Top Of The World Tour 2023

[Architeuthis]

 a big no to S2N. I don’t care for that song at all - it’s a skipper for me.

WOW !   

[krands85]

Got my ticket for Glasgow this morning. £88 - ouch!!

Wonder if all the tickets in this leg are as pricey?

Which section are those tickets in? When I looked, anything even remotely close to the stage was £95 face value and another FIFTEEN in fees. I just can't justify that anymore unfortunately, especially when you add on travel/accommodation costs.

[gzarruk]

 a big no to S2N. I don’t care for that song at all - it’s a skipper for me.

WOW !   

[bosk1]

You did it wrong.

[EPIC Outro]

If they play Stream of Consciousness I would hope they play Vacant first.

[Logain Ablar]

Got my ticket for Glasgow this morning. £88 - ouch!!

Wonder if all the tickets in this leg are as pricey?

Which section are those tickets in? When I looked, anything even remotely close to the stage was £95 face value and another FIFTEEN in fees. I just can't justify that anymore unfortunately, especially when you add on travel/accommodation costs.

I hear you, it’s pretty steep, especially with the cost of living increases we’re currently seeing. 

Mine is in the Stalls, row U. https://www.stub.com/sec-armadillo-tickets/

I think the top price I saw, without any of the extras, just the seat only slightly closer to the front was £109, excl fees. I couldn’t justify that, since I’m paying about the same as that for flights and accommodation already.

Besides, if they do end up playing S2N, it’s going to feel like even worse value for money… 

[krands85]

Got my ticket for Glasgow this morning. £88 - ouch!!

Wonder if all the tickets in this leg are as pricey?

Which section are those tickets in? When I looked, anything even remotely close to the stage was £95 face value and another FIFTEEN in fees. I just can't justify that anymore unfortunately, especially when you add on travel/accommodation costs.

I hear you, it’s pretty steep, especially with the cost of living increases we’re currently seeing. 

Mine is in the Stalls, row U. https://www.stub.com/sec-armadillo-tickets/

I think the top price I saw, without any of the extras, just the seat only slightly closer to the front was £109, excl fees. I couldn’t justify that, since I’m paying about the same as that for flights and accommodation already.

Besides, if they do end up playing S2N, it’s going to feel like even worse value for money… 

That's not as bad as I thought then. I must not have looked properly, as I thought even the back row of the stalls was more expensive than £88.

Unfortunately it's nothing like the past, when I was lucky enough to get second row for the I&W and Beyond tour for £59 including fees!

[DTwwbwMP]

If I were president of DT, my call would be:  Somewhere in the middle of the set, play SOC, which gives James a nice break.  After that, he comes out, acknowledges the anniversary and says they are doing one more song, and they then go into ITNOG.

I'd be good with that!

[Wim Kruithof]

I know everything is going up, but that's unjustifiable for a band like DT playing at this level. It's not like they're the Stones or Springsteen or Adele...

You're right, but neither the Stones, Springsteen or Adele can come close to the complexity and variety Dream Theater brings to the table. So I'll think they're easily worth the high price, even though it means I can't spend a lot these period, 'cause there aint much left over. It'll be the fifth time I'll see them perform live. I feel blessed.

I hope they'll do Answering the Call and Transcending Time, but I somehow hope for This Dying Soul and Octavarium the most (although they played them live before).

[gzarruk]

You did it wrong.

I've been enlightened.

[TAC]

Ok ok. Owen Wilson can fuck right off. He blows.

[bosk1]

Well, since he has appeared in a DT song and you have not, you lose.

[Laughingplace56]

I would be surprised if they changed ES for a different ToT song; they seem to enjoy playing it and the crowds love it, and they haven’t played anything else off the album (besides As I Am obviously) since MP left. That fact alone should be reason enough to finally bring back a different song, but I just don’t see it happening. I would loved to be shocked with This Dying Soul or ItNoG though (I would love to see Honor Thy Father live, but I know that’ll probably never happen).

I would guess 6:00, BitS, AtC and TMoLS will be swapped. Of the remaining MM era songs yet to be played, I really hope StR and AtC get picked up. I also hope if they swap out Ministry and AtC, they take that opportunity to bring in one of the long songs from 6DOIT they haven’t played with MM and a shorter song from one of the other albums they haven’t played this touring cycle yet.

[TAC]

Well, since he has appeared in a DT song and you have not, you lose.

Oh, that's right. Hence the Wow gif.  I didn't make the connection.

