I attended the Orlando show with very low expectations. Let me say that the songs translate WAY better in a live setting. They sounded very heavy. I really miss Derek in Dream Theater so this is closest that I will ever get to see him play DT stuff. Loved his playing. The surprise of the night for me was Bumblefoot. The guy obviously can shred and played the DT stuff very well. However, the guy can sing...and very well!! During the Lines in the Sand chorus, he sang the main part higher than Jeff,while Jeff did the background vocals (Dug's parts). I was pleasantly surprised by that. As far as Jeff goes, he did a great job being the front man and has a good voice. His does get into the hand movement a tad too much but it was an impressive performance. Can't say much about Billy, only that his bass tone did not sound as high as in the Winery Dogs. Not sure if it was the mix or if that's his tone with SoA. MP was MP, waving hands, throwing his sticks up and catching them, spitting, etc. Not much I can add about MP. They did allude the fact that Orlando was the first mainland show in SoA's history.
They played:
God of the Sun
Signs of Time
Figaro's Whore
Divine Addiction
Just Let Me Breathe (FII cover on the projection screen with Sons of Apollo's Derek and MP's lions seating where the guys with binoculars were in the cover)
Labyrinth
Bass solo
Lost in Oblivion
Prophet's Song/Save Me
Alive
Pink Panther Theme (Ron's solo)
Opus Maximus
Keyboard Solo
Lines in the Sand (with FII cover modification on the screen)
And the Cradle will Rock (Van Halen cover)
Coming Home
Merch wise: a variety of tshirts, two beanies, one cap, one hoodie, mediabook 2cd version of album an vinyl.
If anybody could get me a cap, I would appreciate it. I intended to get one after the show but they ran out.