Official Dream Theater Thread

[The Owl]

QUOTE (Del_Duio @ May 9 2010, 06:12 PM)

QUOTE (mortkort @ May 9 2010, 11:01 AM) QUOTE (Astromancer @ May 6 2010, 01:13 AM) I recently heard my first DT, picked up Images and words a couple weeks ago. Love it. go get Octavarium and 6DOIT next. You really can't go wrong with 6DOIT. It's a double album and both CDs sound completely different yet both friggin' rock the house!   That being said I'm going to try to go to the Worcester show this summer. What are the odds of The Glass Prison being played? I'm hoping for it but guessing they'll save it for when they play the whole AA suite for recording purposes.   @Astromancer:   My first DT album was Scenes from a Memory and it's a classic.   Let's get a setlist like this:   A Nightmare to Remember 6:00 Take the Time Honor Thy Father Hollow Years In the Presence of Enemies pt 1 & 2 Fatal Tragedy Peruvian Skies The Glass Prison A Rite of Passage Finally Free Endless Sacrifice The Test that Stumped Them All Octavarium The Dark Eternal Night The Count of Tuscany Metropolis   --   I haven't been following the setlists and this is like 4 hours of music but hey who knows, right? Hey, they're doing an evening with tour for the next album cycle

[Del_Duio]

Another tour for Black Clouds or something else, do you know?

 

Also, this:

[The Owl]

No, not for BC&SL....... for their next album cycle, after they record another album and go on tour for that.. MP has stated since DT did not do a Spring Leg in North America (All North America got was the ProgNation tour) that the next time DT tours (for the next album) it will be an "Evening With" tour...

 

Ill find the comment and repost it here, its somewhere on his forum.

 

 

 

Edit to add: I actually looked a few pages back to see who broke this news in here, Tangy posted that "MP announced that next tour was an evening with" back in January........ but no source was given.......I cannot find a source... where did you hear that originally Tangy?

Edited May 9, 2010 by The Owl

[Tick]

QUOTE (The Owl @ May 9 2010, 07:30 PM)

No, not for BC&SL....... for their next album cycle, after they record another album and go on tour for that.. MP has stated since DT did not do a Spring Leg in North America (All North America got was the ProgNation tour) that the next time DT tours (for the next album) it will be an "Evening With" tour... Ill find the comment and repost it here, its somewhere on his forum. Edit to add: I actually looked a few pages back to see who broke this news in here, Tangy posted that "MP announced that next tour was an evening with" back in January........ but no source was given.......I cannot find a source... where did you hear that originally Tangy?

Mike said it awhile back on his forum. I read it myself. Everyone on the DT boards were buzzing about it for quite some time.

[mortkort]

if you like DT you might enjoy this:

 

 

DT should hire the singer.

[Tick]

QUOTE (mortkort @ May 10 2010, 08:59 AM)

if you like DT you might enjoy this: Circus Maximus - From Childhood's Hour DT should hire the singer.

I like James!

Sounds really good Mort. Thanks for posting!

[mortkort]

QUOTE (tick @ May 10 2010, 03:23 PM)

I like James! Sounds really good Mort. Thanks for posting!

cool that you liked it. they have some songs from their 2nd album up on their myspace.

 

http://www.myspace.com/officialcm

[The Owl]

QUOTE (tick @ May 10 2010, 07:16 AM)

QUOTE (The Owl @ May 9 2010, 07:30 PM) No, not for BC&SL....... for their next album cycle, after they record another album and go on tour for that.. MP has stated since DT did not do a Spring Leg in North America (All North America got was the ProgNation tour) that the next time DT tours (for the next album) it will be an "Evening With" tour... Ill find the comment and repost it here, its somewhere on his forum. Edit to add:  I actually looked a few pages back to see who broke this news in here, Tangy posted that "MP announced that next tour was an evening with" back in January........  but no source was given.......I cannot find a source... where did you hear that originally Tangy? Mike said it awhile back on his forum. I read it myself. Everyone on the DT boards were buzzing about it for quite some time. I am not doubting it.......but for the life of me I cannot find his post on it.

