San Antonio has come to expect pyro, lasers and more from Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Credit: Bob Carey

Continuing what’s become an Alamo City holiday tradition, Trans-Siberian Orchestra is bringing its holiday musical revue augmented by explosions, lasers and plenty of guitar shredding back to the AT&T Center.

The progressive rock group’s The Ghosts of Christmas Eve — the Best of TSO & More tour will hit San Antonio Friday, Dec. 30 for both an afternoon and evening show. The stop is part of a 60-city jaunt sponsored by the Hallmark Channel that will include 101 shows.

Tickets for the two SA performances go on sale Friday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster and the AT&T Center. Presale runs Thursday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m. through 10 p.m. and is accessible using the code “TSOSA.”

Starting with the public sale, a limited number of specially priced $29 tickets will be available for one week or while supplies last, according to AT&T Center officials.

TSO’s 2022 tour is centered around The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, a rock opera imagined by late Trans-Siberian founder Paul O’Neill, and his wife Desi, which became a multi-platinum CD and a TV special.

This year’s set also will include a sampling of the band’s other hits including “Wizards in Winter” and “A Mad Russian’s Christmas.” And guitar shredding. Yes, there will be much shredding.

$29-$103.50, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Parkway, (210) 444-5000, at&tenter.com or ticketmaster.com.

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This article appears in Sep 7-20, 2022.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...