Video Games Live announces 50 shows for world tour

34 Comments by Ludwig Kietzmann Jun 4th 2008 5:30PM
Filed under: Culture

You wouldn't castigate us for saying that many classic video games are loved and remembered not just for their gameplay and characters, but their memorable music. Why, just think of The Legend of Zelda's dum dum, da da da dadum, da da da da daaa da da da da da dadum! Or Sonic the Hedgehog's dada da da dee dum dum, da dada da dum dee dum dum. And who could forget Mega Man's dada dada dadee dum, dadum dadum dum daaa?

If you're a video gamer who appreciates everything from 8-bit beeps and boops to rousing orchestral scores, we encourage you to drag those big ears of yours to a Video Games Live concert. Created in 2002 by composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, Video Games Live honors a wide range of games in -- thanks to its 50-show strong world tour -- a wide range of American and international venues. See a complete list of planned concert locales (including France, China, Taiwan, Scotland and Portugal) and dates after the break.

Winnipeg, MB	June 5, 2008	Centennial Concert Hall
Las Vegas, NV	June 14, 2008	Henderson Pavilion	Las Vegas Philharmonic
Toronto, ON	June 21, 2008	Younge-Dundas Square	Future Shop
Glasgow, Scotland	June 26, 2008	Royal Concert Hall	Royal Scottish Symphony
Paris, France	June 29, 2008	Porte de Versailles	Blizzard Worldwide Invitational
Houston, TX	July 10, 2008	Jones Hall	Houston Symphony
Austin, TX	July 11, 2008	Long Center
Austin, TX	July 12, 2008	Long Center
Louisville, KY	July 18, 2008	Kentucky Arts Center	Louisville Orchestra
San Diego, CA	July 24, 2008	Embarcadero Park	San Diego Symphony
Taipei, Taiwan	Aug. 10, 2008	Pan-Chiao Stadium	Taipei Philharmonic
Taipei, Taiwan	Aug. 11, 2008	Pan-Chiao Stadium	Taipei Philharmonic
Indianapolis, IN	Aug. 15, 2008	Hilbert Circle Theatre	Gen Con & Indianapolis Symphony
Indianapolis, IN	Aug. 16, 2008	Hilbert Circle Theatre	Gen Con & Indianapolis Symphony
Leipzig, Germany	Aug. 20, 2008	ARENA Leipzig	Leipzig Games Convention
San Jose, CA	Aug. 26, 2008	Performing Arts Center	NVISION 08
Brookville, NY	Sept. 20, 2008	Tilles Center
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Oct. 5, 2008	Canecão	Petrobras Sinfônica
Birmingham, Alabama	Oct. 9, 2008	Jefferson Complex	Alabama Symphony
Beijing, China	Oct. 18, 2008	Beijing Stadium	China Opera Symphony
Vancouver, BC	Oct. 29, 2008	Orpheum Theatre	Vancouver Symphony
Kansas City, MO	Nov. 1, 2008	Midland Theatre
Chicago, IL	Nov. 15, 2008	Chicago Theatre
Lisbon, Portugal	Dec. 6, 2008	Campo Pequeno
Lisbon, Portugal	Dec. 7, 2008	Campo Pequeno
Paris, France	Dec. 18, 2008	Palais des Congress
Newark, NJ	Dec. 27, 2008 (2PM)	NJ PAC	New Jersey Symphony
Newark, NJ	Dec. 27, 2008 (8PM)	NJ PAC	New Jersey Symphony
Burlington, VT	Jan. 17, 2009	Flynn Center Perf. Arts
Seattle, WA	Jan. 24, 2009	Paramount Theatre
Kitchener, ON	March 13, 2009	Centre in the Square	Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Kalamazoo, MI	March 20, 2009	Miller Auditorium
Sarasota, FL	March 28, 2009	Van Wezel Hall	Florida West Coast Symphony
Richmond, VA	April 25, 2009	Landmark Theatre	Richmond Symphony
Calgary, Canada	May 15, 2009	Jack Singer Hall	Calgary Philharmonic
Calgary, Canada	May 16, 2009	Jack Singer Hall	Calgary Philharmonic
Boston, MA	TBA	TBA
Philadelphia, PA	TBA	TBA
Atlanta, GA	TBA	TBA
San Francisco, CA	TBA	TBA
São Paulo, Brazil	TBA	TBA
London, England	TBA	TBA
Hong Kong, China	TBA	TBA
Shanghai, China	TBA	TBA
Tokyo, Japan	TBA	TBA
Singapore	TBA	TBA
Seoul, Korea	TBA	TBA
Moscow, Russia	TBA	TBA
Norway	TBA	TBA
Sweden	TBA	TBA

