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2017-04-25 - Dream Theater - Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands

Review

Dream Theater returns to the 013 venue barely two and a half months after their previous sold-out show in February. This show was initially scheduled at the ‘AFAS Live’ venue in Amsterdam (formerly known as the Heineken Music Hall) but relocated and downsized to the somewhat smaller 013 venue due to "production reasons". This time the show wasn't sold-out as was the case in February but I’ve been told that at least 2.500 fans filled the floor at the beautiful 013 venue (which capacity is 3.000), which is still decent in my opinion.

I won’t go into details about the songs they've played since the setlist was pretty much the same as the setlist they've played during the February show [which you can read here]. So, unfortunately, no surprises for those who’d seen Dream Theater earlier this year in the same venue. As a matter of fact; the show felt to most of us as a `Strange Déjà vu’ (pun intended) with the exception of a hilarious 5-minute speech of John Petrucci, reminiscing about the earlier days that lead up to the release of `Images And Words’. John even made a little nod to the former International Fan Club (Then located in the Netherlands), which was a very nice and appreciated gesture on his behalf to those who were involved with the (now defunct) Fan Club.

The biggest difference to the February show was the fact that James Labrie has beaten his nasty cold that had troubled his performance a few months earlier which made this show the better one of the two recent 013-shows. All in all, this was an (another) evening of excellent performed progressive metal that left little to be desired except maybe for the lack of variation in the set-list. But you can't have it all, can you?

Denis Schoen
(This review has been first published on Headbanger's Lifestyle and can still be read here).

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Dream Theater at Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands 2017, Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour

Dream Theater at Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands 2017, Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour

Dream Theater at Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands 2017, Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour

Dream Theater at Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands 2017, Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour

Dream Theater at Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands 2017, Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour

Dream Theater at Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands 2017, Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour

More Dream Theater (and related) shows that I've attended:

