MIKE PORTNOY, BILLY SHEEHAN, TONY MACALPINE, DEREK SHERINIAN To Tour Europe And Asia
April 17, 2012, 12 years ago
Drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, ex-DREAM THEATER), bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), guitarist Tony MacAlpine and BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION/ex-Dream Theater keboardist Derek Shrerinian will join forces this fall, embarking on an extended tour of Europe and Asia.
The virtuoso band will play an all-instrumental set consisting of material from each of their solo records and their previous collaborations as well as classic instrumental covers and extended solo spots. Mike Portnoy formed the lineup to perfom at two drum events at the NAMM show last January (footage below). Due to overwhelming response that band has decided to take their show on tour.
"I knew when assembling this lineup that it would be a magical musical experience that would be a blast for us as well as the fans! I can't wait to play again with these tremendous musicians and share the experience with you all at these special shows!" says Portnoy.
Dates include:
October
17 - Venue TBA - Opole, Poland18 - Venue TBA - Wroclaw, Poland
20 - Jukebox Club - Bucarest, Romania
21 - Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Holland
25 - Reading 3 - Tel Aviv, Israel
26 - Bingo Club - Kiev, Ukraine
27 - Izvestia Hall - Moscow, Russia
28 - Glav Club - St. Petersburg, Russia
31 - Venue TBA - Beijing, China
November
2 - Venue TBA - Shanghai, China4 - Venue TBA - Taipei, Taiwan
6 - Venue TBA - Manila, Philippines
8 - Venue TBA - Bangkok, Thailand
10 - Venue TBA - Fort Gate, Singapore