{"id":32153,"date":"2022-11-15T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/?p=32153"},"modified":"2022-10-19T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T19:03:15","slug":"al-pitrelli-trans-siberian-orch-guitarist-music-director-original-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/al-pitrelli-trans-siberian-orch-guitarist-music-director-original-member\/","title":{"rendered":"AL PITRELLI (Trans-Siberian Orch. guitarist \/ music director \/ original member)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. -->\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rumble-com wp-block-embed-rumble-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"AL PITRELLI (Trans-Siberian Orch. guitarist \/ music director \/ original member)\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v1m5p81\/?pub=34v0r#?secret=Q9esxHgO8A\" data-secret=\"Q9esxHgO8A\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2022 WINTER TOUR:<br>\u2018THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE \u2013 THE BEST OF TSO &amp; MORE\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>60-CITY TOUR BEGINS NOVEMBER 16, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 10 AM<br>SPECIALLY PRICED $29 TICKETS OFFERED FOR ONE WEEK ONLY<br>Multi-platinum, progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) &#8211; today announced the dates for its highly<br>anticipated 2022 winter tour, \u201cThe Ghosts of Christmas Eve \u2013 the Best of TSO &amp; More.\u201d After its first year off the<br>road in more than two decades, TSO made a triumphant return to touring in 2021 with a 25 th anniversary celebration of<br>Christmas Eve and Other Stories. For 2022, TSO brings a completely updated presentation of the unforgettable, multi-<br>generational holiday tradition, \u201cThe Ghosts of Christmas Eve,\u201d to 60 cities across the nation. This year\u2019s tour kicks off on<br>Wed., Nov. 16 with performances in Green Bay and Council Bluffs, and will conclude after 101 shows on Fri., Dec. 30<br>(see full itinerary below or at www.trans-siberian.com<br>The public on sale is set to begin on Fri., Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. local time. Beginning with the public on sale, special $29*<br>tickets will be available for one week or while supplies last.<br>Keeping with the O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s vision (Paul O\u2019Neill and his wife Desi), TSO remains one of rock\u2019s most charitable bands.<br>Once again, thankfully, TSO will give at least $1 from every ticket sold to charity. To date,<br>approximately $18 million has been donated by the group. Desi O\u2019Neill said, \u201cwe want to thank the fans so much for the<br>kindness they showed in coming out last year. It meant the world to our family. Moreover, the credit for any charitable<br>donation is due to you not us. The only way we are able to help all is because of you.\u201d<br>A product of the imagination of TSO\u2019s late founder Paul O\u2019Neill, and his wife Desi, and based on TSO\u2019s multi-platinum<br>CD and TV special, \u201cThe Ghosts of Christmas Eve,\u201d the rock opera features such enduring fan-favorites as &#8220;Christmas<br>Eve\/Sarajevo 12\/24,&#8221; &#8220;O\u2019 Come All Ye Faithful,&#8221; &#8220;Good King Joy,&#8221; &#8220;Christmas Canon,&#8221; &#8220;Music Box Blues,&#8221; &#8220;Promises<br>To Keep,&#8221; and &#8220;This Christmas Day.&#8221; 2022\u2019s tour will also boast a rousing second set containing more of TSO\u2019s greatest<br>hits and fan-pleasers including \u201cWizards In Winter,\u201d \u201cA Mad Russian\u2019s Christmas,\u201d and many more.<br>\u201cIt was so special to be back playing live last year. When you love something as much as we do and it&#8217;s taken away, it<br>made us super thankful to be back. I look forward to seeing all our \u2018repeat offenders\u2019 and all our new friends when we hit<br>the road,\u201d said TSO\u2019s music director and lead guitarist Al Pitrelli. \u201cI love all of Paul\u2019s stories, but \u2018The Ghosts of<br>Christmas Eve\u2019 is one of my favorites and can\u2019t wait to unveil this incredibly amazing new show for everyone. We know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Page 3 of 6<br>some people may be having tough times, so we worked hard with the local promoters and arenas to have a low priced $29<br>ticket to do our part in helping out. God Bless all of you and see you in November and December when we celebrate in-<br>person once again.\u201d<br>Since its touring debut, TSO has played more than 2,000 Winter Tour shows to over 18 million fans, with tour grosses of<br>more than $850 million, and has sold more than 12 million albums and DVDs. Year-after-year TSO hits the upper<br>reaches of the domestic and worldwide tour charts. Recently, Pollstar published its compiled touring charts for the past 40<br>years. TSO ranked No. 11 in Tickets Sold and No. 21 in Top Box Office Grosses. In June, Billboard placed TSO at No. 9<br>on its Mid-Year Boxscore Report, based on concerts from November 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022. Previously, TSO<br>placed No. 31 on Billboard\u2019s \u201cTop Touring Artists of the Decade (2010s).\u201d Additionally, at the close of the aughts, the<br>group was ranked at No. 20 on Pollstar\u2019s \u201cTop Tours of the Decade\u201d and No. 25 on Billboard\u2019s \u201cTop Touring Artist of<br>the Decade.