If you know The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight from their intimate candlelit theater shows, set that picture aside. The November 13 date at Wilkes-Barre is a different animal: the Arena of Fire tour, a full-scale arena production with pyrotechnics, live fire performers, and a full choir driving the whole thing. Same ensemble, completely different scale.
About The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight
Fourteen classical musicians from the United Kingdom take the stage at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza to perform orchestral reimaginings of some of the heaviest songs ever recorded — Metallica, AC/DC, System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine, Guns N’ Roses, Evanescence, Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, The Cranberries, Motörhead, and more. The show runs approximately 90 minutes.
The group has performed to over 700,000 guests worldwide and topped the Official UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart with their debut album Classics Vol. 1. Creative Director Nathan Reed describes the Arena of Fire production directly: “We’ve taken the scale and emotion of our orchestral arrangements and built a huge arena experience around them, with fire, pyrotechnics, incredible performers including The Fuel Girls, and a full choir driving the power of the music.” The show carries a 4.8 out of 5 rating from 715 Ticketmaster reviews — the kind of number that tends to mean something.
This Wilkes-Barre date falls the night after the ensemble plays MVP Arena in Albany. If you were eyeing that one from the Southern Tier and decided a push south made more sense than heading north, November 13 is your show.
Venue Info
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza is a 10,000-capacity arena at 255 Highland Park Boulevard in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA. It is built for exactly this kind of production. Note that the show includes smoke, haze, strobe lighting, and pyrotechnic displays — plan accordingly if any of those are a concern for your group.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. Showtime is 8:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2026.