The 30th anniversary tour of Trans-Siberian Orchestra includes a date at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
The 2026 winter tour is being presented under the title “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve.”
“Thirty years in, we never take a single person in that audience for granted,” Trans-Siberian Orchestra music director and guitarist Al Pitrelli said. “With the economy the way that it is right now, it shouldn’t be a mortgage payment for a family to come out to see us. Paul O’Neill [TSO’s late creator, lyricist, and composer] was very adamant about giving people in the audience more ‘show’ than they could’ve even imagined, and that’s what we do every year.”
“The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” follows the journey of a runaway who breaks into an abandoned vaudeville theater on Dec. 24th. While seeking shelter from the cold, the teen is discovered by the theater’s caretaker, who uses the ghosts and spirits from the building’s past to turn her life around.
The rock opera features beloved songs originally forged by O’Neill and the group’s composers – tracks that have evolved into massive, permanent fixtures of modern culture.
TSO’s signature hit, “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24,” is the #3 best-selling holiday digital single in music history, with more than 300 million global streams.
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