2011-10-10 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA

MykeHavoc · August 02, 2011, 06:28:33 PM

You have no green, orange or red line stops near you?

STFD · August 02, 2011, 06:41:38 PM

I've never been to a DT concert in the US before, are their concerts usually standing (yay) or sitting (why the fuck would they even do that)?

MykeHavoc · August 03, 2011, 07:12:49 PM

Depends. This show is both if I'm not mistaken.

rumborak · August 04, 2011, 04:19:26 AM

Nope, all seated. It's a theater after all.
It's a bummer they always play there, I hate the venue's sound.

rumborak

chrisbDTM · August 04, 2011, 09:35:50 AM

Went ahead and bought the meet and greet package. Made alot of money this summer, figured I'd do something cool

TAC · August 08, 2011, 07:39:43 AM

Tickets arrived in today's mail!!!

King Postwhore · August 15, 2011, 05:55:32 PM

So I was going to get ticket from my brother and I and I just found out there might be a Managers meeting that I may have to fly out to on the day of this show. I'll find out next week. Man I hope not.

EstyMaJ · August 26, 2011, 04:16:41 AM

Well I just found out yesterday that i will be going to this show , I got home from work and the wife was standing there with a birthday card smiling from ear to ear , so i open the card and its says happy birthday go look at your computer , she had the ticket seats and info up on the screen !!
Very cool gift and she set it up so my buddy that i just got into dream theater is going with me since my wife doesn't do my kind of music .
I know cool story bro but I think it is the best gift i ever got I just turned 46 and my wife is a few years older than me so i am very impressed with her doing this on her own !!

Oh another question how are the upper balcony seats as far as seeing the band?
I have seen DT and many other shows at the Orpheum but never sat in the upper Balcony section
My seats are on the right center In the front of that section but its all the way in the back

Maybe we can meet up with Tac and some of the others here too!!

Connoc · August 28, 2011, 10:41:47 AM

Wow. I'm an idiot. I completely missed, despite having bought a ticket, that this show is in Boston not Worcester. So yeah, obviously I don't need a ride to the freakin' Orpheum. Clearly I need to pay closer attention.

livatlantis · September 27, 2011, 05:04:15 PM

Got my tickets yesterday!

: First DT show after having missed them —

— in Pittsburgh opening for maiden Maiden (got a little lost after having driven 12 hours from MA; long story).

The best I could find in my price range was a seat in Orchestra Row F, which is around the front of the section behind the double-letter area. I read that the place isn't very "tiered" so I hope I'll be able to get a clear view.

Now to celebrate with more ADToE

bigrich67 · October 03, 2011, 02:10:19 PM

bumping this for bump's sake!!

1 week until my first DT concert - can't wait.

please be gentle with me LOL. i've got the M&G package and everything.

looks like we're getting the WfS/FFH/CiaW/BAI/PMU (setlist b) set list if the pattern holds true. its all good with me.

looking for some opinions on how the sound/acoustics are at this venue. hope the sound guys have it together for this show. i've been reading that james is hard to hear during some portions of the show. his singing is as strong as ever on this cd.

i'm making the trip from st albans, vermont to attend. any other vermonters going to this show?

EstyMaJ · October 04, 2011, 04:06:50 AM

Quote from: bigrich67 on October 03, 2011, 02:10:19 PM
bumping this for bump's sake!!

1 week until my first DT concert - can't wait. please be gentle with me LOL. i've got the M&G package and everything.

looks like we're getting the WfS/FFH/CiaW/BAI/PMU (setlist b) set list if the pattern holds true. its all good with me.

looking for some opinions on how the sound/acoustics are at this venue. hope the sound guys have it together for this show. i've been reading that james is hard to hear during some portions of the show. his singing is as strong as ever on this cd.

i'm making the trip from st albans, vermont to attend. any other vermonters going to this show?

Congrats on your first show !!
The orphium is an old theater and the sound tends to bounce around in there depending on were your sitting. its not a huge theater so not that bad .

This will be my 3rd time seeing them there and 7th total , very excited just wish i was down near the stage But my tickets were a Bday gift from the wife so thats cool as it is.

J51 · October 07, 2011, 09:55:57 AM

Driving from CT for my first DT concert. For you Boston natives, is it easier to drive to the Orpheum, or take the T in from Riverside?

TAC · October 07, 2011, 03:52:36 PM

Quote from: J51 on October 07, 2011, 09:55:57 AM
Driving from CT for my first DT concert. For you Boston natives, is it easier to drive to the Orpheum, or take the T in from Riverside?

I'd drive in. It's a holiday and there shouldn't be hardly any traffic.

bigrich67 · October 07, 2011, 05:59:18 PM

Quote from: TAC on October 07, 2011, 03:52:36 PM
Quote from: J51 on October 07, 2011, 09:55:57 AM
Driving from CT for my first DT concert. For you Boston natives, is it easier to drive to the Orpheum, or take the T in from Riverside?
I'd drive in. It's a holiday and there shouldn't be hardly any traffic.

i've read that there is an early afternoon hockey game going on, and the blue man group is in town for a matinee show. not from the area, so i don't know how that will affect traffic if at all.

