TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Co-Founder PAUL O'NEILL - "We Have The Biggest Rock Show That Ever Toured. Period."
November 25, 2008, 15 years ago
Kevin C. Johnson at St. Louis Today recently spoke with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA co-founder/director Paul O'Neill. The following is an excerpt from the story:
Paul O'Neill talks big when it comes to the group he founded, symphonic rockers Trans-Siberian Orchestra, which is coming to Scottrade Center for two shows this weekend.
"When we started this group (in 1996), I just wanted to be able to do anything I wanted to do and really push the envelope for rock concerts," O'Neill says. "Now we have the biggest rock show that ever toured. Period."Whoa. What?
O'Neill stands behind his words.
"Go see the Stones," he says. "Go see U2. Then see our tour, and you'll see the difference."Stages at the front and back of the house, 136,000 pounds of lighting equipment for the main stage, $2 million a month spent on pyro, 70-something members in the group (with 18 lead singers) — it is a big show.
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