Go Behind the Scenes of Dream Theater’s Latest Tour in Their “Midnight Messiah” Video
A little over two weeks remain before the new Dream Theater album Parasomnia is finally released. Featuring the revitalized lineup with Mike Portnoy on drums, this has to be one of the more highly anticipated releases of 2025. With so little time remaining, the band opted to drop another single for fans to sink their teeth into — this time, it’s the track “Midnight Messiah.”
Along with an accompanying music video that showcases live footage and behind the scenes clips from their recent run of tour dates late last year, the track is special because it marks the first time Portnoy’s contributed lyrics since 2009. It also helps that the track barely feels like it’s seven minutes long and kicks ass.
“It was great writing lyrics again and contributing this chapter to the Parasomnia story. DT fans may get a kick out of discovering some of the hidden nuggets I planted in the song referencing many of my past DT lyrics…and the music video is a great representation of the excitement of the first two tour legs we recently completed throughout Europe and South America. Just in time to prepare for our next leg throughout North America which we are so excited to embark on.”
Parasomnia will be released on February 7, but you can preorder your copy today.
If you’re stoked to see Dream Theater live in 2025, complete with Mike Portnoy on drums, you will have plenty of chances to do that over the next few months.You can find a list of dates, as well as links to get your tickets today, down below.
An Evening With Dream Theater 40th Anniversary Tour 2025
February 7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met [Tickets]
February 8 – Raleigh, NC – Martin Marietta Center [Tickets]
February 10 – Nashville, TN – Opry House [Tickets]
February 11 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy [Tickets]
February 12 – Biloxi, MI – Hard Rock Café [Tickets]
February 14 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall [Tickets]
February 15 – Dallas, TX – Texas Trust CU [Tickets]
February 16 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic [Tickets]
February 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Center [Tickets]
February 19 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theater [Tickets]
February 21 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea [Tickets]
February 22 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater [Tickets]
February 24 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic [Tickets]
February 25 – Sacramento, CA – Safe Credit Union Performing [Tickets]
February 27 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theater [Tickets]
February 28 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium [Tickets]
March 2 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra [Tickets]
March 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center [Tickets]
March 6 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom [Tickets]
March 8 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre [Tickets]
March 9 – Cleveland, OH – MGM Northfield Park [Tickets]
March 11 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum [Tickets]
March 12 – Montreal, QC – Place des Arts [Tickets]
March 14 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theater [Tickets]
March 15 – Boston. MA – Boch Center [Tickets]
March 17 – Rochester, NY – Kodak [Tickets]
March 18 – Wheeling, WV – Capitol Theater [Tickets]
March 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Brady Music Center [Tickets]
March 21 – Washington, DC – The Anthem [Tickets]
March 22 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall [Tickets]
Parasomnia tracklist:
- In The Arms Of Morpheus (5:22)
- Night Terror (9:55)
- A Broken Man (8:30)
- Dead Asleep (11:06)
- Midnight Messiah (7:58)
- Are We Dreaming? (1:28)
- Bend The Clock (7:24)
- The Shadow Man Incident (19:32)