[Todem]

I am very excited to hear that DT's next tour will be An Evening With....So much stuff to play. Last 2 tours have been the Progressive Nation gig...and the set's were amazing...but too short.

 

I am ready for 3 hours of DT.

[tangy]

holy shit what a year MP is having.

 

has he claimed the title of the hardest working man in rock music?

 

Per MP:

 

As 2010 is shaping up to be one of my busiest years in quite some time, I've compiled all of the dates here in one place, for easy one-stop shopping........

 

An interesting note (or should I say an INSANE one?) is at the end of July, I am going to be playing live with 3 different bands in 3 different countries in the course of less than a week!!

 

(The Dream Theater/Iron Maiden tour ends on July 20th in Washington DC, I then have a Transatlantic gig at the High Voltage Festival in London on July 24th and then I am playing with Avenged Sevenfold the very next night in Montreal on July 25th....and on top of that, I am to be rehearsing with A7X in LA on July 21st and 22nd in between the DT & TA shows...)

 

Just call me the Phil Collins of metal!

(anybody have a Conchord I can borrow???)

 

MP

 

 

 

 

MIKE PORTNOY 2010 Tour Dates

 

With HAIL!:

 

Sat Jan 16th - Fullerton, CA - The Slide Bar

 

Tues Jan 26th - New York City - BB King's

 

Wed Jan 27th - Foxborough, MA - Showcase Live

 

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With DREAM THEATER:

 

Fri March 5th - Monterrey, Mexico - Esenica

 

Sun March 7th - Mexico City, Mexico - National Auditorium

 

Mon March 8th - Guadalajara, Mexico - Diana Theater

 

Fri March 12th - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena

 

Sat March 13th - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park

 

Sun March 14th - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park

 

Tues March 16th - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Pepsi On Stage

 

Thurs March 18th - Curitiba, Brazil - Master Hall

 

Fri March 19th - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Credicard Hall

 

Sat March 20th - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Citibank Hall

 

Mon March 22nd - Lima, Peru - Jockey Club

 

Wed March 24th - Caracas, Venezuela - Poliedro

 

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With TRANSATLANTIC:

 

Sat April 17th - Downey, CA - The Downey Theater

 

Sun April 18th - San Francisco, CA - The Palace Of Fine Arts

 

Tues April 20th - Chicago, IL - Park West

 

Wed April 21st - Montreal, QUE - Metropolis

 

Fri April 23rd - New York City - The Blender Theater at Gramercy

 

Sat April 24th - Philadelphia, PA - Theater Of The Living Arts

 

Tues May 4th - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp

 

Wed May 5th - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle

 

Thurs May 6th - Poznan, Poland - Hala Arena

 

Fri May 7th - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club

 

Sat May 8th - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall

 

Sun May 9th - Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn

 

Mon May 10th - Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal

 

Thurs May 13th - Madrid, Spain - Macumba

 

Fri May 14th - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz

 

Sat May 15th - Lyon, France

 

Mon May 17th - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz

 

Tues May 18th - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7

 

Wed May 19th - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre

 

Thurs May 20th - Tilburg, Holland - 013

 

Fri May 21st - London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire

 

Sat May 22nd - Manchester, England - Academy

 

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With DREAM THEATER:

 

Wed June 9th - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center

 

Fri June 11th - Houston, TX - The Woodlands

 

Sat June 12th - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center

 

Mon June 14th - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater

 

Wed June 16th - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion

 

Thurs June 17th - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion

 

Sat June 19th - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater

 

Sun June 20th - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion

 

Mon June 21st - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

 

Tues June 22nd - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater

 

Thurs June 24th - Vancouver, BC - GM Place

 

Sat June 26th - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place

 

