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The following was posted in JR’s tour diary on October 31st 2002:

In this band you NEVER know what is gonna happen. It is a group made up of very unusual, unpredictable characters! Tonight we played in Fuerth […]

According to the band, the correct pronunciation is ‘yit-say-jam’.

The story is losely based on the movie “Dead Again” with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, directed by Kenneth Branagh.

This is Mike Portnoys brief summary:
MP: It’s a story about a person in the modern day, 199 […]

Nicky Lemons is Derek Sherinian’s alter ego. Supported by the Migraine Bros (Petrucci and Portnoy), his hit song “I Don’t Like You” was played as an encore to many shows during the Touring Into Infinity world t […]

Nightmare Cinema is a warped version of Dream Theater. It features John Petrucci on drums, John Myung on keyboards, Mike Portnoy on bass, Derek Sherinian on guitar, and James LaBrie on vocals.

They made several […]

Aside from the obvious (Charlie Dominici and James LaBrie):

Steve Stone sang after almost having been given the job as the new singer of Dream Theater, a show where Dream Theater opened for Marillion. The show […]

The “Ronnie Scott’s Uncovered Gig” was a show in which Dream Theater played a full show of cover tunes. Several special guests appeared as DT played the music that has influenced their own writings and styles. The […]

The following have only ever been played live (and not recorded in a studio setting):

“Bombay Vindaloo” (improvised jam, available on LATM)

“Moon Bubbles” (available on Taste the Memories FCCD) […]

The short explanation is:

The band doesn’t have any control over which countries they play on tour. It all comes down to the promoter of the tour to decide which shows are played, and the decision is usually […]