The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is coming to Ontario in early December 2023, and they want to help you get the Christmas season started right! The legendary prog rock symphony orchestra is back with their updated “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More” Tour this time making a stop at the Toyota Arena on Saturday, December 2.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra returns to Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, for an encore performance of “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve”. ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” was an experiment, to take something that was conceived for TV and try to express that story live on stage. Integrating segments of the TV show, with a live narrator, and full rock band was something TSO had never done. It brought back so many memories to see Ossie Davis and everyone else who helped make that TV special into the annual tradition that it has become. The overwhelming response from the fans during the 2015 Winter Tour drove the band’s decision to take it back out on the road this year. As always the event includes new artists, new special effects and lots of surprises in store.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is a progressive rock band founded as an outlet for the many rock operas late rock industry veteran, producer, composer, and musician Paul O’Neill was writing. TSO was created to push the boundaries of what was possible for a band to create – both musically and visually. Paul O’Neill dreamed of a different kind of “band” that is not limited by the confines of traditional rock acts and instead established one with multiple singers who could inhabit the various characters he was writing into his rock operas.
Although TSO is best known for their Capra-esque trilogy of holiday records – Christmas Eve & Other Stories, The Christmas Attic, and The Lost Christmas Eve – they have also released several other rock operas. Beethoven’s Last Night (2000) was the first of these non-holiday rock operas and tells a compelling tale of a battle for Beethoven’s soul between good and evil. It features instrumental crossovers between classical composers and contemporary rock, along with original vocal tracks featuring Patti Russo (Meatloaf) as the character Teresa, Beethoven’s love. Later albums take on great themes such as war and redemption, namely Night Castle (2009). Night Castle was TSO’s first Top 5 album debut and included a bonus track featuring Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson), who was one of TSO’s greatest influences. Letters From The Labyrinth (2015) was another Top 10 release for TSO. In total, TSO has sold in excess of 12 million albums and DVDs.
At the time of his passing, O’Neill had several TSO projects in various stages of completion at his recording studio in Florida. He also had two finalized rock operas: Romanov: When Kings Must Whisper, about the 1917 Russian Revolution, along with a live concert adaptation of Night Castle. O’Neill also planned to eventually bring the TSO experience to Broadway. Nearly 25 years after the release of their first album, Trans-Siberian Orchestra continues to create and live on. Consistently one of the Top 25 touring acts in the country, TSO shows no signs of slowing down. Since its touring debut in 1999, TSO has played over 2,000 Winter Tour shows for more than 18 million fans. So far TSO has also donated over $18 million from these tours to local charities.
Make sure to catch TSO takes the stage and perform “The First Noel,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Christmas Eve,” and so much more at the Toyota Arena. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 15 with pre-sale available Friday, September 8 at the trans-siberian website or Ticketmaster.com or Axs.com.
Location: Toyota Arena
Address: 4000 Ontario Center, Ontario, CA 91764
Show Times: 3:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Doors Open: 2:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Ticket Price: $39+
Age: All Ages
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