The pillars of progressive metal, Dream Theater, are coming to Release Athens 2025
Release Athens 2025 welcomes Dream Theater, on Wednesday July 23rd at Plateia Nerou. With the classic lineup in place, after the grand return of Mike Portnoy, the mighty Americans celebrate 40 years of a glorious career that has left an indelible mark on progressive metal with the biggest show they have ever played!
More acts to be announced soon!
When John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy and John Myung met at the world’s leading music school, Berklee College of Music, in 1985, no one could have imagined what they would create together in the years to come. Over the past four decades, Dream Theater has done it all, selling over 15 million records, winning a Grammy (for “The Alien“), topping charts all over the world, but most of all, being recognized as the band that elevated and established progressive metal as an important subgenre of the scene.
Their impressive discography includes milestones in the history of heavy metal, since among them are undisputed masterpieces that are not reduced to the legendary “Images And Words” (1992), “Awake” (1994), “Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory” (1999) and “Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence” (2002), but also include the more recent “The Astonishing” (2016) and “A View From The Top Of The World” (2021), that not only received critical acclaim from music experts and fans, but they were also huge artistic and commercial achievements.
And if the above were enough to characterize their upcoming performance at Release Athens 2025 as “highly anticipated”, Dream Theater return with new material, this time – after almost 15 years – together with Mike Portnoy, who besides being a jaw-dropping drummer and founding member of the group, was one of the main compositional cogs of the band’s golden era. “Night Terror“, the first sample from “Parasomnia“, the 16th album of their career, to be released on February 7th 2025, surpassed 1 million streams in the first 24 hours of its release, causing a frenzy among their diehard fans, who are about to celebrate four decades of incredible intensity and creativity with Petrucci, Portnoy, Myung, Labrie and Rudess. On Wednesday July 23rd, the loyal home crowd will be lucky enough to see this huge group with all their “weapons” at their disposal.
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Tickets go on sale on Thursday October 24th, at 12:00.
Also, limited VIP tickets are available.
This category includes the following premium benefits:
- Separate raised area with stands & stools for everyone
- Open-bar
- Separate Entrance Gate
- Private parking
- Separate toilets
- Festival Souvenir
Tickets Available:
By Phone: at 211770000
Online: at www.releaseathens.gr / more.com
Retail: https://www.more.com/en/physical-spots/
For all information (prices, line up, access etc.) visit www.releaseathens.gr
Tickets / Availability for People with disabilities.
The Festival ensures accessibility for People with Disabilities by providing a designated area with an unobstructed view of the stage. This special area is wheelchair accessible and offers seating, dedicated restrooms, and free parking.
To purchase Disability Access tickets, please email your request to support@releaseathens.gr, and attach your disability card. This card must be presented upon arrival at the Festival to gain access to the designated areas.
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