Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has checked in with the following update:
The first European Leg of DT’s 40th Anniversary Tour has been absolutely incredible so far!! Meanwhile, the dates for our second European leg next summer keep on coming. Here’s the latest batch that have been announced for 2025 so far…"
June
5 - Solvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
14 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
20 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell Festival
23 - Sopot, Poland - Opera Lesna
25 - Oslo, Norway - Tons Of Rock
27 - Tallinn, Estonia - Tallinn Rock Festival
28 - Grenchen, Switzerland - Summerside Festival
30 - Marostica, Italy - Piazza Degli Scacchi
July
1 - Lucca, Italy - Piazza Napoleone
2 - Pompei, Italy - Anfiteatro Degli Scavi
4 - Sicily, Italy - Teatro Antico di Taormina
10 - Bonn, Germany - Kunst! Rasen
11 - Hannover, Germany - Gilde Parkbihne
12 - Nurnberg, Germany - Stadionpark
14 - Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark
15 - Leipzig, Germany - Parkbühne
20 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Ancient Theatre
21 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Ancient Theatre
23 - Athens, Greece - Water Square
25 - Sibiu, Romania - ARTmania
27 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kücükçiftlik Park
All Ticket links, VIP upgrades and more info at dreamtheater.net.
Portnoy appeared on the October 24 broadcast of Sirius XM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk. During the interview , Portnoy revealed that the band filmed the 40th Anniversary tour kick-off show in London, England on October 20th - Portnoy's first show with the band in 14 years - "for posterity", and that there are plans for an official concert recording.
Portnoy: "We do have plans to film our show in Paris (November 23) for a live Blu-ray and a live album. The thing is we're gonna be on the road till the end of next year, and the new album doesn't even come out till February, so this world tour is gonna kinda go through two phases. The whole first phase - which would be the first six to eight months - will be the 40th-anniversary reunion celebration, but at some point mid-next year, we're gonna transition into a full tour cycle supporting the upcoming album. So even with the live album, that's probably one of two releases that we'll do because we're gonna wanna do a proper live release once we start playing the new album as well."
Dream Theater's complete setlist, according to setlist.fm, on October 20 at The O2 in London, England, was as follows:
Act I
"Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper" (First time since 2017)
"Overture 1928"
"Strange Déjà Vu"
"The Mirror" (First time since 2014, with "Lie" outro)
"Panic Attack" (First time since 2015)
"Barstool Warrior" (First time with Mike Portnoy)
"Hollow Years" (First time since 2010, demo version)
"Constant Motion" (First time since 2015)
"As I Am" (First time since 2019)
Act II
"Night Terror" (Live debut)
"This Is The Life" (First time since 2012, first time with Mike Portnoy)
"Under A Glass Moon" (First time since 2017)
"Vacant" (First time since 2006)
"Stream Of Consciousness" (First time since 2004)
"Octavarium" (First time in full since 2006)
Encore
"Home"
"The Spirit Carries On"
"Pull Me Under"
