Progressive metal titans Dream Theater officially launched the spring/summer 2025 leg of their “40th Anniversary European Tour” on Tuesday night (June 3) at Logomo in Turku, Finland. The band’s performance marked the beginning of an extensive series of dates that will include both festival appearances and special “Evening With” headlining shows. You can watch the fan filmed videos down below.
Prior to the tour’s commencement, drummer Mike Portnoy shared insights into the band’s plans via social media. He expressed particular excitement for unique venues, stating: “Our summer 2025 European tour is gonna be a great cross section of festival dates and some very special ‘Evening With‘ headlining shows in some incredibly gorgeous & unique settings! (I’m personally so excited about playing the legendary venue in Pompeii where Pink Floyd filmed their film over 50 years ago…as well as the 2-night stand w different setlists at the gorgeous amphitheater in Plovdiv).”
Portnoy also detailed the varied setlist approach for the tour: “Places we haven’t played yet (Greece, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, etc) will get a variation of the DT40 show…places we are returning to since the last EU leg (Italy, Germany, Finland, Poland etc) will get a new setlist…and the festivals will each have their own variations based on set times…and just to re-iterate, the formal ‘Parasomnia Tour‘ will begin in the US in Sept and continue around the world into 2026…”
The setlist for the opening night in Turku, Finland, as reported by Setlist.fm, included:
- “Night Terror”
- “Act I: Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu”
- “Act I: Scene Three: I. Through My Words” (first time since 2020)
- “Act I: Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy” (first time since 2020)
- “Panic Attack”
- “The Enemy Inside” (first time with Portnoy; first time since 2014)
- “Midnight Messiah”
- “A Rite Of Passage”
- “Hollow Years” (’96 demo version)
- “The Dark Eternal Night”
- “Peruvian Skies” (first time since 2019; with “Wish You Were Here” and “Wherever I May Roam” excerpts)
- “Take The Time” (abridged version; first time since 2017)
Encore:
- 13. “As I Am”
- 14. “Pull Me Under”
Following their European run, Dream Theater will bring their “An Evening With Dream Theater – Parasomnia 2025” tour to North America. This U.S. leg will celebrate their recently released sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, which dropped on February 7, 2025, via InsideOut Music and marks Mike Portnoy‘s first release with the band since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings. The North American tour will span 30 cities, kicking off on September 5 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and concluding on October 25 in Long Island, New York. The band plans to perform Parasomnia in its entirety, alongside classic tracks and fan favorites.
Dream Theater – Upcoming 2025 Tour Dates:
Europe (June/July):
- June 3 – Turku, Finland – Logomo-sali
- June 5 – Sölvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
- June 7 – Nancy, France – Heavy Weekend
- June 10 – Fuengirola, Spain – Marenostrum Fuengirola
- June 12 – Zamora, Spain – Z! Live
- June 14 – Nickelsdorf, Austria – Nova Rock Festival
- June 19 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
- June 20 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhell
- June 21 – Clisson, France – Hellfest Open Air Festival
- June 23 – Sopot, Poland – Forest Opera
- June 25 – Oslo, Norway – Tons of Rock
- June 27 – Tallinn, Estonia – Tallinn Rock Festival
- June 28 – Grenchen, Switzerland – Summerside Festival
- June 30 – Marostica, Italy – Marostica Summer Festival Volksbank
- July 1 – Lucca, Italy – Lucca Summer Festival
- July 2 – Pompei, Italy – Anfiteatro Degli Scavi
- July 4 – Taormina, Italy – Teatro Antico
- July 6 – St. Julian’s, Malta – Eden Arena
- July 10 – Bonn, Germany – Kunst!Rasen
- July 11 – Hannover, Germany – Gilde Parkbühne
- July 12 – Nuremberg, Germany – Stadionpark
- July 14 – Hamburg, Germany – Stadtpark
- July 15 – Leipzig, Germany – Parkbühne
- July 17 – Turin, Italy – Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
- July 18 – Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France – Guitare en Scene
- July 20 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Ancient Theatre
- July 21 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Ancient Theatre
- July 23 – Athens, Greece – Release Athens
- July 25 – Sibiu, Romania – Artmania Festival
- July 27 – Istanbul, Turkey – Küçükçiftlik Park
- July 29 – Orange, France – Positiv Festival
North America – “An Evening With Dream Theater – Parasomnia 2025” (September/October):
- Sep. 05 – Reading, PA – Santander PAC
- Sep. 06 – Baltimore, MD – The Lyric
- Sep. 09 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston PAC
- Sep. 10 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound Amphitheater
- Sep. 12 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
- Sep. 13 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
- Sep. 14 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy (40th-anniversary tour rescheduled date)
- Sep. 16 – Charlotte, NC – Owens Auditorium
- Sep. 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center
- Sep. 19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life (Festival)
- Sep. 21 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
- Sep. 22 – Peoria, IL – Prairie Home Alliance Theater
- Sep. 24 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre
- Sep. 25 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
- Sep. 27 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
- Sep. 29 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
- Oct. 03 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock (Festival)
- Oct. 04 – Oceanside, CA – Frontwave Arena
- Oct. 05 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Terrace Theater
- Oct. 07 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater
- Oct. 08 – El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre
- Oct. 11 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
- Oct. 13 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
- Oct. 14 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory
- Oct. 17 – Hammond, IN – The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond
- Oct. 18 – Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre
- Oct. 20 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
- Oct. 22 – Providence, RI – Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- Oct. 23 – Schenectady, NY – Proctor’s Theatre
- Oct. 25 – Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum
