John Williams Tickets
John Williams Concert Tickets
Score your John Williams tickets to hear some of the most well-known music from some of the most popular movies in history. John Williams is known as the most successful and popular composer of film music that Hollywood has ever produced. Movies with Williams' music have grossed more than $20 billion worldwide and that's just since he created the memorable theme for 'Jaws' in 1975; he had scored dozens of pictures before that including many blockbusters and hundreds of television shows. The themes for 'Star Wars', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind', 'Superman', 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and 'Memoirs of a Geisha' are among his most memorable. He has been nominated for 50 Academy Awards and won five; 15 BAFTA Film Awards and won seven; 67 Grammy Awards and won 23.
John Williams tickets will ensure an incredible evening with some of the most timeless scores in film history. He has had 46 releases on the Billboard Classical Albums Chart with 33 hits in the top 20 and seven that went to number one. He spent 14 seasons as music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra and fans flock to hear his music played by top orchestras in concerts around the world.
Born in Long Island, New York the son of a jazz percussionist, he went to the University of California, Los Angeles where he studied composition with revered Italian composer and pianist Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. During his military service in the early 1950s, he arranged and conducted music for the US Air Force Band and afterward attended the Juilliard School in New York. He found work playing piano in jazz clubs, accompanying singers and in sessions at film and television studios. He played Henry Mancini's theme for the 1958 TV crime show 'Peter Gunn'. After working as an orchestrator on film scores he began to write music for television shows such as 'M Squad', 'Tales of Wells Fargo', 'Wagon Train' and 'Lost in Space'.
He won his first Primetime Emmy Award for 'Heidi' in 1968. He scored Don Siegel's 1964 film 'The Killers' and in 1968 got his first Academy Award nomination for 'Valley of the Dolls' with a second in 1970 for 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips'. He won for 'Fiddler On the Roof' in 1972 and was nominated for 'The Poseidon Adventure' (1972), 'Images' (1972), 'Tom Sawyer' (1973), 'Cinderella Liberty' (1973) and 'The Towering Inferno' (1974). He has the distinction of writing the music for the last movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 'Family Plot' in 1976, and the first feature film directed by Steven Spielberg, 'The Sugarland Express' in 1974.
In 1975 came Spielberg's 'Jaws' for which Williams won his second Academy Award and he went on to write the music for more than 20 films for the director including 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983) and 'Schindler's List' (1994) for which he also won Academy Awards. His other win was for George Lucas's 'Star Wars' in 1977. He won his first Grammy Award in 1980 for Irvin Kershner's 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' followed by wins for Spielberg's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) and 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'.
His seven number one hits on Billboard's Classical Albums Chart include 'Schindler's List', 'Summon the Heroes' (1996) with the Boston Pops Orchestra, 'Star Wars: A New Hope' (1997), 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace' (1999), 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones' (2002), 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith' (2005) and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' (2016). In 2017 he scored the music for Spielberg's film 'The Post' and the following year he contributed a track to John Powell's score of 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'. Later in 2018 it was announced that Williams would retire after scoring 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'.
How much are John Williams tickets?
John Williams ticket prices can range from around $34 on up. The get-in ticket price can be as low as around $27 depending on the location. If you are looking for cheap tickets, check the availability of seating in the upper levels of the venue. Over the past decade, concert ticket prices have seen an increase of over 55%. However, ticket prices for these performances will tend to be modest with most tickets being under $65 each.
When do John Williams tickets go on sale?
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John Williams Tour Dates & Concert Schedule
John Williams concert schedule typically includes a number of stops along their tour. However, there are some instances where the performances are limited to one city or venue or limited tour stops. Potentially see them perform at The Fox Theatre at Foxwoods, Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and Daryl's House in New York. Look at the John Williams tour date schedule above to find out when they will be in your hometown.
Songs from the John Williams Tour Setlist
John Williams's setlist while performing in Paso Robles , CA at “California Mid-State Fairgrounds” included the following songs:
- Come On Baby
- Black Night Is Falling
- Boom Boom
- It Serves You Right to Suffer
- Baby Lee
- Hi-Heel Sneakers
- Crawlin' King Snake
- Boogie Chillen'
- Encore
- Boogie Chillen'
Source: Setlist.fm
