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Paul O’Neill and the rest of the New York-based prog-rock symphonic metal musicians Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be going against the cold months of November and December for a never-before-seen TSO tour scheme this winter.

The band will be performing in two different cities in one date. To do that, they decided to split into two smaller TSO groups and perform in more cities despite the intense cold weather ahead. The tour will have two kick-off points then, one in Council Bluffs, IA and another in Youngstown, OH on November 3.

Towards the end of November, the two halves of the band will be featured in shows from coast to coast, starting off with a coast-to-coast show in Salt Lake City and another in Washington, DC on November 18.

The tour, which kicked off in the Midwest, will also end in the Midwest with wrap-up shows in Auburn Hills, MI and Saint Louis, MO on December 30.

The tour is a huge undertaking for the group as not only will they divide performing duties to cover more cities, but they are also working on filling every performance with pyrotechnics, laser works, eye-catching and eye-popping light works and other audio-visual antics which is usually seen in most TSO shows. But for this tour, band front man Paul O’Neill raises not only the bar, but also peoples’ expectations, “We want them to say, ‘Man, that was the best show ever; we just ripped that band off”, says O’Neill through a press release.

Tickets will go for as low as $25 which is also one of O’Neill’s main targets for the upcoming tour. For ticket sale dates and times, visit the band’s website.

The band is expected to perform hits from their fifth record “Night Castle” which was released late last year, and also from “Beethoven’s Last Night” which is the band’s live concept album featuring rock opera tunes while chronicling Beethoven’s final days with a twist. The record surfaced in the market this year.

2010 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Concert Tour
November 2010
3- Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
3 – Council Bluffs, IA – Mid-America Center
4 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center Coliseum
4 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
5 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
5 – Springfield, MO – JQH Arena
6 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
6 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena
7 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
7 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
8 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center Arena
10 – Dayton, OH – Erwin J. Nutter Center
11 – Toledo, OH – The Huntington Center
12 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
13 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
13 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena at Seattle Center
14 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
14 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
15 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena
17 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
17 – Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
18 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
18 – Salt Lake City, UT – EnergySolutions Arena
19 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum
20 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
20 – Sacramento, CA – ARCO Arena
21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
21 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion at San Jose
24 – Cincinnati, OH – US Bank Arena
24 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
26 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
26 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Sports Arena
27 – Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse
27 – Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center
28 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
28 – Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena

December 2010
1 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
1, 2 – Oklahoma City, OK – Ford Center
2 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
3 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
3 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
4 – Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center
4 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
5 – Raleigh, NC – RBC Center
5 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
8 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
8 – Bossier City, LA – CenturyTel Center
9 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
9 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
10 – Miami, FL – AmericanAirlines Arena
10 – Duluth, GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center
11 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
11 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena
12 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena
12 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
15 – Wichita, KS – InTrust Bank Arena
16 – Providence, RI – Dunkin’ Donuts Center
16 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
17 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
17 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
18 – North Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
19 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena
19 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
22 – Ottawa, Ontario – Scotiabank Place
22 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
23 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
23 – Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado Springs World Arena
26 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
26 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center
27 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
28 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
29 – Grand Rapids, OH – Van Andel Arena
29 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
30 – Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
30 – Saint Louis, MO – Scottrade Center