Dream Theater -- Washington, DC -- May 26th, 2008

[leglessmoof]

My third Progressive Nation show. I missed Three due to traffic. The rest of the bands were all in top form. Opeth's Akerfeldt had some funny quotes as usual:

• "A lot of people don't like the screaming vocals. I don't like them either, I just decided to make a career out of it."
• "This next song is called..." and during the pause someone yelled "FREEBIRD!"
• "This song, naturally, is about death." (introducing Heir Apparent)

Dream Theater
In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1
Strange Deja Vu
Through My Words
Fatal Tragedy
Never Enough
Misunderstood
As I Am
The Ministry of Lost Souls
Take the Time (with Hot For Teacher interlude)
------Encore------
Medley
I. Metropolis
II. Learning to Live
III. A Change of Seasons Pt. VII: The Crimson Sunset

Opeth
Demon of the Fall
The Baying of the Hounds
To Rid the Disease
Wreath
Heir Apparent
The Drapery Falls

Between the Buried and Me
Selkies: The Endless Obsession
Prequel to the Sequel
Viridian
White Walls

My pictures from the show:
http://pictures.leglessmoof.net/v/concerts/2008_05_26/

[SpaceAce998]

Mediocre set. I like that The Ministry of Lost Souls and Take the Time have become standards in the prog nation set.

[Maiden33]

James looks like he's packing on some weight as of recently.