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World-wide Final Fantasy concerts announced photo

December the 4th, 2007. Mark it in your diaries and burn it into your skin, Squenix fans, for that is the date upon which Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy, a new global tour of symphonic FF concerts kicks off, coinciding as it does with the twentieth anniversary of the release of the first game in the series. Honestly, sometimes you'd think they planned these things ...

The new show is a co-production between series composer Nobuo Uematsu and AWR Music Productions, and will be conducted by Arnie Roth, the same guy who waved the magic stick on 2005's Final Fantasy-themed VOICES concert in Tokyo. It's set to premier in Sweden with the Royal Stockholme Philharmonic providing the strings and brass and the Allmänna Sången choir expelling the vocal duties, before moving on around the world throughout 2008. 

So far only two dates have been announced, namely the above and a show in Chicago next March, but more are planned and will no doubt be announced on the production's site as and when they appear. We will of course, bring you more details on this one as it goes on. 

Hmmm, December though ... If it snows I'm definitely going to turn up in my home-made Magitek armor for complete purism. 

[Oh Golden Donut, whatever will we do with you?] 








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Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 21:48
Fading Star
....Please come to my city!
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 21:50
Cheeburga
I second that.
Come to detroit or close by.
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LarkOhiya's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 21:51
LarkOhiya
hmm.
BlackDove's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:04
BlackDove
Hmm kanske jag ska gå...
superNinja's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:05
superNinja
...san antonio can do without it
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:16
Wedge
I thought the Seattle Symphony did something like this once..
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:17
BahamutZero
never gonna give you up...
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:24
Cowboy TTop
Well I hope to god they come to the U.K, because I'm gonna miss VG Live next week. Boo hoo.

An FF concert though, I'd really have to bag some tickets and go.
whiteboy0869's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:25
whiteboy0869
I hope they come close to New Jersey
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:57
grrza
@ Whiteboy: I'm sure they'll hit NY or Philly amirite?
Mustin's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 22:57
Mustin
I hope they come to my house!
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 23:01
Fading Star
@SuperNinja

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ug527's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 23:01
ug527
think they'll visit Los Angeles...?
nagolttam's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 23:13
nagolttam
Yippee. The concert is not that far from my home. Seems like I'm the only one...
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2007 23:46
king3vbo
Please come to Portland, please come to portland

by the way, epic pic
Lightthrower's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 00:33
Lightthrower
Come to Montreal, Canada pleaaaase!
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 00:39
deiga-the-semivaliant
I just wish the fans would be a little more serious with these video game concerts. Sure, it's fun and you want to go crazy, but it's STILL an orchestra performance. Wear a tuxedo, don't clap until the conductor puts the baton down, and for the love of God, DO NOT THROW THE HORNS.


Geeks are so uncultured.



Oh, and please come to Atlanta.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 01:27
Fading Star
@Electro Lemon

....

Please come to my city.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 03:21
Rainbowblack
please please New York, I feel cheated knowing that L.A. and Chicago are the only two places in america blessed with these concerts

hurry before i turn 30 and feel too old to attend!! lol
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 05:50
Jim Sterling
It's worldwide -- it HAS to come to London.

And that'll be another Britcepticon night out. :-D
JayTapp's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 07:23
JayTapp
do NOT want.
BigPopaGamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 09:36
BigPopaGamer
I'll never let go Locke, never let go.

And I would soil myself to see that in person.
Chris Morris's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 09:59
Chris Morris
California, please.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2007 15:41
king3vbo
Now I have that song stuck in my head
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