Credit: Greg Hild
The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s Christmas Rocks! shows feature big-band renditions of various yuletide tunes from the outfit’s four albums, as well as from throughout Setzer’s long career, including his work with The Stray Cats, as a solo artist and with his Rockabilly Riot band.
“People tell me all the time what joy I bring them over the holidays,” says Brian in a new Q&A. “I don’t take this for granted. People don’t say something like that unless they mean it. When we get a standing ovation at the end of the Christmas show, it means something just a little extra.”
Setzer also reports that fans who come out to the 2018 edition of the trek will be treated to a new show, including “new outfits, new props, and new arrangements of practically any song in any genre.”
In other news, two concert films featuring Setzer will air this weekend on AXS TV. The first, The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks! special, will be screened this Saturday, July 28, at 4:30 p.m. ET as part of the network’s previously announced “Christmas in July” marathon. The second is Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot: Osaka Rocka! Live from Japan!, which will premiere Sunday, July 29, at 10 p.m. ET. The concert flick documents a show Setzer’s group played this past February in Osaka, Japan.
Here’s the full list of 2018 Christmas Rocks! tour dates:
11/16 — Minneapolis, MN, State Theatre
11/17 — Milwaukee, WI, Riverside Theater
11/18 — Detroit, MI, Fox Theatre
11/20 — Cincinnati, OH, Taft Theatre
11/21 — Northfield, OH, Hard Rock Live
11/23 — Mashantucket, CT, Foxwoods Resort Casino
11/24 — Philadelphia, PA, Academy of Music
11/25 — Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theatre
11/27 — Westbury, NY, NYCB Theatre at Westbury
11/28 — Englewood, NJ, Bergen PAC
11/30 — Washington, DC, The Anthem
12/1 — Charlotte, NC, Ovens Auditorium
12/2 — Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
12/5 — Clearwater, FL, Ruth Eckerd Hall
12/7 — Orlando, FL, Hard Rock Live
12/8 — Birmingham, AL, BJCC Concert Hall
12/10 — Grand Prairie, TX, Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
12/12 — Houston, TX, Jones Hall
12/13 — Midland, TX, Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
12/15 — Phoenix, AZ, Celebrity Theatre
12/17 — Denver, CO, Paramount Theatre
12/18 — Salt Lake City, UT, Eccles Theater
12/20 — Modesto, CA, Gallo Center for the Arts
12/21 — Indio, CA, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
12/22 — Los Angeles, CA, Microsoft Theater
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