DREAM THEATER - Europe leg of the 40th Anniversary Tour 2024-2025

[ProfessorPeart]

I feel so bad for MP that he has to sit and listen to The Astonishing. 

To this day I have never heard the whole thing.

As cool as it would be to see them live again, I just can't spend the dough not knowing what James will sound like. I will buy the studio albums, as I always do, but I can't see me seeing them live again.

Sorry to be the buzzkill.

[Zantera]

They're not going to ignore a decade of music, the interview covers it.

Exactly. My point was that it would be bizarre to assume they would ignore it to begin with!

[The Letter M]

Given that this will be an anniversary tour, and An Evening With, what are the odds that they do one song per album on the tour? Maybe not EVERY night, but perhaps rotate some songs in and out, especially with the MM-era stuff.

I could set the first set covering stuff from the last twenty years, and then the second set from their first twenty years, and then an encore of something especially special.

-Marc.

[hefdaddy42]

Great news, but I'm very surprised they didn't kick it off in NYC. Must have been a reason.

So that they can have the tour finale in NYC.

[twosuitsluke]

Guess I'll be at the London show.

[DTiwbwMP]

While I'm stoked to hear news about DT touring again w MP, I am REALLY BUMMED that they won't be doing a "reunion/escape from studio" summer U.S. Tour! Seems like a gross missed opportunity, not only for income, but mostly for the buzz and set up of anticipation for new album and 40th anniversary tour! "I" would have loved a summer tour, whether it be a 100 minute "dreamsonic" tour with other bands or something similar, just to get out and play the CLASSIC DT / MP material ALONE! Then add new songs and some MM years material on the BIG tour that starts in OCT. I know lots of people on this site are Mangini Era fans that found DT in last 14 years and that's great. I just feel like I want a classics tour before opening up the entire catalogue which is only right. Oh well. 

[hefdaddy42]

It will still be MOSTLY classics.  It's not like they will do an entire set of Mangini era music.

[fadetoblackdude7]

So I guess it'll be mostly radio silence from them over the summer, apart from them revealing the new album details....North American dates probably will be after the new year.

[Schurftkut]

ticket prices are double what i paid last time. Sorry but i'm not paying 100,- for a DT show...

[TheOutlawXanadu]

So that they can have the tour finale in NYC.

I don't think this is the last Dream Theater tour, but on the 1% chance they pull a Rush and call it quits after 40 years, now I'm really wondering whether I'd go to the finale in NYC...

[DAYAFTERDAY]

ticket prices are double what i paid last time. Sorry but i'm not paying 100,- for a DT show...

Where are you seeing the prices?

[faizoff]

That interview made me so happy to read. I like how Myung suggests they provide tissue boxes for the concerts.

[Schurftkut]

normal ticket is 85,-E  "golden circle" is 115,-E


you can just go to the site of the venue and check prices, ticketsale starts 12th over here

[Tomislav95]

Wow they're playing the biggest concert (sport) arena in Croatian capital, that's usually only reserved for the biggest names. I highly doubt they'll fill it, maybe they use only half of it. Either way, I'll be there

[MirrorMask]

A fan on FB complained about London being the only UK date, to which Mike replied:

People from all over the WORLD are gonna be coming to London for the VERY 1ST show!! Surely coming from somewhere within the UK shouldn't be THAT much of a stretch considering what many others will be doing...

So I guess it's definitive that there won't be any summer dates and that this autumn European tour will mark the FIRST live show of Mike Portnoy with Dream Theater since 2009.

[Metro]

*Since 2010

[DTiwbwMP]

Why why why....not...July-August DT U.S. REUNION tour. New cd out oct.11th. Euro tour oct/Nov '24. US tour starts mid Jan '25. Asia/aus April '25. Euro festival tour summer '25. South America Sept '25. U.S. 2nd leg Nov-Dec '25. Feb '26 start work on DT17!

[DTiwbwMP]

A fan on FB complained about London being the only UK date, to which Mike replied:

People from all over the WORLD are gonna be coming to London for the VERY 1ST show!! Surely coming from somewhere within the UK shouldn't be THAT much of a stretch considering what many others will be doing...

So I guess it's definitive that there won't be any summer dates and that this autumn European tour will mark the FIRST live show of Mike Portnoy with Dream Theater since 2009.

