Dream Theater Announces Fall North American ‘Distance Over Time Tour’

In addition to playing its 1999 album in its entirety, the progressive metal band will also show off tunes from its new album, Distance Over Time, and other picks from its 30-year career. 

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory was ranked No. 1 in a 2012 Rolling Stone’s poll of readers favorite prog rock albums. The magazine also included the LP in its 2015 round up of the Greatest Prog Rock Albums Of All Time. 

“A two-act, 80-minute, non-linear production, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory is composed of nine songs that delve into the murder mystery by exploring a new character’s past-life regressions and paranormal experiences. To supplement the rather bewildering story, the band weaves together epic instrumental flourishes influenced by early Rush, Fates Warning and Queensrÿche,” RS writes. 

Distance over Time was released in February, marking the band’s 14th studio album. The album nabbed the No.1 spot on iTunes Top Album Chart and also charted No. 5 on the Top Current album Chart, No. 24 on the Top 200 Albums Chart, No. 2 on the Hard Music Chart and No. 3 on the Rock Chart.  

The new leg of gigs follows a spring North American run and its ongoing European excursion. 

Recent reports submitted to Pollstar’s BoxOffice include a sold-out April 12 show at New York’s Beacon Theatre that sold 2,746 tickets and grossed $210,712 and a June 27 gig at Berlin’s Tempodrom that sold 1,329 tickets and grossed $105,957 (95,024 euros).

The fall tour launches Sept. 26 at the Louisville Palace in Louisville, Ky., and dates are booked through Nov. 11 at Centre In The Square in Kitchener, Ontario.  

Tickets go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. local time.

Here’s the routing. 

9-26 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace 

9-27 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre 

9-29 Canton, OH Canton Palace Theatre 

10-1 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center 

10-2 St. Louis, MO Stifel Theatre 

10-4 Baltimore, MD Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center 

10-5 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Memorial Auditorium 

10-6 Richmond, VA Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts 

10-8 Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center

10-9 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 

10-11 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre New Jersey

10-12 Albany, NY Palace Theatre

10-15 Brookville, NY Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

10-17 Chattanooga, TN Tivoli Theatre • Walker Theatre • Memorial Auditorium

10-18 Memphis, TN Elvis Presley’s Graceland 

10-19 Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi 

10-22 San Antonio, TX Majestic & Empire Theatres

10-23 El Paso, TX Abraham Chavez Theatre 

10-24 Mesa, AZ Ikeda Theater Mesa Arts Center 

10-26 Tucson, AZ Tucson Convention Center

10-27 El Cajon, CA The Magnolia

10-28 Riverside, CA Riverside Live 

10-30 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic 

11-1 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

11-4 Omaha, NE Omaha Performing Arts

11-5 Madison, WI Overture Center for the Arts

11-6 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre

11-9 Syracuse, NY The Oncenter

11-11 Kitchener, ONT Centre In The Square