Top Of The World Tour 2023

[Ben_Jamin]

Current Setlist:

The Alien
6:00
Awaken The Master
Endless Sacrifice
Bridges In The Sky
Invisible Monster
About To Crash
The Ministry of Lost Souls
A View From The Top of The World
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The Count of Tuscany


Significantly Changed Setlist:
The Glass Prison
Answering The Call
The Alien
S2N
Endless Sacrifice
Sleeping Giant
Transcending Time
Hollow Years
AVFTTOTW
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Octavarium


He did say "Significant changes and additions". My list is only if they decide to keep similar song lengths, If not, then who knows what other songs will be included, especially if those longer songs like BITS/TMOLS/ES are replaced with other shorter length songs.

What I think will happen is they'll get rid of BITS/TMOLS/6:00 for sure and swap those out with either more new album songs or something else entirely. I definitely wouldn't mind them taking out Invisible Monster and Awaken The Master to include Answering The Call/Transcending Time/Sleeping Giant into the set. I actually think that TGP would transition quite well into Answering The Call, so that is the only reason why I have it at that spot in the set.

[pg1067]

That would, IMO, be a SIGNIFICANT upgrade/improvement (although I'd hope they'd also swap out Endless Sacrifice for...??).

[Ben_Jamin]

That would, IMO, be a SIGNIFICANT upgrade/improvement (although I'd hope they'd also swap out Endless Sacrifice for...??).

Yeah, I wouldn't mind that and would prefer it. But, I also think Endless Sacrifice is the one non-new album song that feels like it belongs in the set this tour.

[EPIC Outro]

Systematic Chaos has gotten a lot of love in recent setlists. Anyone think that will continue next year?

[ReaperKK]

Current Setlist:

The Alien
6:00
Awaken The Master
Endless Sacrifice
Bridges In The Sky
Invisible Monster
About To Crash
The Ministry of Lost Souls
A View From The Top of The World
-------------------------
The Count of Tuscany


Significantly Changed Setlist:
The Glass Prison
Answering The Call
The Alien
S2N
Endless Sacrifice
Sleeping Giant
Transcending Time
Hollow Years
AVFTTOTW
-------------
Octavarium


He did say "Significant changes and additions". My list is only if they decide to keep similar song lengths, If not, then who knows what other songs will be included, especially if those longer songs like BITS/TMOLS/ES are replaced with other shorter length songs.

What I think will happen is they'll get rid of BITS/TMOLS/6:00 for sure and swap those out with either more new album songs or something else entirely. I definitely wouldn't mind them taking out Invisible Monster and Awaken The Master to include Answering The Call/Transcending Time/Sleeping Giant into the set. I actually think that TGP would transition quite well into Answering The Call, so that is the only reason why I have it at that spot in the set.

That's pretty good but don't bring back 8V, TCOT is superior live IMO.

[wolfking]

Yeah, for a variety of reasons, my interest in Dream Theater as a live band has dropped off severely, but I will take as many studio albums as we can get from now till whenever they call it a day.

I agree. The two to three year tour cycles blow. I saw them last February. I'm ready for a new album. They'll come around with basically the same show this spring, and then it's wait another year.

I'm glad the LNF stuff has been coming though, but even that seems so half assed.

I've been ready for a new album since about November last year. 

  I hear ya. Man I miss the days of my youth when your favorite bands put out a killer album EVERY YEAR. Can you imagine.

That's not what I meant......

Yeah I know that's why I had the laughing face, I got the joke.

Oh of course, silly me.  I should have picked up on that from you also. 

[wolfking]

I wonder if the changes are happening to finally help James out a little and take into consideration his situation?  Maybe a few song selections to ease some of the load on him?

[gzarruk]

I'd honestly drop anything that isn't from A View from this year's setlist, except maybe the ATC/TMOLS duo. Please replace 6:00, Endless Sacrifice, Bridges and maybe even TCOT, as we already have official live versions of those with this lineup.

I'm assuming set times will be the same, since it seems they're still bringing an opening act, but I think they might replace some of those with more songs that are shorter.

