Trans-Siberian Orchestra Returns to Worcester
By Hank Stolz | Radio Worcester
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WORCESTER, MASS.- The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has announced its 2025 winter tour “Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO & More”, featuring a 25th anniversary tribute to Beethoven’s Last Night. TSO will once again bring their legendary holiday spectacle to the DCU Center on November 29th, with two performances at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 12th at trans-siberian.com.
Joel Hoekstra, guitarist with TSO since 2010, joined Hank to preview the tour, promising a jam-packed show with fan favorites including Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24, Christmas Canon, and This Christmas Day, along with the trademark lasers, effects, and even “snow” inside the arena.
Hoekstra also shared that TSO is bringing back a fan-favorite tradition: the TSO Signing Line. Every fan attending the evening performance will have the chance to get one item signed by members of the band, free of charge.
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