Train of Thought Tour
Train of Thought Tour was the world tour by progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, promoting their seventh studio album, Train of Thought. Using the now-familiar An Evening With Dream Theater format, playing lengthy shows with a surprisingly sharp emphasis on changing setlists and incorporating cover songs. Early on in the tour, the band performed Train of Thought from start to finish in its entirety. The tour began January 16, 2004 in Manchester, England and concluded September 22, 2004 in Monterrey, Mexico.
Dream Theater also played a special show in Los Angeles on March 6, 2004 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the release of When Dream and Day Unite. In the second set, Portnoy announced that they would be doing something special, and the band performed that album in its entirety. The band was then joined on stage for the encore by Charlie Dominici who sang To Live Forever, his favorite Dream Theater song, and Derek Sherinian who assisted in keyboards on Metropolis. It is reported that Kevin Moore was invited to join them, but refused. The band would later release this portion of the show as When Dream and Day Reunite official bootleg.
The tour culminated in a show at the Nippon Budokan Hall, the most famous concert venue in Asia, where many famous live albums had been recorded. The show was recorded for a live album, which was released in its entirety as Live at Budokan which was released on DVD on October 5, 2004. The show is known for its high quality and the DVD version sold very high, being certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Dream Theater planned to follow up the tour with a vacation. However, they jumped at an opportunity to open for the progressive rock band Yes on their 35th anniversary tour in North American summer tour August–September 2004.
Typical setlist
- 1. As I Am
- 2. This Dying Soul
- 3. Beyond This Life
- 4. The Mirror
- 5. Hollow Years
- 6. War Inside My Head
- 7. The Test That Stumped Them All
- 8. Endless Sacrifice
- 9. Trial of Tears
- 10. The Spirit Carries On
- 11. Honor Thy Father
- 12. Caught In A Web
- 12. Goodnight Kiss
- 13. Solitary Shell
- 14. Stream of Consciousness
- 15. Another Day
- 16. Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper
- 17. In The Name of God
Songlist
| Album | Song | Times |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "Ytse Jam" | 1 |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "A Fortune in Lies" | 15 |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "Only A Matter of Time" | 13 |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" | 11 |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "Light Fuse and Get Away" | 2 |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "Afterlife" | 2 |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "Another Hand / The Killing Hand" | 1 |
| When Dream and Day Unite | "Status Seeker" | 1 |
| Images and Words | "Under a Glass Moon" | 22 |
| Images and Words | "Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper" | 36 |
| Images and Words | "Learning to Live" | 24 |
| Images and Words | "Pull Me Under" | 13 |
| Images and Words | "Wait for Sleep" | 32 |
| Images and Words | "Another Day" | 31 |
| Awake | "Caught in a Web" | 25 |
| Awake | "The Mirror" | 25 |
| Awake | "Erotomania" | 18 |
| Awake | "Voices" | 18 |
| Awake | "The Silent Man" | 18 |
| A Change of Seasons | "A Change of Seasons" | 19 |
| Falling into Infinity | "Trial of Tears" | 50 |
| Falling into Infinity | "Hollow Years" | 33 |
| Falling into Infinity | "New Millenium" | 13 |
| Falling into Infinity | "Peruvian Skies" | 8 |
| "Through My Words" | 16 | |
| "Finally Free" | 35 | |
| "The Spirit Carries On" | 25 | |
| "Fatal Tragedy" | 16 | |
| "Through Her Eyes" | 9 | |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "The Glass Prison" | 8 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "Disappear | 2 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "War Inside My Head" | 31 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "The Test That Stumped Them All" | 31 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "About to Crash " | 24 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "Losing Time/Grand Finale" | 24 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "About to Crash" | 22 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "Goodnight Kiss" | 19 |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | "The Great Debate" | 11 |
| Train of Thought | "As I Am" | 51 |
| Train of Thought | "This Dying Soul" | 55 |
| Train of Thought | "Endless Sacrifice" | 53 |
| Train of Thought | "Honor Thy Father" | 28 |
| Train of Thought | "Vacant" | 18 |
| Train of Thought | "Stream of Consciousness" | 59 |
| Train of Thought | "In the Name of God" | 52 |
Tour dates
Personnel
Dream Theater
- James LaBrie – lead vocals
- John Petrucci – guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Portnoy – drums, backing vocals
- John Myung – bass guitar
- Jordan Rudess – keyboards