Dream Theater will headline the upcoming Progressive Nation package tour that will also feature Opeth, Between The Buried And Me and 3. The tour is the brainchild of Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy who explains: "I've been wanting to assemble a package tour like this for many years now. With all of the festivals and package tours that go through America, I've been talking with our manager and agent for over 10 years now about doing something that focuses on the more progressive, musician-oriented side of hard rock and metal. I decided it was time to stop talking the talk, lace up and finally walk the walk"

Joining the bill for is Sweden's Opeth, whose CD Watershed is slated for a June 3rd release. Guitarist/Vocalist Mikael Akerfeldt says: "We're very excited about this upcoming tour with Dream Theater. It will be the first tour that we're doing in support of our upcoming record, and also somewhat of a dream come true personally as I've been a fan of theirs for a long time. It's quite intimidating to be on the bill with such amazing musicians but obviously we'll try and give them a run for their money and pull out a few nice licks of our own. I guess we'll need to practice a little bit for this....how boring! Yet, I can't wait for this tour to start and I'm sure we'll have a blast with the DT guys as well as together with the other bands on the bill!"

Dream Theater, Opeth, Between The Buried And Me and 3 Tour Dates:
April 29th - Mexico City, Mexico - National Auditorium *
May 2nd - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheater
May 3rd - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theater
May 5th - Seattle, WA - Wamu Theater
May 6th - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum
May 9th & 10th - Calgary, ALB - Macewan Hall
May 12th - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
May 13th - Chicago, IL - Rosemont Theater
May 14th - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
May 16th - Columbus, OH - LC Amphitheater
May 17th - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Amphitheater @ Tower City
May 18th - Albany, NY - The Armory
May 20th - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
May 21st & 22nd - New York, NY - Terminal 5
May 26th - Washington DC - DAR Constitution Hall
May 27th - Richmond, VA - The National
May 28th - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
May 30th - Miami, FL - The Fillmore
May 31st - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock
June 1st - Tampa, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
June 4th - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Coliseo of Puerto Rico *
* the Mexico and Puerto Rico dates will be Dream Theater with special guests Between The Buried And Me (Opeth and 3 will NOT be appearing on these 2 dates)