Tues June 29th - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre

 

Fri July 2nd - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall

 

Sat July 3rd - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater

 

Tues July 6th - Ottawa, ON - Blues Fest

 

Wed July 7th - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre

 

Fri July 9th - Quebec City, QC - International Summer Festival

 

Sat July 10th - Worcester, MA - Palladium

 

Sun July 11th - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

 

Mon July 12th - New York City - Madison Square Garden

 

Wed July 14th - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion

 

Thurs July 15th - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center

 

Sat July 17th - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Theatre

 

Sun July 18th - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater

 

Tues July 20th - Washington DC - Nissan Pavilion

 

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With TRANSATLANTIC:

 

Sat July 24th - London, England - High Voltage Festival

 

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With AVENGED SEVENFOLD:

 

Sun July 25th - Montreal, QUE - MTL Festival

 

Tues July 27th - Mansfield, MA - Mayhem Festival

 

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With DREAM THEATER:

 

Sat Aug 7th - Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival

 

Sun Aug 8th - Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival

 

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With AVENGED SEVENFOLD:

 

Tues Aug 17th - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center

 

Wed Aug 18th - Kansas City, KS - Sandstone Amphitheater

 

Fri Aug 20th - Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheater

 

Sat Aug 21st - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater

 

Sun Aug 22nd - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

 

Tues Aug 24th - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater

 

Wed Aug 25th - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City

 

Fri Aug 27th - Scranton, PA - Montage Mountain Amphitheater

 

Sat Aug 28th - Wantagh, NY - Nikon Theater at Jones Beach

 

Sun Aug 29th - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

 

Tues Aug 31st - Washington DC - Jiffy Lube Live

 

Wed Sept 1st - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheate

 

Fri Sept 3rd - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center

 

Sat Sept 4th - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater

 

Fri Sept 10th - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center

 

Sat Sept 11th - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater

 

Sun Sept 12th - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion

 

Tues Sept 14th - Denver, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheater

 

Wed Sept 15th - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater

 

Fri Sept 17th - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater

 

Sat Sept 18th - San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheater

 

Sun Sept 19th - Tempe, AZ - Tempe Beach Park Amphitheater

 

Wed Sept 22nd - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

 

Fri Sept 24th - Portland, OR - Clark County Government Center

 

Sat Sept 25th - Seattle, WA - Gorge Amphitheater or White River Amphitheater

 

Sun Sept 26th - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum

 

Tues Sept 28th - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place

 

Wed Sept 29th - Calgary, AB - Saddledome

 

Thurs Sept 30th - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre

 

Sat Oct 2nd - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre

 

Sun Oct 3rd - Fargo, ND - ND Fargodome

 

Mon Oct 4th - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum

 

 

OCT/NOV/DEC - Further dates with A7X??

 

 

 

 

http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?h...mpage=1#2536273

[tangy]

portnoy with A7X

 

nightmare

 

first time i have ever heard any of A7X.

[tangy]

transatlantic plays dio!

[Tick]

QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 11:42 AM)

transatlantic plays dio!

That is not pretty.

[tangy]

QUOTE (tick @ May 18 2010, 11:39 AM)

QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 11:42 AM) transatlantic plays dio! That is not pretty. I loved it. Never saw Neal drum before. To me that performance may be a little rough around the edges but one of the things I like best about portnoy is his willingness to improvise and jam like that.

[Tick]

QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 12:53 PM)

QUOTE (tick @ May 18 2010, 11:39 AM) QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 11:42 AM) transatlantic plays dio! That is not pretty. I loved it. Never saw Neal drum before. To me that performance may be a little rough around the edges but one of the things I like best about portnoy is his willingness to improvise and jam like that. Yeah, the Neal drumming thing blew me away in New York. Is there anything Neal can't do?   Mike does have that ability to turn a major event into a garage band moment.

