A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour

A Dramatic Tour of Events was a worldwide tour by the North American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, promoting their eleventh studio album, A Dramatic Turn of Events.[1] It was band's first tour with the new drummer Mike Mangini, who replaced Mike Portnoy after his sudden departure from the band in September 2010. The tour began July 4, 2011 in Rome, Italy and concluded September 1, 2012 in Brasília, Brazil.[2] Unlike the two tours prior, Dream Theater did not tour Australia.

A Dramatic Tour of Events

Tour by Dream Theater
The official poster of the tour promoting the show in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Location	Europe, North America, Asia, Central and South America
Associated album	A Dramatic Turn of Events
Start date	July 4, 2011
End date	September 1, 2012
Legs	6
No. of shows	45 in Europe 53 in North America 10 in Asia 13 in Central and South America 121 total 3 Cancellations 2 Postponements
Dream Theater concert chronology

The tour started with a "warm-up" leg in Europe that included a variety of summer festivals and a short number of own shows. On August 1, 2011, near the end of the first leg, Dream Theater's then-current label, Roadrunner Records, announced new tour dates for North America. The band toured with the American metal band and label partner, Trivium. Trivium appeared on most of the dates until Grand Prairie. The Following shows were supported by guitar virtuoso Andy McKee.[3] The Second European leg was supported by Periphery on all dates. The Asian leg was again on the capable hands of Andy McKee. On April 13, 2012, Dream Theater announced a second North American leg to start on June 15 in Rochester, New York. Supporting act starting on the Columbus show towards the end of the tour was Crimson ProjeKct. On June 9, 2012, it was announced a South American Leg with "an evening with" format with longer sets. It was Dream Theater's debut in Guatemala, Costa Rica and El Salvador. This Leg marked the end of promotion to A Dramatic Turn of Events, being the final leg of this extensive World tour.

On April 23, 2012 it was announced by the guitarist John Petrucci, during an interview to Artisan News, that a live DVD was on the plans of the band for this tour but refused to give further details. On July 6, 2012 it was reported by Blabbermouth.net, and later confirmed by the band, that the two live Shows scheduled to 19 and 20 of August in Buenos Aires, Argentina at Luna Park would be filmed for a future live DVD and Blu-ray release in 2013. The release date for the DVD, Blu-ray and CD was November 5, 2013.[4][5]

Setlist

European Summer Tour 2011

The 2011 summer European setlists included some or most of the following songs (not always in the same order):

• Dream Is Collapsing intro tape (Hans Zimmer piece)
• Under a Glass Moon
• These Walls
• Forsaken
• Endless Sacrifice
• Mike Mangini drum solo
• Ytse Jam
• Peruvian Skies
• The Great Debate
• On the Backs of Angels
• Caught in a Web
• Through My Words
• Fatal Tragedy
• The Count of Tuscany (Last song on some shows)
• -----Encore-----
• Learning to Live or Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper

North American Fall Tour 2011

The 2011 fall American setlist included some or most of the following songs (alternating each night between the "or"s)

• Dream Is Collapsing intro tape (Hans Zimmer piece)
• Bridges in the Sky
• These Walls
• Build Me Up, Break Me Down
• Endless Sacrifice
• Mike Mangini drum solo
• Ytse Jam
• The Silent Man or Wait For Sleep
• Beneath the Surface or Far From Heaven
• Outcry or The Great Debate
• On the Backs of Angels
• Forsaken or Caught In A Web
• Through My Words
• Fatal Tragedy
• Breaking All Illusions or Outcry
• -----Encore-----
• Under a Glass Moon or Pull Me Under

European Winter Tour 2012 and Asian Tour

The winter 2012 European and the Asian setlist included the following songs:

• Dream Is Collapsing intro tape (Hans Zimmer piece)
• Bridges In The Sky
• 6:00
• Build Me Up, Break Me Down
• Surrounded
• The Root of All Evil or The Dark Eternal Night
• Mike Mangini drum solo
• A Fortune In Lies
• Outcry
• The Silent Man or Wait For Sleep
• Beneath the Surface or Far From Heaven
• On the Backs of Angels
• War Inside My Head
• The Test That Stumped Them All
• The Spirit Carries On
• Breaking All Illusions
• -----Encore-----
• Pull Me Under or As I Am

