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
Shows	51
Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Opeth, Bigelf, Scale the Summit, Unexpect tour chronology
Black Clouds & Silver Linings Tour (2009-2010) Progressive Nation 2009 (2009) The Final Frontier World Tour (2010)

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.^[1]

Contents 1 Lineups 1.1 North American tour 1.2 European tour 2 Tour dates 3 Personnel 3.1 Dream Theater 3.2 Opeth 3.3 Bigelf 3.4 Unexpect 3.5 Zappa Plays Zappa 3.6 Scale the Summit 4 References

Lineups

North American tour

• Dream Theater
• Zappa Plays Zappa
• Bigelf
• Scale the Summit
• Queensryche (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
02009-07-2424 July 2009	Miami, Florida	United States	Filmore
02009-07-2525 July 2009	Hollywood, Florida		Hard Rock Live
02009-07-2626 July 2009	Clearwater, Florida		Ruth Eckerd Hall
02009-07-2828 July 2009	Atlanta, Georgia		The Tabernacle
02009-07-2929 July 2009	Asheville, North Carolina		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
02009-07-3131 July 2009	Upper Darby, Pennsylvania		Tower Theater
02009-08-011 August 2009	Columbia, Maryland		Merriweather Post Pavilion
02009-08-022 August 2009	Boston, Massachusetts		Bank of America Pavilion
02009-08-044 August 2009	Albany, New York		Palace Theater
02009-08-055 August 2009	Wallingford, Connecticut		Chevrolet Theater
02009-08-077 August 2009	Asbury Park, New Jersey		Asbury Park Convention Hall
02009-08-088 August 2009	Farmingville, New York		Brookhaven Amphitheater
02009-08-099 August 2009	New York City, New York		Beacon Theatre
02009-08-1111 August 2009	Quebec City, Quebec	Canada	The Agora
02009-08-1212 August 2009	Montreal, Quebec		Bell Centre
02009-08-1414 August 2009	Toronto, Ontario		Molson Amphitheater
02009-08-1616 August 2009	Winnipeg, Manitoba		The Burton Cummings Theater
02009-08-1818 August 2009	Calgary, Alberta		MacEwan Hall
02009-08-1919 August 2009	Edmonton, Alberta		Shaw Conference Centre
02009-08-2121 August 2009	Minneapolis, Minnesota	United States	Orpheum Theatre
02009-08-2222 August 2009	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Riverside Theater
02009-08-2323 August 2009	Chicago, Illinois		Chicago Theatre
02009-08-2525 August 2009	Denver, Colorado		Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
02009-08-2727 August 2009	San Jose, California		San Jose Civic Auditorium
02009-08-2828 August 2009	Paradise, Nevada		The Joint
00209-08-2929 August 209	Los Angeles, California		Greek Theatre
Leg 2: Europe
02009-09-2323 September 2009	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
02009-09-2525 September 2009	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
02009-09-2626 September 2009	Oslo	Norway	Spektrum
02009-09-2727 September 2009	Copenhagen	Denmark	KB Hallen
02009-09-2929 September 2009	Berlin	Germany	Arena
02009-09-3030 September 2009	Bydgoszcz	Poland	Lucznizca Hall
02009-10-022 October 2009	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
02009-10-033 October 2009	Dusseldorf		Philipshalle
02009-10-044 October 2009	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
02009-10-066 October 2009	Lille		Le Zénith
02009-10-077 October 2009	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
02009-10-099 October 2009	Manchester	United Kingdom	O2 Apollo Manchester
02009-10-1010 October 2009	London		Wembley Arena
02009-10-1111 October 2009	Glasgow		SECC
02009-10-1717 October 2009	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
02009-10-1818 October 2009	Frankfurt	Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
02009-10-1919 October 2009	Ludwigsburg		Arena Ludwigsburg
02009-10-2222 October 2009	Porto	Portugal	Pavilhão Rosa Mota
02009-10-2323 October 2009	Madrid	Spain	La Cubierta
02009-10-2424 October 2009	Barcelona		Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
02009-10-2626 October 2009	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
02009-10-2727 October 2009	Rome		PalaLottomatica
02009-10-2929 October 2009	Bologna		Futurshow Station
02009-10-3030 October 2009	Conegliano		Palasport
02009-10-3131 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

References

Dream Theater James LaBrie · John Petrucci · John Myung · Jordan Rudess · Mike Mangini Mike Portnoy · Kevin Moore · Derek Sherinian · Charlie Dominici · Chris Collins Studio albums When Dream and Day Unite · Images and Words · Awake · Falling into Infinity · Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory · Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence · Train of Thought · Octavarium · Systematic Chaos · Black Clouds & Silver Linings · A Dramatic Turn of Events Live releases Live at the Marquee · Once in a LIVEtime · Live Scenes from New York · Live at Budokan · Score · Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Compilations Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) EPs A Change of Seasons · Wither Videos Images and Words: Live in Tokyo · 5 Years in a Livetime · Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York Songs "Pull Me Under" · "Through Her Eyes" · "Twelve-step Suite" · "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" · "Stream of Consciousness" · "Octavarium" · "Wither" · "On the Backs of Angels" Tours Progressive Nation 2009 · The Final Frontier World Tour · A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour Associated acts Explorers Club · Liquid Tension Experiment · Nightmare Cinema · OSI · Platypus · The Jelly Jam · Transatlantic Other Discography · Band members · Songs by lyricist · Majesty Demos · Lifting Shadows · G3 · Gigantour · Roadrunner Records  Book ·  Category ·  Portal