Game of Thrones live concert tour announced

Perhaps the wait for Game of Thrones Season 7 will not be as long and barren as we thought. This afternoon, the production announced that it will be heading out to on a 28-city concert tour of the United States. Produced by Live Nation, the Game of Thrones Live Concert Tour will feature composer Ramin Djawadi as the headliner.

But this is no “Film Concert Tour” like we see for other movies, like the Harry Potter Film Concert Tour that kicked off this past June. Those involve going to see a movie in a live setting, with an orchestra, which plays the score along while you watch. Considering that Game of Thrones is a sixty-hour show (and counting), this concert tour will instead be a conglomerate of footage from the production, along with some new images created just for the tour. According to the press release:

"[It is] an immersive music and visual experience that will bring the Seven Kingdoms to life on a scale never seen before. Using state-of-the-art technology, Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi, along with a full orchestra and choir, will take fans on a musical journey through the realm – from King’s Landing to Winterfell, along the northern stretches of the Kingsroad to The Wall and across the Narrow Sea to Braavos, Meereen and beyond."

The tour starts on February 15, 2017 in Kansas City, and will visit such illustrious concert halls as Madison Square Garden and the Los Angeles Forum. Tickets are available through livenation.com starting on August 10. Executive producer David Benioff and Dan Weiss weighed in:

"For seven years, Ramin has been blowing our mind with his music’s force, subtlety, and endless inventiveness. The GoT Concert Experience will be unique in the history of concert tours, an eye-popping, ear-splitting, phantasmagoric blend of the show’s visuals and Ramin’s powerful compositions. We are more excited for it than anyone."

High praise. Djawadi is pretty excited about it himself.

"For the past six seasons of Game of Thrones, I have been tremendously inspired to compose music to David Benioff’s and D.B. Weiss’ extraordinary adaption of George R.R. Martin’s epic ‘A Song of Fire and Ice’ series,” says Ramin Djawadi.  “Now, by combining the music with state of the art technology, we are going to bring the astonishing world of Westeros to fans in a live and unique concert experience."

Here’s the list of dates and venues:

GAME OF THRONES LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE

• Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017: Kansas City, Missouri, Sprint Center
• Friday, Feb. 17, 2017: St. Paul, Minnesota, Xcel Energy Center
• Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017: Chicago, United Center
• Monday, Feb. 20, 2017: Detroit, Palace of Auburn Hills
• Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017: Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena
• Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017: Buffalo, New York, First Niagara Center
• Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017: Uncasville, Connecticut, Mohegan Sun
• Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017: Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center
• Wednesday, March 1, 2017: Washington, DC, Verizon Center
• Friday, March 3, 2017: Montreal, Bell Centre
• Saturday, March 4, 2017: Toronto, Air Canada Centre
• Monday, March 6, 2017: Boston, TD Bank Garden
• Tuesday, March 7, 2017: New York, Madison Square Garden
• Thursday, March 9, 2017: Charlotte, North Carolina, Time Warner Cable Arena
• Saturday, March 11, 2017: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, BB&T Center
• Sunday, March 12, 2017: Tampa, Florida, Amalie Arena
• Tuesday, March 14, 2017: Atlanta, Philips Arena
• Thursday, March 16, 2017: San Antonio, Texas, AT&T Center
• Friday, March 17, 2017: Houston, Toyota Center
• Sunday, March 19, 2017: Denver, Pepsi Center
• Tuesday, March 21, 2017: Salt Lake City, Maverik Center
• Thursday, March 23, 2017: Los Angeles, The Forum
• Saturday, March 25, 2017: Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena
• Sunday, March 26, 2017: Phoenix, TalkingStick Resort Arena
• Wednesday, March 29, 2017: San Jose, California, SAP Center
• Friday, March 31, 2017: Seattle, Key Arena
• Saturday, April 1, 2017: Vancouver, Rogers Arena
• Sunday, April 2, 2017: Portland, Oregon, Moda Center