Gear Gods recently got the lowdown on the live rigs used by Mike Portnoy (drums), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Derek Sherinian (keyboards) of Sons Of Apollo. Check out the video below.

Following is a message from Portnoy:

"Merci beaucoup, France! You made Sons Of Apollo’s first show EVER in Europe an amazing experience!"

Sons Of Apollo - featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force) - kicked off their first ever European live dates, starting at Hellfest in France yesterday (June 22nd). To celebrate, the band have launched a video for the track "Signs Of The Time", filmed during the band's recent North American tour.

Mike Portnoy comments: “The ‘Signs Of The Time’ video was shot on the recent US tour and is a good taste of what the band is like on stage. We are about to embark on the band’s first tour of Europe and the UK and can’t wait to bring this 5-headed musical monster to our fans overseas all throughout the summer.”

Sons Of Apollo tour dates:

July
1 - Ramblin Man Fair - Maidstone, UK
2 - Motherwell Concert Hall - Motherwell, UK
3 - Limelight - Belfast, UK
4 - Tivoli Variety Theatre - Dublin, Ireland
6 - Helgeåfestivalen - Knislinge, Sweden
7 - The Haunt - Brighton, UK
8 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK
14 - Dynamo Metalfest - Eindhoven, Netherlands

August
3 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
18 - Prog in the Park 2018 - Warsaw, Poland
19 - Barba Negra Track - Budapest, Hungary

The band have further live dates planned for later in year, including an appearance at ProgPower Festival in the US, the band’s first Japanese shows, and more live appearances in Europe including a very special performance at the Roman Theatre in Plovdiv Bulgaria alongside the orchestra of Plovdiv State Opera.