Interview with Joel Hoekstra of the Trans Siberian Orchestra playing Mohegan Sun on Wednesday November 23 with a portion of the tickets sales to benefit Connecticut Foodshare! He is fantastic and really shares how TSO is an amazing group of talented musicians who come together every year to play united and support each others talents and honor founders Paul O'Neill's vision of the beauty and wonder of TSO!!!
• Joel is TSO’s lead guitarist and has been a member since 2010.
• Tickets for the 2022 TSO tour, “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve - The Best of TSO & More” are ON SALE NOW!
• The 2022 TSO tour, “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve - The Best of TSO & More”, brings a completely updated presentation of the unforgettable, multi-generational holiday tradition, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve.”
• The show will include enduring fan favorites such as "Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24," "O’ Come All Ye Faithful," "Good King Joy," "Christmas Canon," "Music Box Blues," "Promises To Keep," and "This Christmas Day” among others.
• The tour will perform 100+ concerts in 60 cities in just over 45 days.
• As they have in the past, TSO will donate at leat $1 from every ticket sold to charity. To date, they have distributed MORE THAN 18 MILLION DOLLARS to worthy charities throughout North America.
• TSO’s CD releases include: Christmas Eve & Other Stories" (’96), "The Christmas Attic” (’98), “Beethoven's Last Night” (’00), “The Lost Christmas Eve” (’04), "Night Castle” (’09), “Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night)” (’12/EP), “Letters From The Labyrinth” (’15), “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve” (’16).
• TSO’s live show has been called a mix of The Who’s “Tommy” & Andrew Lloyd Weber with Pink Floyd’s lights.
• For additional information, visit: www.trans-siberian.com
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Facts & Figures
1. TSO has been called a mix of The Who’s Tommy & Andrew Lloyd Weber with Pink Floyd’s lights.
2. TSO is one of the only acts today that resonates with younger, rock music fans as well as older adult contemporary listeners and espouses a positive message for all.
3. TSO has played live to over 18 million people and grossed over $850 million since their first tour in 1999.
4. TSO has become a multi-generational concert staple and family attraction for over 20 years.
5. TSO has been one of the top touring acts of the decade for 2 decades running! Pollstar has noted TSO sold the most tickets by a rock act in North America for the decade (2010-2019) and TSO ranked in Billboard Top Artists of the Decade - (2000-2009) (2010-2019).
6. TSO consistently ranks in Pollstar’s Top 10 for Top North American Tours and Top 20 Worldwide Tours.
7. TSO was the top touring artist of 2021 according to Billboard Magazine.
8. TSO recently charted on the Top Touring Artists Of The Pollstar Era Chart (1980-Present) at #11 in Tickets Sold and #21 in Box Office Grosses.
9. On Tour - TSO has been playing to roughly 1 million people per year for the past 15 years.
10. Over the past 5 years TSO has close to 750 million audio/video streams.
11. According to Newsweek Magazine, “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24” is the 7th most downloaded Christmas song ever
12. TSO is a Top 15 all time artist for radio airplay.
13. TSO has sold over 12 million CD’s.
14. TSO donates at least $1 from every ticket sold to charity and, in the past 20 years, has donated over $18 million dollars to charity.