TSO Winter tour dates 2012

[KingsGene]

From http://www.bravewords.com/news/189111 :

Available to view below is the newly released television ad for Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2012 Winter Tour. For the first time ever, TSO will be performing their acclaimed rock opera, The Lost Christmas Eve live! Join them this Winter for the exciting on-stage premiere of The Lost Christmas Eve, a heart-warming story of loss and redemption on a magical Christmas Eve in New York City.

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Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting September 14th, with an exclusive Trans-Siberian Express Fan Club pre-sale event on September 5th and 6th. Confirmed tour dates are listed below:

November
15 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center
15 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
16 - Lansing, MI - Breslin Center
17 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
17 - Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena
18 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
18 - Toledo, OH - Huntington Center
21 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
21 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena
23 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
23 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
24 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
24 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena at Seattle Center
25 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
25 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
28 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum
28 - Sacramento, CA - Power Balance Pavilion
29 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
29 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena
30 - Greenville, SC - BI-LO Center
30 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center

December
1 - Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
1 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
2 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
2 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
5 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
5 - Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena
6 - Dayton, OH - Nutter Center
6 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
7 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
7 - Little Rock, AR - North Little Rock Verizon Arena
8 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
8 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena
9 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
12 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
12 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
13 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
13 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
14 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
15 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
15 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
19 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyLink Center
19 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
20 - Cedar Park, TX - Cedar Park Center
20 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
21 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
21 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
22 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
22 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
23 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
26 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
26 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
27 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
27 - St Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
29 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
29 - St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
30 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
30 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center

From Jeff Scott Soto:
"First of all, I want to announce and finally answer the burning question I've been bombarded with the past weeks: Yes, I will be returning for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour this year! It is exciting to be a part of the next chapter of this monster machine as we embark on a new show based on the story and music behind The Lost Christmas Eve album. The US tour begins Nov 15th and goes through Dec 30th so see you all out there for that! "

 

[VenomGA]

No ATL Date?? Please let JSS be at the Raleigh, NC date since I think I will be there then....

 

[Qrusher14242]

dang no Fresno date again guess they'll never come back here. Used to stop here every year, but stopped a few back

 

[actordude]

Interesting - 2 years in a row now with no Los Angeles or Orange County dates.

 

[espz]

After the crappy turn out for BLN at the beginning of this year....they obviously have no interest in coming anywhere near Albuquerque. Can't say that I blame them, but still makes me sad. It was a family tradition to go see the winter show the first three years they did it. Then no more dates here.

 

[1000 Faces]

After the crappy turn out for BLN at the beginning of this year...

I really have no idea what they've been trying to accomplish with the BLN tours. I suppose O'Neill wants to present the band as being more than a seasonal act, but if that's the case, why is it touring a mediocre 12-year-old album instead of the somewhat less-mediocre three-year-old album that's its most recent release? It seems to me that O'Neill really needs to come to terms with the fact that TSO's niche is holiday music (and since it's releasing a new Christmas EP this year, perhaps the message is beginning to get through), but he still seems bound and determined to waste the millions of dollars he makes annually on the winter tours trying to make the band a year-round success (and, one suspects, reclaim a part of his musical legacy from Savatage).

 

[KingsGene]

From http://www.bravewords.com/news/189272 :

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA have announced the release of a new EP, Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night), which will be available through Lava/Republic Records online and in stores on October 30th. The EP artwork can be seen below:

As a special offer to loyal TSO fans, the 5-song EP will be available as a free download (on October 30th) with every Fan Club ticket purchased. Join the Fan Club at this location.

 

[Met-Al]

1000 Faces, I think you're the only person who likes Night Castle better than Beethoven's Last Night. I enjoy both, but Night Castle has considerably more filler. If anything, I think Paul O'Neil should try writing stand-alone songs as opposed to concept albums. He tried too hard to tie a bunch of songs together on the last two full-length albums. Perhaps this new EP will be an attempt at what I'm suggesting.


Stay metal. Never rust.
Albert

 

[1000 Faces]

1000 Faces, I think you're the only person who likes Night Castle better than Beethoven's Last Night.

I think my dislike for BLN is based on the fact that it was the first real indication that O'Neill was headed on a one-way journey up his own ass. It took years to record that album, and the overproduction served only to wring every ounce of emotion out of the music. Night Castle isn't great, but it doesn't try to cram classical music where it doesn't belong in every song, and it's got a more Savatage-y vibe to it (which is owed, I'm sure, to the fact that there are several actual Savatage numbers on it).

 

[LunaTEKKE]

I enjoy both, but Night Castle has considerably more filler. Albert

And the best songs on there were re-worked SAVA tunes.

Still, looking forward to seeing the new Winter Tour...planning to hit the Vegas show!

 

[KingsGene]

From http://www.bravewords.com/news/192832 :

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA released their new EP, Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night), via Lava/Republic Records online and in stores today (October 30th). It is available via iTunes here. CD and digital versions of the EP are available using the Amazon widgets at the bottom of the page.
The tracklist is as follows:

'Winter Palace'
'Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)'
'I Had a Memory'
'Someday'
Time You Should Be Sleeping'

As a special offer to loyal TSO fans, the 5-song EP will be available as a free download (on October 30th) with every Fan Club ticket purchased. Join the Fan Club at this location.

If you have already purchased tickets to The Lost Christmas Eve 2012 Tour, look out for an email from Ticketmaster or your local ticket provider with redemption links (or codes) and instructions for how to download the EP!