Tags: Concert, Jack-Wall, Music, Tommy-Tallarico, Video-Games-Live, VideoGamesLive

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Neebs: Jun 4th 2008; 5:33PM

Buggers skip Virginia Beach, just like everyone else.

WRE (PSN: WorstReviewEver; Gamertag: HaloKissesBoys; Wii Friend Code: 4204-4590-6106-3583): Jun 4th 2008; 5:41PM

I went to this earlier this year and it was really cool. However, a couple of things almost spoiled it for me. First of all, we went to Abravanel Hall which is where the Utah Symphony normally performs. I wore a suit and tie and my wife wore a skirt and blouse. You wouldn't believe the amount of douche bags that just rolled out of bed and showed up and, judging by the smell, a few of them didn't even bother to shower. Now, I get it; it's videogames, it's casual. But no wonder gamers have the reputation of being antisocial losers. So, please, if you plan on going, be respectful to the place where the concert is held. Wear a tie, if appropriate. Shower. With such small and simple things we can show people that gamers are people too.

Farseer (GDI): Jun 4th 2008; 5:54PM

Dude, you must have a problem. Showering eats into game-time. You're fortunate I put down the controller long enough to even go to that stupid freakin' concert where they didn't have any Cheetos, let alone Mountain Dew... worst night of my damn life.

WRE (PSN: WorstReviewEver; Gamertag: HaloKissesBoys; Wii Friend Code: 4204-4590-6106-3583): Jun 4th 2008; 5:59PM

Farseer,
I actually l'ed ol.

Farseer (GDI): Jun 4th 2008; 6:05PM

;)

I feel for you dude. I would also be a bit embarrassed if I were in your position. I wonder if there may be some kind of a compromise, though? Maybe a tie that has a wizard on it? You know like the kind of wizard painted on a van at a swap meet?

WRE (PSN: WorstReviewEver; Gamertag: HaloKissesBoys; Wii Friend Code: 4204-4590-6106-3583): Jun 4th 2008; 6:15PM

Oh yeah, wizard tie, Mario tie, hell, I'll accept a tie with Miyamoto kissing Kristi Yamaguchi. Just dress up a little bit, for hell's sake.

Kokomadeta: Jun 5th 2008; 9:03AM

I went to that same show. While some people came in torn jeans and punk style dress, others like me recognized that it isn't necessary to go to an event like that dressed in a suit. Really, that was not a normal symphony concert, and you should have been able to recognize that. I showered, shaved, etc. but I came in nice jeans and a button-up short sleeved shirt. Had it been a normal concert of that type, almost everyone would have been in dress, but apparently people are smarter than you and knew that it was more of a casual affair. Let's face it, I don't go to the symphony and get offered T-shirts with Mario on them on a regular night. It's obvious that it was a casual affair and you are just pissed off because you dressed up for something that was more casual than you thought.

WRE (PSN: WorstReviewEver; Gamertag: HaloKissesBoys; Wii Friend Code: 4204-4590-6106-3583): Jun 5th 2008; 11:06AM

Kokomadeta,
Thank you for proving my point far more effectively than I ever could.

capt_carl: Jun 4th 2008; 5:45PM

Awesome, they're gonna be playing the Tilles Center! *heads to box office tomorrow after work*

vegi-saurus: Jun 4th 2008; 5:45PM

I'm heading to the Winnipeg show tomorrow! Boo yeah!

