DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy Takes Prog Quiz; To Guest DJ On Rock Radio This Saturday
June 25, 2009, 15 years ago
DREAM THEATER's official website reports:
"Do you think you know your prog? Join in this quiz on all things prog with Mr Mike Portnoy!"Another message reads: "Mike Portnoy will be the Guest DJ at rockradio.co.uk, Scotland's Classic Rock Station, on Saturday June 27th.
From 4 PM (GMT) there will be a 2-hour Dream Theater special, kicking off with an interview recorded with DJ Paul Anthony about the new album, followed by Mike's guest-presented show and track selection.
You can tune in online at rockradio.co.uk. Click the "listen now" links for any of the stations. Listeners in West Scotland and Manchester can also tune in to their radios (96.3FM and 106.1 FM respectively)."
As previously reported, more dates have been added to Dream Theater's Progressive Nation European and North American Tours. On October 3rd, the tour hits Dusseldorf, Germany at Phillipshalle. In North America, "one final date" has been added in New York City, NY at the Beacon Theater on August 9th.
Progressive Nation North American with ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA and new additions BIGELF and SCALE THE SUMMIT has the following itinerary:
July
24 - Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theater - Miami, FL25 - Rock Hard Live - Orlando, FL
28 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
29 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Ashville, NC
31 - Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA
August
1 - Merriweather Post - Washington DC *2 - Bank Of America Pavillion - Boston, MA
4 - The Palace Theater - Albany, NY
5 - Oakdale Theater - Wallingford, CT
7 - Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ
9 - - Beacon Theater - New York City, NY
11 - The Agora - Quebec City, QUE
12 - Bell Center - Montreal, QUE
14 - Molson Amphitheater - Toronto, ONT
16 - The Burton Cummings Theater - Winnipeg, MAN
18 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB
19 - Shaw Conference Center - Edmonton, AB
21 - The Orpheum Theater - Minneapolis, MN
22 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
23 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL
25 - Temple Hoyne Buell Theater - Denver, CO
27 - Event Center - San Jose, CA
28 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
29 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theater
* with QUEENSRŸCHE
The Progressive Nation European Tour with OPETH, BIGELF and UNEXPECT now has the following schedule:
September
23 - Ice Hall - Helsinki, Finland25 - Hovet - Stockholm, Sweden
26 - Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
27 - KB Hallen - Copenhagen, Denmark
29 - Arena - Berlin, Germany
30 - Luczniczka Hall - Bydgoszcz, Poland
October
2 - Sporthalle - Hamburg, Germany3 - Phillipshalle - Dusseldorf, Germany
4 - Zenith - Paris, France
6 - Zenith - Lille, France
7 - Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands
9 - Apollo - Manchester, UK
10 - Wembley - London, UK
11 - SECC - Glasgow, UK
17 - Forest National - Brussels, Belgium
18 - Jahhrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
19 - Arena - Ludwigsburg, Germany
23 - La Cubierta - Madrid, Spain
24 - Olympic De Badalona - Barcelona, Spain
31 - Tivoli - Ljubljana, Slovenia