The Dream Theater fanclub, DT World, has shared a behind-the-scenes video from the band's current 40th Anniversary European Tour. Check it out below:
DT World: "This is a Stage Tour we got to film with the band during their visit to Oslo on November 9th. Here we have a tour of the behind the scenes of the tour, with band members showing us their corner of the stage, and we also meet several other important people from the Dream Theater world - John Myung is in his tent practicing with his tech Jerry Pratt, we meed Jordan's tech, Eric Frampton. In Petrucci's tent we find Maddi Schieferstein. We see Jimmy T Meslin, and we say hello to the FoH engineer, Ace Baker, and the lightning guru Steve Baird. And the guy with big shoes to fill, taking over as tour manager; Chuck Randall."
Drummer Mike Portnoy recently 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"
