John Petrucci, the guitarist for the American progressive metal band Dream Theater, has scheduled a 28-date tour. The tour, which is set to start in October, will also include drummer Mike Portnoy, a former bandmate of John Petrucci. On October 5, in Providence, Rhode Island, the journey will begin. It will continue in Toronto through November 17th.
John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy, two of the band’s original members, will be performing together for the first time since Portnoy’s departure in 2010. Portnoy and John Petrucci had previously worked together on Terminal Velocity earlier in 2020.
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@JPetrucci @MikePortnoy John Petrucci As if that weren’t exciting enough, the opening act for every performance will be Meanstreak!
The presale code “TERMINAL” is now available for the October 13 event in NYC.
More dates will soon be announced, so check back regularly!
John Petrucci’s tour hashtag is #JohnPetrucci.
Bassist Dave LaRue and the all-female metal band Meanstreak will also be on the trip. Rena, the wife of Petrucci, and Marlene, the spouse of Portnoy, make up Meanstreak.
Tickets and Dates for John Petrucci’s 2022 North American Tour
Pre-sales for the John Petrucci concerts are presently being held on the Ticketmaster website. General Admission, Mezzanine, Premier Silver, and Silver Gold seating categories all have tickets available. These cost, in order, $45, $50, $65 and $125.
The following tour dates will include the guitarist:
Providence, Rhode Island on October 5 at The Strand
06 October at Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut
Boston, Massachusetts on October 7 at Berklee Performance Center
Red Bank, New Jersey on October 12 at Count Basie
October 13 at Town Hall in New York, NY
Glenside, Pennsylvania on October 14 at The Keswick Theatre
Washington, DC on October 15 at Lincoln Theater
Richmond, Virginia on October 17 at The National
Atlanta, Georgia on October 19 at the Buckhead Theatre
Nashville, Tennessee on October 20, CMA Theater
Charleston, SC on October 21 at Charleston Music Hall
Clearwater, Florida on October 22 at Capitol Theatre
Orlando, Florida on October 23 at the Hard Rock Café
New Orleans, LA on October 26 @ House of Blues
October 27 at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio, Texas
Houston, Texas on October 28 at Stafford Center
Oklahoma City, OK on October 29 at Tower Theatre
Dallas, Texas on October 30 at Factory Deep Ellum
Phoenix, Arizona on November 2 at the Celebrity Theater
San Diego, California on November 3 at The Magnolia
November 4th, Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, California
5 November, House of Blues, Anaheim, California
San Francisco, California on November 7 at the Palace of Fine Arts
November 12 at Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chicago, Illinois on November 13 at The Vic
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 14 at Pabst Theater
Cleveland, Ohio on November 16 at House of Blues
Toronto, Ontario, November 17, at Danforth Music Hall
Information on Dream Theater
Majesty, an American progressive metal band, became Dream Theater in 1985. The group was founded by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they were students at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. To focus on their band, which eventually gained fame as Dream Theater, the band’s members dropped out of college.
Guitarist Petrucci, bassist Myung, singer James LaBrie, keyboardist Jordan Rudess, and drummer Mike Mangini make up the band at the moment. The only original band members who have remained active with the group since its formation are Petrucci and Myung. 2010 saw Portnoy’s resignation.
The group has so far put out fifteen studio albums, the best-selling of which is 1992’s Images and Words. The song The Alien from the band’s 2021 album, A View from Top of the World, most recently won the group their first Grammy for Best Metal Performance.
On August 10th, Dream Theater gave a different performance in Indonesia. On August 14, they are scheduled to perform at the Download Festival in Japan before starting the South American part of their tour. Portnoy will, however, only tour with John Petrucci in North America.