Dream Theater drummer Mike 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 were plans for an official concert recording at their November 23rd show in Paris, France.
Portnoy has checked in with an update, including the photo above.
Portnoy: "Merci Beaucoup, Paris! You were everything we hoped for to capture this show / tour for our upcoming live release! It was one of those nights where all the stars aligned: great receptive and interactive audience, beautiful packed venue, just an amazing night in every respect…
Look forward to releasing this magical evening at some point down the road. Until then, we wrap up this historic first European leg this evening with a sold out show here in Amsterdam!"
Dream Theater have announced the second European leg for next summer. dates are as follows:
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.
