DT Final Concert Retirement Setlist

[Jad Safi]

Hey DT fans, I want to wish you a happy holiday and a happy new year. I was wondering what would be the "Ultimate DT Setlist" that would be played on their last ever concert before retiring. So after brainstorming I came up with a suggested setlist that would turn out to be epic and a grand finale to their lustrous career and discography. However, the setlist is a bit unrealistic as it is extremely long and is composed of 5 acts, or 4 acts and 1 encore and some songs would be played usually in different acts as seen by the previous concerts. But hypothetically, if this was the setlist for their last ever concert, what would be your reaction ?
Act 1:
Metropolis Pt1.
Ouverture 1928- Strange Deja Vu
Home
Dance of Eternity
Panic Attack

Act 2:
The Enemy Inside
Rite of Passage
Best 2 hits of Parasomnia (most probably Nigh Terror and another song)
In the Presence of Enemies Pt.1
Pale Blue Dot
Breaking All Illusions
Barstool Warrior
Hollow Years

Act3:
6:00
Voices
Ytse Jam
12-Step Suite:
End of Finally Free into the Glass Prison
This Dying Soul
The Root of all Evil
Repentance
The Shattered Fortress

Act 4:
6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence Song
As I Am
Vacant
Stream of Consciousness
Octavarium

Final Act:
Wait for Sleep
This is The Life
The Count of Tuscany
Best of Times
Space-Dye Vest
The Spirit Carries On
Pull Me Under.

[nobloodyname]

My first reaction would be to ask for the thread to be transferred to the Dream Theater section of the forum

[Jad Safi]

I transferred it to the Dream Theater section of the forum.

[CraftyCaleb2483]

My first reaction would be to ask for the thread to be transferred to the Dream Theater section of the forum

I was about to say that but you got there first 

I transferred it to the Dream Theater section of the forum.

I don't think you did, I can't see it there

[hefdaddy42]

My first reaction would be to ask for the thread to be transferred to the Dream Theater section of the forum

Same

I transferred it to the Dream Theater section of the forum.

No you didn't

[TheBarstoolWarrior]

Why bother thinking about it 10 years and 2-3 albums too early? There could be a lot of classics yet to be written.

...and welcome to the forum!

[hefdaddy42]

But hypothetically, if this was the setlist for their last ever concert, what would be your reaction ?

I would call 911 for the band members all collapsing on stage.

[DragonAttack]

I would call 911 for the band members all collapsing on stage.

And us ol' farts who attended....

[nobloodyname]

Yeah, I've only just properly looked at that setlist and... as much as I love seeing them live, I sometimes struggle (attention-wise) towards the end of a 2h45m show. Seeing that setlist live would kill me, never mind the band.

[BeatriceNB]

The Enemy Inside, Pale Blue Dot, Breaking All Illusions and Barstool Warrior? Is Mangini joining in for a few songs? (would be cool, though, if unlikely)

[macneil]

It would need to be split over 2 nights I would say, as much as I love Dream Theater I'm not sure I could make it through a 5+ hour concert 

I actually think the current tour setlist is a pretty great "ultimate" setlist, you could then have a 2nd night to play stuff from the albums that were missed as well as some more deep cuts/B-sides. There will also be more songs/albums written in the future. Even then DT have so much material that some great stuff would be missed.

Your setlist certainly covers a lot of the necessary ground though, my only personal preference is any ultimate setlist should include A Change of Seasons.

[TAC]

No you didn't

 

[TheOutlawXanadu]

Is the point of this to celebrate the band or murder them?

[hefdaddy42]

Is the point of this to celebrate the band or murder them?

Valid question

[JLa]

As long as they open the show with "A Fortune in Lies", end with "The Shadow Man Incident" and play every other song of theirs inbetween those two, I'm good.

[ReaPsTA]

At least James will be singing "Trapped inside this Octavarium" with conviction.

[TAC]

At least James will be singing "Trapped inside this Octavarium" with conviction.

 

[Jad Safi]

The Enemy Inside, Pale Blue Dot, Breaking All Illusions and Barstool Warrior? Is Mangini joining in for a few songs? (would be cool, though, if unlikely)

I am in the opinion that more DT Mangini Songs should be played in their usual 3 hour setlist, around 3 to 4.

[Jad Safi]

As long as they open the show with "A Fortune in Lies", end with "The Shadow Man Incident" and play every other song of theirs inbetween those two, I'm good.

. That is a good idea if Parasomnia was their last ever album.

[Cavalry of Despair]

I am in the opinion that more DT Mangini Songs should be played in their usual 3 hour setlist, around 3 to 4.

I think the implication is that the parts in those songs would be quite a challenge for MP to execute, at least in their original form. I assume at the very least BAI will be brought out again before the guys call it a day, in which case I anticipate MP creating his own interpretation as he did with the drumming in BW.

[The Curious Orange]

Hmmm...

Midnight Messiah
Pale Blue Dot
Breaking All Illusions
The Dark Eternal Night
I Walk Beside You
The Glass Prison
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Overture 1928
Strange Deja Vu
The Spirit Carries On
Erotomania
Voices
The Silent Man
Learning to Live
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Pull Me Under
A Fortune In Lies