Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, The Neal Morse Band, Flying Colors) has checekd in with the following update:

"When I came up with the idea of writing a multi-part suite that was to span five albums (which ended up taking eight years to complete), it was always part of my masterplan to eventually perform it in it's entirely live on stage. It saddens me that I was not able to do so with Dream Theater after completing the final piece of my conceptual puzzle, but I've decided that I owe it to the fans to finally bring my '12 Step Suite' to life on stage as I always envisioned. 

There's no better time and place than at my 50th Birthday Concert aboard Cruise To The Edge!

Joining me for this very special performance will be some great friends and amazing musicians that I know will kick ass in helping me with my unfinished business of bringing this piece of music to life on stage!"

This is the Full 12 Step Suite by Dream Theater. Each song runs into the next over a series of 5 Albums. The songs are about Mike Portnoy's battle of overcoming his addiction to drinking

Each song is as follows:

"The Glass Prison" - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
I. Reflection 
II. Restoration
III. Revelation

"This Dying Soul" - Train Of Thought
IV. Reflections of Reality (Revisited) 
V. Release

"The Root Of All Evil" - Octavarium
VI. Ready 
VII. Remove

"Repentance" - Systematic Chaos
VIII. Regret 
IX. Restitution

"The Shattered Fortress" - Black Clouds And Silver Linings
X. Restraint
XI. Receive
XII. Responsible

Mike Portnoy's 50th Birthday Bash will be an All-Star career retrospective concert spanning 30 years of music. This will be the ultimate Mike Portnoy concert event, a celebration of life and music. Mark your calendars now and book your trip ASAP before this event sells out.

The cruise will run from February 7th to 11th, 2017, leaving from Tampa, FL. Watch CruiseToTheEdge.com for updates and information.

Bands confirmed so far for Cruise To The Edge 2017 include Yes as headliners, Kansas, Steve Hackett, John Wetton and more. Stay tuned for more bands to be announced soon.