[treeduck]

QUOTE (tick @ May 18 2010, 06:49 PM)

QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 12:53 PM) QUOTE (tick @ May 18 2010, 11:39 AM) QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 11:42 AM) transatlantic plays dio! That is not pretty. I loved it. Never saw Neal drum before. To me that performance may be a little rough around the edges but one of the things I like best about portnoy is his willingness to improvise and jam like that. Yeah, the Neal drumming thing blew me away in New York. Is there anything Neal can't do?   Mike does have that ability to turn a major event into a garage band moment. What about my idea for teaming up Iommi, Butler and Appice with Dream Theater?   Call it the 8 man Black Theater, or Dream sabbath, or maybe DARK THEATER?

[Tick]

QUOTE (treeduck @ May 18 2010, 08:12 PM)

QUOTE (tick @ May 18 2010, 06:49 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 12:53 PM) QUOTE (tick @ May 18 2010, 11:39 AM) QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 11:42 AM) transatlantic plays dio! That is not pretty. I loved it. Never saw Neal drum before. To me that performance may be a little rough around the edges but one of the things I like best about portnoy is his willingness to improvise and jam like that. Yeah, the Neal drumming thing blew me away in New York. Is there anything Neal can't do?   Mike does have that ability to turn a major event into a garage band moment. What about my idea for teaming up Iommi, Butler and Appice with Dream Theater?   Call it the 8 man Black Theater, or Dream sabbath, or maybe DARK THEATER?   Ducky, I think I'm going to call you "missing wing nut".

[Soni]

QUOTE (tangy @ May 18 2010, 05:14 PM)

portnoy with A7X nightmare first time i have ever heard any of A7X.

Woah this is bad

I can understand Mike for helping these, that's pretty nice... but I really don't like that!

[Territorial_Game]

Finally! DT tonight in Dallas!!!

[bigalfan]

Here is the difference for me and I've really tried to get into DT, but can't...at least beyond about 10 minutes.

 

DT = amazing technical musicians

 

RUSH = amazing ability to combine heart/soul with elements of technical

[greg2112]

Im all about Scenes from a Memory and Train of Thought. Everything else theyve done is hit and miss for me. Hope their opening set for Maiden contains plenty of stuff from these 2 amazing albums.

[Sussossus]

I don't really have anything against Dream Theater, but I think their only really good album is Awake. I can't stand the rest of their stuff (what I've heard, which is a whole lot of it) for whatever reason. Awake is incredible though, they sound like they might have genuinely enjoyed that record. Every one after that just seems rehashed though. These guys never evolve. Very good players, but they seem closed-minded when it comes to creating music. It's just how I feel though.

[losingit2k]

I think DT, is the best band after Rush! These guys never let me down musically! Neither in the studio or Live!

 

[Tick]

QUOTE (greg2112 @ Jun 9 2010, 07:06 PM)

Im all about Scenes from a Memory and Train of Thought. Everything else theyve done is hit and miss for me. Hope their opening set for Maiden contains plenty of stuff from these 2 amazing albums.

It won't.

[Tick]

QUOTE (Sussossus @ Jun 10 2010, 01:34 AM)

I don't really have anything against Dream Theater, but I think their only really good album is Awake. I can't stand the rest of their stuff (what I've heard, which is a whole lot of it) for whatever reason. Awake is incredible though, they sound like they might have genuinely enjoyed that record. Every one after that just seems rehashed though. These guys never evolve. Very good players, but they seem closed-minded when it comes to creating music. It's just how I feel though.

If you think Awake is the only good album they have, I don't believe you when you say you have truly listened to DT. No, I don't.

I wish people would not bash in this thread. This is a fan thread, not for haters.

Don't derail this thread. Go complain about DT in one of the other 1000 threads designed to rip them apart.

 

oh, and your a walking contradiction. Reread your post, and your opening line will make no sense to you.

 

 

 

Edited June 10, 2010 by tick