{"id":14102,"date":"2016-12-27T12:05:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T20:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/?p=14102"},"modified":"2016-12-27T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T20:05:27","slug":"photo-gallery-trans-siberian-orchestra-gila-river-arena-phoenix-az","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/2016\/12\/27\/photo-gallery-trans-siberian-orchestra-gila-river-arena-phoenix-az\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ Gila River Arena, Phoenix AZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Photos by Chad Alexander<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tso2016-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14102]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14121\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tso2016-1.jpg\" alt=\"tso2016\" width=\"1240\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tso2016-1.jpg 1240w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tso2016-1-300x126.jpg 300w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tso2016-1-768x321.jpg 768w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tso2016-1-1024x429.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tso2016-1-500x209.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 26th 2016, Gila River Arena, Phoenix AZ:\u00a0<\/strong>While the rest of the rock and metal world goes on vacation around this time of the year, one band that comes into prominence is Christmas-themed progressive\/operatic\/symphonic metal act <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trans-siberian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Trans-Siberian Orchestra<\/strong><\/a>. Their success has been a phenomenon for two decades, and the show only gets more epic every year. They&#8217;re currently on their winter 2016 North American run wherein two different versions of the band perform on separate routings through the western and eastern parts of the continent, and they&#8217;re bringing &#8216;The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve&#8217; as well as a best-of set to these shows. TSO West, featuring among its ranks Jeff Scott Soto and Mats Leven visited the Gila River Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday December 26th, to present their glorious prog rock opera to a packed house. Our photographer Chad Alexander was on site to capture some images for us. Check them out below, and whether or not you celebrate Christmas, mark this band down as one you absolutely need to see at least once in your lifetime.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you like what you\u2019ve read and seen, <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/MetalAssault\" target=\"_blank\">make a donation<\/a> of any amount and help keep Metal Assault running full time!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14102 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_0598.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[14102]\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_0598-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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Who I Am<br \/>\n02. The March of the Kings \/ Hark the Herald Angels Sing<br \/>\n03. The Lost Christmas Eve (Andrew Ross on vocals)<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ghosts of Christmas Eve<\/span><br \/>\n04. O Come All Ye Faithful \/ O Holy Night<br \/>\n05. Good King Joy<br \/>\n06. Christmas Dreams<br \/>\n07. Christmas Eve &#8211; Sarajevo 12\/24 (Savatage cover)<br \/>\n08. Christmas Canon Rock<br \/>\n09. What Child Is This?<br \/>\n10. Music Box Blues<br \/>\n11. First Snow<br \/>\n12. Promises to Keep<br \/>\n13. This Christmas Day<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Best of TSO<\/span><br \/>\n14. Christmas Jam<br \/>\n15. A Mad Russian&#8217;s Christmas<br \/>\n16. A Last Illusion<br \/>\n17. Christmas Nights in Blue<br \/>\n18. Wizards in Winter<br \/>\n19. O Fortuna (Carl Orff cover)<br \/>\n20. Madness of Men<br \/>\n21. Not the Same<br \/>\n22. The Night Conceives<br \/>\n23. The Mountain<br \/>\n24. Find Our Way Home<br \/>\n25. Requiem (The Fifth)<br \/>\n26. Christmas Eve &#8211; Sarajevo 12\/24 reprise (Savatage cover)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining Tour Dates:<\/strong><br \/>\n12\/27\/2017 &#8211; Ontario, CA @ Citizens Business Bank Arena<br \/>\n12\/27\/2017 &#8211; Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center<br \/>\n12\/28\/2017 &#8211; Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center<br \/>\n12\/29\/2017 &#8211; Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena<br \/>\n12\/30\/2017 &#8211; Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills<br \/>\n12\/30\/2017 &#8211; Portland, OR @ Moda Center<br \/>\n12\/31\/2017 &#8211; Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena<br \/>\n12\/31\/2017 &#8211; Seattle, WA @ KeyArena<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by Chad Alexander December 26th 2016, Gila River Arena, Phoenix AZ:\u00a0While the rest of the rock and metal world goes on vacation around this time of the year, one band that comes into prominence is Christmas-themed progressive\/operatic\/symphonic metal act Trans-Siberian Orchestra. 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