Progressive Nation 2009

Progressive Nation 2009

Tour by Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Opeth, Bigelf, Scale the Summit, Unexpect
Start date	July 24, 2009
End date	October 31, 2009
Legs	2
No. of shows	51
Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Opeth, Bigelf, Scale the Summit, Unexpect concert chronology

Progressive Nation 2009 was a North American and European tour headlined by the progressive metal band Dream Theater. The tour's concept was created by the drummer Mike Portnoy. The first leg of the tour began on July 24, 2009 in Miami and ended on August 29, 2009 in Los Angeles. The second leg began on September 23 in Helsinki, Finland and ended on October 31 in Ljublijana, Slovenia. This tour was part of the Dream Theater Black Clouds & Silver Linings World Tour, which included a previous European summer tour and following legs in Oceania, South America, North America (supporting Iron Maiden) and two final shows in Japan. It is also the band’s last official tour that featured their founding member and drummer Mike Portnoy before his departure from the group in September 2010.

Setlists

Dream Theater songs performed on the North American leg

• A Nightmare to Remember
• A Rite of Passage
• Hollow Years
• Erotomania
• Voices
• The Count of Tuscany
• Metropolis pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper
• Prophets of War
• Sacrificed Sons
• Misunderstood
• The Dance of Eternity
• Take the Time
• One Last Time
• Solitary Shell
• Constant Motion
• Beyond This Life
• In the Name of God
• Forsaken
• As I Am
• The Camera Eye (Rush cover, only at Toronto show)
• Pull Me Under

Dream Theater songs performed on the European leg

• A Nightmare to Remember
• A Rite of Passage
• Hollow Years
• Erotomania
• Voices
• Forsaken
• The Spirit Carries On
• As I Am
• The Count of Tuscany
• The Mirror
• Lie
• Sacrificed Sons
• Wither
• The Dance of Eternity
• One Last Time
• In the Name of God
• Prophets of War
• Solitary Shell
• Constant Motion
• Take the Time
• Pull Me Under

Lineups

North American tour

• Dream Theater
• Zappa Plays Zappa
• Bigelf
• Scale the Summit
• Queensrÿche (only on the Washington, D.C. show)

European tour

• Dream Theater
• Opeth
• Bigelf
• Unexpect (Not on the Helsinki show)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1: North America
24 July 2009	Miami, Florida	United States	Filmore
25 July 2009	Hollywood, Florida		Hard Rock Live
26 July 2009	Clearwater, Florida		Ruth Eckerd Hall
28 July 2009	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
29 July 2009	Asheville, North Carolina		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
31 July 2009	Upper Darby, Pennsylvania		Tower Theater
1 August 2009	Columbia, Maryland		Merriweather Post Pavilion
2 August 2009	Boston, Massachusetts		Bank of America Pavilion
4 August 2009	Albany, New York		Palace Theater
5 August 2009	Wallingford, Connecticut		Chevrolet Theater
7 August 2009	Asbury Park, New Jersey		Asbury Park Convention Hall
8 August 2009	Farmingville, New York		Brookhaven Amphitheater
9 August 2009	New York City		Beacon Theatre
11 August 2009	Quebec City	Canada	The Agora
12 August 2009	Montreal		Bell Centre
14 August 2009	Toronto		Molson Amphitheater
16 August 2009	Winnipeg		The Burton Cummings Theater
18 August 2009	Calgary		MacEwan Hall
19 August 2009	Edmonton		Shaw Conference Centre
21 August 2009	Minneapolis	United States	Orpheum Theatre
22 August 2009	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
23 August 2009	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
25 August 2009	Denver		Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
27 August 2009	San Jose, California		San Jose Civic Auditorium
28 August 2009	Paradise, Nevada		The Joint
29 August 2009	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
Leg 2: Europe
23 September 2009	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
25 September 2009	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
26 September 2009	Oslo	Norway	Spektrum
27 September 2009	Copenhagen	Denmark	K.B. Hallen
29 September 2009	Berlin	Germany	Arena
30 September 2009	Bydgoszcz	Poland	Łuczniczka
2 October 2009	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
3 October 2009	Düsseldorf		Philipshalle
4 October 2009	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
6 October 2009	Lille		Zénith de Lille
7 October 2009	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
9 October 2009	Manchester	United Kingdom	O2 Apollo Manchester
10 October 2009	London		Wembley Arena
11 October 2009	Glasgow		SECC
17 October 2009	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
18 October 2009	Frankfurt	Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
19 October 2009	Ludwigsburg		Arena Ludwigsburg
22 October 2009	Porto	Portugal	Pavilhão Rosa Mota
23 October 2009	Madrid	Spain	La Cubierta
24 October 2009	Barcelona		Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
26 October 2009	Assago	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
27 October 2009	Rome		PalaLottomatica
29 October 2009	Bologna		Futurshow Station
30 October 2009	Conegliano		Palasport
31 October 2009	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Tivoli Hall

Personnel

Dream Theater

• James LaBrie – lead vocals
• John Petrucci – guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Portnoy – drums, backing vocals
• John Myung – bass guitar
• Jordan Rudess – keyboards

Opeth

• Mikael Åkerfeldt – lead vocals, guitar
• Fredrik Åkesson – guitar, backing vocals
• Martin Mendez – bass guitar
• Per Wiberg – keyboards, backing vocals
• Martin Axenrot – drums

Bigelf

• Damon Fox – lead vocals, keyboards
• Ace Mark – guitar
• Duffy Snowhill – bass
• Froth – drums

Unexpect

• Leilindel – vocals
• Syriak – vocals, guitar
• Artagoth – vocals, guitar
• ChaotH – bass guitar
• Landryx – drums
• Blaise Borboën-Léonard – violin

Zappa Plays Zappa

• Dweezil Zappa – guitar, vocals
• Scheila Gonzalez – saxophone, flute, keyboards and vocals
• Pete Griffin – bass guitar
• Jamie Kime – guitar
• Billy Hulting – marimba, mallets and percussions
• Joe Travers – drums, vocals
• Ben Thomas – lead vocals, trumpet
• Chris Norton – keyboards, violin

Scale the Summit

• Chris Letchford – seven- and eight-string guitar
• Jordan Eberhardt – bass guitar
• Pat Skeffington – drums
• Travis Levrier – seven-string guitar