DREAM THEATER: Announce First Leg Of Their European Tour In Support Of Their New Self-Titled Album Out September 24, 2013
DREAM THEATER—John Petrucci on guitar, John Myung on bass, James LaBrie on vocals, Jordan Rudess on keyboards and continuum, and Mike Mangini on drums–are one of the biggest touring bands in the world having completed a 14-month tour with 110 shows through 34 different countries from 2011-2012 in support of their eleventh studio album A Dramatic Turn Of Events. Now the Grammy-nominated progressive metal titans have announced the first leg of their European tour launching January 15 in Porto, Portugal in support of their new studio album being released September 24; it marks the first self-titled release in the band’s nearly three-decade career.
The upcoming tour will encompass 30 cities in 16 countries. The band is also planning to tour North America beginning in March 2014.
DREAM THEATER was recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, with John Petrucci producing and studio luminary Richard Chycki (Aerosmith, Rush) engineering and mixing. The album marks a brilliant new chapter for the always adventurous band, their first to have been written and recorded with drummer Mike Mangini (who joined the band in 2010) wholly integrated into the creative process from the start.
“I see every new album as an opportunity to start over,” says Petrucci. “To either build or improve upon a direction that has been evolving over time or to completely break new ground. This is the first self-titled album of our career and there is nothing I can think of that makes a statement of musical and creative identity stronger than that. We’ve fully explored all of the elements that make us unique, from the epic and intense to the atmospheric and cinematic. We’re incredibly excited about DREAM THEATER and can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
DREAM THEATER is proud to provide VIP packages for all shows on their upcoming tour (full tour itinerary below). VIP packages include premium seats, exclusive meet and great with the band, personal photo with the band, signed limited edition collection tour poster, special tour gift, and much more. For more information and to purchase VIP packages and get advance tickets, visit the bands website: http://bit.ly/DTVIPEU. VIP packages and advance tickets go on sale on Tuesday, June 25 at 10am CET.
DREAM THEATER’s U.K. & Europe tour dates are as follows:
DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
Wed | 1/15 | Porto, Portugal | Coliseum of Porto |
Thu | 1/16 | Madrid, Spain | Palacio Visalegre |
Fri | 1/17 | Pamplona, Spain | Anaitasuna |
Sat | 1/18 | Barcelona, Spain | St. Jordi Club |
Mon | 1/20 | Milan, Italy | Mediolanum Forum |
Tues | 1/21 | Florence, Italy | Obihall |
Wed | 1/22 | Rome, Italy | Palalottomatica |
Thu | 1/23 | Padova, Italy | Geox Theatre |
Sat | 1/25 | Vienna, Austria | Gasometer |
Sun | 1/26 | Munich, Germany | Zenith |
Mon | 1/27 | Zurich, Switzerland | Volkshaus |
Wed | 1/29 | Prague, Czech Republic | Tipsport Arena |
Thu | 1/30 | Ludwigsburg, Germany | Arena |
Fri | 1/31 | Paris, France | Zenith |
Sat | 2/1 | Offenbach, Germany | Stadthalle |
Mon | 2/3 | Zagreb, Croatia | Cibona |
Tues | 2/4 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Small Tivoli |
Wed | 2/5 | Katowice, Poland | Spodek Hall |
Fri | 2/7 | Bamberg, Germany | Stechert Arena |
Sat | 2/8 | Deinze, Belgium | Brielpoort |
Sun | 2/9 | Hannover, Germany | Swiss Life Hall |
Mon | 2/10 | Saarbrucken, Germany | Saarlandhalle |
Wed | 2/12 | Lille, France | Aeronef |
Thu | 2/13 | Manchester, UK | O2 Apollo |
Fri | 2/14 | London, UK | Wembley Arena |
Sat | 2/15 | Wolverhampton, UK | Wolverhampton Civic Hall |
Mon | 2/17 | Amsterdam, Holland | Heineken Music Hall |
Tues | 2/18 | Dusseldorf, Germany | Mitsubishi Electric Halle |
Thu | 2/20 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Falconer |
Mon | 2/24 | Helsinki, Finland | Icehall |
About DREAM THEATER: Progressive metal band Dream Theater formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy. Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remained together, along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess, until September 2010, when Mike Portnoy exited the band. In October 2010, Dream Theater held auditions for a new drummer, and added drummer extraordinaire Mike Mangini to its roster.
In 2012 the band received its first-ever Grammy nomination for “On The Backs Of Angels” in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category. The song was the first single from their eleventh studio album A Dramatic Turn Of Events (released September 13, 2011 on Roadrunner Records), which had fourteen top 10 debuts around the world (including the U.S., where it entered at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart).
In 2012, DREAM THEATER wrapped up a massive worldwide, headline tour in support of A Dramatic Turn of Events and will release a new album in September 2013. To date, the legendary progressive metal masters have sold in excess of ten million records and DVDs worldwide.
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