On April 17, John Varvatos hosted the 13th Annual Stuart House Benefit at the Varvatos location in Hollywood, CA. On hand for a special superjam were the likes of Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Vic Johnson, who got some help from newly inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick.

Recording artists Michael Anthony, Chad Smith, Sammy Hagar, and Vic Johnson performed onstage during the John Varvatos 13th Annual Stuart House benefit presented by Chrysler with Kids' Tent by Hasbro Studios at John Varvatos Boutique.

The fun and fund-raising continued with an ear-busting concert by Sammy Hagar, Vic Johnson, Michael Anthony from Van Halen and Chad Smith from The Red Hot Chili Peppers. KISS's Gene Simmons stayed stone-faced in mirrored aviators and a black shirt embroidered with a skull and roses, even when bombarded by fans, who stopped him and requested selfies as he walked through the shindig. But he broke from his too-cool-for-school stance by playing air drums during Hagar’s performance of “I Can’t Drive 55.” After more tunes, including a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll” that featured Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on guitar, the band auctioned off Hagar’s guitar, Smith’s drum kit and a lesson from Smith for a total of $12,750. The event raised $800,000 for Stuart House, which aids child victims of sexual abuse. The figure is bound to go higher since the online auction, which includes a pair of autographed jeans that rocker Steven Tyler had worn on stage, doesn’t end until April 26.