NASHVILLE |DT: JUNE 11, 2012
DREAM THEATER
ANNOUNCES SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
IN SUPPORT OF THEIR GLOBALLY SUCCESSFUL ALBUM
‘A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS’
L-R: Mike Mangini, John Myung, James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, John Petrucci
DREAM THEATER have announced they will extend their world tour by continuing on to South America after the second leg of North American dates wrap in Chester, PA on July 21. The South American run, in support of their Grammy-nominated and globally successful album A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS (Roadrunner), will launch in Guatemala City, Guatemala on August 8 and will include stops in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Columbia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
The tour will conclude September 1 at the Ulysses Guimaraes in Brasilia, Brazil, almost a full year after the progressive hard rock icons first went on the road in support of the new album. It will also give the band–James LaBrie (Vocals), John Myung (Bass), John Petrucci (Guitar and Vocals), Jordan Rudess (Keyboards and Continuum) and Mike Mangini (Drums)–a special chance to play Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica for the first time in their career.
Tickets, Meet & Greet and VIP packages are available now for the North American tour which launches June 15 in Rochester, NY. Please visit http://vipnation.com for details.
Here are DREAM THEATER’s complete tour dates:
SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
| Date | City | Venue | ||
| Wed | 8/8 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Forum Mundo E | |
| Fri | 8/10 | San Salvdor, El Salvador | Anfiteatro CIFCO | |
| Sun | 8/12 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Palacio de los Deportes | |
| Wed | 8/15 | Bogota, Colombia | Palacio de los Deportes | |
| Fri | 8/17 | Cordoba, Argentina | La Usina | |
| Sun | 8/19 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Luna Park | |
| Mon | 8/20 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Luna Park | |
| Wed | 8/22 | Santiago, Chile | Espacio Riesco | |
| Fri | 8/24 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Pepsi on Stage | |
| Sun | 8/26 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Credicard Hall | |
| Wed | 8/29 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Chevrolet Hall | |
| Thu | 8/30 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Citibank Hall | |
| Sat | 9/1 | Brasilia, Brazil | Ulysses Guimaraes | |
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
| Date | City | Venue | |
| Fri | 6/15 | Rochester, NY | Main Street Armory |
| Sat | 6/16 | Montebello, QC | D-TOX Rockfest |
| Sun | 6/17 | Lewiston, NY | Artpark |
| Tues | 6/19 | Columbus, OH | The LC Pavilion |
| Thu | 6/21 | Cleveland, OH | Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica |
| Fri | 6/22 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore |
| Sat | 6/23 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre |
| Mon | 6/25 | Cincinnati, OH | Taft Theater |
| Wed | 6/27 | Minneapolis, MN | State Theater |
| Thu | 6/28 | Kansas City, MO | Starlight Theater |
| Sun | 7/1 | San Francisco, CA | Warfield Theatre |
| Mon | 7/2 | Los Angeles, CA | Gibson Amphitheater |
| Tues | 7/3 | Anaheim, CA | The Grove of Anaheim |
| Thu | 7/5 | El Paso, TX | Abraham Chavez Theatre |
| Fri | 7/6 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theater |
| Sat | 7/7 | Austin, TX | ACL Live |
| Mon | 7/9 | Grand Prairie, TX | Verizon Theatre |
| Thu | 7/12 | Richmond, VA | The National |
| Fri | 7/13 | Washington, DC | Warner Theatre |
| Sat | 7/14 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| Mon | 7/16 | Boston, MA | Bank of America Pavilion |
| Wed | 7/18 | Huntington, NY | Paramount Theater |
| Thu | 7/19 | Huntington, NY | Paramount Theater |
| Sat | 7/21 | Chester, PA | Harrah’s Chester Downs |
Here are some critical soundbites about DREAM THEATER’s live show:
“…the much-pedigreed and chops-a-plenty-packing quintet powered into their opening number, ‘Bridges In The Sky,’ bringing the super-charged, adoring crowd to its feet, where they stayed during the entire 15-song set…. ‘Outcry,’ another standout track from the band’s new album, A Dramatic Turn Of Events, shook the walls with volcanic force. Complex unison lines and intricate counterpoint runs – the guys crunched right through them. But this was no clinic, it was more like a party-hearty pile-on–pushing, pulling and giving as good as you get and then some… it was during ‘Breaking All Illusions’ that Dream Theater set the bar for all future shows. A 12-minute classic rock meets prog tour de force, Messrs Myung, Rudess and Mangini handled its many varied turnarounds with supreme aplomb. John Petrucci’s bluesy solo summoned ghosts, and by the time he and Myung locked horns the visions were real.”
–Joe Bosso, MUSICRADAR.COM. October 17, 2012 (Philadelphia)
“[Frontman James LaBrie] commanded the stage with the crowd in the palm of his hands…One of the highlights of the night was when new stickman Mike Mangini gave fans a thunderous drum solo as he sat behind a monstrous kit. His mind blowing solo had fans wondering exactly how many arms he really has.”
–Liz Ramanand, LOUDWIRE.COM, October 13, 2011 (New York City)
“I could go on and on about all the personal details the band seemed to give its fans through the live show, but the way they could play these complicated rhythms and still smile, joke with each other, and connect to the crowd simply reaffirmed why Dream Theater is one of my favorite and most respected bands.”
— Ellen Eldridge, ATLANTA MUSIC GUIDE, October 21, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-Theater/7677942180
For an interview with DREAM THEATER, go here:
http://raisethequestion.com/2007/12/dream-theater/
(MSO Q+A site)
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 8, 2010, when Mike Portnoy left the band. In October 2010, the band held auditions for a new drummer, and added Mike Mangini to its roster.
The band recently received their first-ever Grammy nomination for “On The Backs Of Angels” in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category. The song is the first single from their 11th studio album A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS (released on September 13, 2011 via Roadrunner), which had 14 Top 10 debuts around the world including the U.S. where it entered at #8. The legendary progressive metal masters have sold in excess of 10 million records and DVDs worldwide.
For more information, contact MSO:
Mitch Schneider: mschneider@msopr.com
Claire Julian: clairej@msopr.com
818-380-0400
Roadrunner Records Publicity Department
Amy Sciarretto
amy@roadrunnerrecords.com.