[dodido253]

My wild guess is they’d play ITNOG as a tribute to TOT

[wolfking]

My wild guess is they’d play ITNOG as a tribute to TOT

TDS! 

[TAC]

My wild guess is they’d play ITNOG as a tribute to TOT

TDS! 

We can only hope.

[Deadeye21]

According to James LaBrie, they will be touring North America this spring!

https://blabbermouth.net/news/james-labrie-doesnt-think-dream-theater-will-begin-recording-next-album-before-early-2024

"And then the plan is that we're supposed to do something in the spring throughout North America. And then we'll finally get over to Asia, because we haven't been there… That was supposed to be our next leg when we finished in Glasgow in February 2020, just before the pandemic. We were supposed to be in Asia in April [2020]. That never happened. So we have to get to Asia, go through Asia. And then I think that's it."

When he refers to planned Asia dates in spring 2020, isn't that when the cancelled Australia dates were supposed to happen?  If so, this sounds like he's lumping Australia with Asia, so it may be good news for DT fans down under.

Please. Very very please. I don’t want it, I just need it, to breathe, to feel, to know I’m alive!

[SwedishGoose]

A bit worried about what is happening to the Stockolm concert on thee 6th of February.
The promotor TADC has filed for bancruptcy a while ago and all concerts for 2022 were cancelled

They were looking into solving the 2023 concerts somehow but still no word on how that goes.

I would like to think that the fact that tickets are still sold is a good sign....

[SwedishGoose]

So..... I just got a mail that FKP Scorpio will arrange the concert in Stockholm instead of TADC..... great news

On another note. We also got to know the support (at lrast for Stockholm) will be finnish band Arion.

[JohnR]

Damn. ATC and SG are hinted at, yet I'd enjoy Transcending time the most.

By the way, do we have anyone from Naples to keep us up to date on the set list during the first night?

They will start in Tel Aviv (my hometown). I’ll update post show

Is there a website in English where I can book tickets to Tel Aviv?

[dodido253]

Damn. ATC and SG are hinted at, yet I'd enjoy Transcending time the most.

By the way, do we have anyone from Naples to keep us up to date on the set list during the first night?

They will start in Tel Aviv (my hometown). I’ll update post show

Is there a website in English where I can book tickets to Tel Aviv?

I'm not aware of any English website. You can use this link with google translate (the funnel for purchasing a ticket is quite simple):
https://www.kupat.co.il/he-IL/events/dream%20theater/2023-1-14_22.00/האנגר%2011%20-%20תל%20אביב?hallmap

[bosk1]

I mostly love that hypothetical set list.  But I have no idea why on earth anyone would add Hollow Years to a set list.  That would just make me angry and not even want to go to the show.

[TAC]

  But I have no idea why on earth anyone would add Hollow Years to a set list.  That would just make me angry and not even want to go to the show.

Sure, but they could play the Budokan version of it and all would be right with the world.

[bosk1]

No.

[Ben_Jamin]

I mostly love that hypothetical set list.  But I have no idea why on earth anyone would add Hollow Years to a set list.  That would just make me angry and not even want to go to the show.

That's just my hopeful wish that I would get to see it one day. I also actually think it'd be a good transition from Transcending Time.

I was going to put Chosen there instead. 

[bosk1]

I mostly love that hypothetical set list.  But I have no idea why on earth anyone would add Hollow Years to a set list.  That would just make me angry and not even want to go to the show.

That's just my hopeful wish that I would get to see it one day. I also actually think it'd be a good transition from Transcending Time.

I was going to put Chosen there instead. 

I guess I can respect that and suppress my gag reflex for the benefit of folks that like it and have never seen it.

And I would be perfectly fine with Chosen.

[TAC]

And I would be perfectly fine with Chosen.

Speaking of gag reflex...

[Trav86]

I mostly love that hypothetical set list.  But I have no idea why on earth anyone would add Hollow Years to a set list.  That would just make me angry and not even want to go to the show.

Because it’s a great song. And if they play it live next year, it’ll win you over!