Sorry Mike. I'm Not flying to London! Been huge fan since '92 but at 64 years of age and financially responsible....this ain't happenin' lol

[OpenYourEyes311]

Sorry Mike. I'm Not flying to London! Been huge fan since '92 but at 64 years of age and financially responsible....this ain't happenin' lol

Yeah, I mean, maybe 10 years ago I would have jumped at the opportunity for this one. But being a lot older and having responsibilities... I will swing my hometown show and maaaaaybe a New York/2nd New England show. I'm just sad that I'll probably be off the forums for 6 months trying to not spoil the setlist

[Schurftkut]

only reason for me to go is when there's proof that JLB is back at where he was around 2003-2004.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

only reason for me to go is when there's proof that JLB is back at where he was around 2003-2004.

The evidence is mounting... See my other thread. We are SO back

[devieira73]

I don't know, I guess DT is really wanting this first show to be a major event, not just another beggining of a tour.
Out of curiosity, is there any place in England more distant from London than a 5 hours car drive or 6 hours by bus?

[nobloodyname]

Well, even Glasgow to London is seven hours by car.

If the first show had been in NYC, I'd have been there. In fact, I'd have been there virtually anywhere in the world. The fact it's in London, 75 minutes away on a train, is a massive piece of good fortune for me.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Well, even Glasgow to London is seven hours by car.

If the first show had been in NYC, I'd have been there. In fact, I'd have been there virtually anywhere in the world. The fact it's in London, 75 minutes away on a train, is a massive piece of good fortune for me.

Is there confirmation anywhere that these are going to be the first dates? I was kind of just assuming there was gonna be a late summer/fall tour in the states that just hasn't been announced yet

[Nachtmerrie]

ticket prices are double what i paid last time. Sorry but i'm not paying 100,- for a DT show...

Same here. That´s the price I´m paying for a few 2 day festivals this year.
As much as I would love to see them play with MP, I'm not paying this amount of money to see JLB struggle on the last show of the whole tour.

I might takes my chances on the resale market based on the setlist and first performances of the tour.

[Setlist Scotty]

I'm just sad that I'll probably be off the forums for 6 months trying to not spoil the setlist

As long as the setlists are rotating, not sure why you'll have to do that. And the indications are there that there will be some variation from show to show.

[nobloodyname]

Is there confirmation anywhere that these are going to be the first dates? I was kind of just assuming there was gonna be a late summer/fall tour in the states that just hasn't been announced yet

MP seems to have confirmed London will be the first show. They're playing in the UK's largest indoor arena, usually reserved for the likes of Maiden and Metallica. He said they're playing there on the basis that people from all over the world will be in attendance.

[efx]

I'm hoping to snag two tickets tomorrow at the Stockholm presale and I thought about going for the London one as well. But without trying to spoil the good news of the tour, for which I am truly excited, I need to hear how the London show went for James before I commit to the Sweden show or give the tickets away.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

MP seems to have confirmed London will be the first show. They're playing in the UK's largest indoor arena, usually reserved for the likes of Maiden and Metallica. He said they're playing there on the basis that people from all over the world will be in attendance.

Dang, what a weird choice. You'd think they'd give some love to the American audiences that gave the band their start 40 years ago. I probably wouldn't be able to make it unless the first show was in Denver (A man can dream), but it definitely feels like a bit of a slap in the face if it's not even IN the country

[TAC]

I don't take it as a slap in the face. I'm just disappointed we won't see them here until after the New Year.

[PMSummer]

Dang, what a weird choice. You'd think they'd give some love to the American audiences that gave the band their start 40 years ago. I probably wouldn't be able to make it unless the first show was in Denver (A man can dream), but it definitely feels like a bit of a slap in the face if it's not even IN the country

I hear you, but remember, the world doesn't revolve around the States. European audiences are known for their enthusiasm, especially for prog bands like these. That's why many DVDs get filmed over there I think. Let's keep the hope alive for a Denver show down the road!

[hefdaddy42]

Dang, what a weird choice. You'd think they'd give some love to the American audiences that gave the band their start 40 years ago. I probably wouldn't be able to make it unless the first show was in Denver (A man can dream), but it definitely feels like a bit of a slap in the face if it's not even IN the country

That's a little ridiculous.

[devieira73]

Although they are an North-American band (proud of it, for sure!) and had to start there, for obvious reasons, I  think DT always recognized that Europe was the first place to really embrace the band. There's something about it in the Live at the Marquee liner notes I guess. Maybe it's just about logistics, considering the album release around September/October.

[Schurftkut]

or Japan for that matter ;-) DT SO ENERGY!!!  SO POWAH!!!!   

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

That's a little ridiculous.

It is. I let my emotion run high. I apologize. I still think they should play America though!