Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling set for joint concert tour with orchestra

San Diego Union-Tribune

March 6, 2018 8:10 AM PT

Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling are teaming up for a joint summer concert tour of amphitheaters in 31 U.S. cities that will feature both acts performing with an orchestra.

The tour open July 6 in Kansas City at the Starlight Theatre and concludes Sept. 8 in Ridgefield, WA, at the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater.

It includes two Southern California concerts in close proximity of one another — Aug. 31 at San Diego’s Mattress Firm Amphitheatre and Sept. 1 at Irvine’s Five Point Amphitheatre.

All tour dates appear below, along with ticket information.

Headed by singer Amy Lee, Evanescence has two Grammy Awards to its credit. The band’s 2003 debut album, “Fallen,” has sold more than 17 million copies worldwide. Its most recent album, last year’s “Synthesis,” featured several new songs and newly arranged older Evanescence songs that feature orchestral accompaniment.

Violinist Stirling’s self-titled 2012 debut album topped both the Billboard national Dance/Electronic Album Chart and the Billboard national Classical Album Chart, the latter for 21 consecutive weeks. She is featured on “Hi-Lo,” a song on Evanescence’s “Synthesis” album.

No information is available at this time about the size and makeup of the orchestra, or about who its conductor will be. Given the expense of putting dozens of classically trained musicians on the road for two months, it seems more likely the tour will hire members of area orchestras in each city.

Tickets for the Evanescence/Stirling tour will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday local time at livenation.com and by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Tickets for their San Diego show range from $25-$99.50, plus service charges.

There will be four pre-sales, including VIP packages, beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m., and two more on Thursday. Information about all of the pre-sales is available at livenation.com.