[bosk1]

I've seen it live more than once, and have seen/hard the L@B version.  That only cemented it as a bottom 5 DT song.

[wolfking]

I mostly love that hypothetical set list.  But I have no idea why on earth anyone would add Hollow Years to a set list.  That would just make me angry and not even want to go to the show.

That's just my hopeful wish that I would get to see it one day. I also actually think it'd be a good transition from Transcending Time.

I was going to put Chosen there instead. 

I guess I can respect that and suppress my gag reflex for the benefit of folks that like it and have never seen it.

And I would be perfectly fine with Chosen.

I actually had to google the song Chosen.  I figured it must have been an Astonishing song.  They can just not play anything from that album and they are off to a good start.

[EPIC Outro]

Hollow Years is fantastic - one of my favorites from FII and I even got to see them preform the demo version live (which I don't care for as much). I would be totally down to see that one live again.

[Schurftkut]

i'd prefer Disappear to be added to the setlist

[geeeemo]

i'd prefer Disappear to be added to the setlist

I 100% would love this.

On another note.  When do you think the US leg of the tour will be announced?

[Wim Kruithof]

I hope they add an old pearl from Myung's pen to the setlist, Learning to Live or Lifting Shadows Off a Dream. If The Count of Tuscany is getting replaced, then to my honest opinion that could only be by Octavarium or Illumination Theory. Both would be a fantastic choice.

[Ben_Jamin]

i'd prefer Disappear to be added to the setlist

I would be astonished if they played that one. I would also likely cry because of how much I enjoy this songs lyrics.

[Architeuthis]

i'd prefer Disappear to be added to the setlist

I 100% would love this.

On another note.  When do you think the US leg of the tour will be announced?

That's what I'm waiting for, and hopefully there will be a date in the Pacific Northwest.

[Deadeye21]

If The Count of Tuscany is getting replaced, then to my honest opinion that could only be by Octavarium or Illumination Theory. Both would be a fantastic choice.

Unfortunately, I’m not so sure the band would share that belief.

[Laughingplace56]

I’m very surprised Panic Attack has not been a part of any major tour the last 10+ years (besides the 2015 festivals obviously). It’s consistently in the top 5 streamed songs on Spotify (currently #2) with more than double the plays of As I Am, solid length, great heavy concert song, and seems relatively easy for the band to play (especially JLB). It sounds great on the Wacken LNG album. And as far as I can recall, they’ve still only played 2/8 songs off of 8VM (globally) with Mangini so far. I’d love to see it make an appearance soon.

[cramx3]

I’m very surprised Panic Attack has not been a part of any major tour the last 10+ years (besides the 2015 festivals obviously). It’s consistently in the top 5 streamed songs on Spotify (currently #2) with more than double the plays of As I Am, solid length, great heavy concert song, and seems relatively easy for the band to play (especially JLB). It sounds great on the Wacken LNG album. And as far as I can recall, they’ve still only played 2/8 songs off of 8VM (globally) with Mangini so far. I’d love to see it make an appearance soon.

I didn't realize it was that popular on spotify. (I don't use the app)  I would have never considered it a "top DT hit" although I admit, it was one of the first songs to really capture my interest in DT.  (Octavarium was their newest release when I discovered them).

[TheCountOfNYC]

I’m very surprised Panic Attack has not been a part of any major tour the last 10+ years (besides the 2015 festivals obviously). It’s consistently in the top 5 streamed songs on Spotify (currently #2) with more than double the plays of As I Am, solid length, great heavy concert song, and seems relatively easy for the band to play (especially JLB). It sounds great on the Wacken LNG album. And as far as I can recall, they’ve still only played 2/8 songs off of 8VM (globally) with Mangini so far. I’d love to see it make an appearance soon.

I didn't realize it was that popular on spotify. (I don't use the app)  I would have never considered it a "top DT hit" although I admit, it was one of the first songs to really capture my interest in DT.  (Octavarium was their newest release when I discovered them).

It was in Rock Band 2 as one of the hardest songs in the game. As a challenging song in a rhythm game during the peak of those types of games’ popularity, it gained some attention. That’s how I discovered the band actually.