The Press Release:
Multi-platinum, progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) – today announced the dates for its highly anticipated 2022 winter tour, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve – the Best of TSO & More.” After its first year off the road in more than two decades, TSO made a triumphant return to touring in 2021 with a 25th anniversary celebration of Christmas Eve and Other Stories. For 2022, TSO brings a completely updated presentation of the unforgettable, multi-generational holiday tradition, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve,” to 60 cities across the nation. This year’s tour kicks off on Wed., Nov. 16 with performances in Green Bay and Council Bluffs, and will conclude after 101 shows on Fri., Dec. 30 (see full itinerary below and www.trans-siberian.com).
Presales for TSO fan club members will be held on Thurs., Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. local time and Fri., Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. local time. The public on sale is set to begin on Fri., Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. local time. Beginning with the public on sale, special $29* tickets will be available for one week or while supplies last.
Keeping with the O’Neill’s vision (Paul O’Neill, and his wife Desi), TSO remains one of rock’s most charitable bands. Once again, thankfully, TSO will give at least $1 from every ticket sold to charity. To date, approximately $18 million has been donated by the group. Desi O’Neill said, “we want to thank the fans so much for the kindness they showed in coming out last year. It meant the world to our family. Moreover, the credit for any charitable donation is due to you not us. The only way we are able to help all is because of you.”
A product of the imagination of TSO’s late founder Paul O’Neill and his wife Desi, and based on TSO’s multi-platinum CD and TV special, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve,” the rock opera features such enduring fan-favorites as “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24,” “O’ Come All Ye Faithful,” “Good King Joy,” “Christmas Canon,” “Music Box Blues,” “Promises To Keep,” and “This Christmas Day.” 2022’s tour will also boast a rousing second set containing more of TSO’s greatest hits and fan-pleasers including “Wizards In Winter,” “A Mad Russian’s Christmas,” and many more.
“It was so special to be back playing live last year. When you love something as much as we do and it’s taken away, it made us super thankful to be back. I look forward to seeing all our ‘repeat offenders’ and all our new friends when we hit the road,” said TSO’s music director and lead guitarist Al Pitrelli. “I love all of Paul’s stories, but ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve’ is one of my favorites and can’t wait to unveil this incredibly amazing new show for everyone. We know some people may be having tough times, so we worked hard with the local promoters and arenas to have a low priced $29 ticket to do our part in helping out. God Bless all of you and see you in November and December when we celebrate in-person once again.”
For more details on tour dates and ticket sales, visit www.trans-siberian.com (linked below).
The Tour Dates:
Nov. 16: Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 16: Council Bluffs, IA @ Mid America Center – Evening
Nov. 17: Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena – Evening
Nov. 18: Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Evening
Nov. 19: Denver, CO @ Ball Arena – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 19: Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 20: Colorado Springs, CO @ World Arena – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 20: Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Centre – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 22: Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 23: Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 25: Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena – Evening
Nov. 25: Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 26: Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 26: Worcester, MA @ DCU Center – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 27: Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena – Evening
Nov. 27: Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza – Matinee & Evening
Nov. 28: Portland, OR @ Moda Center – Evening
Nov. 30: Albany, NY @ MVP Arena – Evening
Dec. 1: Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center – Evening
Dec. 1: Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena – Evening
Dec. 2: Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 2: Toledo, OH @ Huntington Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 3: Ontario, CA @ Toyota Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 3: Dayton, OH @ Nutter Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 4: Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 4: Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 7: Austin, TX @ Moody Center – Evening
Dec. 7: Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena – Evening
Dec. 8: Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center – Evening
Dec. 8: Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena – Evening
Dec. 9: Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena – Evening
Dec. 9: Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 10: St Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 10: Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 11: Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 11: Atlanta, GA @ Gas South Arena Matinee & Evening
Dec. 14: Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena – Evening
Dec. 14: Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena – Evening
Dec. 15: Birmingham, AL @ BJCC – Evening
Dec. 15: Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena – Evening
Dec. 16: Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena – Evening
Dec. 16: Allentown, PA @ PPL Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 17: Orlando, FL @ Amway Center – Matinee- & Evening
Dec. 17: Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 18: Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 18: Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 21: Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 21: Hershey, PA @ Giant Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 22: Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 22: Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 23: St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 23: Columbus, OH @ Nationwide – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 26: Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 26: Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 27: Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 28: Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 29: Houston, TX @ Toyota Center – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 29: Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 30: Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse – Matinee & Evening
Dec. 30: San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center – Matinee & Evening
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: When I see the TSO tour dates posted the melodies of “it’s the most wonderful time of the year” start ringing in my head and that’s because historically speaking I’ve seen the Trans-Siberian Orchestra on every single tour since the second one. Their first tour came and went with the blink of an eye and was only a few short dates that I didn’t even know about. That amounts to 22 years of catching them in concert and seeing some “23” shows. Now I know several people who I see in the audience who go multiple times but with my running this here website and needing to see other artists on tour its rather hard to zip around from state to state catching other performances. Of course I’m totally willing if any of our readers are just sitting on money that they don’t need and are feeling philanthropic ;p So unless I’ve counted wrong there are 100 shows in total for the East Coast and West Coast Companies of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra with many of the dates having a second show. For a number of years I’ve been hitting the matinee show when it stops at the Prudential Center. I find that it lets me get back into Brooklyn with enough time to sit and relax with some dinner. Each show is of course the same format because they are experts at it by this point. So wrapping this up I wonder who out there is planning on hitting the tour at some point or another. Chime in down below in the comments section and I will see you next time. Please keep safe out there.
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