[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. (more…)
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