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Mike Portnoy - Progressive Nation Tour update

May 13, 2008

Mike Portnoy with Dream Theater have begun their last tour leg in North America after a year on the road. The Progressive Nation Tour features an ALL SABIAN ARTIST bill! Martin Axenrot with the Swedish outfit OPETH, Blake Richardson with BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME & Chris Gartmann and his band THREE. Portnoy hand picked these bands to share the stage with Dream Theater which is one heavy compliment to each of these three drummers. "A deserved compliment," says SABIAN Artist Relations Manager Chris Stankee. "THREE was a band I wasn't switched on to until Mike clued me in. They're incredible musicians and drummers will love their set so get there early. Blake's band Between the Buried and Me are brutal. They've got it covered from blast beats to melodic interludes. Look for them in Europe after the Prog Nation tour playing with Meshuggah. Opeth goes on just before Dream Theater. As if anyone needed any more evidence that some of the best and most unique metal comes from Sweden here you go. Portnoy and the boys put together an amazing set list spanning their entire catalog. Dream Theater fans take their set lists seriously and Mike obliges by keeping records of all the set lists for each show and mixes up the songs each time they come back. Fans return the favor by coming to see them again and again."

ONE NATION, UNDER PROG...
www.progressivenation2008.com

Date  Location  Venue
Tue Apr 29, 2008  Mexico City, Mexico  National Auditorium *
Fri May 02, 2008  Los Angeles, CA  Gibson Amphitheater
Sat May 03, 2008  Oakland, CA  Paramount Theater
Mon May 05, 2008  Seattle, WA  Wamu Theater
Tue May 06, 2008  Vancouver, BC  Orpheum
>Fri May 09, 2008  Calgary, ALB  Macewan Hall
Sat May 10, 2008  Calgary, ALB  Macewan Hall
Mon May 12, 2008  Minneapolis, MN  Myth
Tue May 13, 2008  Chicago, IL  Rosemont Theater
Wed May 14, 2008  Detroit, MI  The Fillmore
Fri May 16, 2008  Columbus, OH  LC Amphitheater
Sat May 17, 2008  Cleveland, OH  Time Warner Amphitheater @ Tower City
Sun May 18, 2008  Albany, NY  The Armory
Tue May 20, 2008  Boston, MA  Orpheum Theater
Wed May 21, 2008  New York, NY  Terminal 5
Thu May 22, 2008  New York, NY  Terminal 5
Mon May 26, 2008  Washington DC  DAR Constitution Hall
Tue May 27, 2008  Richmond, VA  The National
Wed May 28, 2008  Atlanta, GA  Tabernacle
Fri May 30, 2008  Miami, FL  The Fillmore
Sat May 31, 2008  Orlando, FL  Hard Rock
Sun Jun 01, 2008  Tampa, FL  Ruth Eckerd Hall
Wed Jun 04, 2008  San Juan, Puerto Rico  Coliseo of Puerto Rico *

Look for Dream Theater's latest double CD release Greatest Hit (?and 21 other pretty cool songs) now in stores now.

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