Trans-Siberian Orchestra To Play Two Shows At XL Center

HARTFORD, CT —Trans-Siberian Orchestra is coming to Hartford for a double-header of entertainment on Nov. 24. Tickets are now on sale to see the American rock super-band at the XL Center.

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Also called TSO, Trans-Siberian Orchestra was founded by producer Paul O'Neill in 1996. O'Neill enlisted the help of Savatage members Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli, as well as keyboardist Robert Kinkel to make the creative team. The progressive rock band's music has been described as "Pink Floyd meets Yes and the Who at Radio City Music Hall" by the Washington Post.

Since, TSO has sold more than 10 million albums and concert tickets. It has released an array of rock operas including its popular holiday albums like "Christmas Eve and Other Stories," "The Christmas Attic" and "The Lost Christmas Eve." Today's touring group includes four guitarists, two bassists, four keyboardists, two electric violinists, two drummers and 18 vocalists. There are also two narrators who orate the show. Concerts are not only known for outstanding music, but also for elaborate effects. A light show with lasers, moving trusses and video screens are synchronized to the heart-pumping music.

What makes TSO so unique, perhaps, is its path straight to the top. It is the first major rock band that didn't start out in dingy clubs but instead immediately opened at theaters and arenas. The band has never been an opening act. O'Neill passed away in 2017, but the group continues on in his honor.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra's winter tour kicks off on Nov. 13 in Green Bay, WI, and travels across the U.S. before wrapping things up in Chicago on Dec. 30. The show in Hartford is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. Tickets are on sale now for the shows at XL Center on Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Seats start at $95, and you can save 10 percent with the code "PatchTickets10" at checkout.

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