Livenation Announces Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience Tour

 Fans of the wildly popular Game of Thrones now have the opportunity to experience the music and scores of their favorite HBO series. Using state-of-the-art technology, composer Ramin Djawadi will be leading a complete orchestra and choir to create what is being called “an immersive music and visual experience that will bring the Seven Kingdoms to life on a scale never seen before” performing scores from the series that will take fans from King’s Landing to Winterfell, across the Narrow Sea to Braavos, Meereen and beyond. The tour aims to immerse fans in the volatile Game of Thrones universe by performing Djawadi’s dramatic, meticulous scores.

At today’s launch event for Game of Thrones The Concert Experience Music is Coming fans lined up in abundance to get their picture taken with Arya’s sword “Needle” or while they were sitting on a replica of the famous Iron Throne. Additional attractions featured costumes from the show for characters such as Jaqen H’ghar and The Wait as well as an interactive video wall where for a tweet you could find your face on a mock Hall of Faces from the House of Black and White.

Cast member Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Star on the show) did a short interview with series composer Ramin Djawadi about the tour and what would be involved. Djawadi promised an immersive experience where the orchestra for the tour would perform in the round, surrounded by the audience. He intimated that the set pieces for the show would be tailored to match the scenes the songs came from. After the brief Q&A they left the stage and a modified orchestra did a fifteen minute medley of various songs from the show, including the main theme and the “Rains of Castamere.”

At a private gathering for select media after the event, Djawadi showed a cinematic detailing in 360 degrees what the setup for the stage and animatics would be. The visual representation indicated that in addition to the center orchestra pit there would be 2 large circular stages and 4 smaller circular stages named Winterfell, King’s Landing, Dorne, Castle Black, Braavos and Mehreen respectively. The video further indicated how when songs from scenes in the show for those cities will be played additional backdrops or projections will display vibrant representations of the cities in question will be displayed. It was not indicated in the presentation video whether these set pieces would be physically constructed, a video wall or a hologram but even just as a sketch they looked impressive. They also briefly indicated that these stages would be used for segments such as “The Wall,” “Goodbye Brother,” “Dracarys” and “Heart Tree.”

Game of Thrones has continuously grown its fandom each season, recruiting new followers with its unpredictable story-telling. Fans have been becoming more familiar with Ramin’s title track, along with other scores performed on the show.

The tour has been produced and promoted exclusively by Live Nation. The event company is leading the tour in partnership with HBO Global Licensing. The two parties plan to use cutting-edge music tour production and video technology to bring attendees back to the realms of Westeros and Essos, while showcasing new footage.

The tour will commence February 15, 2017 in Kansas City, MO, and will make 28 stops on its trek across the country at stops including New York City, Los Angeles, Montreal, Boston, Houston, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Tickets can be purchased exclusively at www.livenation.com on August 13. American Express Card Members can get early access to tickets August 10.

For years, Ramin Djawadi’s has been crafting scores for Hollywood epics. His resume includes Marvel’s Iron Man.  and films such as Pacific Rim, Clash Of The Titans and Warcraft.  Ramin earned Emmy Award nominations for his contributions to ABC’s Flash Forward and FOX’s Prison Break.  He has since been working on the upcoming HBO series, Westworld.

(Contributing reporting by Raymond Flotat)