

Tonight, Sept. 17, a gathering of some of the best guitarists currently making music will join forces for a virtual concert benefiting Crew Nation, Live Nation’s global relief fund for music crews out of work and otherwise displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic — with Six String Salute streaming via Live Nation’s “Live from Home” YouTube channel at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

Among the luminaries sharing their music and presence for this worthy cause is Steve Vai:

Proud to be part of this benefit show to help out all of the amazing crew folks in the music industry. Tune in to https://t.co/oGLzfVblvZ next Thursday, September 17th at 8 PM Eastern! pic.twitter.com/Bk5dJDXFfR

— Steve Vai (@stevevai) September 10, 2020

Others confirmed to be participating include (click here for more details about Six String Salute):

Artists confirmed to appear include: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Steve Vai, Tommy Shaw (Styx) with the Cleveland Youth Orchestra, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Halestorm, Rik Emmett (Triumph), Joe Satriani, Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, TSO), Frank Hannon (Tesla), the triple guitar attack of Alice Cooper’s Nita Strauss, Tommy Henriksen and Ryan Roxie, plus Richard Williams (Kansas), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Jennifer Batten, Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Damon Johnson (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Cropper, Jesse Dayton, Steve Hackett (Genesis), Jeff Watson (Night Ranger), Nick Perri (The Underground Thieves), Sammy Boller, Ross the Boss, Joyous Wolf and more.

If you miss the premiere tonight, an encore presentation will stream on Friday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT on the Six String Salute Facebook page — click here for that.