Dream Theater live in concert.
ON TOUR

Dream Theater

109
critic concert reviews
metal

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
109
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
9
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critics Consensus

Based on 109 concert reviews, the critics 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.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Dream Theater concerts? Dream Theater concerts usually last from one and a half hours to up to three hours long.

How much to book?

On tour

Radio City Music Hall; The Andrew J Brady Music Center, New York, United States; Cincinnati, OH, United States (March 22; Mar 19); The Anthem, Washington, DC, United States (March 21); Radio City Music Hall, New York, United States (March 22); Logomo, Turku, Finland (June 3); Norje, Solvesborg, Sweden (June 4); Zenith, Maxeville, France (June 6); Pannonia Fields II, Nickelsdorf, Austria (June 11); Recinto Ferial, Zamora, Spain (June 12); Refshaleoen, Kobenhavn, Denmark (June 18); Boeretang, Dessel, Belgium (June 19); Val de Moine, Clisson, France (June 19); Opera Lesna, Sopot, Poland (June 23); Ekebergsletta, Oslo, Norway (June 25); Festivalgelande Austrasse, Grenchen, Switzerland (June 26); Unibet Arena, Tallinn, Estonia (June 27); Anfiteatro degli Scavi, Pompei, Italy (July 2); Kunst!rasen Gronau, Bonn, Germany (July 10)

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.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Vintage Rock (USA)

February 22, 2025
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Celebrating 40 years as a band, as well as a new album, Dream Theater made a tour stop in Los Angeles and gave their fans an evening of the best of progressive metal from the leaders of the genre.

The Aquarian Weekly (USA)

February 14, 2025
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An Evening with Dream Theater at The Met Philadelphia / February 7, 2025

Melodic Magazine

February 11, 2025
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Icons Meet as Dream Theater Takes the Stage at the Grand Ole Opry

Consequence (USA)

February 10, 2025
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Dream Theater Kick Off North American 40th Anniversary Tour

New Noise Magazine (USA)

July 10, 2023
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Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, and Animals as Leaders at the Hard Rock Casino of Northwest Indiana in Gary, IN, USA

QRO Magazine

June 23, 2023
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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..

Backseat Mafia

February 20, 2023
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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.

Past critic reviews published in

Birmingham Live (UK), Reflections of Darkness (Germany), Chicago Concert Reviews (USA), V13 (Canada), Reflections of Darkness (Germany) and more

Image Credit

Carlos Delgado [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Death Turbulence (2024)