ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES
“...I ALWAYS FIND THAT I DON'T GET MORE TIRED AS THE TOUR GOES ON-I GET STRONGER, SINCE MY MUSCLES ADJUST AND IT GETS EASIER”
CHRIS CAFFERY
POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT: Which group has played to more people in North America over the past decade than any other rock act? Most music business observers would likely answer U2 or Metallica, maybe the Stones or the Dave Matthews Band. According to industry trade publication
Pollstar, however, the top rock draw in the U.S. during the second decade of the 21st century is a band that tours just seven weeks each year. From every mid November through late December, though, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) perform to approximately a million fans, selling out arenas from coast to coast with a Yuletide-themed show that mixes rock, classical and theater with a state-of-the-art production featuring dazzling lasers, extensive pyrotechnics and a stage that literally transforms before your eyes.
Two-thousand-nineteen marks the 20 anniversary of the group’s first winter tour, and once again, guitarists Chris Caffery and Al Pitrelli will lead the charge. Pitrelli — who has toured with TSO for all but
