MOLINE, Ill. — Tickets are now on sale to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra live in concert in Moline.
The famed rock group will perform two shows, one at 3 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. at the Vibrant Arena at The MARK on Friday, Dec. 20. You can purchase tickets for the early show here, or the later show here.
The TSO is a multi-dimensional rock opera that combines your classic rock band with a traditional orchestra. Each stop on the live tour features local musicians to complete the experience.
And this year is a triple celebration for TSO. Not only is it the 20-year anniversary of their opera, "THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE," the band has reached 20 million concertgoers. And, since $1 from every ticket ever sold to a TSO show is donated back to charity, the group is also marking $20 million donated.
This year's tour is the grand return to the stage for "THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE," which hasn't been performed since 2013. Concert-goers can expect lasers, pyrotechnics and the storytelling TSO has become known for. There will also be a high-energy second set featuring the group's greatest hits and fan favorites.
"It's the biggest rock rock show on the planet," Kayla Reeves, lead vocalist for TSO, said.
As for THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE, it follows a father and son throughout the ups and downs in their lives and relationship.
"It's a story of redemption. And it's never too late, it's never too late to make last-minute amends," Reeves said. "I feel like people can connect. They can insert their own experience in that character and that's part of the storyline."
Over the decades of touring, TSO has become a holiday tradition for fans all over the world.
"We've noticed that the people who come to see us year after year — we effectually refer to them as our repeat offenders," said guitarist Al Pitrelli, known for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Alice Cooper, Megadeth and Savatage. "They come back with their grandparents, their great-grandparents, their great-grandchildren, their neighbors, their coworkers, everybody wants to come back and celebrate the holidays with us, which is an unbelievable compliment and a huge responsibility."
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