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Dream Theater => Concerts and Set Lists => Topic started by: kevinpwrs on August 07, 2011, 01:52:07 PM
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Has anyone seen a show here? This looks like it will be my show on this tour, so was just wondering. I am thinking about getting seats in the balcony. I have seen DT 4 times and I am always in the first 10 rows, so thought I would try something different. Still a couple of open dates after this show, if they announce a show in Va or NC, I will catch that show as well.
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it's not a bad place to see a show. good sight lines, good acoustics, seats just under 2000, and can be surprisingly intimate. i would recommend floor rather than balcony tho.
honestly tho, i am genuinely surprised that if they were playing dc and not going to a larger venue like constitution hall, wolf trap, or merriweather post (where they played on the last PN tour), that they chose not to book the 9:30 club, which is one of the best clubs in the country, and fits 1100 people at capacity. would've been cool to see them do a couple nights there, but i'm sure that there were issues like shows already booked at the time when DT's gonna be in town, etc.
so all in all, good place, and WAY better than constitution hall, which was where they played on the octavarium tour. i'm looking forward to it.
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Thanks for your reply. Looking at the seating chart, the balcony overhangs the floor by quite a long way. Seems like a good seat if you are in the first few rows. I would also like to be elevated so I can see Mangini really well. I have never seen him live and am looking forward to it.
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I actually LOVED Constitution Hall.... Am I alone on that?
Its nice to know that this can be an intimate venue, still on the fence about going. It would have to be pretty cheap.
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Have never been to the Warner Theatre to see a concert, but from their website, there doesn't look to be bad seat in the house. Psyched to see DT here. I've only seen DT at "big" venues, so seeing them in this really cool looking theatre will be awesome.
Does anyone know if there's a pre-sale to get tickets before Friday?
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There is! And it starts tomorrow..... but I don't know what the pre-sale code is.
Anyone?
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Pre-sale code is "Electric" ...just got my tickets :metal
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I actually LOVED Constitution Hall.... Am I alone on that?
The acoustics have pretty much sucked at every concert I have been to at DAR (Tori Amos, Alice in Chains, Robert Plant). I am very happy they are not playing there. I was kind of hoping they would get booked at the new Filmore in Silver Spring, but I have no issues with The Warner Theatre...
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i just got my ticket :D
(and yeah, every show i've ever seen at DAR had terrible sound. but every show i've seen at the warner theater had great sound, so *fingers crossed*)
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wow this venue is expensive...
I'm probably passing this tour, even though I really don't want to. It would be hard for me to do a Monday night during college...
Worst case I decide to go and get a really bad seat, but those seats are all I could afford anyways
Congrats to those who got good seats!
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Wow, Warner Theatre. That's an interesting venue choice. I thought they might go for DAR Constitution Hall or something again. I've been to the Warner once to see Blue Man Group. Definitely a more "intimate" venue to see them at in terms of view and seating arrangement. I thought Warner seemed small when I was there, but I guess it's bigger than I thought if it holds 2000 or so.
Should be an interesting show that night.
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BTW if you go through Ticketmaster/Live Nation to get the tickets, they are only $58 or $69 and NOT the hundreds of dollars posted on the Warner Theater site.
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My sister just bought me tickets for this show as a birthday present, seeing as its a week after my birthday. Balcony seats, but at this point I am pleased with my present. :D
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Balcony seats are still pretty decent seats at this venue. I've got seats on the lower balcony myself.
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I too will be seeing the show from the balcony. I got an aisle seat in the center section of the lower balcony - first row. Very happy with my seat for this show.
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I too will be seeing the show from the balcony. I got an aisle seat in the center section of the lower balcony - first row. Very happy with my seat for this show.
Wife and I have aisle seats in the same section, just a couple rows behind you.
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I too will be seeing the show from the balcony. I got an aisle seat in the center section of the lower balcony - first row. Very happy with my seat for this show.
Wife and I have aisle seats in the same section, just a couple rows behind you.
We'll have to meet up and say "hey!" It's always good to put faces to the screen names...
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It looks like this is the show I'll end up going to. Wish more DTF regulars were going :-[
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I will be there. I am definately looking forward to seeing them in a smaller type of venue. Plus I am taking my 11 year old son with me who is completely psyched and can't wait as it is his first "real"* concert.
*That Selena Gomez concert at the MD State Fair didnt count, plus it was for my 7yo daughter. :facepalm:
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My girlfriend got me the meet and greet package.
Haters be hatin'
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Meet and Greet? Very nice.
This should be a cool venue for the show. Warner is pretty compact; there really isn't a bad seat in the house.
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11 days!! :metal
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I saw JP and G3 at Warner. Freakin classy venue, and I can't wait! :laugh:
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Only thing I've ever seen at Warner was the Blue Man Group. I think the layout of the venue will make the show seem a bit more "intimate" for lack of a better term.
