A Christmas tradition I look forward to year after year is the full-octane, pyrotechnic, Christmas extravagana that is a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert!
This year's tour will feature an all-new production of their beloved “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More," which is expanded with a special second set of hits and fan-favorites that includes a 25th-anniversary salute to Beethoven's Last Night.
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It promises to continue TSO's tradition of captivating audiences nationwide with an unparalleled blend of rock, classical, and theatrical spectacle, complete with dazzling pyrotechnics, lasers, and incredible storytelling. There's really nothing like it!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a progressive rock band founded in 2000 by late rock industry visionary, producer, composer, and musician, Paul O’Neil - created to “push the boundaries of possibilities.” Mission accomplished!
Although best known for their trilogy of holiday records – Christmas Eve & Other Stories, The Christmas Attic, and The Lost Christmas Eve – TSO has also released several other rock operas. Beethoven’s Last Night, that tells a fictional story of Ludwig van Beethoven's last night alive, was the first of them in 2000, and their later albums take on themes such as war and redemption.
To mark the 25th Anniversary of Beethoven’s Last Night , they’ve released two exclusive, limited-edition 2LP vinyl sets ! The first edition features a lenticular cover with 3D-style artwork and two silver LPs, available exclusively at Rhino.com and the official Trans-Siberian Orchestra website.
25 years after the release of their first album, Trans-Siberian Orchestra shows no sign of slowing down. They are the biggest holiday touring act in the history of the United States, playing to multi-generational, family-friendly crowds for over 25 years.
Since 1999, they've played over 2,000 Winter Tour shows for more than 20 million fans and donated a staggering $20 million to local charities. (At least $1 of every ticket sold goes to local charities.)
One of the only acts today that resonates with younger rock music fans as well as older adult contemporary listeners and shares a positive message for all, their iconic hit, "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24," just surpassed 100 million streams and Newsweek Magazine has it as the 7th most downloaded Christmas song EVER.