Along for the Ride (tour)

Along for the Ride was a world tour by the American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater in support of their self-titled studio album, which was released on September 24, 2013. The tour started in Europe on January 15, 2014. The tour dates for Europe, which were published on the band's official website (June 24, 2013), represent the first leg in Europe.^[1] On December 17, 2013, the tour dates for North America in March and April 2014 were announced.^[2] Subsequent announcements were made for the third leg of the tour continuing in Europe,^[3][4][5] as well as subsequent dates in South America, Asia and Australia.^{[6] [7][8]}

Tour dates

Setlist

Unlike previous Dream Theater tours, the setlist remained consistent across most of the shows. It showcases several songs from Dream Theater's self-titled album, as well as the entire second half of Awake, in celebration of the album's 20th anniversary. The show also closes with a performance of four songs from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, in celebration of that album's 15th anniversary. The only alterations to the set lists were when the band played festivals or when technical difficulties caused the first or second set to end early.

• False Awakening Suite (intro tape) (orchestra track only, with album cover montage)
• The Enemy Inside
• The Shattered Fortress
• On the Backs of Angels
• The Looking Glass
• Trial of Tears
• Enigma Machine (with Mike Mangini drum solo)
• Along for the Ride
• Breaking All Illusions

Intermission (with a video montage consisting of clips of covers and actual and spoofed advertisements)

• The Mirror
• Lie
• Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
• Scarred
• Space-Dye Vest
• Illumination Theory

Encore:

• Overture 1928
• Strange Déjà Vu
• The Dance of Eternity
• Finally Free

Personnel

• James LaBrie – lead vocals
• John Petrucci – guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals
• Jordan Rudess – keyboards, continuum
• John Myung – bass guitar
• Mike Mangini – drums

References