DREAM THEATER: More North American Tour Dates Announced

May 11, 2007

DREAM THEATER has announced more dates for its upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off late July. Support at all shows will come from REDEMPTION (the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING) and Canada's INTO ETERNITY. So far the following dates have been confirmed:

Jul. 24 - OAT - San Diego, CA
Jul. 25 - Dodge Theater - Phoenix, AZ
Jul. 27 - Gibson Amphitheater - Los Angeles, CA
Jul. 28 - Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA
Jul. 30 - E Center - Salt Lake City, UT
Jul. 31 - Paramount Theater - Denver, CO
Aug. 02 - Nokia Theater - Dallas, TX
Aug. 03 - Verizon Wireless - Houston, TX
Aug. 06 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
Aug. 07 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
Aug. 09 - State Theater - Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 10 - Rosemont Theater - Chicago, IL
Aug. 11 - Tower City Amphitheater - Cleveland, OH
Aug. 13 - State Theater - Detroit, MI
Aug. 14 - Pier Six - Baltimore, MD
Aug. 16 - Expocite Site - Quebec City, QC
Aug. 17 - Bell Center - Montreal, QUE
Aug. 18 - Molson Amphitheater - Toronto, ON
Aug. 20 - University Of Buffalo Center for the Arts - Buffalo, NY
Aug. 21 - Bank Of America Pavillion - Boston, MA
Aug. 22 - Chevrolet Theater - Hartford, CT
Aug. 24 - PNC - Holmdel, NJ
Aug. 25 - Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY

A nine-minute video clip shot during the the recording of the DREAM THEATER song "The Dark Eternal Night" from the band's upcoming album, "Systematic Chaos", has been posted at YouTube.

A video interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, capured by The Mirror during Mike's recent promotional visit to Germany, has been posted online at YouTube.

A DREAM THEATER EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the group's new album, "Systematic Chaos", is available for download here (QuickTime, 38.5 MB). A new track, entitled "Constant Motion", is available for free at this location. Simply fill in your details and the download link will be sent directly to your e-mail.

"Systematic Chaos" will be released on Tuesday, June 5 (date may vary in different countries) through Roadrunner and will be available in two formats: regular-edition CD (cover) and a special-edition CD and DVD (cover).

DREAM THEATER will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, May 26 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST) at BBC.co.uk.

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