Making this thread for discussion and info. I already posted this info in the main discussion thread on page 28, but it will most likely get buried.
EDIT - AS OF AROUND 9AM PST, DREAMTHEATER.NET HAS REMOVED THE 4 CITIES BELOW ALONG WITH THE NEW VENUE LISTINGS FROM THE TOUR SCHEDULE.What we do know:
As of last night, Several cities and the people who purchased presale and VIP tickets at them received an email saying the show had been cancelled from SoundRink.
https://i.imgur.com/vYCl8jN.jpgThe known affected cities that I've been able to find by comparing the US venue dates between DT's updated official site and the cached SoundRink sale site indicate that perhaps these shows were just re-booked for as of yet unknown reasons. DT's listings look to be updated and no cities have been "dropped" from the tour.
From what I can tell, the affected cities are:
Phoenix, AZ.
Phoenix's Oct 28th date was originally booked at the Celebrity Theater. As of this morning, DT's website is listing the show now at the Chandler Center in Chandler, AZ.
Buffalo/Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls / Buffalo area date of November 10th has been changed from the Rapids theater to the Rochester auditorium in Rochester, NY.
Nashville, TN
Nashville's date of November 29th at the War Memorial Auditorium has been changed to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Mt Caramel, TN.
Irving, TX
The Dec 2nd date at The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory has been moved to The Pavilion in Dallas, Tx. (I'm not sure about this one, they seem to be the same place near as I can tell. Perhaps a local can chime in?)
I've not been able to find any information on how the refund / new ticket purchase thing is going to work yet. As of now, when you click through on DT's site to buy tickets for the new venues, Sound Rink still has the old ones listed.
At the time of this writing, I've not found any official statement from the band as to why the venue changes happened.