Two very different holiday shows in the days ahead will kick off the Christmas season at the Moore Theatre.
First up, it’s the Encanto Holiday Opera, set for 6 p.m. Nov. 26.
Everything about this show is in line with traditional holiday spirit, right down to the fact that proceeds will go to supporting college scholarships for first-generation Americans.
The show itself will feature acclaimed tenor Jose Iniguez and classical pianist Jeremy Neufeld. The only thing atypical, really, is that the arrangements will bring in mariachi bolero music alongside the music’s more operatic moments.
Tickets are $12.50 to $72.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then, at 8 p.m. Nov. 28, the Moore will welcome contestants from the TV show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for A Drag Queen Christmas, a show that promises “the holidays were never this naughty before.”
The bill for the evening is led by RuPaul’s season eight contestant Thorgy Thor, and a long list of other names from that show’s multiple seasons are also scheduled to make appearances.
Tickets are $21.50 to $160.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Holiday shows aren’t the only thing that concertgoers can look forward to in the days ahead, however.
The Moore also is hosting some of the famed members of the prog-rock group Yes, as Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman play the venue at 8 p.m. Nov. 30.
The trio are touring under the name ARW, presumably for contractual reasons. Yes itself has gone through many line-up changes over the years.
For devout fans, Anderson might be the biggest draw. He served as the group’s founding vocalist back in 1968 and played with Yes through much of its commercial heyday. Attendees can expect to hear many of the bands biggest hits, including “Owner of a Lonely Heart” and “I’ve Seen All Good People.”
Tickets are $47 to $122.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Sleeping with Sirens, meanwhile, will head back to Seattle to play the Showbox SoDo at 7 p.m. Dec. 1.
The melodically minded post-hardcore act came out strong in 2009, winning fans over with its meld of ragged guitars and vocal harmonies. The band is still touring behind its 2015 release, “Madness.”
Tickets are $24.50 at axs.com.
The Showbox SoDo also is bringing Rufus Du Sol to the Northwest, as the electronica group travels all the way from its home in Australia for a show at 9 tonight, Nov. 25.
The act’s dance-ready beats and indie pop leanings have helped it cultivate a following north and south of the Equator. Tracks like “You Were Right” and “Sundream” have racked up millions of plays on Spotify.
Tickets are $20.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
A couple other shows are bound to draw crowds to downtown Seattle’s historic clubs over the Thanksgiving weekend.
First up is a visit from Daughter, the acclaimed indie act that melds folk, electronica and rock on hits like “Youth” and “Smother.” The act headlines the Neptune Theatre at 8 p.m. Nov. 27.
The band, led by singer Elena Tonra, is touring behind its well-received sophomore album, “Not to Disappear.”
Tickets are $23.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
And the hushed vocals of Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow will fill the Showbox at 8 p.m. Nov. 26.
McMorrow may be best known for a pair of stripped down covers: Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” and Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.”
But his own material, most notably the single “Get Low” off his September album “We Move,” have showed he can deliver the goods even when he’s not singing someone else’s song.
Tickets are $23.25 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
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