Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience

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Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience
Tour by Ramin Djawadi
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Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albums Game of Thrones seasons 1–8
Start dateFebruary 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
End dateOctober 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 64 in North America
  • 23 in Europe
  • 87 Total

Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience is the concert tour by the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones featuring composer Ramin Djawadi. The all-arena tour was announced on August 8, 2016 at an intimate concert in Los Angeles, California. The tour consists of 24 dates in cities across the United States and Canada. [1] [2] The tour's title, "Music Is Coming" is in reference to House Stark motto, "Winter Is Coming." The concert started on February 20, 2017 in Saint Paul, Minnesota and ended April 2 in Portland, Oregon. [3]

Contents

A world tour was announced in September 2017. It started in May 2018 in Madrid and ended in October in Toronto. [4] A third tour in North America started on September 5, 2019 finishing on October 5, 2019. [5]

Background

On August 8, 2016, composer Ramin Djawadi announced the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience Tour at an event at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles with Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark in the series. The tour started in Saint Paul, Minnesota and concluded in Portland, Oregon. The tour consisted of 24 cities across the United States, with additional stops in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec in Canada. [6]

The tour featured the show's composer, Ramin Djawadi, conducting an 80-piece orchestra and choir, which performed highlights from the series' musical score, on a 360-degree stage. In addition, LED telescoping and wall screens, and special 3D designs, rose from the stage floor. [7] Instruments were specially created for the tour, such as a 14-foot Wildling horn played during the Wildling attack on the Wall section. [8] [9]

We really want to summarize the show the best we can, There's a lot of different locations and events to cover. If you come and watch this concert, you really get a nice summary and a nice look back on the past seasons. The one I'm really excited about is 'Light of the Seven,' which was such a great surprise to the viewers, because it's the first time we're using piano, Besides the orchestra and the choir, we will have the piano and that piece to play. That'll be really great live. - Ramin Djawadi [10]

In an interview, Djawadi talked about the tour, saying, "I'm going through the music to adapt it more for a live performance, and I might have a vocalist on a piece that didn't have one before, or lengthen another piece, I'm not bound to the picture anymore, so I can let the music tell its own story, and be creative about it." [11]

Stage

A weirwood tree is formed on the stage during the concert Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience by Gage Skidmore.jpg
A weirwood tree is formed on the stage during the concert

The concert contained multiple stages and the main stage (King's Landing stage), and featured Djawadi as conductor with the orchestra and choir. On the other side of the stage (Winterfell stage) were another choir and more soloists. In between those stages were four smaller stages, with each being named after different locations from the world of Game of Thrones. There was also a runway between the two main stages, that was also a location. [11]

Setlist

Ramin Djawadi performing "Light of the Seven" at the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience Ramin Djawadi performing by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Ramin Djawadi performing "Light of the Seven" at the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience

This setlist was performed at the October 6, 2018 concert held at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. [12]

First set

  1. "Game of Thrones Theme"
  2. "House Themes: Medley"
  3. "Goodbye Brother"
  4. "Love in the Eyes"
  5. "Finale"
  6. "The Red Woman"
  7. "Wildfire"
  8. "The Rains of Castamere"
  9. "The Lannisters Send Their Regards"
  10. "Whitewalkers"
  11. "You Know Nothing"
  12. "Needle"
  13. "Dracarys"
  14. "Mhysa"

Second set

  1. "The Children"
  2. "High Sparrow"
  3. "Atonement"
  4. "Reign"
  5. "My Watch Has Ended"
  6. "Hold the Door"
  7. "Let's Play a Game"
  8. "Bastard"
  9. "Trust Each Other"
  10. "Light of the Seven"
  11. "The Winds of Winter"
  12. "Home"
  13. "I Am the Storm"
  14. "The Queen's Justice"
  15. "The Spoils of War"
  16. "Truth"
  17. "Winter Is Here"
  18. "The Army of the Dead"

Encore

  1. "Game of Thrones Theme"

Shows

Ramin Djawadi is the composer of the Game of Thrones score Ramin Djawadi.jpg
Ramin Djawadi is the composer of the Game of Thrones score