And I've been on a number of DT songs. If you have the Berklee '94 boot, then you've definitely heard me sing along. 

[Elite]

[EPIC Outro]

My setlist predictions:

6:00 replaced by Just Let Me Breathe.
Bridges in the Sky replaced by Sleeping Giant.
About to Crash replaced by S2N.
Ministry of Lost Souls replaced by In the Name of God.

[Deadeye21]

My setlist predictions:

6:00 replaced by Just Let Me Breathe.

What gives you that impressio? I’ll be shocked if they do that. I love JLMB but that just seems very out of left field.

[Azyiu]

My setlist predictions:


Ministry of Lost Souls replaced by In the Name of God.

I definitely dig that

[jimgolf]

I could see them adding Room 137(one of my personal favs from DOT), Surrender to Reason, Out of Reach, Answering the Call, Sleeping Giant, or Transcending Time (in exchange for a handful of songs of course). Maybe they will surprise and go back into the catalogue and bring out Only a Matter of Time, Lines in the Sand, Take Away my Pain, Blind Faith, Misunderstood or Erotomania? Or they could just play A View front to back  - I’ve really grown to love the album.

[Trav86]

My setlist predictions:

6:00 replaced by Just Let Me Breathe.
Bridges in the Sky replaced by Sleeping Giant.
About to Crash replaced by S2N.
Ministry of Lost Souls replaced by In the Name of God.

I think this is plausible except I don’t think they would do both ES and INTNOG. Maybe put Sleeping Giant in place of ES. I think the set you proposed is awesome though.

[EPIC Outro]

Thanks! I have no reason to think JLMB will really happen, but I think it would be crazy and unexpected and a lot of fun live.

[bosk1]

I would love that set, but I honestly would be surprised if any of those changes happened.

[hefdaddy42]

Well, since he has appeared in a DT song and you have not, you lose.

That's not why he loses.

[bosk1]

There can be more than one reason. 

[Architeuthis]

Well, since he has appeared in a DT song and you have not, you lose.

[SwedishGoose]

TADC, the promotors for the show in Stockholm have filed for bancruptcy....
All concerts this year have been cancelled.what will happen to the 2023 concerts is as yet unknown.
Might be that the concert is cancelled and that ticketholders loose their money.

Good call to splurge on golden circle this time

[jadiggerdt]

I think same setlist. Feels like this is tour part 2 for cities they didnt visit last tour.

[Logain Ablar]

I think same setlist. Feels like this is tour part 2 for cities they didnt visit last tour.

JP himself said there’d be a few changes to the set list: https://twitter.com/dreamtheaternet/status/1593329165625077760?s=46&t=T5TdZLLxPARW5tKzEIHJcg

I do get the impression from that video that’s it just one or two changes though..

[The Curious Orange]

Well, Endless Sacrifice, Bridges in the Sky and Count of Tuscany are the songs I'm looking forward to seeing most, so I hope they keep those. In an ideal world I'd love to see Ministry of Lost Souls dropped for The Killing Hand (I'm still holding out hope I'll see that one day!) but I guess it's unlikely. I'd guess that adding more songs from the new album is the most likely scenario. Or As I Am, it does seem to be their Wrathchild.

[BRGM]

I really think the only change will be replacing Invisible Monster with Transcending Time

[devieira73]

I really think the only change will be replacing Invisible Monster with Transcending Time

My bet is also that, with just one more change, playing something never played live from D/T or DT.

[TAC]

Right. Didn't JP say "songs"?

[BRGM]

Right. Didn't JP say "songs"?

Hmm, you're right, he actually said "we have a couple of changes to the set". So yeah, Maybe Answering the Call instead of Awaken the Master as well? However I have a hard time seeing them swap out the only 8-string song already. Would be neat to see something from DT12 and D/T that still has not played though.

[TAC]

Right. Didn't JP say "songs"?

Hmm, you're right, he actually said "we have a couple of changes to the set". So yeah, Maybe Answering the Call instead of Awaken the Master as well? However I have a hard time seeing them swap out the only 8-string song already. Would be neat to see something from DT12 and D/T that still has not played though.

Right.
To me, the only locks in the set are The Alien, Awaken The Master and A View.

But see them only making two swaps, three at the most.

[gzarruk]

I hope they don't replace any of the songs from the new album, it's that album they're promoting after all. I would replace Bridges, Endless Sacrifice and 6:00.