And this is just the first PN leg. I'm sure there will be plenty more surprises for when the regular tour comes around.
+1. Last tour they came back again for a second leg, and they played a completely different set (maybe one or two songs were repeated, and they were both of their new album at the time). I wouldn't get too bent out of shape over it folks. Next time around we'll probably get to hear everything else we wanted to (between the two shows, anyway).
I hope the Chicago show is a good one. They usually play an extra song or two for them, so I'd hope they'll throw out 9 songs, coming in at just under two hours of material (we got 1 hour and 40 minutes exactly).
Oh, I forgot to mention, Portnoy came out and played a song on the drums with Big Elf, and that was after and ran out with a tambourine and danced like a goofball on stage while they played. It was hilarious! And during the main show Rudess took his wizard hat and held it over John Myung's head without him knowing. John just kept jamming on his bass as the crowd laughed and roared. Good stuff! They were much more energetic and goofy this year than the last tour, which I thoroughly enjoyed.