Dates performed

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance/CapacityRevenue
Leg 1 – North America
February 20, 2017 Saint Paul United States Xcel Energy Center ——
February 22, 2017 Chicago United Center 7,470 / 11,427$528,197 [13]
February 23, 2017 Columbus Nationwide Arena ——
February 25, 2017 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena 7,430 / 7,463$484,925 [14]
February 26, 2017 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 9,967 / 18,126$596,907 [13]
March 1, 2017 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center ——
March 3, 2017 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 8,374 / 10,166$548,767 [15]
March 4, 2017 Toronto Air Canada Centre ——
March 6, 2017 Boston United States TD Garden 8,851 / 15,308$591,156
March 7, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden 14,633 / 17,046$1,237,251
March 9, 2017 Charlotte Spectrum Center 4,290 / 6,953$268,614
March 11, 2017 Sunrise BB&T Center 6,582 / 10,911$420,052
March 12, 2017 Tampa Amalie Arena 5,856 / 9,559$370,569
March 14, 2017 Atlanta Philips Arena ——
March 16, 2017 San Antonio AT&T Center 4,350 / 7,647$293,448
March 17, 2017 Houston Toyota Center 7,084 / 9,573$488,091
March 19, 2017 Denver Pepsi Center 6,158 / 10,608$401,350
March 23, 2017 Inglewood The Forum 13,529 / 15,782$1,058,872
March 25, 2017 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 4,783 / 7,321$328,286
March 26, 2017 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 5,670 / 14,782$341,607
March 29, 2017 San Jose SAP Center 11,249 / 16,492$910,206
March 31, 2017 Seattle KeyArena 9,014 / 14,092$579,469
April 1, 2017 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena ——
April 2, 2017 Portland United States Moda Center ——
Leg 2 – Europe [16]
May 8, 2018 Madrid Spain WiZink Center ——
May 10, 2018 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi ——
May 12, 2018 Paris France AccorHotels Arena ——
May 14, 2018 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena ——
May 15, 2018 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena ——
May 16, 2018 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena ——
May 18, 2018 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena ——
May 19, 2018 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle ——
May 21, 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome ——
May 22, 2018 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis ——
May 24, 2018 Dublin Ireland 3Arena ——
May 25, 2018 Belfast Northern Ireland The SSE Arena ——
May 27, 2018 London England Wembley Arena ——
May 29, 2018 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena ——
May 31, 2018 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe ——
June 1, 2018 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena ——
June 4, 2018 Munich Germany Olympiahalle ——
June 5, 2018 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 6,557 / 9,500$615,854
June 7, 2018 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt ——
June 8, 2018 Cologne Lanxess Arena ——
June 11, 2018 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro ——
June 12, 2018 Manchester England Manchester Arena ——
June 14, 2018 London Wembley Arena ——
Leg 3 – North America
September 6, 2018SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena——
September 8, 2018San JoseSAP Center——
September 9, 2018InglewoodThe Forum——
September 11, 2018 San Diego Viejas Arena ——
September 12, 2018 Glendale Gila River Arena ——
September 14, 2018DenverPepsi Center——
September 16, 2018 Dallas American Airlines Center ——
September 17, 2018HoustonToyota Center——
September 18, 2018 Austin Frank Erwin Center ——
September 21, 2018TampaAmalie Arena——
September 22, 2018SunriseBB&T Center——
September 25, 2018Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena ——
September 26, 2018 Newark Prudential Center ——
September 28, 2018UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena——
September 29, 2018 Worcester DCU Center ——
October 2, 2018PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center——
October 3, 2018New York CityMadison Square Garden——
October 5, 2018 St. Louis Enterprise Center ——
October 6, 2018 Rosemont Allstate Arena ——
October 9, 2018 Detroit Little Caesars Arena ——
October 10, 2018 Columbus Schottenstein Center ——
October 12, 2018MontrealCanadaBell Centre——
October 14, 2018Toronto Scotiabank Arena ——
Leg 4 – North America
September 6, 2019TorontoCanada Budweiser Stage ——
September 8, 2019 Tinley Park United States Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre ——
September 10, 2019 Mansfield Xfinity Center ——
September 12, 2019Philadelphia Mann Center for the Performing Arts ——
September 14, 2019 Wantagh Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater ——
September 15, 2019 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live ——
September 20, 2019 Jacksonville Daily's Place ——
September 21, 2019 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre ——
September 22, 2019Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre ——
September 24, 2019 Alpharetta Ameris Bank Amphitheatre ——
September 26, 2019 Irving The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ——
September 27, 2019 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ——
September 30, 2019 Santa Fe Santa Fe Opera ——
October 1, 2019Phoenix Comerica Theatre ——
October 3, 2019 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre ——
October 4, 2019 Irvine FivePoint Amphitheatre ——
October 5, 2019 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl ——
Total——

Dates cancelled

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
February 15, 2017 Kansas City United States Sprint Center Unknown reason
February 20, 2017 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 23, 2017 Buffalo KeyBank Center
March 21, 2017 West Valley City Maverik Center
September 5, 2018 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
September 30, 2018 University Park United States Bryce Jordan Center
September 5, 2019 Syracuse Carrier Dome
September 11, 2019 Hartford XFINITY Theatre
September 17, 2019 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
September 18, 2019 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park
September 25, 2019 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion

Reception

The concert has received positive reviews. [17] [18] [19]

See also

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