North American Summer Tour 2012

The 2012 North American Summer Tour introduced two songs never played before: Lost Not Forgotten and This Is The Life. It was also the first leg that not included a drum solo on the regular set. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Images and Words on July 7, Pull me Under and Another Day were added to the set on the encore at the show in Austin. Also, the second night in Huntington, New York contained Liquid Tension Experiment's Paradigm Shift with Tony Levin on Bass guitar and King Crimson's classic 21st Century Schizoid Man on the encore with Tony Levin on Bass guitar, Adrian Belew on Guitar and Pat Mastelloto on Drums. That show also contained the song To Live Forever. Setlists included the following songs:

• Dream Is Collapsing (Hans Zimmer piece)
• Bridges in the Sky
• 6:00
• The Dark Eternal Night
• This Is The Life
• The Root of All Evil
• Lost Not Forgotten
• A Fortune in Lies
• Surrounded
• On the Backs of Angels
• War Inside My Head
• The Test that Stumped Them All
• The Spirit Carries On
• Breaking All Illusions
• -----Encore-----
• Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper

Central and South American Tour

The Central and South American setlist included the following songs:

• Dream Is Collapsing (Hans Zimmer piece)
• Bridges in the Sky
• 6:00 or These Walls
• The Dark Eternal Night or Build Me Up, Break Me Down
• This is the Life
• The Root of All Evil or Caught in a Web
• Lost Not Forgotten
• Mike Mangini drum solo
• A Fortune in Lies
• The Silent Man or Wait for Sleep
• Beneath the Surface or Far From Heaven
• Outcry
• Surrounded
• On the Backs of Angels
• War Inside My Head
• The Test That Stumped Them All
• The Spirit Carries On
• Breaking All Illusions
• -----Encore-----
• Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper or Pull Me Under

