Video Games Live in San Francisco

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I just got this info in an email and thought some people may be
interested in it

Video Games Live
Saturday, November 5, 2005 at 7:30 PM
San Jose Civic Auditorium
San Jose, CA

and

Sunday, November 6, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Nob Hill Masonic Center
San Francisco, CA

You can get tickets here: http://www.videogameslivetickets.com/

Renowned video game composers, Tommy Tallarico (Advent Rising,
Tony
Hawk Pro Skater, Earthworm Jim) and Jack Wall (Jade Empire, Myst III:
Exile,
Splinter Cell), and Clear Channel Music Group and Belkin Productions
today
announced that Video Games Live presented by Mountain Dew will hit
Cleveland
on November 26, with tickets available on Friday, September 23 at 11am.
Co-executive produced by Tallarico's and Wall's Mystical Stone
Entertainment
LLC, and Clear Channel Music Group, Video Games Live features music
from the
world's most popular video games performed by top orchestras and choirs
across North America, combined with explosive video segments from each
of
the games, lasers and lights to create an exceptional, immersive
entertainment experience. The national tour will begin in Seattle on
October
29, and additional tour dates have been announced for 24 cities
including
New York, Dallas, Boston, San Francisco, Detroit, Philadelphia and
Toronto.

"The triumphant Video Games Live show in July at the Hollywood
Bowl,
which drew a massive crowd of over 10,000 people, established without a
doubt that the demand for this tour is huge," said Brad Wavra, Touring
Vice
President for Clear Channel Music Group. "Clear Channel is thrilled to
bring
Video Games Live to Cleveland and the rest of North America."

Video Games Live features music from some of the world's most
popular
games, including MarioT, Zelda®, Halo®, Metal Gear Solid®,
Warcraft®, Myst®,
Castlevania®, Medal of HonorT, SonicT, Tron©, Tomb Raider®, Advent
Rising,
Headhunter, Beyond Good & EvilT, Splinter Cell®, Ghost ReconT, Rainbow
Six®,
EverQuest® II, Kingdom Hearts, God of WarT and a classic arcade game
medley
featuring games from Pong® to Donkey Kong®. A pre-show festival
before the
concert will feature a costume contest and a meet-and-greet with video
game
industry luminaries.

"Concertgoers are going to be blown away by Video Games Live.
We've
created a show that the entire family will enjoy," said Tommy
Tallarico,
co-creator of Video Games Live and one of the top game music composers.
"Video games have become one of the most popular forms of entertainment
in
the 21st century and Video Games Live is a celebration of the
incredible
music, art, storylines and characters our industry has to offer."

"Video game music is not bleeps and bloops anymore. People are
absolutely shocked when they hear this music," stated Jack Wall,
co-creator
of Video Games Live and leading game music composer. "This music
represents
a true art form. The success of this tour will demonstrate to the world
that
video game music can command the attention of gamers and non-gamers
alike."
 

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Wow, Frogger meets the Symphony! Looks like a pretty cool show from the
trailer, too bad there are no pinball machines there:(

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Nice!

I went to the Final Fantasy symphony concert a few months ago in SF and
was quite impressed.

ObPinball: Good thing the guy who tried to sing "I Can't Drive 55" on
NASCAR won't be invited to this concert :)