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I'm there! Taking my girl for her 1st DT concert. Can't wait for the simple fact that it's a smaller venue.
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One week! :metal
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Having a hard time selling these tickets, and I don't know why!
Probably because people who want to go and can go (mid-week shows limit this particularly) already bought tickets. If it's not sold out, you might have to go significantly less than face value for them.
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Hello everyone. I am so pumped for this show.
Does anyone know of a good bar nearby the theater to grab a few drinks before the show?
Thanks!
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Gordon Biersch is 4 blocks from the theater, I can vouch for that. There are closer ones, but I haven't been to any of them.
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very last row, last seats on the left for me...but STOKED!!!!
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If you're a beer fan, RFD is a decent spot too. Granted it's a walk, but not TOO bad.
The wife and I will be having dinner over at Hill Country BBQ before the show (I know one of the managers working that night).
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Woot!! Show Tonight!
Setlist B I am assuming.
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Got the fan package, have a seat within the first 10 rows. Very excited :biggrin: This will be my second time seeing DT, the first being the Iron Maiden/DT Show.
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I'll be there with a Saxon t- from Saturday's concert. If you see me, say hello!
SW
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our wait is finally over. :metal
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I'll be there in the upper balcony in an Iced Earth Crucible of Man tour t-shirt. Right excited it's finally here :metal
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Down in front with the badge and Redemption shirt. I also got an official Dream Theater sharpie compliments of John Myung. Pictures to follow after show.
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:lol Nice. Don't know if you saw or used any of the questions I posted in the meet & greet thread, but if you did, let us know what was said. Oh, and prepare to have face melted. :metal
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Just got back to my room, so this is gonna be the short and sweet version and others can give the blow by blow stuff later, but the tl;dr version: I got to hear Breaking All Illusions live. And all is well with the world. Epic concert at a CLASSY as hell venue, and Mike Mangini is a beast live. Great show, now I'm going to bed.
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just got home. UNREAL.
we got the WFS/FFH/CIAW/PMU variation on the setlist.
brain scrambled, but quick thoughts:
mike mangini is the greatest drummer alive today.
james forgot the lyrics to the 2nd verse of OTBOA and the band just laughed their way through it.
james hasn't sounded this good in like a decade.
the whole band seemed to genuinely enjoy playing together the whole time. lots of laughs and goofing off.
the band went into the solos part of breaking all illusions a little fast. jordan's pan flute tone and then the clean piano solo were just ridiculous. (he, of course, nailed them both, despite the extra 4-8bpm lol).
edit: oh, and a big middle finger to the two dudes in front of me who talked LOUDLY through mangini's drum solo. really disrespectful.
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Yeah I liked how they handled James forgetting the lyrics to OTBOA, kind of like "oh well," and they rolled with it. :lol
This is the third time I've seen DT but only the first where it's been a full two hour plus concert (PN 2008 and opening for Maiden were the other two) and it was easily the best show of the three as a result. They haven't missed a beat live with Mangini, and like every one says, he just has so much energy and JOY as the drummer for Dream Theater and it's infectious. And my god that drum solo. :metal
I was totally blown away by Dream Theater tonight. And hey I'll give props to Trivium; they knew their job was to warm the crowd up for DT and they went out there and did that. Might check out their latest as a result.
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edit: oh, and a big middle finger to the two dudes in front of me who talked LOUDLY through mangini's drum solo. really disrespectful.
Wonder if those were the same two guys sitting behind me that talked loudly through Far from Heaven. The one guy whined loudly about them playing Far from Heaven and went on about how they should have did Another Day or something like that. And then these two assholes had a loud conversation through the whole song. What the hell... that was some kind of fuckery...
But yeah, the show was amazing... probably one of the best DT shows I've ever seen. I haven't seen them this lively and animated since the Falling into Infinity tour. They were having fun on stage... James really owned the front man role too. Plus his vocals were spot on... amazing. Mangini's drumming is awesome... you need to see his solo in person for it to really do justice. All in all, pure awesomeness.
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Great show. Mangini is the man. I was sitting there watching him do a roll on the snare, he calmly goes to brush the hair out of his face and he is holding the roll on the one hand (he sped it up when he moved his hair). I have seen him do it on videos but to see it right there. HOLY CRAP!
The band was very tight and were joking around on stage the entire time even when JLB fudged the lyrics. I admit I was like WTF just happened?
on a side note, did anyone happen to notice the red suspenders, red hat and the white gloves on the left side corner of the drum riser? I know the unicyclist on the cover is wearing it, but with DT there is always a reason.
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Great show. Might be as good as the Worcester show last year, minus the 150 degree heat.
