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DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR DATES  

LAUNCHING JUNE 15 AND WRAPPING JULY 21 IN SUPPORT OF THEIR GLOBALLY SUCCESSFUL ALBUM ‘A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS’  

WITH SPECIAL GUEST CRIMSON PROJEKCT   

DREAM THEATER have announced a second North American leg of a world tour in support of their acclaimed and globally successful album A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS (Roadrunner). The progressive hard rock icons who’ve sold in excess of 10 million records and DVDs worldwide will launch their summer dates June 15 in Rochester, NY and wrap July 21 in Chester, PA. The tour includes stops at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ plus a two-night engagement at the Paramount Theater on Long Island, NY.  

Joining DREAM THEATER, starting June 16 in Columbus, Ohio and for the rest of the tour, is special guestCrimson Projekct featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter, Julie Slick and Tobias Ralph. They’ll be performing the songs of progressive rock legends King Crimson.  

For the past few months DREAM THEATER has been touring around the world including visits to Europe and Mexico and are set to begin an Asian tour on April 19 in Seoul. The tour will bring the group to Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan and will conclude May 8 in Bangkok Thailand.  

The band—James LaBrie (Vocals), John Myung (Bass), John Petrucci (Guitar and Vocals), Jordan Rudess(Keyboards and Continuum) and Mike Mangini (Drums)—recently  received their first-ever Grammy nominationfor “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 (Roadrunner),  which had 14 Top 10 debuts around the world including the U.S. where it entered at #8.    The album also features the single, “Build Me Up, Break Me Down.” You can watch the lyric video here.  

Meanwhile, A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS is now available on HD Tracks, a digital retailer that offers high resolution downloads. Systematic Chaos and Black Clouds & Silver Linings will soon be available on the platform as well.  

Here are DREAM THEATER’s complete tour dates. DREAM THEATER meet & greet and VIP packages are available for all dates. Please visit http://vipnation.com for details.

	Date	City		Venue
Thu	4/19	Seoul KR	Olympic Hall
Sat	4/21	Jakarta ID	Mata Elang Indoor Stadium
Mon	4/23	Osaka JP	Orix Theater
Tue	4/24	Shibuya JP	AX
Thu	4/26	Fukuoka JP	Civic Hall
Sat	4/28	Aichi JP	Prefectural Art Theater
Mon	4/30	Yokohama JP	Arena
Wed	5/2	Singapore SG	Kallang Theatre
Fri	5/4	Beijing CN	Century Theatre
Sun	5/6	Taipei TW	Taipei University Auditorium
Tues	5/8	Bangkok TH	Thunder Dome
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