Trans Siberian Orchestra Concert
Saturday November 24th 2007, 1:34 pm
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MusicalMy father-in-law and I went to another great Trans Siberian Orchestra concert on November 17, 2007. This was our second TSO concert and it was just as awesome as the first one.
I see a lot of people hitting my blog in search for “How long is a Trans Siberian Orchestra concert”, so I’ve decided to break it down here for you as to how long the concert actually is, and what happens during this time.
I don’t remember how long the first concert was because I was in awe the whole time. However, since the second concert is still fresh in my mind, I’ll describe it here. Click on the image to the left to see the seating chart and the location where we sat. You’ll see a red dot on section 23 that depicts where we sat.
The show started off with the same theme as the concert we had seen back in 2005, The Lost Christmas Eve. I was pleased with this because I really wanted to see this again. This part lasted about one hour and fifteen minutes. This part of the concert is more of a production, like a hard-rock musical without anybody playing parts. They have a narrator who sets the mood for the songs they sing and then different singers come out and sing songs throughout the concert. Sort of hard to describe but that’s about as good as I can get. One really neat part was that they had snow machines that blew out “snow” on everybody.
The second part of the show lasted about one hour and ten minutes. This was more of a jam-like part of the show. Despite where we were sitting, we had the opportunity to see some of the band members up close. In the back of the arena, behind the sound booth, they sat up a platform where Jennifer Cella and Danielle Landherr came to sing part of a song. We were sitting right in front of them which was pretty neat. Later, Chris Caffery and another guitarist (can’t remember his name, and I don’t see him on the website) came back to the same area and got on a riser that lifted them up while they played. This platform also had some pyro on it that shot some pretty big flames that we could feel the heat from. It’s worth noting that the second part of the show seemed to be quite a bit louder than the first part. My father-in-law and I both agreed on that.
Overall the concert lasted for about 2 hours and 25 minutes. The band and all the singers made themselves available after the show for a meet and greet session (for free). My father-in-law and I went to the floor immediately after the show and talked to one of the sound guys who was nice enough to tells about the desk (or board) and the in-ear monitors they use. The guy got pretty technical on us, but we knew enough to understand that he was talking about some heavyweight equipment. My father-in-law and I went to the meet/greet area and saw a super-long line so we decided to just stand there and check the band out as they got off the elevator (we were standing about 15 feet from the elevator). The band members seemed nice and they signed items and talked to people as the moved through the line. I took some pics with my cell phone but they’re terrible, so I doubt I’ll post them.
Anyway, the show was well worth the $42.50. If you’re considering seeing a TSO concert, do it! You’ll go back to see them every year after that.
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I don’t remember how long the first concert was because I was in awe the whole time. However, since the second concert is still fresh in my mind, I’ll describe it here. Click on the image to the left to see the seating chart and the location where we sat. You’ll see a red dot on section 23 that depicts where we sat.