Dream Theater have announced details of the UK leg of their monumental European headline tour. The trek, which gets underway January 30th in Rome, visits the U.K. between April 18th-23rd, 2017, and will see the pioneering group celebrating the 25th anniversary of their milestone gold-certified album, Images & Words. Each performance will see the iconic progressive rock band delivering an unparalleled live set of Images & Words in its entirety along with fan favourites from their renowned catalogue.

UK dates run as follows:

April
18 - Birmingham, UK - Symphony Hall
19 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo
20 - Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
22 - Cardiff, UK - Motorpoint Arena
23 - London, UK - Eventim Apollo

Tickets go on sale today. Dream Theater are currently on the second part of their extensive North American headline tour which finds the group performing their widely acclaimed double concept album The Astonishing in immersive settings for a unique live experience.

Dream Theater recently announced that their latest album, The Astonishing, is going to be written as a novel. The book will add subplots, new characters, answer questions, and bring along some surprises, too," exclaims Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess. "We’re partnering with my good friend Peter Orullian, a very cool cat, who will write The Astonishing, which will come as a Limited Edition with lots of cool exclusives, including audio clips of songs we didn’t use on the album. Get the details here."

"I’m psyched to announce that The Astonishing is now being developed into a novel," adds Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci. "The book will venture even deeper into the dystopian-future world of The Astonishing, adding characters, plot twists, and expanding on the original story. It will be written by noted sci-fi/fantasy author, Peter Orullian and will be initially issued as a Limited Edition with tons of cool exclusives, including audio clips of song ideas not used on the album. Check it out at this location."

Limited to 2500 copies and bound in leather, The Astonishing is expected to be published in Spring 2017.