Dream Theater Announces Summer Tour with the Crimson Projekct

by Kevin Johnson Friday, April 27th, 2012

Prog fans will have lots to look forward to this summer as Dream Theater is teaming up with Crimson Projekct for a hefty North American tour. The two bands will be kicking it off on June 15th in Rochester, New York before hitting Quebec, then criss-crossing the U.S.

This marks the second North American leg of Dream Theater’s tour in support of A Dramatic Turn of Events, which dropped last year and featured a Grammy nomination for the single “On The Backs Of Angels”.

For those who missed the Two of a Perfect Pair Tour, the Crimson Projekct brings together King Crimson vets Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Pat Mastelotto with band members Julie Slick, Markus Reuter, and Tobias Ralph, for a Crimson-centric performance.

If you’ve been doing the math, that means the tour features bass work from Dream Theater’s John Myung, King Crimson’s Tony Levin, and Adrian Belew Power Trio’s Julie Slick all in one night.

Hold on to your hats.

Dream Theater / The Crimson Projekct Summer 2012 Tour Dates:

June 15, 2012: Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
June 16, 2012: Montebello, QC – D-TOX Rockfest
June 17, 2012: Lewiston, NY – Artpark
June 19, 2012: Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion
June 21, 2012: Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
June 22, 2012: Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
June 24, 2012: Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theater
June 26, 2012: Minneapolis, MN – State Theater
June 27, 2012: Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
June 28, 2012: Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theater
July 1, 2012: San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
July 2, 2012: Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheater
July 3, 2012: Anaheim, CA – The Grove of Anaheim
July 5, 2012: El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre
July 6, 2012: San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theater
July 7, 2012: Austin, TX – ACL Live
July 9, 2012: Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre
July 12, 2012: Richmond, VA – The National
July 13, 2012: Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
July 14, 2012: Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 17, 2012: Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
July 18, 2012: Huntington, NY – Paramount Theater
July 19, 2012: Huntington, NY – Paramount Theater
July 21, 2012: Chester, PA – Harrah’s Chester Downs

In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.