Video Games Live (VGL), a concert featuring music from video games from all eras, will be held in September at the Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center.

    Created and produced by Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, the concert consists of segments of video game music performed by a live orchestra with video footage and synchronized lighting and effects, as well as several audience interaction segments. Music from more recent games, such as “Final Fantasy,” “Halo,” “World of Warcraft,” “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “The Legend of Zelda,” “Kingdom Hearts” and “Metal Gear Solid” will be performed. Audience members are invited on stage to play video games while the orchestra plays the music that matches the game. Games such as “Frogger,” “Space Invaders,” “Donkey Kong” and “Guitar Hero” will be played live.

    This concert event is being put on by the video game industry to help celebrate and support the culture and art that video games have created. The concert debuted July 6, 2005 at the Hollywood Bowl, where the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra performed for an audience of 11,000 people. Three concerts were held the first year. In 2006, the concert re-launched with an 11-show world tour. The concert’s tour was expanded to 30 cities in 2007 and 47 cities in 2008. Video Games Live was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2008 for having performed the most video game concerts in a one-year period.

    Time: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 11

    Tickets: 180-880 yuan

    Reservations: 400-610-3721

    Venue: Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, 2106 Nanshan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区南山大道2106号南山文体中心)

    Metro: Luobao Line, Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit A

    (SD News)