  • 2022-05-13 - Dream Theater, Devin Townsend - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2020-01-11 - Dream Theater - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2019-06-15 - Dream Theater, Andy McKee - Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany
  • 2017-04-25 - Dream Theater - Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands
  • 2017-02-08 - Dream Theater - Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands
  • 2016-02-23 - Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2016-02-22 - Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2015-07-12 - Bospop Festival - Sportpark Boshoven, Weert, The Netherlands
  • 2014-07-16 - Poppodium 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands
  • 2014-02-18 - An Evening with Dream Theater - Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 2014-02-17 - An Evening with Dream Theater - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2014-02-08 - An Evening with Dream Theater - Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium
  • 2012-02-01 - Dream Theater / Periphery - IJsselhallen, Zwolle, The Netherlands
  • 2011-07-10 - Bospop Festival - Sportpark Boshoven, Weert, The Netherlands
  • 2009-10-17 - Dream Theater / Opeth / Bigelf / Unexpect - Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2009-10-07 - Dream Theater / Opeth / Bigelf / Unexpect - Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2009-10-03 - Dream Theater / Opeth / Bigelf / Unexpect - Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 2009-06-26 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Boeretang, Dessel, Belgium
  • 2009-06-24 - Dream Theater / Neal Morse - Amphitheater, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  • 2007-10-09 - Dream Theater / Symphony X - Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2007-10-07 - Dream Theater / Symphony X - Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 2007-10-04 - Dream Theater / Symphony X - Lotto Arena, Antwerpen, Belgium
  • 2007-06-17 - Fields Of Rock Festival - Walibi, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands
  • 2005-10-11 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2005-10-10 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2005-10-07 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 2005-06-26 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Boeretang, Dessel, Belgium
  • 2005-06-25 - Iron Maiden / Dream Theater / Within Temptation - Parc De Princes, Paris, France
  • 2005-06-11 - Arrow Rock Festival - De Schans, Lichtenvoorde, The Netherlands
  • 2004-01-30 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Westfalenhalle small version, Dortmund, Germany
  • 2004-01-27 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Palladium, Koln, Germany
  • 2004-01-24 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Forrest Nationa(a)l, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2004-01-18 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2004-01-17 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Hammersmith, London, England
  • 2003-06-29 - Dream Theater / Queensrÿche / Fates Warning - Tampa Bay P.A.C., Tampa Bay, FL, USA
  • 2003-06-28 - Dream Theater / Queensrÿche / Fates Warning - Pompano Beach Amphitheater, FL, USA
  • 2003-06-27 - Dream Theater / Queensrÿche / Fates Warning - House Of Blues, Orlando, FL, USA
  • 2002-11-03 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2002-11-02 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 2002-10-24 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Mutualite, Paris, France
  • 2002-10-23 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Mutualite, Paris, France
  • 2002-10-21 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Astoria, London, UK
  • 2002-10-20 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Astoria, London, UK
  • 2002-07-06 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Boeretang, Dessel, Belgium
  • 2002-06-24 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Stadhalle, Lichtenfels, Germany
  • 2002-02-19 - Dream Theater / Pain Of Salvation - Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2002-02-18 - Dream Theater / Pain Of Salvation - Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2002-02-09 - Dream Theater / Pain Of Salvation - The Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
  • 2002-02-08 - Dream Theater / Pain Of Salvation - Stadhalle, Boblingen, Germany
  • 2002-02-07 - Dream Theater / Pain Of Salvation - Le Zenith, Paris, France
  • 2002-02-05 - Dream Theater / Pain Of Salvation - Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium
  • 2002-02-04 - Dream Theater / Pain Of Salvation - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2000-10-15 - John Petrucci Clinic - Feedback, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2000-10-14 - Dream Theater / Porcupine Tree - De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
  • 2000-10-07 - Dream Theater / Porcupine Tree - Filharmonie, Filderstadt, Stuttgart, Germany
  • 2000-10-02 - Dream Theater / Porcupine Tree - Le Splendid, Lille, France
  • 2000-10-02 - John Petrucci Clinic - Guitar Studio, Lille, France
  • 2000-08-30 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
  • 2000-08-29 - Dream Theater (An Evening With…) - Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT, USA
  • 2000-07-09 - Bospop Festival - Sportpark Boshoven, Weert, The Netherlands
  • 2000-04-08 - Dream Theater / Spock’s Beard - Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 2000-04-07 - Dream Theater / Spock’s Beard - Le Zenith, Paris, France
  • 2000-04-01 - Dream Theater / Spock’s Beard - Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
  • 1999-11-14 - Dream Theater / Tiles - Palladium, Köln, Germany
  • 1999-11-12 - Dream Theater / Tiles - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1999-11-11 - Dream Theater / Tiles - IJsselhal, Zwolle, The Netherlands
  • 1999-11-08 - Dream Theater / Tiles - Docks, Hamburg, Germany
  • 1999-09-30 - Mike Portnoy Clinic - Feedback, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1999-09-29 - Spock’s Beard (/w Mike Portnoy) - Metropool, Hengelo, The Netherlands
  • 1999-09-29 - Mike Portnoy Clinic - De Lantaarn, Hellendoorn, The Netherlands
  • 1998-06-28 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Boeretang, Dessel, Belgium
  • 1998-06-27 - Waldrock Festival, Burgum, The Netherlands
  • 1998-06-22 - Dream Theater (Fan Club Show) - Nighttown, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1998-03-14 - Dream Theater / Vanden Plas - Halle Munsterland, Munster, Germany
  • 1998-03-13 - Dream Theater / Vanden Plas - Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 1998-02-26 - Dream Theater / Vanden Plas - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1997-12-09 - Dream Theater / Vanden Plas - The Forum, London, England
  • 1997-12-04 - Dream Theater / Vanden Plas - Biskuithalle, Bonn, Germany
  • 1997-12-03 - Dream Theater / Vanden Plas - De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
  • 1997-12-02 - Dream Theater / Vanden Plas - Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
  • 1997-05-03 - John Petrucci Clinic - Flanagan’s, Cologne, Germany
  • 1997-04-19 - Dream Theater / Enchant - Biskuithalle, Bonn, Germany
  • 1997-04-16 - Dream Theater / Enchant - Noorderligt, Tilburg, The Netherlands
  • 1997-04-15 - Dream Theater / Enchant - Noorderligt, Tilburg, The Netherlands
  • 1997-04-14 - Dream Theater / Enchant - Melkweg (The Max), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1996-03-19 - Mike Portnoy & John Petrucci Clinic - Willem II, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
  • 1996-03-18 - Mike Portnoy & John Petrucci Clinic - Falstaf, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1995-07-08 - Bospop Festival - Sportpark Boshoven, Weert, The Netherlands
  • 1995-03-11 - Dream Theater / Fates Warning - De Vereeniging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  • 1995-02-15 - Dream Theater / Fates Warning - Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • 1995-02-14 - Dream Theater / Fates Warning - Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • 1995-02-11 - Dream Theater / Fates Warning - Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 1993-10-31 - Aardschokdag - Rijnhal, Arnhem, The Netherlands
  • 1993-04-10 - Dream Theater / Topaz - Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands

More Dream Theater shows will be added soon. Watch this space!