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1: Europe (Included Festival and own dates with supporting acts such as Gamma Ray, Anathema, Against The Wall, Amplifier, Eden's Curse and Fates Warning)
4 July 2011	Rome	Italy	Capannelle Racecourse
5 July 2011	Villafranca di Verona		Castello Scaligero
6 July 2011	Zürich	Switzerland	Komplex 457
8 July 2011	Metz	France	Sonisphere Festival
9 July 2011	Loreley	Germany	Night of the Prog Festival
10 July 2011	Weert	Netherlands	Bospop
12 July 2011	Moscow	Russia	Crocus City Hall
14 July 2011	Kyiv	Ukraine	Palace of Sports
16 July 2011	Madrid	Spain	Sonisphere Festival
17 July 2011	Porto	Portugal	Coliseu do Porto
19 July 2011	Tel Aviv	Israel	Tel Aviv Convention Center
22 July 2011	Leeds	England	Leeds Academy
23 July 2011	Wolverhampton		Wolverhampton Civic Hall
24 July 2011	London		High Voltage Festival
27 July 2011	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
28 July 2011	Katowice	Poland	Spodek
29 July 2011	Mala Skala	Czech Republic	Benatska Noc Festival
31 July 2011	Lokeren	Belgium	Lokerse Festival
2 August 2011	Athens	Greece	Terra Vibe Park
4 August 2011	Székesfehérvár	Hungary	Fezen Festival
Leg 2: North America (with Trivium)
24 September 2011	San Francisco	United States	The Warfield
25 September 2011	Los Angeles		Nokia Theater
27 September 2011	Seattle		Moore Theatre
28 September 2011	Vancouver	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
30 September 2011	Salt Lake City	United States	Kingsbury Hall
2 October 2011	Rosemont		Rosemont Theatre
3 October 2011	Royal Oak		Royal Oak Music Theatre
4 October 2011	Pittsburgh		Trib Total Media Amphitheatre
6 October 2011	Toronto	Canada	Massey Hall
7 October 2011	Montreal		Place des Arts
8 October 2011	Quebec City		Pavillon de la Jeunesse
10 October 2011	Boston	United States	Orpheum Theatre
11 October 2011	Morristown		Mayo Performing Arts Center
12 October 2011	New York City		Beacon Theatre
15 October 2011	Albany		The Palace Theater
16 October 2011	Philadelphia		Merriam Theater
17 October 2011	Washington, D.C.		Warner Theatre
19 October 2011	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
21 October 2011	Pompano Beach		Pompano Beach Amphitheater
22 October 2011	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall
23 October 2011	Orlando		Universal Studios, Hard Rock Live
25 October 2011	Houston		Verizon Wireless Theater
26 October 2011	Austin		Bass Concert Hall
27 October 2011	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
1 December 2011	San Diego		Balboa Theatre ^[A]
2 December 2011	Anaheim		The Grove ^[A]
4 December 2011	Mesa		Ikeda Theater ^[A]
7 December 2011	Monterrey	Mexico	Banamex Auditorium ^[A]
9 December 2011	Guadalajara (Cancelled)		Teatro Diana
10 December 2011	Mexico City		National Auditorium ^[A]
Leg 3: Europe (with Periphery[6])
23 January 2012	Helsinki	Finland	Ice Hall
25 January 2012	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
26 January 2012	Oslo	Norway	Valhall
27 January 2012	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby Hallen
29 January 2012	Poznań	Poland	Hala Arena
30 January 2012	Berlin	Germany	Columbialle
1 February 2012	Zwolle	Netherlands	IJsselhallen
2 February 2012	Düsseldorf	Germany	Mistubishi Electric-Halle
3 February 2012	Paris	France	Le Zénith
5 February 2012	Hanover	Germany	AWD Hall
6 February 2012	Offenbach		Stadthalle Offenbach
8 February 2012	Glasgow	Scotland	Clyde Auditorium
9 February 2012	Manchester	England	O2 Apollo
10 February 2012	London		Wembley Arena
12 February 2012	Luxembourg (Postponed to February 29)	Luxembourg	Rockhal
	Los Angeles	United States	Staples Center (The band attended to the 2012 Grammy Awards Ceremony)
13 February 2012	Stuttgart (Postponed to February 15 in a different venue)	Germany	Liederhalle
14 February 2012	Bülach	Switzerland	Stadthalle
15 February 2012	Stuttgart (Rescheduled)	Germany	Hegelsaal
17 February 2012	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena
18 February 2012	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
20 February 2012	Pordenone	Italy	Palasport
21 February 2012	Assago		Mediolanum Forum
22 February 2012	Perugia		Palaevangelisti
24 February 2012	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
25 February 2012	Madrid		Palacio Vistalegre
26 February 2012	Lisbon	Portugal	Coliseu dos Recreios
29 February 2012	Luxembourg (Rescheduled)	Luxembourg	Rockhal
Leg 4: Asia (with Andy McKee)
19 April 2012	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Gymnastics Arena
21 April 2012	Jakarta	Indonesia	Mata Elang International Stadium
23 April 2012	Osaka	Japan	Orix Theater
24 April 2012	Tokyo		Shibuya-AX
26 April 2012	Fukuoka		Fukuoka Civic Hall
28 April 2012	Nagoya		Aichi Arts Center
30 April 2012	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
2 May 2012	Singapore	Singapore	Kallang Theatre
4 May 2012	Beijing (Cancelled)	China	Century Theatre
6 May 2012	Taipei	Taiwan	Taipei University Auditorium
8 May 2012	Bangkok	Thailand	Thunder Dome
Leg 5: North America (With Crimson ProjeKct starting in Columbus)
15 June 2012	Rochester	United States	Main Street Armory (with Dark Day Sunday)
16 June 2012	Montebello	Canada	D-Tox Rockest (one-off festival date)
17 June 2012	Lewiston	United States	Artpark (with Dark Day Sunday)
19 June 2012	Columbus		Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
21 June 2012	Cleveland		Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
22 June 2012	Detroit		The Fillmore Detroit
23 June 2012	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
25 June 2012	Cincinnati		Taft Theatre
27 June 2012	Minneapolis		State Theatre
28 June 2012	Kansas City		Starlight Theatre
1 July 2012	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
2 July 2012	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
3 July 2012	Anaheim		The Grove
5 July 2012	El Paso		Chavez Theatre
6 July 2012	San Antonio		Majestic Theater
7 July 2012	Austin		ACL Live at The Moody Theater
9 July 2012	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
12 July 2012	Richmond		The National
13 July 2012	Washington, D.C.		Warner Theatre
14 July 2012	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
16 July 2012	Boston		Bank of America Pavilion
18 July 2012	Huntington		Paramount Theater
19 July 2012
21 July 2012	Chester (Cancelled)		Harrah's Philadelphia
	Atlantic City (Rescheduled)		Caesars Atlantic City
Leg 6: Central and South America
8 August 2012	Guatemala City	Guatemala	Forum Mundo E
10 August 2012	San Salvador	El Salvador	Anfiteatro Cifco
12 August 2012	San José	Costa Rica	Palacio de los deportes
15 August 2012	Bogotá	Colombia	Palacio de los deportes
17 August 2012	Córdoba	Argentina	La Usina
19 August 2012	Buenos Aires		Luna Park
20 August 2012
22 August 2012	Santiago	Chile	Espacio Riesco
24 August 2012	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Pepsi on Stage
26 August 2012	São Paulo		Credicard Hall
29 August 2012	Belo Horizonte		Chevrolet Hall
30 August 2012	Rio de Janeiro		Citibank Hall
1 September 2012	Brasília		Espaço Ulysses Guimarães

