The 40th Anniversary Tour is an ongoing concert tour by Dream Theater celebrating 40 years since their inception. The tour is taking place from Oct. 20, 2024 to Jul. 29, 2025. This is the band's first tour with Mike Portnoy on drums since he left Dream Theater following the release of Black Clouds & Silver Linings in 2009, its subsequent tour cycle in 2010, and his return to the band in October 2023.
Dates[]
European Leg[]
- 10/20/24 - London, England @ The 02 Arena (first show with Portnoy since Aug. 8, 2010)
- 10/22/24 - Berlin, Germany @ Uber Eats Music Hall
- 10/23/24 - Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
- 10/25/24 - Milan, Italy @ Unipol Forum
- 10/26/24 - Rome, Italy @ Palazzo Dello Sport
- 10/28/24 - Munich, Germany @ Zenith
- 10/29/24 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Arena Zagreb
- 10/30/24 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ Incheba Expo Arena
- 11/1/24 - Budapest, Hungary @ Papp László Sportaréna
- 11/2/24 - Prague, Czechia @ Sportovní hala Fortuna
- 11/3/24 - Łódź, Poland @ Atlas Arena
- 11/6/24 - Espoo, Finland @ Metro Areena
- 11/8/24 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Stockholm Waterfront
- 11/9/24 - Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Spektrum
- 11/10/24 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Poolen
- 11/12/24 - Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal Main Hall
- 11/13/24 - Dübendorf, Switzerland @ The Hall
- 11/14/24 - Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier
- 11/16/24 - Lisbon, Portugal @ MEO Arena
- 11/17/24 - Leganés, Spain @ La Nueva Cubierta de Leganés
- 11/20/24 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Liederhalle Beethovensaal
- 11/21/24 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Jahrhunderthalle
- 11/23/24 - Paris, France @ Adidas Arena (show filmed for a future live release)
- 11/24/24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
South American Leg[]
- 12/7/24 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Explanada del Estadio Azteca
- 12/10/24 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ BeFly Hall
- 12/13/24 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Vivo Rio
- 12/15/24 - São Paulo, Brazil @ Vibra São Paulo
- 12/16/24 - Curitiba, Brazil @ Live Curitiba
- 12/17/24 - Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Auditório Araújo Vianna
- 12/19/24 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Movistar Arena
- 12/21/24 - Santiago, Chile @ Movistar Arena
- 12/22/24 - Santiago, Chile @ Movistar Arena
North American Leg[]
- 02/07/25 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Metropolitan Opera House (Parasomnia release day)
- 02/08/25 - Raleigh, North Carolina @ Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
- 02/10/25 - Nashville, Tennessee @ Grand Ole Opry House
- 02/11/25 - Atlanta, Georgia @ Coca-Cola Roxy (show cancelled due to illness)
- 02/12/25 - Biloxi, Mississippi @ Hard Rock Live Biloxi
- 02/14/25 - Houston, Texas @ 713 Music Hall
- 02/15/25 - Grand Prairie, Texas @ Texas Trust CU Theatre
- 02/16/25 - San Antonio, Texas @ Majestic Theatre
- 02/18/25 - Phoenix, Arizona @ Arizona Financial Theatre
- 02/19/25 - Highland, California @ Yaamava' Resort & Casino
- 02/21/25 - Las Vegas, Nevada @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- 02/22/25 - Inglewood, California @ YouTube Theater
- 02/24/25 - San Jose, California @ San Jose Civic
- 02/25/25 - Sacramento, California @ SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
- 02/27/25 - Seattle, Washington @ The Moore Theatre
- 02/28/25 - Portland, Oregon @ Keller Auditorium
- 03/02/25 - Reno, Nevada @ Grand Sierra Resort
- 03/04/25 - West Valley City, Utah @ Maverik Center
- 03/06/25 - Denver, Colorado @ Mission Ballroom
- 03/08/25 - Chicago, Illinois @ The Chicago Theatre
- 03/09/25 - Northfield, Ohio @ MGM Northfield Park
- 03/11/25 - Toronto, Canada @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
- 03/12/25 - Montreal, Quebec @ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
- 03/14/25 - Wallingford, Connecticut @ Toyota Presents the Oakdale Theatre
- 03/15/25 - Boston, Massachusetts @ Wang Theatre
- 03/17/25 - Rochester, New York @ Kodak Center
- 03/18/25 - Wheeling, West Virginia @ Capitol Theatre
- 03/19/25 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
- 03/21/25 - Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
- 03/22/25 - New York City, New York @ Radio City Music Hall
Festival Leg[]
- 06/03/25 - Turku, Finland @ Logomo-Sali
- 06/05/25 - Sölvesborg, Sweden @ Sweden Rock Festival
- 06/07/25 - Nancy, France @ Heavy Weekend
- 06/12/25 - Zamora, Spain @ Z! Live
- 06/14/25 - Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock Festival
- 06/19/25 - Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
- 06/20/25 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhell
- 06/23/25 - Sopot, Poland @ Forest Opera
- 06/25/25 - Oslo, Norway @ Tons of Rock
- 06/27/25 - Tallinn, Estonia @ Tallinn Rock Festival
- 06/28/25 - Grenchen, Switzerland @ Summerside Festival
- 06/30/25 - Marostica, Italy @ Marostica Summer Festival Volksbank
- 07/01/25 - Lucca, Italy @ Lucca Summer Festival
- 07/02/25 - Pompei, Italy @ Anfiteatro Degli Scavi
- 07/04/25 - Taormina, Italy @ Teatro Antico
- 07/06/25 - St. Julian's, Malta @ Eden Arena
- 07/10/25 - Bonn, Germany @ Kunst!Rasen
- 07/11/25 - Hannover, Germany @ Gilde Parkbühne
