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Three time Grammy winning artist Brian Setzer and his 19-piece orchestra will hit the road for their 16th annual “Christmas Rocks! Tour!” starting November 15th at Minneapolis’ State Theatre. Twenty dates are scheduled for the tour, which will be presented by SiriusXM.
Along with being the leader of The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brian Setzer has also been a frontman of the Stray Cats and the Rockabilly Riot. The tour, which will also feature selections from the musician’s treasure trove of hits, will also feature music from the band’s three best-selling holiday albums (Boogie Woogie Christmas, Dig That Crazy Chritsmas, Rockin’ Rudolph).
“The music I play in the big band is rock n’ roll with a jazz influence,” says Setzer. “What keeps it fresh is the quality of the players in the band. Also, a big part of keeping the big band fresh is the arrangements; writing the arrangement for 19 people is like writing a song within a song. It makes the song you might have heard many times sound new again.”
Tickets go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10 am (local time), but members of Setzer’s fan club will be able to purchase tickets via its presale dates (Tuesday, July 23 at 10 am through Thursday, July 25 at 10 pm).
The dates are as follows:
- November 15 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
- November 16 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
- November 17 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
- November 19 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
- November 20 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen Performing Arts Center
- November 21 – Springfield, MA – Symphony Hall
- November 23 – Lynchburg, VA – Academy Center of the Arts
- November 24 – Westbury, NY – Theatre at Westbury
- November 27 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
- November 29 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
- November 30 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
- December 2 – Nashville, TN – The Ryman
- December 3 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centure
- December 4 – Augusta, GA – Miller Theature
- December 5 – Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
- December 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles Theatre
- December 12 – Ridgefield, WA – Ilani Casino
- December 13 – Seattle, Wa – Moore Theatre
- December 14 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
- December 16 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
- December 17 – Stockton, CA – Bob Hope Theatre
- December 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre
- December 20 – Palm Desert, CA – McCallum Theatre