''Game of Thrones'' Live Concert Experience

Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience
Tour by Ramin Djawadi

Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albums Game of Thrones Season 1-6
Start date February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
End date April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
Legs 1
No. of shows
  • 24 in North America

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]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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[6]

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."[7]

Stage

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.[7]

Shows

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

Dates performed

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Attendance/Capacity Revenue
Leg 1 – North America
February 20, 2017 St. Paul United States Xcel Energy Center — —
February 22, 2017 Chicago United Center 7,470 / 11,427 $528,197[8]
February 23, 2017 Columbus Nationwide Arena — —
February 25, 2017 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena 7,430 / 7,463 $484,925[9]
February 26, 2017 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 9,967 / 18,126 $596,907[8]
March 1, 2017 Washington, D.C Verizon Center — —
March 3, 2017 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 8,374 / 10,166 $548,767[10]
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 Key Arena 9,014 / 14,092 $579,469
April 1, 2017 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena — —
April 2, 2017 Portland United States Moda Center — —
Total — —

Dates cancelled

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
February 15, 2017 Kansas City United States Sprint Center Unknown reason
February 20, 2017 Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills
February 23, 2017 Buffalo First Niagara Center
March 21, 2017 Salt Lake City Maverik Center

Reception

The concert has received positive reviews.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Game of Thrones concert experience hits the road in 2017". The Guardian. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Here’s What to Expect From the Upcoming Game of Thrones Concert Tour". Time. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sights and sounds of the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Game of Thrones epic U.S. concert tour announced". EW. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Game of Thrones' Live Concert Experience Coming to 28 Cities". Billboard. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Game of Thrones composer shares secrets of upcoming symphony tour". EW. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "What to Expect From the Immersive, High-Tech Game of Thrones Concert Tour". Vulture. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Current Boxscore". Billboard. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Current Boxscore". Billboard. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Current Boxscore". Billboard. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ Kornhaber, Spencer. "The 'Game of Thrones' Live Concert Lets Fans Bask in the Highlights". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "The ‘Game of Thrones’ Live Concert Experience Was Everything I’d Hoped It Would Be". 8 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  13. ↑ LeDonne, Rob (8 March 2017). "Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience review – Westeros brought to dazzling life". Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via The Guardian.
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