Pioneering Christian metal group Stryper is bringing its latest run of shows to downtown Clearwaterโ€™s Bilheimer Capitol Theatre on Monday, May 23. After countless live shows in Florida over the course of the last 35-plus years, this will be the bandโ€™s Clearwater debut.

Tickets to see Stryper at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre go on sale this Friday, and start at $25.

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Ever since a 1985 stop at Jacksonvilleโ€™s Florida Theatre, the stateโ€™s realest and fakest Christians alike have been packing local theaters and nightclubs to catch these guys live on a practically annual basis. Even after having to wait over a decade for the group to beโ€”err, born againโ€”thereโ€™s not an end in sight, especially considering the fact that Stryper recently put out its lockdown masterpiece, Even The Devil Believes, which you just might get to hear some of on this tour.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...