Dream Theater is set to record their November 23 show at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France for a new live album. According to Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy in an interview with Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk (via Blabbermouth), the Paris live album is likely one of two as the band shifts from 40th anniversary mode to promoting their upcoming record Parasomnia.
"Yeah, we filmed and recorded the big O2, the first night [in London], just mainly for posterity and for the archives," said Portnoy. "But we do have plans to film our show in Paris [on November 23] for a live Blu-ray and a live album.
"The thing is we're gonna be on the road till the end of next year, and the new album doesn't even come out till February, so this world tour is gonna kinda go through two phases. The whole first phase, which would be the first six to eight months will be the 40th-anniversary reunion celebration, but at some point mid-next year, we're gonna transition into a full tour cycle supporting the upcoming album. So even with the live album we're gonna record in Paris, that's probably one of two releases that we'll probably do because we're gonna wanna do a proper live release once we start playing the new album as well."
Pre-orders for the new Dream Theater record Parasomnia, due out February 7, are available here. You can also catch Dream Theater at one of their ongoing 40th anniversary world tour dates below. Tickets are available here.
11/6 Helsinki, Finland Metro Areena
11/8 Stockholm. Sweden Waterfront
11/9 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
11/10 Copenhagen, Denmark Poolen
11/12 Luxembourg Rockhal
11/13 Zurich, Switzerland The Hall
11/14 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
11/16 Lisbon, Portugal MEO Arena
11/17 Madrid, Spain La Cubierta de Leganés
11/20 Stuttgart, Germany Beethovensaal
11/21 Frankfurt, Germany Jahrhundderthalle
11/23 Paris, France Adidas Arena
11/24 Amsterdam AFAS Live
12/7 Mexico City, Mexico Explanada Estadio Azteca
12/10 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Befly Hall
12/13 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Vivo Rio
12/15 Sao Paulo, Brazil Vibra
12/16 Curitiba, Brazil Live Curitiba
12/17 Porto Alegre, Brazil Araújo Vianna
12/19 Buenos Aires, Argentina Movistar Arena
12/21 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
12/22 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
2/7 Philadelphia, PA The Met
2/8 Raleigh, NC Martin Marietta Center
2/10 Nashville, TN Opry House
2/11 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
2/12 Biloxi, MI Hard Rock Café
2/14 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
2/15 Dallas, TX Texas Trust CU
2/16 San Antonio, TX Majestic
2/18 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Center
2/19 Highland, CA Yaamava Theater
2/21 Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea
2/22 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater
2/24 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic
2/25 Sacramento, CA Safe Credit Union Performing
2/27 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
2/28 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
3/2 Reno, NV Grand Sierra
3/4 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
3/6 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom
3/8 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
3/9 Cleveland, OH MGM Northfield Park
3/11 Toronto, ON Coca-Cola Coliseum
3/12 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
3/14 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theater
3/15 Boston. MA Boch Center
3/17 Rochester, NY Kodak
3/18 Wheeling, WV Capitol Theater
3/19 Cincinnati, OH Brady Music Center
3/21 Washington, DC The Anthem
3/22 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
