The 8-Bit Big Band have announced a series of 2025 US headline shows as well as their first ever UK gig.
The video game jazz orchestra will be playing a string of shows across North America later this year, in support of their upcoming fifth album ‘Orchestrator Emulator’ which is due for release July 18.
The band have become famous for their reimagined versions of classic video game hits from Mario, The Legend Of Zelda, Persona 5, Portal, Final Fantasy, Sonic The Hedgehog and more. The tracklisting for their new album hasn’t been confirmed yet though.
The The 8-Bit Big Band tour will kick off at Seattle’s Moore Theatre on August 30 before visiting Dallas’ House Of Blues in November. In December, the group will play New York, Los Angeles and Boston. The 8-Bit Big Band have also confirmed their first ever London headline show. The band will be playing Shepherd’s Bush Empire on October 3. Check out the full list of tour dates below.
The 8-Bit Big Band will play:
AUGUST
30 – Moore Theatre, Seattle
OCTOBER
2 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
NOVEMBER
13 – House Of Blues, Dallas
DECEMBER
12 – Berklee Performance Centre, Boston
19 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles
27 – Sony Hall, New York
Tickets for the tour go on sale at Friday (June 13) at 10am local time and can be found here.
“I’m excited to be able to bring reimagined orchestral video game music magic to extended new territories across the globe this year! I hope fans of video games, Jazz, orchestras, or just great musicianship will come join us as we celebrate the ever growing body of work that we are lovingly calling ‘The Great Video Game Songbook’ with some wild new takes on some of our favourite themes from our beloved pastime of over 40 years,” said Charlie Rosen, musical director of The 8-Bit Big Band.
“I’m so proud to support Charlie Rosen and The 8-Bit Big Band in their efforts to share their unique blend of jazz and video game music with the world. We teamed up four years ago with a collective interest in quality music and new media, and with this upcoming tour, we’re taking the project to the next level,” added Massimo Gallotta, CEO of promoters MGP Live.
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