Dream Theater's ProgNation 2009 tour,North America

moreitsythanyou wrote: This lineup is way more appealing to me than last years, more prog less metal .

Exactly the way I feel, I decided not to go last year, but there is no way im missing it this year

I may actually go this year, I'd absolutely love to see Pain of Salvation, Zappa Plays Zappa is a huge plus as well.  Dream Theater is obviously fantastic and I don't know Beardfish.

With that being said, if Pain of Salvation is limited to a 30 minute set then it becomes much less alluring for me.  Seriously, I want a full set of PoS if I'm going to make the trek cause I don't see them making it to Pittsburgh.

Has anyone heard what the times of sets are planned for this year?

Thanks,

I guarantee anyone who goes to see Zappa Plays Zappa will come out with a new appreciation for Frank's music.  They will be the best band there.

Edited by Garion81 - February 26 2009 at 14:07

Protest the Hero is a priority before this, Cannibal Corpse/The Faceless is a priority before this, OPETH/ENSLAVED is a much bigger priority before this. If this is in a seated place like Jones Beach (considering it will be summer) me and my friends will probably wait until Zappa Plays Zappa is just about done with their setlist before making our way in there . I just hope it is.

sleeper wrote: ^I dont know what some of you are complaining about, thats two vewry good  line-ups in two years (with Three and Beardfish being the only so-so bands). Wish they would do the same thing in Europe.

I know Dream Theater is doing a European Tour before the American leg, so perhaps they may do something similar?

You're lucky though, prog bands tour Europe far more frequently than they do America.

The T wrote: Let's match these line-ups:   DT vs DT... TIE   BTBAM vs Beardfish - BTBAM   3 vs Zappa - Who cares   Opeth vs POS - POS     Therefore, for just a hair, last year's line-up is better....

Close call

We need dates on this. I need to make plans.

Looks like tourdates were posted on April 28th, you can check the main site at dreamtheater.net for more information.

Here's what's listed so far.

Fri	Jul 24, 2009	Miami, FL	Fillmore @ Jackie Gleason Theater
Sat	Jul 25, 2009	Orlando, FL	Rock Hard Live
Tue	Jul 28, 2009	Atlanta, GA	The Tabernacle
Wed	Jul 29, 2009	Ashville, NC	Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Sat	Aug 01, 2009	Washington DC *	Merriweather Post
Sun	Aug 02, 2009	Boston, MA	Bank Of America Pavillion
Tue	Aug 04, 2009	Albany, NY	The Palace Theater
Tue	Aug 11, 2009	Quebec City, QUE	The Agora
Wed	Aug 12, 2009	Montreal, QUE	Bell Center
Fri	Aug 14, 2009	Toronto, ONT	Molson Amphitheater
Sun	Aug 16, 2009	Winnipeg, MAN	The Burton Cummings Theater
Tue	Aug 18, 2009	Calgary, AB	MacEwan Hall
Wed	Aug 19, 2009	Edmonton, AB	Shaw Conference Center
Fri	Aug 21, 2009	Minneapolis, MN	The Orpheum Theater
Sat	Aug 22, 2009	Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theater
Sun	Aug 23, 2009	Chicago, IL	Chicago Theater
Tue	Aug 25, 2009	Denver, CO	Temple Hoyne Buell Theater
Sat	Aug 29, 2009	Los Angeles, CA	The Greek Theater

No Philadelphia show yet though...

Queensryche will be a fifth band at the Washington show, for those wondering what the asterix is for.

Damn, the one time a good concert comes to central Connecticut IM NOT AT SCHOOL