I just got home from the show, and it was amazing. I agree with it being the best since, and comparable to, Metropolis. I haven't been following the concert forums, but they didn't allow any photos or videos, and no one was permitted to approach the stage; I don't know if this is common practice on this tour. I think James' voice was having some issues as he went heavy on the water tonight and kept motioning to the side of the stage whenever a particularly difficult line came up.
The show was incredible. I had 3rd row in front of John, and it was easily the most I have seen him enjoy playing in a while. He was smiling a lot and playing to the crowd. He and James sounded great together on The Silent Man and Beneath the Surface. Again, I haven't been reading much about them lately, but I think BTS is easily up there with their best songs. All of the new songs sounded great tonight. i loved the setlist, with Fatal Tragedy, Endless Sacrifice, and Forsaken being the highlights for me (aside from BTS). I am amazed at how great the show was and how they never fail to impress. I highly recommend seeing them this time around, no matter how many times you've gone before.
EDITED TO ADD: Another show review said exactly what I am thinking now that I have come home....any videos you have seen of Mangini playing cannot do it any justice. He played a longer solo than the ones I've seen online and did an amazing part with an alternating, one-handed drumroll that literally needs to be seen to be believed. He is an absolute beast of a player. I haven't liked Portnoy in years b/c of his attitude and how he made himself the leader. HE was not, even for a second, missed tonight. Mangini is exactly what this band needed, and it was so great to see the fans go nuts for him. I've seen Peart 4x, and other than the Hold Your Fire Tour, I think that the solo tonight was the best I've seen live.
EDITED AGAIN: I wondered if my ears had deceived me and that what I thought was a drumroll was actually performed with kick drums. I searched, but couldn't find him doing what I thought I had heard. And then I found this old video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31c-FL0ZlZ0If you don't want to sit through the entire thing, jump to about 2:50. that is when he starts to really go off, and at 3:11 he does the one-handed drumroll. Sick.