The tracks ‘The Answer Lies Within,’ ‘Sacrificed Sons,’ and Octavarium’ marked the first time Dream Theater worked with an orchestra, conducted by Jamshied Sharifi.
Octavarium Tour 2005
OCTAVARIUM TOUR 2002Photos by Darko BoehringerDream Theater began touring in support of Octavarium in Europe on June 10, 2005, beginning at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg. The main Octavarium world tour began in September in Finland, and saw the band continue with their “An Evening With Dream Theater” concert format. This meant the band would play for almost three … Read More
Octavarium
OCTAVARIUMSTUDIO ALBUMS // 2013BUY ALBUMOctavarium is the eighth studio album by Dream Theater, released on June 7, 2005. Recorded between September 2004 and February 2005, the album holds the distinction of being the last album ever recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City. With Octavarium, the band decided to create “a classic Dream Theater album”, drawing upon their … Read More
History
HISTORYTHE LEGACY OF DREAM THEATEROriginally named Majesty by Berklee College of Music students John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy, the band soon expanded with the addition of keyboard player Kevin Moore and vocalist Chris Collins. Releasing an eight-tune demo, Majesty Demo, as Majesty, the group sold 1,000 copies within six months. The departure of Collins in late … Read More
Jordan Rudess
JORDAN RUDESSKEYBOARDS (1999 – PRESENT)Voted “Best Keyboardist of All Time” by Music Radar Magazine, Jordan Rudess is best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy- nominated prog rock band, Dream Theater. At nine, he entered the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and … Read More
James LaBrie
JAMES LABRIELEAD VOCALS (1991 – PRESENT)James LaBrie is one of the most recognizable and highly acclaimed vocalists in the progressive rock and metal world, best known as the powerful and dynamic voice of Dream Theater. In a career that has spanned over 20 years, James has recorded a multitude of albums, both with Dream Theater and various side projects (Frameshift, … Read More
Aside from Images & Words, which is being played in it’s entirety on the current tour
Aside from Images & Words, which is being played in it’s entirety on the current tour, the band has also performed When Dream And Day Unite, Octavarium, Scenes From A Memory, and The Astonishing — in their entirety — in the album’s exact running order.
Band
THE BANDDREAM THEATER, PAST AND PRESENTJAMES LABRIELEAD VOCALS (1991 – PRESENT)In 1990, LaBrie learned that Dream Theater was looking for a new singer, so he submitted a tape and was quickly flown to New York for a full audition. The trial went well, and he was chosen ahead of 200 other hopefuls to fill the full-time vocalist position in the … Read More
Discography
DISCOGRAPHYAllStudio AlbumsLive AlbumsCompilationsA View From The Top Of The WorldStudio Albums0Distant MemoriesLive Albums0Distance Over TimeStudio Albums0The AstonishingStudio Albums0Breaking the Fourth WallLive Albums0Live at Luna ParkLive Albums0Dream TheaterStudio Albums0A Dramatic Turn of EventsStudio Albums0Black Clouds & Silver LiningsStudio Albums0Chaos in MotionLive Albums0Greatest HitCompilations0Systematic ChaosStudio Albums0ScoreLive Albums0OctavariumStudio Albums0Live at BudokanLive Albums0Train of ThoughtStudio Albums0Six Degrees of Inner TurbulenceStudio Albums0Live Scenes from New … Read More
Along for the Ride Tour 2014
ALONG FOR THE RIDE TOUR 2014Photos by Darko BoehringerAlong for the Ride Tour was a worldwide tour in 2014 by Dream Theater, in support of their 13th self titled studio album. The tour began 15 January 2014 in Oporto, Portugal and concluded 30 October 2014 in Sydney. The tour had the particularity of keeping the same setlist for every leg, … Read More
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