For most people, August signals the close of summer, but for Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), it’s a sign of the holiday season to come. Following its usual tour announcement timeline, the rock orchestra this week unveiled its winter 2010 holiday tour itinerary.
A pair of touring groups will tackle the 78-date schedule, which opens with coinciding shows on November 3 at Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH, and at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA. The two-pronged tour wraps on with another pair of shows on December 30 at the Scottrade Center in S t. Louis, MO, and at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI.
A mix of U.S. and Canadian cities are included on the early winter trek. Stateside stops include November 6 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT; November 18 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC; December 3 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX; and December 22 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO.
North of the border, TSO’s Canadian fans can catch performances on November 12 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC; December 22 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, ON; and December 23 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON.
Members of the TSO fan club Trans-Siberian Express will have first access to tickets during early September presales. Presales begin September 1 for all tour dates booked through November 28; concerts scheduled from December 1-30 will be available during September 2 presales.
While public onsale dates haven’t been announced for the entire tour, the first sales will start around September 18, according to Ticketmaster.com event listings. Ticket face values start around $25 in most tour markets, while top tickets will be set at about $60 or less.
One more stop, on December 18 and somewhere in New Jersey, will be added to the itinerary before TSO begins its holiday trek. Most other confirmed markets will host two performances each — an afternoon matinee and an evening concert — for a total of about 128 shows overall. More details about the tour and its onsales can be found on the official TSO Web site.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| November 3 | Council Bluffs, IA | Mid-America Center |
| November 3 | Youngstown, OH | Covelli Centre |
| November 4 | Charleston, WV | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum |
| November 4 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena |
| November 5 | Springfield, MO | JQH Arena |
| November 5 | University Park, PA | Bryce Jordan Center |
| November 6 | Hartford, CT | XL Center |
| November 6 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center Arena |
| November 7 | Manchester, NH | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| November 7 | Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| November 8 | Madison, WI | Kohl Center Arena |
| November 10 | Dayton, OH | Ervin J. Nutter Center |
| November 11 | Toledo, OH | The Huntington Center |
| November 12 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| November 12 | Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena |
| November 13 | Hershey, PA | GIANT Center |
| November 13 | Seattle, WA | KeyArena at Seattle Center |
| November 14 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena |
| November 14 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Mohegan Sun Arena At Casey Plaza |
| November 15 | Portland, OR | Rose Garden Arena |
| November 17 | Boise, ID | Taco Bell Arena |
| November 17 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| November 18 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
| November 18 | Salt Lake City, UT | EnergySolutions Arena |
| November 19 | Richmond, VA | Richmond Coliseum |
| November 20 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena |
| November 20 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| November 21 | Pittsburgh, PA | CONSOL Energy Center |
| November 21 | San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion At San Jose |
| November 24 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center |
| November 24 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| November 26 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Sports Arena |
| November 26 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena |
| November 27 | Las Vegas, NV | Thomas & Mack Center |
| November 27 | Indianapolis, IN | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| November 28 | Glendale, AZ | Jobing.com Arena |
| November 28 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| December 1 | Oklahoma City, OK | Ford Center |
| December 1 | Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena |
| December 2 | Oklahoma City, OK | Ford Center |
| December 2 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| December 3 | Columbia, SC | Colonial Life Arena |
| December 3 | Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center |
| December 4 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| December 4 | Greenville, SC | Bi-Lo Center |
| December 5 | Raleigh, NC | RBC Center |
| December 5 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| December 8 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyTel Center |
| December 8 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum |
| December 9 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| December 9 | New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Arena |
| December 10 | Duluth, GA | The Arena at Gwinnett Center |
| December 10 | Miami, FL | AmericanAirlines Arena |
| December 11 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena |
| December 11 | Tampa, FL | St. Pete Times Forum |
| December 12 | Orlando, FL | Amway Arena |
| December 12 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| December 15 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena |
| December 15 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| December 16 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| December 16 | Providence, RI | Dunkin’ Donuts Center |
| December 17 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum |
| December 17 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| December 18 | North Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena |
| December 19 | Buffalo, NY | HSBC Arena |
| December 19 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| December 22 | Ottawa, ON | Scotiabank Place |
| December 22 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| December 23 | Colorado Springs, CO | Colorado Springs World Arena |
| December 23 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| December 26 | Milwaukee, WI | Bradley Center |
| December 26 | Albany, NY | Times Union Center |
| December 27 | Saint Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| December 28 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena |
| December 29 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| December 29 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| December 30 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center |
| December 30 | Auburn Hills, MI | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