\u201d<br>For more details on tour dates and ticket sales, visit: www.trans-siberian.com<br>DATE CITY, ST VENUE TIME(S)<br>Wed., Nov. 16 Green Bay, WI &nbsp; Resch Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Wed., Nov. 16 Council Bluffs, IA Mid America&nbsp;&nbsp; 7:00p<br>Thur., Nov. 17 Wichita, KS &nbsp; INTRUST Bank Arena 7:00p<br>Fri., Nov. 18 Fort Wayne, IN &nbsp; Allen County War Memorial 7:00p<br>Sat., Nov 19 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sat., Nov 19 Denver, CO &nbsp; Ball Arena 3:00p &amp; 8:00p<br>Sun., Nov 20 Youngstown, OH Covelli Center 3:00p &amp; 8:00p<br>Sun., Nov 20 Colo. Sprgs., CO World Arena 2:00p &amp; 7:00p<br>Tue., Nov. 22 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Wed., Nov. 23 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun 3:00p &amp; 8:00p<br>Fri., Nov. 25 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Nov. 25 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena 7:30p<br>Sat., Nov. 26 Worcester, MA DCU Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sat., Nov. 26 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sun., Nov 27 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sun., Nov 27 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena 4:00p<br>Mon., Nov. 28 Portland, OR &nbsp; Moda Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7:00p<br>Wed., Nov. 30 Albany, NY &nbsp; MVP Arena 7:00p<br>Thur., Dec. 1 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena 7:00p<br>Thur., Dec. 1 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center 7:00p<br>Fri., Dec. 2 Toledo, OH Huntington Center 3;00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Dec. 2 Sacramento, CA &nbsp; Golden 1 Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sat., Dec. 3 Dayton, OH Nutter Center 3:00p &amp; 8:00p<br>Sat., Dec. 3 Ontario, CA Toyota Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sun., Dec. 4 Grand Rapids, MI &nbsp; Van Andel Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sun., Dec. 4 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Wed., Dec. 7 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 7:00p<br>Wed., Dec. 7 Austin, TX Moody Center 7:00p<br>Thur., Dec. 8 Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling 7:00p<br>Thur., Dec. 8 Oklahoma City, OK &nbsp; Paycom Center 7:00p<br>Fri., Dec. 9 Greenville, SC &nbsp; Bon Secours Wellness Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Dec. 9 Little Rock, AR &nbsp; Simmons Bank Arena 7:30p<br>Sat., Dec. 10 Charlotte, NC &nbsp; Spectrum Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sat., Dec. 10 St Louis, MO &nbsp; Enterprise Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sun., Dec. 11 Atlanta, GA Gas South District 2:00p &amp; 7:00p<br>Sun., Dec. 11 Indianapolis, IN &nbsp; Gainbridge Fieldhouse&nbsp;&nbsp; 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Page 4 of 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wed., Dec. 14 Raleigh, NC &nbsp; PNC Arena 7:00p<br>Wed., Dec. 14 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 7:00p<br>Thur., Dec. 15 Charlottesville, VA &nbsp; John Paul Jones Arena 7:00p<br>Thur., Dec. 15 Birmingham, AL BJCC 7:00p<br>Fri., Dec. 16 Allentown, PA PPL Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Dec. 16 Jacksonville, FL &nbsp; VyStar Vets. 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Arena 7:30p<br>Sat., Dec. 17 Pittsburgh, PA &nbsp; PPG Paints Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sat., Dec. 17 Orlando, FL Amway Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sun., Dec. 18 Philadelphia, PA &nbsp; Wells Fargo Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Sun., Dec. 18 Tampa, FL &nbsp; Amalie Arena&nbsp; 2:00p &amp; 7:00p<br>Wed., Dec. 21 Hershey, PA Giant Center 3;00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Wed., Dec. 21 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena 3:00p &amp; 8:00p<br>Thur., Dec. 22 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Thur., Dec. 22 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum 3;00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Dec. 23 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Dec. 23 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center&nbsp; 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Mon., Dec. 26 Washington, DC Capital One Arena 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Mon., Dec. 26 Kansas City, MO &nbsp; T-Mobile Center 3:00p &amp; 8:00p<br>Tue., Dec. 27 Newark, NJ &nbsp; Prudential Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Wed., Dec. 28 Dallas, TX &nbsp; American Airlines 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Thur., Dec. 29 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena 3;00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Thur., Dec. 29 Houston, TX Toyota Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Dec. 30 Cleveland, OH &nbsp; Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<br>Fri., Dec. 30 San Antonio, TX AT&amp;T Center 3:00p &amp; 7:30p<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2022 WINTER TOUR:\u2018THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE \u2013 THE BEST OF TSO &amp; MORE\u2019 60-CITY TOUR BEGINS NOVEMBER 16, 2022 PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 10 AMSPECIALLY PRICED $29 TICKETS OFFERED FOR ONE WEEK ONLYMulti-platinum, progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) &#8211; today announced the dates for its highlyanticipated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32153","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rock","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32155,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32153\/revisions\/32155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}