Utah fans of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra won’t get to see their favorite holiday-themed music-and-lasers extravaganza in the Vivint Smart Home Arena this year — but they can simulate the experience at home a week before Christmas.
The progressive rock group announced Thursday it will present its first-ever livestream show, “Christmas Eve and Other Stories Live in Concert,” on Friday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. Mountain time. The online performance will be in place of TSO’s annual tour, which the group canceled in August because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
The special will bring together TSO’s two touring groups, the East and West bands, for the first time since the two started touring separately in 2000. The show will feature an all-new staging of TSO’s album “Christmas Eve and Other Stories.”
Tickets, at $30, went on sale Thursday at the group’s website, trans-siberian.com. For those who can’t see it live, TSO will make the show available to stream on demand through midnight on Sunday, Dec. 20. Merchandise is also available for purchase on the website.
Sean P. Means has been reporting and editing for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1991 — including 25 years as movie critic. Since 2018, he has reported on arts and culture reporter, and breaking news — and was part of The Tribune’s COVID-19 reporting team. He reviews movies for MovieCricket.net and X96’s “Radio From Hell” program.