The only problem with the show was the event staff, they were freaking terrible. They were on people like hawks using cameras or even their cell phones - I got a flashlight on me for using my phone to keep track of the setlist and others around me got similar treatment - but they did NOTHING about people flooding the isles and coming up to the stage. Not to sound like an asshole, but those of us in the front paid damn good money for our seats, only for it to be treated like general admission. To make matters worse, they threw out a guy I met in line because he got upset when he asked the usher to do his job and get the people back. He had a front row seat yet there was a row or two of people in front of him. I don't blame DT for that as they are employees of the theater, and other than that its a great venue, just a heads up for anyone who goes there again.
I'll post more later, I'm at a friends house and I'll be driving back home tomorrow.
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edit: oh, and a big middle finger to the two dudes in front of me who talked LOUDLY through mangini's drum solo. really disrespectful.
Wonder if those were the same two guys sitting behind me that talked loudly through Far from Heaven. The one guy whined loudly about them playing Far from Heaven and went on about how they should have did Another Day or something like that. And then these two assholes had a loud conversation through the whole song. What the hell... that was some kind of fuckery...
you were two rows in front of me, those were the very same guys. oh and for the encore, the one on the left screamed "i hate this song!" at least looking at them, i know they shall never know the touch of a woman.
and DTVT yeah, the event staff were super strict about taking pictures. i know they're only doing their jobs, but it was kinda lame. i only got pics of the stage as it was being set up and of them taking a bow.
i will say to the venue's credit that it's a gorgeous place, the mens' bathrooms were clean (try that at nissan pavilion sometime) and both bands sounded fantastic. the mix was good, it wasn't too loud, no cracking or anything from the speakers.
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The venue staff were the only blight on the whole night. There was a hilarious moment when the doors opened, but before they let you into your seats, where two guys with tickets to the upper balcony went up to a woman that worked for the staff and asked how to get to their seats. Woman pointed them to a stair well and said "You can go up there right now."
They headed for the stair well-where another woman cut them off and sent them away. Our intrepid heroes went back to the first staffer who repeated that they needed to go to the stairs and they could go right up right now. The other staffer sends them back.
This happened ANOTHER time before finally the staffer who was telling them it was okay to go up says "Oh, no, you can't go up yet, they haven't started letting people in."
THE FUNNY PART: both staffers were standing fifteen feet apart. :rollin
Otherwise, yeah, a couple of times I got my phone out to see what time it was and had someone rush at me, eager to stop me from taking pictures. Chill out, guys.
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I also loved how they crammed us in like sardines from 7 until 7:30. Time to start using the Sun Cannon on fucking people. I expect donations from those of you that were there. Thankfully DT was freaking awesome.
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Does the Warner Theater get a lot of rock concerts? Because this staff didn't seem to act like they knew how to handle a rock concert. And I've never been to a show where they let you into the building but keep you out of the seats like that. Fucking bizarre. Bring on the Sun Cannon.
(edit) And the Sun Cannon line gets sigged. :D
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Does the Warner Theater get a lot of rock concerts? Because this staff didn't seem to act like they knew how to handle a rock concert. And I've never been to a show where they let you into the building but keep you out of the seats like that. Fucking bizarre. Bring on the Sun Cannon.
no, they're very rare. last time i saw a rock show there was better than ezra in 2002. the venue tends to be used for touring broadway productions and stand-up comedians who are too big for the improv. musical performances tend to be a bit more world music, new age, etc.
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I got a flashlight on me for using my phone to keep track of the setlist
So it was setlist B I presume?
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Well technically setlist D. It's listed in the stickied thread.
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did anyone else notice the INSANELY hot blonde in the front row, right in front of JP??
OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMG!!!
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did anyone else notice the INSANELY hot blonde in the front row, right in front of JP??
OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMG!!!
I did even from the balcony. LOL
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That was a blast. The intro with Dream is Collapsing was awesome, I loved the animation they had to go along with it. I was so glad that they played both Breaking All Illusions and Outcry as well. The band really seems re-energized with Mangini- who completely kicked ass, by the way. :hefdaddy
I didn't understand the no videotaping or no taking pictures thing, though. Was it just the venue? One of the members of the staff told me that the bands didn't want it. Of course, I took some video and a few pictures anyway, but towards the end the security was tighter and they started taking people out for it so I stopped.
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I didn't understand the no videotaping or no taking pictures thing, though. Was it just the venue? One of the members of the staff told me that the bands didn't want it. Of course, I took some video and a few pictures anyway, but towards the end the security was tighter and they started taking people out for it so I stopped.