Quote from: EstyMaJ on October 04, 2011, 04:06:50 AM
The orphium is an old theater and the sound tends to bounce around in there depending on were your sitting. its not a huge theater so not that bad .

i bought the M&G package, so i should be somewhere in the first 5 rows.

can't wait -- i'm effin' PUMPED! MM's homecoming, and i read on the toronto thread that they changed the set list a little bit for that show yesterday (10/6)...creating a "setlist c". wonder if we'll be getting that one, or another tweak to the list.

greyghost · October 07, 2011, 07:46:08 PM

I'm driving in from CT too--as it's a holiday, driving all the way in shouldn't be a problem. I booked a hotel room so my kids and I won't have to drive all the way back in the middle of the night. I wouldn't be doing it that way, but my ludicrously low bid on Priceline actually found a taker! I'm getting the room for a third of its usual price, so it's much more reasonable than the usual Boston rates.
Toronto gives me hope--wouldn't Boston be a great place to debut Lost Not Forgotten??? (If you're listening, DT, wouldn't that be a great idea?)
Also, remember this is a homecoming gig for Mangini, so maybe we'll get something extra special!

J51 · October 07, 2011, 08:33:01 PM

thanks for the help guys you rock

So when I drive in, where is the best place to park near the theater? If you can't tell, I'm a Boston noob.

greyghost · October 08, 2011, 05:44:08 AM

I've had good luck with an outfit called Central Parking, which has a bunch of locations in Boston--there's one on Beacon Street about .1 of a mile from the Orpheum. If you go to the website (just google Central Parking Boston), there's even a coupon. They're cheaper than a lot of other parking in Boston.

TAC · October 08, 2011, 06:24:18 AM

Find the Orpheum and then park as soon as you can. There's a parking garage at Downtown Crossing and also underneath the Commons.

The Bruins game and Blue Man Group should have no effect on the traffic.

chrisbDTM · October 08, 2011, 08:44:20 PM

im goin for Pi alley parking garage. hoping i can get there after 5pm for the night rate, and so i can make the meet and greet meetup time at 5:30

Elsydeon · October 08, 2011, 11:34:11 PM

Looks like I may be also driving from CT up there. wooo hoooo

chrisbDTM · October 09, 2011, 11:28:30 AM

heres my problem. itll take me 2 hours to drive to boston, and i want to get the garage after 5 pm so i can get the night rate. Not sure if i should leave early in case of traffic, but i dont wanna get to the garage early. anyone know any places to stall around boston?

7deg_inner_happiness · October 09, 2011, 06:17:27 PM

Okay...It's OUR turn Boston!! I am so ecstatic to see DT for the 1st time ever tomorrow at the Orpheum with my oldest son (13 years old)! I'm happy to see so many parents and children going together...It shows how truly great ART is loved & appreciated by generations. Let's RAAAWWWKK the house for Mangini's homecoming!

BMWWrstlr · October 10, 2011, 06:43:59 AM

Can't wait for tonoght....my wife's first DT show. She survived Opeth a few weeks back....so she should be OK for tonight...

cyberdrummer · October 10, 2011, 09:38:10 AM

So who will be the special guest tonight?!

YtseJamittaja · October 10, 2011, 09:41:03 AM

MP?

cyberdrummer · October 10, 2011, 09:41:33 AM

Haha, that was the first name that came to mind for me too!

EdenHazard · October 10, 2011, 09:43:26 AM

I guessed "Chuck Testa" on JRs comment at Facebook which was promptly liked by 8 people, so I can only assume it's him.

Millais · October 10, 2011, 10:31:53 AM

https://www.facebook.com/johnpetrucciFB/posts/248802871838399

mangini's mum?!

WildeSilas · October 10, 2011, 10:53:24 AM

Best answer from JP's facebook so far:

QuoteWelcome to beck
mike portnoy . !! Of dream theater . !

BMWWrstlr · October 10, 2011, 11:29:49 AM

Quote from: cyberdrummer on October 10, 2011, 09:38:10 AM
So who will be the special guest tonight?!

I would guess a Berklee faculty member...so I'm going with Rod Morgenstein....

TAC · October 10, 2011, 11:46:45 AM

Counting down the hours....

lonestar · October 10, 2011, 01:13:28 PM

Have a good show guys.

chrisbDTM · October 10, 2011, 02:12:16 PM

Just heard DT soundchecking the instrumental section of Breaking all Illusions. This may be the most excited I've ever been for a concert.

TAC · October 10, 2011, 02:54:31 PM

Quote from: chrisbDTM on October 10, 2011, 02:12:16 PM
Just heard DT soundchecking the instrumental section of Breaking all Illusions. This may be the most excited I've ever been for a concert.

Nice. I cannot wait to get up there!

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2011-10-10 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA