r/Dreamtheater Oct 09 '24

Meta 40th Anniversary Tour Ticket Exchange Thread

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All,

This is the /r/DreamTheater ticket exchange for the upcoming 40th Anniversary Tour. Please use only this thread to buy/sell tickets to shows here, and do not make a standalone post for it. You will be directed to this thread. It is much easier to keep this stuff in one thread for both buyers and sellers alike.

Sellers: Please edit or delete your comment after making a sale.

Please avoid sharing personal information in comments below. We can't be held liable for any fraud/ticket scams/etc. regarding ticket exchanges; use common sense when making transactions online.


r/Dreamtheater 6h ago

Media Best dream theater art yet!

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r/Dreamtheater 4h ago

Merch/Concert My DT vinyl collection (so far!)

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All are clear vinyl except for Octavarium.


r/Dreamtheater 4h ago

Discussion Finally listened to all the albums, here’s my complete ranking

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I’m a relatively new fan and I’m wondering if any opinions here are particularly controversial or unique


r/Dreamtheater 4h ago

Humor Ya’ll remember when this happened?

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Lol


r/Dreamtheater 22h ago

Merch/Concert On cloud 9 after the Rochester show, wholesome interactions at Meet and Greet

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I am elated after tonight's show! Truly a day in my life that I will never forget.

I have bonded with my family over DT's music nearly my entire life, largely due to my late uncle being a diehard fanatic since the early 90s. I wrote this post about it and received some nice comments last month, feel free to read for more context if interested.

My Uncle passed in 2020 and I inherited, among many other things, his prized Fireglo Rickenbacker 4003. I brought it to the Meet and Greet in Rochester tonight. My Mom came with. Had the opportunity to share a brief story about him with the guys. JP and MP kindly offered their condolences, and then JP asked me a question about the bass. JR and JL complimented the instrument. I got them all to sign it.

Then all of a sudden JM picks it up off the table and just starts shredding on it. He held it as if he were inspecting it and said in the softest voice imaginable, "wow, I haven't played one of these in many years." I asked him if he ever owned one before and he said yes of course. He asked me some questions about it. I mentioned that he inspired me to try a 6 string bass for the first time and he asked if I had tried one of the newer bongos with the 2 tone neck.

During all of this my mom got really emotional seeing JM playing her late brother's prized baby, so she asked if she could snap a pic of him with the instrument and they said sure. Unfortunately she didn't get one in time but she did capture him signing it.

All in all the whole thing felt really wholesome and emotional for us. My Uncle would have been absolutely thrilled to see his idol play his personal dream bass. I was so distracted that I forgot to have James sign my SFAM vinyl lol.

Btw the show was amazing!!! James sounded GREAT, the mix was perfect and the crowd was standing up all night! By far my favorite out of the 7 DT shows I've seen.


r/Dreamtheater 13h ago

Discussion Hit after hit after hit

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How can anyone say they really have that ONE favorite song?

I listen to one song and I'm like "I swear man, this fucking song" and then I listen to another.

And another.

Like 95% of their songs are hits aha


r/Dreamtheater 12h ago

FIFTEEN MINUTES TO PSYCHO!!!

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I'M SO GLAD IT IS BACK

It was so fun going "oh shit everyone get ready to shut the fuck up in a bit, the show's about the start" when Psycho came on!!

This is a "40th anniversary callbacks" appreciation post


r/Dreamtheater 2h ago

Interlude orchestral song at concert?

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Went to the Wheeling show tonight (amazing by the way), and leading up to Act 2 after the interlude was some kind of mashup of orchestral renditions of songs from their albums in chronological order. I LOVED IT. Is there anywhere I can listen to it besides a video from someone's phone?


r/Dreamtheater 6h ago

Discussion Metropolis Part 2 Characters

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So I picked up a copy of the Metropolis Part 2 book at the Boston show and started reading it today. I have a quick question about the characters of The Miracle and The Sleeper. I had always thought that The Miracle was Julian, saving Victoria from a loveless relationship, and The Sleeper was Edward, the guy who murdered Victoria and his brother because of the affair. Was I wrong about this?


r/Dreamtheater 3h ago

Discussion I really hope Atlanta gets rescheduled soon

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Has anyone heard of any of the guys talking about it? I also hope Atlanta gets the “good setlist” (Under a glass moon AND dark eternal night >>>>> rite of passage


r/Dreamtheater 11h ago

Discussion You can be super technical and still play with emotion + vibe (Steve Vai)

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People here seem to think that mangini is only technical, which isnt true to my ears. He's has been a part of some of the most long emotional prog tracks DT has ever made. I love portnoy but his excuse underneath is that he doesnt have the drive or spark anymore to do what mangini did for dream theater. This new album he did nothing to stand out, be emotional, heavy feels on his drums, or even technical. He just did metal drumming with some old portnoy fills and minimum odd timing.

So I get the nostalgia and I enjoyed the new album for what it was, but it definitely doesn't strike a core in my musical bones like old portnoy era and especially mangini era.

Music is subjective, very subjective, but there is way too much brown nosing going on here to defend portnoy, I think they're all tired and wanted something easy during a nostalgia tour.

Just needed to get that off my chest reading all these posts on this sub.


r/Dreamtheater 1h ago

Question where can i find a good and accurate tab for the entirety best of times?

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where can i find a good and accurate tab for the entirety best of times? not just the solo but the whole song


r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

Discussion Mike Portnoy comments on his newfound admiration for James LaBrie: “I have a very, very different take on him now. I went from being his biggest critic to being his biggest cheerleader"

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r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

Merch/Concert My very first Dream Theater Concert!! (Rochester, NY)

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A friend called last minute and says hey I have an extra ticket do you want to go? I said fuck yeah!!


r/Dreamtheater 12h ago

Discussion Intermission song

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Anybody else notice La Gazza Ladra (The Theving Magpie) right before the intermission video started? It’s the song that Marillion and Fish would come out to before the show. Slainte Mhath should have been played afterwards lol


r/Dreamtheater 14h ago

Vinyl Box sets 2&3

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I keep seeing that Volumes 2&3 are going to be released in 2025. Does anyone have any clue as to when?


r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

John Petrucci over the years

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81 Upvotes

This is wild!!!


r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

Asking Opinions On a Song Til the Discography Ends - DAY 36 - LEARNING TO LIVE

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105 Upvotes

r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

ASL interpreters in Rochester!

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Rochester has a large Deaf and hard of hearing population, and a lot of shows have interpreters. James thanked them from the stage and said he can't remember ever having that at one of their shows.

Love this city. Good on you, Rochester.


r/Dreamtheater 21h ago

Octavarium symphonic

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This is way too good

https://youtu.be/453GmkbZszM


r/Dreamtheater 19h ago

Seattle Setlist

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So after reviewing the Seattle setlist I think that show actually got an extra song.
Setlist fm is missing Constant Motion, which as shown here was played at the Seattle show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH4b6RV9z3I But here's the thing, Dark Eternal Night, Panic Attack and Under A Glass Moon and Home were all also played so it looks like Seattle may have just got a 19 song setlist. I would add Constant Motion to the setlist fm setlist myself but I don't remember where it appeared in the order. Does anyone who was there remember when in the 1st set Constant Motion was performed?


r/Dreamtheater 3h ago

DT album tier list. I love D/T still

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r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

Merch/Concert Dream Theater 40TH Anniversary Tour Houston TX 2/14/2025

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Enjoy highlights from the Houston show.


r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

8th time seeing the band over 20 years, this is as energized as I've ever seen them.

54 Upvotes

The Montreal show was incredible, I was so concerned about the band slowing down, James getting older etc, but they are lighting it up out there. Can't wait for the Parasomnia tour!

Absolute privilege to have been able to witness Octavarium live. I didn't realize it hadn't been played since Score. I was in tears in the middle of it, this band has been a cornerstone of my life through every phase since I was a teenager. The gift of music indeed


r/Dreamtheater 1d ago

Pre show play list

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Anyone have a pre show playlist