DREAM THEATER were forced to cancel their upcoming Beijing show. A band update reads: "Due to circumstances beyond the control of we are forced to cancel the show on May 4th, at the Century Theatre. Unfortunately the local organizers of the show were not able to secure the necessary working visas in time for the band to properly enter the country. We at Dream Theater are truly sorry for any inconveniences."

Since the announcement the band has received negative feedback from disappointed fans, prompting guitarist John Petrucci to issue the following statement:

"To Ziran, Guo, Renton, Zelda, Terence and all of our Chinese fans. Myself and the members of DT are truly sorry about having to cancel our show in Beijing.

I assure you that we were really looking forward to playing in your great country and are all very sad to have canceled the show. The reason is as we stated that the proper work visas needed for us to enter into the country and perform were not obtained in time. We were all ready and psyched to come and play!

I understand your disappointment and please know that we too are all very upset. After all, we are out here on the road to play music for our fans and it was our desire to come and play for you. Hopefully in the future we'll be able to make it up to you and we look forward to your continued support!"

Dream Theater recently announced a second North American leg of a world tour in support of their new album, A Dramatic Turn Of Events. Joining Dream Theater, starting June 19th in Columbus, Ohio and for the rest of the tour, is special guest CRIMSON PROJEKCT featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter, Julie Slick and Tobias Ralph. They’ll be performing the songs of progressive rock legends KING CRIMSON.

The North American tour schedule is now as follows:

June

15 - Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
16 - Montebello, QC - D-TOX Rockfest
17 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark
19 - Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
21 - Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
22 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
24 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theater
26 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theater
27 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
28 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theater

July

1 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
2 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheater
3 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim
5 - El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theatre
6 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theater
7 - Austin, TX - ACL Live
9 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre
12 - Richmond, VA - The National
13 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
14 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
16 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
18 - Huntington, NY - Paramount Theater
19 - Huntington, NY - Paramount Theater
21 - Chester, PA - Harrah’s Chester Downs