Video Games Live is an amazing video game concert co-founded by a friend of mine
Tommy Tallarico. They have just announced new tour dates in several different countries. If you get a chance to check it out it's a must see. Here's a link to
an interview I did with Tommy about Video Games Live a few years ago and below is all the new info.
Continuing its blockbuster award-winning world tour and coming off a major industry achievement of selling out its debut performance on Broadway in New York City, Video Games Live is proud to announce 50 shows in its effort to confirm to the world how culturally significant and artistic video games have become.
The Video Games Live tour created in 2002 by renowned video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, has become the top selling game concert in the world having already performed to more than 200,000 people around the globe including the U.S., Canada, England, Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand, Spain and Korea. To date, Video Games Live has performed across five different continents and has held over 40 record-breaking shows since last summer. In addition to their touring success, EMI Classics will be releasing the Video Games Live album (entitled Video Games Live: Volume One) worldwide this summer.
Proudly presented globally by leading peripheral manufacturer Razer (https://mail.microsoft.com/OWA/redir.aspx?C=d55c8449e4534a419c32501f2e5902b9&URL=http%3a%2f%2fmk1.netatlantic.com%2ft%2f5239028%2f38807049%2f16292%2f0%2f), Video Games Live is best described as utilizing the power and emotion of a symphony orchestra mixed with the energy and excitement of a rock concert combined with the cutting edge visuals, technology, interactivity and fun that video games provide.
The highest and most prestigious level of symphony and venue quality continues with the announcement of some of the world’s most renowned orchestras and local theatres, arenas and stadiums. To further attract the biggest audience possible, Video Games Live also partners with some of pop-culture’s most important conferences and conventions.
CURRENT TOUR DATES
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Winnipeg, MB
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June 5, 2008
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Centennial Concert Hall
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Las Vegas, NV
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June 14, 2008
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Henderson Pavilion
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Las Vegas Philharmonic
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Toronto, ON
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June 21, 2008
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Younge-Dundas Square
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Future Shop
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Glasgow, Scotland
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June 26, 2008
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Royal Concert Hall
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Royal Scottish Symphony
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Paris, France
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June 29, 2008
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Porte de Versailles
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Blizzard WWI
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Houston, TX
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July 10, 2008
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Jones Hall
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Houston Symphony
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Austin, TX
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July 11, 2008
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Long Center
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Austin, TX
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July 12, 2008
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Long Center
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Louisville, KY
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July 18, 2008
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Kentucky Arts Center
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Louisville Orchestra
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San Diego, CA
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July 24, 2008
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Embarcadero Park
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San Diego Symphony
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Taipei, Taiwan
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August 10, 2008
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Pan-Chiao Stadium
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Taipei Philharmonic
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Taipei, Taiwan
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August 11, 2008
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Pan-Chiao Stadium
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Taipei Philharmonic
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Indianapolis, IN
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August 15, 2008
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Hilbert Circle Theatre
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Gen Con & Indianapolis Symphony
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Indianapolis, IN
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August 16, 2008
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Hilbert Circle Theatre
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Gen Con & Indianapolis Symphony
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Leipzig, Germany
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August 20, 2008
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ARENA Leipzig
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Leipzig Games Convention
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San Jose, CA
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August 26, 2008
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Performing Arts Center
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NVISION 08
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Brookville, NY
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September 20, 2008
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Tilles Center
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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October 5, 2008
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Canecão
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Petrobras Sinfônica
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Birmingham, Alabama
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October 9, 2008
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Jefferson Complex
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Alabama Symphony
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Beijing, China
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October 18, 2008
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Beijing Stadium
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China Opera Symphony
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Vancouver, BC
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October 29, 2008
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Orpheum Theatre
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Vancouver Symphony
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Kansas City, MO
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November 1, 2008
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Midland Theatre
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Chicago, IL
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November 15, 2008
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Chicago Theatre
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Lisbon, Portugal
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December 6, 2008
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TBA
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Lisbon, Portugal
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December 7, 2008
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TBA
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Paris, France
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December 18, 2008
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Palais des Congress
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Newark, NJ
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Dec. 27, 2008 (2PM)
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NJ PAC
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New Jersey Symphony
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Newark, NJ
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Dec. 27, 2008 (8PM)
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NJ PAC
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New Jersey Symphony
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Burlington, VT
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January 17, 2009
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Flynn Center Perf. Arts
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Seattle, WA
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January 24, 2009
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Paramount Theatre
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Kitchener, ON
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March 13, 2009
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Centre in the Square
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Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
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Kalamazoo, MI
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March 20, 2009
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Miller Auditorium
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Sarasota, FL
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March 28, 2009
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Van Wezel Hall
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Florida W. Coast Symph.
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Richmond, VA
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April 25, 2009
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Landmark Theatre
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Richmond Symphony
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Calgary, Canada
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May 15, 2009
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Jack Singer Hall
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Calgary Philharmonic
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Calgary, Canada
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May 16, 2009
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Jack Singer Hall
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Calgary Philharmonic
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Boston, MA
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Philadelphia, PA
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Atlanta, GA
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San Francisco, CA
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São Paulo, Brazil
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London, England
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Hong Kong, China
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Shanghai, China
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Tokyo, Japan
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Singapore
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Seoul, Korea
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Moscow, Russia
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Norway
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Sweden
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TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
For complete tour and ticketing information please visit www.videogameslive.com. To suggest a particular song or city to perform in, please sign up to the VGL mailing list.
More tour dates for the 2008 and 2009 season are being added weekly. There will be over 50 shows in 2008 and more than 70 shows planned for 2009.
About Video Games Live™ (www.videogameslive.com)
Created by two industry leading video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, Video Games Live™ (produced under their company Mystical Stone Entertainment, LLC) is the front runner in the field of live game music performance. Video Games Live, an immersive concert event celebration, features music from the best video games performed by top orchestras and choirs around the world combined with synchronized video footage, lighting, special effects, interactivity and live action to create an explosive and unique one-of-a-kind entertainment experience. The debut performance launched on July 6th, 2005 at the world famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with the LA Philharmonic with over 11,000 people in attendance making it the largest video game concert in the world.