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Video Games Live Announces 2012 Canadian Tour

by Alex Culafi - April 17, 2012, 7:00 am EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: (Press Release)

The concert series will be performing music from the likes of The Legend of Zelda and Earthworm Jim.

A new tour for the musical concert series Video Games Live has been announced for Canada.

The tour has been given 10 dates between 10 cities, and features music from Final Fantasy, Zelda, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Pokemon, Warcraft, Diablo III, Earthworm Jim, Mass Effect, and more. The dates are as follows:

October 25 - Toronto, ON  - Massey Hall
October 26 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
October 28 - Kitchener, ON - Centre In The Square
October 29 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre
October 31 - Winnipeg, MB - Centennial Concert Hall
November 1 - Saskatoon, SK - TCU Place – Sid Buckwold Theatre
November 2 - Regina, SK - Conexus Arts Centre
November 3 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
November 4 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
November 6 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. for every show but Montreal, where they will instead begin ticket sales exactly one day later. In addition, on Wednesday, April 25 at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST, Video Games Live will hold a live "interactive chat and video press conference" on www.twitchtv.com/videogameslive.

Video Games Live is a concert series created by Jack Wall and Tommy Tallarico, consisting of segments of video game music performed by a live orchestra set to video footage, lighting, and special effects.

Video Games Live Announces 2012 Canadian Tour

Vancouver, BC ~ Paul Mercs Concerts is pleased to present Canadian tour dates for Video Games Live.  Created and produced by industry veteran and world-famous video game composer Tommy Tallarico, Video Games Live is an immersive concert event featuring music from the greatest video games of all time.

Video Games Live bridges a gap for entertainment by exposing new generations of music lovers and fans to the symphonic orchestral experience while also providing a completely new and unique experience for families and non-gamers.  With performances in front of hundreds of thousands of people on five continents, the show is heralded and enjoyed by the entire family.  Video Games Live is the largest and most successful video game concert in the world.

In October 2012, Video Games Live will return to Canada with a new show.  All new segments will include music from Final Fantasy, Zelda, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Pokemon, Warcraft, Diablo III, Earthworm Jim, Mass Effect and more. The Canadian tour dates for 2012 are as follows:

October 25 - Toronto, ON  - Massey Hall, October 26 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre, October 28 - Kitchener, ON - Centre In The Square, October 29 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre, October 31 - Winnipeg, MB - Centennial Concert Hall, November 1 - Saskatoon, SK - TCU Place – Sid Buckwold Theatre, November 2 - Regina, SK - Conexus Arts Centre, November 3 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, November 4 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, November 6 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre

On Wednesday, April 25 at 6pm PST/9pm EST, Video Games Live will host a LIVE interactive chat and video press conference on www.twitchtv.com/videogameslive.  Join Tommy Tallarico and friends as he announces the presale dates for tickets, answers questions from fans and takes setlist requests for the upcoming tour.

Talkback

Fatty The HuttApril 17, 2012

Yay! I and me kids will go a third time!
Did anyone catch the livestream concert from El Dorado Arkansas on the weekend.? Very enjoyable, particularly the backstage stuff and the accompanying live chat (to which they responded verbally from backstage from time to time.)

the asylumApril 17, 2012

An Edmonton and Calgary stop too!?

My ears rejoice as my wallet cries

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