‘Game of Thrones’ US concert tour confirmed for 2017
This image released by HBO shows Kit Harington as Jon Snow, left, in a scene from “Game of Thrones.” The series was nominated for an Emmy Award on July 16, 2015, for outstanding drama series. (Helen Sloan/HBO via AP)
“Winter Is Coming” is transitioning from the small screen to the stage.
Live Nation Entertainment announced on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that they will re-create HBO’s hit series with a musical—complete with a full orchestra and choir performances, Variety reported.
Composer Ramin Diawadi will spearhead “’Game of Thrones’ Live Concert Experience,” which will tour across 28 cities in North America sometime in early 2017.
The highly anticipated adaptation “will use innovative music tour production and video technology that will recreate the various realms found throughout Westeros and Essos,” a press release said. It will also “showcase footage from the show in addition to all the new imagery created exclusively for the tour.”
As for the music itself, Djawadi said the the playlist would include fan favorites including, “Mhysa,” “The Children” and “Light of the Seven”—which were all used as music in the original series.
He also explained that the idea for the tour actually came from one of the TV show’s creators.
“We were in the studio together reviewing some music and one of them said, ‘I would love to see this live,’” the music composer was quoted as saying in the report. “’I want a full orchestra. I want to see a choir.’ So we went from there.”
Aside from the the musical showcase, the experience will also feature a blend of LED screens and special stage designs. The choir and orchestra will be housed in a giant screen flanked by flaming towers, the report said.
“We designed a stage that will be 360 degrees. There won’t be a bad seat in the house,” Djawadi guaranteed.
“’Game of Thrones’ Live Concert Experience”kicks off next February starting in Kansas City, while tickets go on sale on Live Nation starting Aug. 13.
The concert tour’s list of dates and cities is shown below. Khristian Ibarrola
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02-15 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
02-17 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
02-19 Chicago, IL – United Center
02-20 Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills
02-22 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
02-23 Buffalo, NY – First Niagara Center
02-25 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun
02-26 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
03-01 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
03-03 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
03-04 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
03-06 Boston, MA – TD Bank Garden
03-07 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
03-09 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
03-11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
03-12 Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
03-14 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
03-16 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
03-17 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
03-19 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
03-21 Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
03-23 Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
03-25 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
03-26 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
03-29 San Jose, CA – SAP Center
03-31 Seattle, WA – Key Arena
04-01 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena
04-02 Portland, OR – Moda Center
