Dream Theater

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critic Consensus

Based on 100 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Dream Theater is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Dream Theater concert reviews describe live shows and performances as astonishing, theatrical, ambitious, adventurous, and inspirational.

ON TOUR

O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom (October 20); Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany (October 22); Palladium, Cologne, Germany (October 23); Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, Italy (October 26); Zenith, München, Germany (October 28); Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia (October 29); Papp Laszlo Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary (November 1); Sportovní hala Fortuna, Praha, Czech Republic (November 2); SH Fortuna, Praha, Czech Republic (November 2); Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland (November 3); Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo, Finland (November 6); Stockholm Waterfront, Stockholm, Sweden (November 8); Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway (November 9); Poolen, Copenhagen, Denmark (November 10); Rockhal, Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (November 12); The Hall, Dübendorf, Switzerland (November 13); Halle Tony-Garnier, Lyon, France (November 14); MEO Arena, Lisboa, Portugal (November 16); La Cubierta, Leganés, Spain (November 17); Liederhalle (Beethovensaal), Stuttgart, Germany (November 20); Explanada del Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico (December 7); BeFly Hall, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (December 10)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Death Turbulence (2024)

Artist Info

Genre

metal

Origin

Boston, United States (1985 - present)

Bio

Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to concentrate further on the band that would ultimately become Dream Theater.

Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

New Noise Magazine (USA)

July 10, 2023

Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, and Animals as Leaders at the Hard Rock Casino of Northwest Indiana in Gary, IN, USA

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QRO Magazine

June 23, 2023

Progressive metal titans Dream Theater brought their ‘Dream Sonic 2023’ music festival to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida for the fifth stop of the American tour..

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Backseat Mafia

February 20, 2023

With over an hour until the occasion was to be launched it gave you ample opportunity to survey your surroundings and pick apart the sights which adorned the stage.

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Birmingham Live (UK)

February 18, 2023

Dream Theater @ Symphony Hall, 18th February 2023

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

May 19, 2022

On Sunday, there was a concert coming up that numerous metal fans had been looking forward to for quite some time: After their show in 2016 Prog-icons DREAM THEATER returned to Luxembourg as part of their "Top of the World" tour, and they didn’t come alone.

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Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

February 20, 2022

Extraordinarily epic Dream Theater takes Chicago Theatre to the “Top Of The World”

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V13 (Canada)

February 24, 2020

On their second night in a row at Londons Hammersmith Apollo, progressive metal masters Dream Theater put on one of their famous evening with shows; a near three-hour spectacle showcasing their majestic compositions.

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