- 07/12/25 - Nuremberg, Germany @ Stadionpark
- 07/14/25 - Hamburg, Germany @ Stadtpark
- 07/15/25 - Leipzig, Germany @ Parkbühne
- 07/17/25 - Turin, Italy @ Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
- 07/18/25 - Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France @ Guitare en Scene
- 07/20/25 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria @ Ancient Theatre
- 07/21/25 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria @ Ancient Theatre
- 07/23/25 - Athens, Greece @ Release Athens
- 07/25/25 - Sibiu, Romania @ Artmania Festival
- 07/27/25 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Küçükçiftlik Park
- 07/29/25 - Orange, France @ Positiv Festival
Setlist (European Leg, South American Leg)[]
Act 1[]
- Prelude (by Bernard Hermann, from the Psycho soundtrack; played from recording)
- Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper" (Petrucci)
- Scene Two: I. Overture 1928 (instrumental)
- Scene Two: II. Strange Deja Vu (Portnoy)
- The Mirror (Portnoy, with Lie outro)
- Panic Attack (Portnoy, with extended intro)
- Barstool Warrior (Petrucci)
- Hollow Years (Petrucci, 1996 demo version with guitar solo intro)
- Constant Motion (Portnoy)
- As I Am (Petrucci)
Act 2[]
- Night Terror (Petrucci)
- This is the Life (Petrucci)
- Under a Glass Moon (Petrucci)
- Vacant (LaBrie, with piano intro)
- Stream of Consciousness (instrumental)
- Octavarium (Petrucci, Portnoy, LaBrie)
Encore[]
- "No Place Like Home" Intro (from The Wizard of Oz, played from recording)
- Scene Six: Home (Portnoy, with drum solo)
- Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On (Petrucci)
- Pull Me Under (Moore)
Setlist (North American Leg)[]
Act 1[]
- Prelude (by Bernard Hermann, from the Psycho soundtrack; played from recording)
- Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper" (Petrucci)
- Scene Two: I. Overture 1928 (instrumental)
- Scene Two: II. Strange Deja Vu (Portnoy)
- The Mirror (Portnoy, with Lie outro)
- Panic Attack (Portnoy, with extended intro)*
- Barstool Warrior (Petrucci)*
- Hollow Years (Petrucci, 1996 demo version with guitar solo intro)
- Under a Glass Moon (Petrucci)**
- The Dark Eternal Night (Petrucci)**
Act 2[]
- Night Terror (Petrucci)
- Midnight Messiah (Portnoy)
- This is the Life (Petrucci)
- Vacant (LaBrie, with piano intro)
- Stream of Consciousness (instrumental)
- Octavarium (Petrucci, Portnoy, LaBrie)
Encore[]
- "No Place Like Home" Intro (from The Wizard of Oz, played from recording)***
- Scene Six: Home (Portnoy, with drum solo)***
- Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On (Petrucci)
- Pull Me Under (Moore)
*On some nights, these songs were switched in their order, and A Rite of Passage would be played instead of Panic Attack.
**On some nights, these songs were swapped with Constant Motion and As I Am, respectively.
*** On some nights, these were not played.
Trivia[]
- This tour marks the first time...
- ...that Metropolis Part 1 has been played live since 2017, and the first time it's been played with Portnoy since August 2009.
- ...that Overture 1928 has been played live with Portnoy since February 2008.
- ...that Strange Deja Vu has been played live with Portnoy since May 2008.
- ...that The Mirror has been played live since 2014, and the first time it's been played with Portnoy since July 2010.
- ...that Panic Attack (or any song from Octavarium) has been played live since 2015, and the first time it's been played with Portnoy since July 2010.
- ...that Barstool Warrior has been played live since 2020, and the first time it's been played live with Mike Portnoy.
- ...that Hollow Years has been played live since 2010, on the Black Clouds & Silver Linings tour; and the first time the demo version has been played in front of an audience, rather than the version on the finished Falling Into Infinity album.
- ...that Constant Motion has been played live since 2015, and the first time it's been played with Portnoy since July 2010.
- ...that As I Am has been played live since 2019, and the first time it's been played with Portnoy since July 2010.
- ...that The Dark Eternal Night has been played live since 2017, and the first time it's been played with Portnoy since 2007.
- ...that This is the Life has been played live since 2012, and the first time it's been played live with Mike Portnoy.
- ...that Under a Glass Moon has been played live since 2017, and the first time it's been played with Portnoy since June 2007.
- ...that Vacant has been played live since 2006, at the concert that was recorded for Score.
- ...that Stream of Consciousness has been played live since 2004, on the Train of Thought World Tour.
- ...that Octavarium has been played live in its entirety since 2006, at the concert that was recorded for Score.
- ...that Home has been played live with Portnoy since July 2010.
- ...that The Spirit Carries On has been played live with Portnoy since March 2010.
- ...that Pull Me Under has been played live with Portnoy since July 2010.
- ...that A Rite of Passage has been played live since 2010.
- This tour marks the first time that songs from Images and Words have regularly been in the setlist since the Images, Words and Beyond World Tour in 2017, barring a handful of performances of Pull Me Under in 2019 and 2022.
- All Images and Words songs were played in their original keys, as opposed to a semitone lower, like the band did from 2017-2022.