DREAM THEATER

JERRY EWING

VENUE O2 ARENA, LONDON DATE 20/10/24 Wow. Just wow! It’s been a typically miserable October Sunday, but the heat is certainly rising inside the cavernous O2 Arena as Dream Theater kick off their 40th Anniversary tour in London. And it’s a spectacle to behold. Venue-wise, it’s a considerable step up for a band who were doing one night at Hammersmith Apollo just two years ago, and, although not sold out, the O2 is more than respectfully busy. But then it’s not just the opening night of the band’s 40th anniversary, but their first gig with drummer Mike Portnoy for 14 years (5,177 days, if anyone’s really counting!). And although in reality you probably couldn’t claim just one man is entirely responsible for the increase in audience size, the promise of…

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