A highly dramatic concert photo showing the band in silhouette against bright orange and yellow flames. The stage rigging above is visible in the intense, high-contrast lighting.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra which plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 19, 2021. Credit: Bob Carey

The holidays can’t happen if Trans-Siberian Orchestra doesn’t play a doubleheader in Tampa.

While founder and Savatage producer Paul O’Neill died in a Tampa hotel room eight years ago, his band continues to hard-rock around the Christmas tree with this annual show at the recently-renamed Benchmark International Arena.

Tickets to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra play Benchmark International Arena on Sunday, Dec. 14 are still available and start at $55.

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This article appears in Dec. 04 – 10, 2025.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...