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PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009 - EUROPEAN TOUR DATES! (updated 4/28/09)
Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:50 AM
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PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009 - EUROPEAN TOUR Dream Theater, Opeth, Bigelf & Unexpect September 23rd - Ice Hall - Helsinki, Finland
September 25th - Hovet - Stockholm, Sweden September 26th - Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
September 27th - KB Hallen - Copenhagen, Denmark
September 29th - Arena - Berlin, Germany
September 30th - Luczniczka Hall - Bydgoszcz, Poland
October 2nd - Sporthalle - Hamburg, Germany
October 4th - Zenith - Paris, France October 6th - Zenith - Lille, France
October 7th - Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands
October 18th - Jahhrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany October 19th - Ludwigsburg Arena - Ludwigsburg, Germany October 31st - Tivoli - Ljubljana, Slovenia
With many more dates to be announced soon!!!!! UPDATED TICKETING INFORMATION AT BOTTOM OF POST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DREAM THEATER TO TAKE THEIR “PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009” TOUR TO EUROPE / UK IN THE FALL WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: OPETH, BIGELF AND UNEXPECT New York progressive metal veterans DREAM THEATER will take their PROGRESSIVE NATION tour overseas for the first time with a run through Europe and the UK throughout Sept, Oct and Nov 2009. PROGRESSIVE NATION founder and mastermind, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, once again hand-picked the bands based on musicianship, originality and diversity…not necessarily by popularity and marquee value. He comments: “After the excitement of putting together two very cool PROGRESSIVE NATION packages for North America, I knew it was time to bring the concept overseas and share some of these other great bands with our amazing fans throughout Europe and the UK”. Joining the tour will be DT’s tourmates from PN08 (and Roadrunner Records labelmates), the legendary OPETH from Stockholm Sweden. Vocalist/Guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt was excited to partake in another PROGRESSIVE NATION experience: "Once my man "The Port" suggested they're going to bring PROGRESSIVE NATION over to Europe, I more or less begged him to get us on it, haha! We had such a great time doing it in North America and it did many great things for us as a band. It's fair to say that I can't wait to get going with this one. It will be a blast, believe me!!” Los Angeles band BIGELF will bring their unique brand of psychedelic, progressive hard rock to PN09. Vocalist/Keyboardist Damon Fox adds: "When I first met Mike Portnoy, I felt like we were cut from the same cloth, a brother from another mother. We could talk rock & roll for eons (we probably will on tour, hell yeah!). Being added to the PROGRESSIVE NATION tour feels like the planets have aligned for us and the elves have finally come home to Rivendell. The mentality of Dream Theater and PROGRESSIVE NATION reminds me of a quote from the great Willy Wonka, "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be..." We eagerly await our return to Northern Europe and on a special note, we have never performed in England. This has driven us completely mad over the years. We are just brimming with passion and excitement to be able to bring our music back to the homeland which has inspired us so deeply.” Opening the show each night will be Canada’s UNEXPECT who will surely blow people’s minds with their insane musicianship and avant garde style of extreme progressive metal. Guitarist Syriak had this to say: "How can we rationally express that crazy excitement we feel about this awesome turn of events…Upon getting offered by Mike to be on board this amazing prog vessel, we accepted at once to participate and add our own mad musical touch to the crew! Being part of the European leg of PN09 is an extreme honor for us and playing in company of such talented musicians shall be a true and heartfelt enjoyment! See you all on stage guys!! " The European leg of PROGRESSIVE NATION will follow on the heals of the North American version of PN09 which will run throughout July & Aug 2009 in the US and Canada featuring DREAM THEATER, ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, PAIN OF SALVATION and BEARDFISH. PROGRESSIVE NATION’s successful inaugural run throughout North America in 2008 featured OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and THREE. A festival and headlining run of Europe in June, followed by the two PN09 tours will be the first treks across the globe for DREAM THEATER in support of their newest Roadrunner Records release “Black Clouds & Silver Linings” which is slated for a late June 2009 release. For more information, including dates to be announced soon, visit: www.progressivenation2009.com (coming soon) www.dreamtheater.net www.myspace.com/dreamtheater  Wed Sept 23, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Tickets : http://www.menolippu.fi Fri Sept 25, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Hovet Stockholm, Sweden Tickets : http://www.livenation.se and http://www.ticnet.se Sat Sep 26, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Spektrum Oslo, Norway Tickets: http://www.oslospektrum.no and http://www.billettservice.no Sun Sept 27, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) KB Hallen Copenhagen, Denmark Tickets : http://www.billetnet.dk Tue Sept 29, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Arena Berlin, Germany Tickets : http://www.ticketonline.com/de/de/portal/111000350/production/8966-Dream+Theater/ Wed Sept 30, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Luczniczka Hall Bydgoszcz, Poland Tickets : http://www.rockserwis.pl/serwis.do?menu=search&cat=16&mcat=16&word=DREAM+THEATER&type=performer&l=2 Fri Oct 2, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Sporthalle Hamburg, Germany Tickets : http://www.ticketonline.com/de/de/portal/111000350/production/8966-Dream+Theater/ Sun Oct 4, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Zenith Paris, France Tickets : www.francebillet.com Fri Oct 7, 2009 (PN09 European Tour) Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands Tickets : http://www.livenation.nl
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