Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons

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Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons
Stardew Valley Festival of Seasons.jpg
Location
  • Australia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Asia
Associated album Stardew Valley (Original Game Soundtrack)
Start dateFebruary 16, 2024 (2024-02-16)
End dateSeptember 27, 2024 (2024-09-27)
Legs1
Website www.stardewvalleyconcert.com
concert chronology

Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons is a concert tour featuring music from the video game Stardew Valley . All music belongs to the game's producer and developer, Eric Barone. The tour was produced by Eric Barone and SOHO Live. [1]

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History

On October 10, 2023, Eric Barone announced Stardew Valley first concert tour, Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons. During the tour, selected music from the play was performed live by a chamber orchestra. The first leg of the tour kicked off in Los Angeles on February 16, 2024. The concert program is based on the four seasons of the valley and the music of the festivals. [2]

Reception

Nintendo Life's Andy McDonald said the biggest lesson from the concert was its ability to connect and move people. [3] Ted Litchfield from PC Gamer noted that Stardew Valley soundtrack contains peaceful, nostalgic pieces that feel like a lost relic of childhood. [4]

Tour dates

List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue
Date (2024)CityCountryVenue
February 16 Los Angeles United StatesThe Eli and Edythe Broad Stage
February 17
February 23 Boston Berklee Performance Center
February 24 Philadelphia Perelman Theater
February 27 New York City The Town Hall
February 29
March 2 Seattle Benaroya Hall
March 3
March 9 Chicago The Vic Theatre
March 10 St. Louis The Sheldon
March 14 Toronto Canada Meridian Arts Centre
March 15
March 17 Montreal Place des Arts
March 22 Bangkok Thailand Prince Mahidol Hall
March 23 Ottowa Canada National Arts Centre
March 24 Seoul South KoreaMapo Art Center
March 27 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre
March 28 Edmonton Myer Horowitz Theatre
April 5 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Recital Centre
April 7 Perth Perth Concert Hall
April 9MelbourneMelbourne Recital Centre
April 13 Wellington New Zealand Opera House
April 14 Auckland Aotea Centre
April 19 Brisbane Australia Brisbane City Hall
April 20 Sydney Sydney Conservatorium of Music
April 27
April 28 Birmingham England Birmingham Town Hall
April 29 London Cadogan Hall
May 1 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle
May 3 Paris France Bataclan
May 5 Edinburgh Scotland Queen's Hall
May 5 Cincinnati United States Hamilton County Memorial Building
May 5MontrealCanadaPlace des Arts
May 9 Milan Italy Teatro Carcano
May 13LondonEnglandCadogan Hall
May 18 Portland United States Aladdin Theater
May 29 Tampa Tampa Theatre
June 1PhiladelphiaPerelman Theater
June 7 Kansas City Folly Theater
June 9 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
June 15 Austin Paramount Theatre
July 14 Atlanta Center Stage Theater
July 14 Manchester England Stoller Hall
August 26 Singapore Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
September 27 Tokyo JapanKioi Hall

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References

  1. Yang, George (October 30, 2023). "ConcernedApe on Stardew Valley Concert, Haunted Chocolatier's Soundtrack, and More". IGN.
  2. Brown, Andy (November 29, 2023). "'Stardew Valley' creator Eric Barone discusses his life in music, concert tour, and 'Haunted Chocolatier'". nme.
  3. "An Incredibly Moving Night At The Stardew Valley: Festival Of Seasons Concert". Nintendo Life. May 11, 2024.
  4. Ted Litchfield (March 2, 2024). "Speaking at Stardew Valley soundtrack concert, creator Eric Barone quips about finding an audience for his music: 'All I had to do was develop an entire videogame from scratch'". PC Gamer via www.pcgamer.com.