It definitely wasn't the venue. Morristown, NJ was the same way. They made an announcement over the PA system between bands explicitly saying "No Camera or Cell Phone Pictures or Videos". Of course, then, security made 15-20 trips to tell the same 3 guys to put their cameras/ cell phones away.
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I was on the left side of the theatre (right if you looked back from the stage), about 15 rows back, I was in a SFAM Dream Theater shirt and my dad was wearing a black hat and a BCSL shirt. I was two rows behind a drunk guy dancing the whole Trivium set.
edit: oh, and a big middle finger to the two dudes in front of me who talked LOUDLY through mangini's drum solo. really disrespectful.
Wonder if those were the same two guys sitting behind me that talked loudly through Far from Heaven. The one guy whined loudly about them playing Far from Heaven and went on about how they should have did Another Day or something like that. And then these two assholes had a loud conversation through the whole song. What the hell... that was some kind of fuckery...
you were two rows in front of me, those were the very same guys. oh and for the encore, the one on the left screamed "i hate this song!" at least looking at them, i know they shall never know the touch of a woman.
I was right around you guys I think, unless there were another two assholes over near me talking during the Drum Solo and Far from Heaven lol
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did anyone else notice the INSANELY hot blonde in the front row, right in front of JP??
OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMG!!!
I did even from the balcony. LOL
Same here. :lol
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I didn't understand the no videotaping or no taking pictures thing, though. Was it just the venue? One of the members of the staff told me that the bands didn't want it. Of course, I took some video and a few pictures anyway, but towards the end the security was tighter and they started taking people out for it so I stopped.
It definitely wasn't the venue. Morristown, NJ was the same way. They made an announcement over the PA system between bands explicitly saying "No Camera or Cell Phone Pictures or Videos". Of course, then, security made 15-20 trips to tell the same 3 guys to put their cameras/ cell phones away.
No, that's the venue's call. The email we get with the VIP information says, "Non-professional cameras (no detachable lens, fits in your pocket/purse) are ok. Please check directly with the venue for their camera policy. No cameras allowed during the meet & greet."
Therefore, it's the venue's call.
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I didn't understand the no videotaping or no taking pictures thing, though. Was it just the venue? One of the members of the staff told me that the bands didn't want it. Of course, I took some video and a few pictures anyway, but towards the end the security was tighter and they started taking people out for it so I stopped.
It definitely wasn't the venue. Morristown, NJ was the same way. They made an announcement over the PA system between bands explicitly saying "No Camera or Cell Phone Pictures or Videos". Of course, then, security made 15-20 trips to tell the same 3 guys to put their cameras/ cell phones away.
No, that's the venue's call. The email we get with the VIP information says, "Non-professional cameras (no detachable lens, fits in your pocket/purse) are ok. Please check directly with the venue for their camera policy. No cameras allowed during the meet & greet."
Therefore, it's the venue's call.
This. The venue in Chicago didn't give a shit about pictures or video and people took advantage of said situation.
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Same with Nokia in Los Angeles, they were indifferent to it. Heck, there was so much footage taken, someone edited all the different cameras into the Breaking All Illusions video.
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In my opinion, it was the band. I went to Phillie and Jersey and it was the same voice that announced it.
Question? Does anybody know who were those guys up front on the left? They looked like they were of some band, and the tallest long hair blonde guy waived to Petrucci early into the show.
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The dudes who looked like Dethklok? They are in a band called Korrupt. They were actually really cool dudes.
That blonde was even hotter up close at the m&g :)
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In my opinion, it was the band. I went to Phillie and Jersey and it was the same voice that announced it.
Question? Does anybody know who were those guys up front on the left? They looked like they were of some band, and the tallest long hair blonde guy waived to Petrucci early into the show.
Going by the facts, it can't be the band. Otherwise every venue would have gotten the same treatment. At least 5 venues didn't care about the video or picture taking.
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I was on the left side of the theatre (right if you looked back from the stage), about 15 rows back, I was in a SFAM Dream Theater shirt and my dad was wearing a black hat and a BCSL shirt. I was two rows behind a drunk guy dancing the whole Trivium set.edit: oh, and a big middle finger to the two dudes in front of me who talked LOUDLY through mangini's drum solo. really disrespectful.
Wonder if those were the same two guys sitting behind me that talked loudly through Far from Heaven. The one guy whined loudly about them playing Far from Heaven and went on about how they should have did Another Day or something like that. And then these two assholes had a loud conversation through the whole song. What the hell... that was some kind of fuckery...
you were two rows in front of me, those were the very same guys. oh and for the encore, the one on the left screamed "i hate this song!" at least looking at them, i know they shall never know the touch of a woman.
I was right around you guys I think, unless there were another two assholes over near me talking during the Drum Solo and Far from Heaven lol
So there were three of us annoyed by them. Three vs. two annoying whiners. We so could have taken them...