Notes

• A. ^ The noted events are without Trivium during the first North American leg. Thus, the supporting act was Andy McKee.

Cancellations/Postponements

December 9 Show in Guadalajara, Mexico had been cancelled due to logistical troubles. To accommodate the band's attendance at the 2012 Grammy Awards Ceremony, Stuttgart and Luxembourg shows had been moved to February 15 and 29 of 2012, respectively. Due to legal issues involving authorizations to enter the country, Beijing show planned to May 4 was cancelled on April 23. The show in Chester, Pennsylvania scheduled for July 21, 2012 was also canceled and rescheduled for the same date on Caesars Palace in Atlantic City.

Songlist

as of July 2012

Album	Song	Times
When Dream and Day Unite (1989)	"Ytse Jam"	49
	"A Fortune in Lies"	59
Images and Words (1992)	"Under a Glass Moon"	35
	"Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper"	29
	"Learning to Live"	8
	"Pull Me Under"	28
	"Surrounded"	59
	"Wait for Sleep"	32
	"Another Day"	1
Awake (1994)	"Caught in a Web"	34
	"The Silent Man"	36
	"6:00"	59
Falling into Infinity (1997)	"Peruvian Skies"	20
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)	"Through My Words"	49
	"Fatal Tragedy"	49
	"The Spirit Carries On"	59
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)	"The Great Debate"	27
	"War Inside My Head"	59
	"The Test That Stumped Them All"	59
Train of Thought (2003)	"Endless Sacrifice"	49
	"As I Am"	15
Octavarium (2005)	"These Walls"	49
	"The Root of All Evil"	48
Systematic Chaos (2007)	"Forsaken"	35
	"The Dark Eternal Night"	35
Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)	"The Count of Tuscany"	17
A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)	"On the Backs of Angels"	108
	"Build Me Up, Break Me Down"	64
	"Lost Not Forgotten"	24
	"This Is the Life"	24
	"Bridges in the Sky"	88
	"Outcry"	55
	"Far from Heaven"	32
	"Breaking All Illusions"	88
	"Beneath the Surface"	36

Personnel

• James LaBrie – lead vocals
• John Petrucci – guitar, backing vocals
• Jordan Rudess – keyboards, continuum
• John Myung – bass guitar
• Mike Mangini – drums

Opening acts

Trivium (North America 2011):

• Matt Heafy – lead vocals, guitar
• Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
• Paolo Gregoletto – bass guitar
• Nick Augusto – drums

Periphery (Europe 2012):

• Spencer Sotelo – lead vocals
• Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – guitar
• Jake Bowen – guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Holcomb – guitar
• Matt Halpern – drums
• Jeff Holcomb – bass guitar

Crimson ProjeKCt (North America 2012):

• Adrian Belew – lead vocals, lead guitar
• Pat Mastelotto – drums
• Markus Reuter – touch guitars, electronics (starting in Chicago)
• Julie Slick – bass guitar
• Tobias Ralph – drums
• Tony Levin – bass, chapman stick

References

1. Official Dream Theater website
2. John Petrucci on plans to the tour
3. "Dream Theater Announces Tour Dates With Trivium!". roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
4. Dream Theater Live in Buenos Aires reported by Blabbermouth.net
5. James Labrie confirms Buenos Aires as the location for the new DVD
6. John Petrucci [@JPetrucci] (7 September 2011). "Dream Theater announces Winter European tour with guests Periphery:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.