Dream Theater have started their massive "Distance Over Time" tour back up with a fresh new leg in Europe. The Boston prog metal band kicked things off over the weekend on January 11th at AFAS Live in Amsterdam, where they unveiled the same 19-song setlist they brought to other legs of the tour in 2019.
On kickoff night, however, they join many other heavy melodic acts, like Tool and Styx, in paying tribute to the death of Neil Peart of Rush. The band is a huge influence to many prog bands, and Dream Theater is no exception.
First, they trailed "Through My Words" with 30 seconds of silence for Peart, then during the encore, they tied "At Wit's End" with Rush's "Closer to the Heart" at the end, played by John Petrucci.
Watch the whole performance below:
For the rest of the set, here's a refresher on what you can except from their "Distance Over Time" Tour.
They walk out to Nick Phoenix & Thomas J. Bergersen's "Atlas (Instrumental Alt)" before going into Act 1. The first Act is made up of six songs of fan favorites a Distance Over Time licks. It kicks off with "Untethered Angel."
Act 2 features a performance of the entire album Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From a Memory in sequencing order, to celebrate over 20 years since its release. They encore with "At Wit's End."
See the full setlist below:
The performance is mainly centered around the music, with heir multi-level stage setup so that the audience can see every member shred in their own right. Color and strobing light effects aid in the intense performance and a large monitor backdrop displays works of art.
Catch Dream Theater in Europe at one of the dates below!
Dream Theater 2020 European tour
Jan 14: Stockholm Cirkus, Sweden
Jan 15: Stockholm Cirkus, Sweden
Jan 17: Helsinki Icehall, Finland
Jan 18: Oulu Teatri Oulu, Finland
Jan 20: Trondheim Spektrum, Norway
Jan 21: Oslo Spektrum, Norway
Jan 23: Hamburg Sporthalle, Germany
Jan 24: Helsingor Kulturvaerftet Hal 14, Denmark
Jan 26: Paris Seine Musicale, France
Jan 27: Lyon Halle Tony Garnier, France
Jan 29: Barcelona St Jordi Club, Spain
Jan 31: Madrid Wizink Center, Spain
Feb 01: Porto Gondomar Pavilion, Portugal
Feb 02: Lisbon Campo Pequeno, Portugal
Feb 05: Ludwigsburgc MHP Arena, Germany
Feb 06: Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle, Germany
Feb 08: Budapest Arena, Hungary
Feb 09: Munich Zenith, Germany
Feb 11: Rome Palazzo dello Sport, Italy
Feb 12: Milan Mediolanum Forum, Italy
Feb 14: Zurich Samsung Hall, Switzerland
Feb 15: Prague Tipsport Arena, Czech Republic
Feb 16: Wroclaw Orbita Hall, Poland
Feb 18: Hannover Swizz Life, Germany
Feb 21: London Eventim Apollo, UK
Feb 23: Glasgow SEC Armadillo, UK
