Trans Siberian Orchestra (West) Pictures. The show was only 1 week ago.

[Alan Christensen]

I thought these pictures would be worth sharing on here. I'm not going to really take the time to write up what this show is about. It is simply a Christmas rock show, even about the birth of Jesus. They also play the Savatage song Sleep.

I am looking forward to 2012, and I hope everyone else it too!

[Jon]

If nobody has ever seen TSO live, especially their holiday show, I highly recommend it. We've seen it 8 times and it never gets old.

Great pictures! I had some on my old phone from the Eastern tour a few years ago, however lost everything because the phone dropped in water. Really pissed me off because we were second row from the stage and got some great pictures.

Did you happen to do the meet & greet?

[TageRyche]

Great pics! I saw them a few years ago (East Coast), but I'm hoping to see their Beethoven show in May.

[Alan Christensen]

This is the third time I went. I have yet to get any of their actual CDs. I guess they would be good to own around Christmas time. I only have a few classic rock/metal and guitar Christmas CDs. Maybe 5 is my guess. In past years, I was in the bottom bowl, this year I went ahead and just sat in the first set of rows in the upper bowl.

It doesn't look like the summer tour is going to come here, but the winter tour is good. The west band has Johnny Lee Middleton (Savatage) Bass, Al Pitrelli (Savatage/Megadeth/etc) guitar, John O. Reilly (Savatage) Drums. Plus Jeff Scott Soto Vocals.

The first year I went, I really didn't know how to use my camera in the dark. But these were the best pictures I was able to capture.

The guitarist is Angus Clark. I've never really heard of him, but I have one of his instrumental CDs from Itunes (Last Battlefield) which is pretty good. I was thinking about downloading his full band Daredevil Squadron, but I have yet to get around to it. If it is on Spotify, I might check it out! :)

[Jon]

I saw this group a couple time while in Vegas, for the east coast I met Chris Caffery and Alex Skolnick after the show during the m&g, really cool, down-to-earth peeps.

[Alan Christensen]

There is some guy named Joel Hoekstra in the East band now, instead of Skolnick. It would be cool to see Chris Caffery. I have a few of his solo CDs. They are worth listening to at-least once.

I've never been to any meet and greet's.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Joel Hoekstra has been in Night Ranger since 2008 as well.

[Alan Christensen]

I didn't know that. I saw Night Ranger live this year, it was good! I wish they played longer. Foreigner was also great, Journey just OK.

[Jon]

See what happens when you have to work and couldn't go to last years show?? No Skolnick? He was fun to watch, but not as fun as Anna Phoebe who's just a tiny bundle of, well, FUN!

We'll probably go this year, just seemed like something was not missing not seeing TSO this year.

[TageRyche]

Well it isn't from a TSO show, but here's a pic of me with Chris Caffery from the Savatage Gutter Ballet tour around 20 years ago:

[Jon]

You still have that jacket?

[TageRyche]

Oh yes with far more stuff on it than in this pic.

[Jon]

Nice!