Grammy-Winning, Progressive Music Titans Dream Theater KICKED OFF THE NORTH AMERICAN leg of their 40th-Anniversary Tour friday night (February 7) at the met in philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Trek is “An Evening With Dream Theater” and is the first tour of north America since drummer Mike Portnoy‘s return to the lineup, Joing Vocalist James LabrieBassist John MyungGuitarist John Petrucci and Keyboardist Jordan Rudiss. The Tour is schedled for 29 More Cities Across The United States and Canada, Concluding on March 22 in New York City. The Tour Will Make Addicional Stops in Nashville, Los Angeles, Toronto and Boston, Among Others.
The Setlist for The Philadelphia Concert was as follows:
01. Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and The Sleep
02. Act I: Scene Two: I. Overture 1928
03. Act I: Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà vu
04. The Mirror
05. Panic Attack
06. Warrior Barstool
07. Hollow Years
08. Under a Glass Moon
09. The Dark Eternal Night (First Time Since 2017)
Act II
10. Night terror
11. Midnight Messiah (Live debut)
12. This is the life
13. Vacant
14. Stream of consciousness
15. Octavarium
COORE:
16. Act II: Scene Six: Home
17. Act II: Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On
18. Pull me under
Fan-Filmed Video of The Show Can Be Seen Below.
In a Recent interview with Australia’s “Everblack” podcast, PortnoyWho Rejoined Dream Theater In October 2023, after 13-YEAR ABSENCE, WAS ASKED IF HE FeELS HE AND HIS BANDMATES ARE “STRonger Now As Mates” Than They Ever Were in the Past. I have replied: “Absolutely. All of Our Kids Have Grown Up and Gone Off and Left The Houses AT This Point Did Dozens and Dozens of Albums with Dozens of Different Bands, and these guys have had all the experience , calmer.
Portnoy went on to say that the strong bond Between the Dream Theater members affected the songwriting and recording process for the band’s Sixteenth Studio Album, “Parasomnia”WHICH CAME OUT ON FEBRARY 7, 2025 VIA Insideout Music. He Said: “I Mean, You Can Defensely Feel The Energy. I Find It Similar To The Energy We Had With ‘Images and words’ and with ‘Scenes from a memory’. In Both of Those Cases, We Were Making Records With A New Lineup – ‘Images and words’ was the first album with James in the band, and ‘Scenes from a memory’ was the first album with Jordan in the band. And there are defines Spirit to the Chemistry in Both of Those Cases. And I Think it’s a Very Similar Energy to the Spirit of This Album, Just Really Being Energized by The Lineup Change. It reality inspired US to rise to the occast. “
Hardving What It Has Been Like Touring With Dream Theater Again for the first time in 14 years, Portnoy Said: “It’s Been Incredible. We Did A Full European Leg So Far and We Did A Full South American Leg So Far, and Each and Every Show, The Emotions have Just Been Incredible. I Mean, On One Hand, There’s a Big Celebration OF THE MEETING OF THIS LINEUP, AND there’s a LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAV’T SEEN THIS LINEUP TOGETHER IN SO LON Born When Thisup Last Played Together. So there’s a Lot of People in the audience that Never SAW this Lineup Together. So for that Reason Alone, There’s a Lot of Emotions in the Air, But Also The Celebration of 40 Years and This Discography of Songs and Music To Work With and Choose From When Putting Together The Setlist. I PUT TOGETHER A SETLIST THAT I THINK REALLY CELEBRATES THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE BAND’S CAREER. There’s a Cross Section of Fan Fan and Deep cuts as well. So i Think it’s a show that the fans have Really Been Loving. “
“Parasomnia” Marks Dream Theater‘s First relaase with Portnoy Since 2009’s “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”.
“Parasomnia” was produced by guitarist John PetrucciEngineered by James “Jimmy T” Meslinand mixed by Andy Sneap. Hugh Syme Returns Once Again to Lend His Creative Vision To The Cover Art.
CLOCKING IN AT 71 MINUTES, “Parasomnia” Takes The listener on a musical Journey That has Become Synonymous With the Band Since The Beginning of Eyir Career. “Parasomnia” Is a therm for Disruptive, Sleep-Relaced Disturbances including Sleepwalking, Sleep Paralysis, and Night Terors. Songs Like “A Broken Man”, “Dead Asleep”, “Midnight Messiah” and “Bles the Clock” All Build Upon Themes Broucht On By The Album Title. The First Single, “Night terror”is a musical Thrill Ride Captured in the Just Shy of Ten Minute Listening Experience.
Portnoy co-fount Dream Theater In 1985 with guitarist John Petrucci and Bassist John Myung. Mike Played On 10 Dream Theater Albums Over at 20-Year Period, From 1989’s “When Dream and Day Unite” Through 2009’s “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”Before Exiting The Group in 2010.
Mike Mangini Joined Dream Theater In late 2010 Through a Widely Publicized Audition Following The Departure Of Portnoy. Mangini Beat Out Six Other Of The World’s Top Drummers – Marco Minnemann, Virgil Donati, Achilles Priester, Thomas Lang, Peter Wildoer and Derek Roddy -For the gig, to Three-Day Process That was philmed for a documentary-style reality show street “The Spirit Carries On”.
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