[ATTENDED: October 2, 2025] Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons
My wife is a big fan of Stardew Valley. Last November, when this show was announced, I grabbed tickets pretty quickly and basically assumed the day would never come.
Back in 2017 my son and I went to this very venue (then called Verizon Hall) to see The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. We were really close to the stage which I don’t think was all that exciting for him. or for me, really. So this time, my wife and I sat in the balcony–straight back.
It was a great location as they played videos on the screen and we could see both the videos and the orchestra perfectly. So what was this?
Curated by ConcernedApe, Symphony of Seasons features a 35-piece orchestra performing the most memorable music from the game, and a screen above the stage playing gameplay footage plus original content created exclusively for this tour.
Concert-goers can look forward to hearing the game’s most cherished songs as they watch their farm grow throughout the seasons and explore some of the valley’s most memorable locations, from Pelican Town to the Skull Cavern, Ginger Island to Calico Desert, the Submarine to the Wizard’s Tower and much more.
I have never played the game and have only caught glimpses and audio snippets around the house so while I knew the game I didn’t know any of the music.
The whole show was wonderful. There was an opening video by ConcernedApe who told us that he made all of the music on his computer and how cool it was that there were actual people playing it now.
The video clips were largely from the game, but there were several videos of beautifully drawn scenes–the likes of which are not on the game. My wife said it was amazing to see 3-D looking version of the 8 bit game. It was also funny to hear people gasp when these scenes were projected or to laugh at the funny scenes in the game. [There were four people behind us who felt compelled to talk and make each other laugh through the show, but whatever]. There was some cosplay and interesting merch.
The orchestra was cool wit a grand piano, synth and harp added to the strings and horns. Not too many horns, though, mostly violins and violas. There was also an electric bass guitar for some songs and a lot of percussion, including a frog.
The conductor was really funny, chatting with the audience, getting feedback when he mentioned player names and causing a big ruckus when he announced the winners of the favorite characters poll: Shane came in 3rd, Sebastian in 2nd and Krobus, the sewer dweller, was the favorite (apparently he wins every night). He said that these were some of the best musicians in Philadelphia. I wondered if the orchestra was really local and a reddit thread says:
Full-time professional orchestra players usually practice for about two weeks. Keep in mind that each musician is playing a $20k–$100k instrument, and even on domestic flights it’s standard practice for the instrument to have its own airline seat. Carrying around several dozen of those instruments internationally for six months straight would be an insurance and liability nightmare. Usually the conductor and a maybe a few key individuals (drums, piano, depending on the score) will travel, then they contract out musicians from the local symphony or musicians union. Similar in the Broadway tour scene as well.
So that’s interesting. I don’t really go to symphonies much and I feel like I should. But there’s so many other shows that I want to go to. Maybe I’ll save symphonies for when I don’t feel like standing in clubs anymore.
He also mentioned the Festival of Seasons with an 11 piece orchestra. I’d definitely go to that if it came back around.
I can’t find an official setlist online, but here’s one person’s summary and then another person’s extensive list
They did the opening credits, spring, flower dance, egg hunt, wizard’s tower, summer, and Ginger Island. Also did the luau and showed Lewis’s shorts going into the soup. Had a short intermission and they did fall, the mines, Spirit’s Eve festival, winter on the farm/around town, Feast of the Winter Star, the night market and mermaid’s song, and the Dance of the Moonlight Jellies.
Ended with them asking by a show of hands who has reached perfection [in Philly he said it might have been the most he had seen on the tour] and then they did the summit celebration song.
Symphony of Seasons Setlist
- Stardew Valley Overture
- Cloud Country
- Settling In
- Spring (It’s a Big World Outside)
- Spring (The Valley Comes Alive)
- A Glimpse of the Other World
- Spring (Wild Horseradish Jam)
[Spring songs may be out of order] - Flower Dance
- Distant Banjo
- Country Shop
- Pelican Town
- The Library and Museum
[Tracks 10-12 were a medley I think, so not sure if the order is right] - The Adventure Guild
- Summer (Nature’s Crescendo)
- Summer (The Sun Can Bend An Orange Sky)
- Luau Festival
- Summer (Tropicala)
[Summer songs may be out of order] - Piano Solo (Elliott’s theme)
- Starwatcher (Maru’s theme)
- A Sad Song (Alex’s Theme)
- Grapefruit Sky (Dr. Harvey’s Theme)
- The Stardrop Saloon
- JunimoKart (Title Theme)
- JunimoKart (The Gem Sea Giant)
- Journey of the Prairie King (Overworld)
- Journey of the Prairie King (The Outlaw)
- Journey of the Prairie King (Final Boss & Ending
- A Golden Star Is Born
- Calico Desert
- Ginger Island
- Mines (The Lava Dwellers)
- Pirate Theme
- Fall (The Smell of Mushrooms)
- Fall (Ghost Synth)
- Fall (Raven’s Descent)
[Fall songs may be out of order] - Spirit’s Eve Festival
- Mines (Crystal Bells)
- Mines (Visitor to the Unknown)
- Mines (a Flicker in the Deep)
[I may have the wrong order and/or the wrong mine songs here… Icicles may have played h it no don’t remember] - Night Market
- Submarine Theme
- Mermaid Song
- Winter (Nocturne of Ice)
- Winter (The Wind Can Be Still)
- Winter (Ancient)
[May have the wrong order on Winter songs] - Winter Festival
- Dance of the Moonlight Jellies
- Summit Celebration
- Grandpa’s Theme
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