GreyFox: Jun 4th 2008; 7:52PM

Me too!

On another note I had a fellow forum goer email Tommy Tallarico who mentioned they might come back to Winnipeg in '09!

Jhongerkong: Jun 4th 2008; 5:49PM

dadadadadadada da da, de de, da da, da da, DA

$5 to whoever knows what game this is from

Courtney: Jun 4th 2008; 6:22PM

Oddly enough, if you google that exact phrase, the first 10 links are all Britney Spears links...

Robobagins: Jun 4th 2008; 6:40PM

Holy crap, it's true.

Jhongerkong: Jun 4th 2008; 6:42PM

Lol, wut at the coincidence.

It was supposed to be the Kirby theme after you beat a boss

Farseer (GDI): Jun 5th 2008; 12:16AM

Holy shit, that google search was great on so many levels...

Just for kicks, I threw the word "baby" at the end of the "dadadadadadada da da, de de, da da, da da, DA". I'm sure you can guess the result.

Courtney: Jun 4th 2008; 6:20PM

Hell YES, there's a Kansas City show!

Dig: Jun 4th 2008; 8:01PM

I know I'll be there.

Farseer (GDI): Jun 5th 2008; 12:17AM

My wife will be pretty pregnant on Nov 1, so I'd have to do some serious negotiating to get out of the house the night of the KC show. But I'll be damned if I don't try. :)

WRE (PSN: WorstReviewEver; Gamertag: HaloKissesBoys; Wii Friend Code: 4204-4590-6106-3583): Jun 5th 2008; 2:33AM

Farseer,
My wife is due on November 14th. It's our first! When is your wife due and which number?

Farseer (GDI): Jun 5th 2008; 8:19AM

Well, congrats to you sir. :)
You're in for a treat. My wife is due at the end of December with our 2nd.

Jody Anthony (cookingrebels.com): Jun 4th 2008; 6:26PM

I'll be at that Chicago show!

CCP: Jun 4th 2008; 7:15PM

Man, Norway and Sweden gets the love, but not Denmark. Nuts to that.

x silence x: Jun 4th 2008; 7:17PM

I've had my Vancouver tickets for months now...

Should be super nerdy fun!

GatorSax2010: Jun 4th 2008; 7:19PM

Is that Mega Man one the title screen from Mega Man 2? Sad as it may be, I've been trying to figure it out...

Ludwig Kietzmann: Jun 4th 2008; 7:28PM

Ha! That's exactly it.

GatorSax2010: Jun 4th 2008; 11:30PM

Awesome :)

deft: Jun 4th 2008; 8:15PM

I hope they come back to Mexicali (though they said they would be back next year).
The show they did back in March here was pretty damn awesome.

Dave Silva: Jun 5th 2008; 12:36AM

Hopefully this time you'll remember to record stuff to the memory card.

ALSO HI :P

Sesur: Jun 4th 2008; 10:13PM

I've had my tickets for the Las Vegas show for several weeks now. It's not actually in Vegas though, it's in Henderson and literally around the corner from where I live... I can't fucking wait until next saturday!!!

Cal: Jun 4th 2008; 10:31PM

they do newark but not new york?

capt_carl: Jun 4th 2008; 10:59PM

Tilles Center at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University. Brookville, NY. Tilles is an awesome venue. I saw the Led Zeppelin Experience there, was great.

Purple Haze: Jun 4th 2008; 11:36PM

Theres also an interview with Tommy Talarico about VGL on the latest episode of the gamers with jobs conference call which I suggest you give a listen if you're interested. http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/39432

gaymerxbox360: Jun 5th 2008; 1:52AM

I'll be there for the San Jose,CA concert

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