Dream Theater Announce 40th Anniversary Australian Tour Dates

Dream Theater are bringing their 40th Anniversary Tour to Australia in February, marking their first visit with their iconic lineup including Mike Portnoy in 15 years.

Progressive metal giants Dream Theater will return to Australia in February with Mike Portnoy alongside the lineup for the first time in 15 years, bringing their 40th Anniversary Tour to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

The tour will be presented as An Evening With Dream Theater, with the band performing a career-spanning set of classics and fan favourites. It also marks the first Australian tour since the return of founding drummer Mike Portnoy, who rejoins vocalist James LaBrie, bassist John Myung, guitarist John Petrucci, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess.

The band will open in Adelaide on Tuesday 10 February before heading to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Dream Theater 2026 Australian Tour Dates

The Destroy All Lines pre-sale for Dream Theater’s Aussie tour begins on Tuesday, 9 September at 10am, with signups for access here. General tickets go on sale on Wednesday, 10 September at 10am. All times are local.

• Tuesday 10 February – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
• Thursday 12 February – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
• Saturday 14 February – ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney
• Sunday 15 February – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane

“The excitement we have felt from the fans since the first leg of this tour was announced has been overwhelming! Now we get to bring the show to our fans all across the world, and play a bunch of cities that we haven’t been together in for more than a decade. We can’t wait to continue this historic celebration of 40 years together with everyone in Asia and Australia next year. We still have plenty of more exciting Dream Theater news to share in the coming weeks,” the band explained.

Across their four decades together, Dream Theater have sold millions of records worldwide, amassed over a billion streams, and established themselves as one of progressive music’s most influential forces.

The band have also achieved three Top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200, headlined venues from Radio City Music Hall to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and won a GRAMMY Award for Best Metal Performance with ‘The Alien’ from 2021’s A View From The Top of the World.

With Portnoy back in the fold, Dream Theater’s current lineup reunites the group’s classic formation. Their sixteenth studio album Parasomnia reflects both their past and their ongoing evolution as a band – and now Aussie fans will get a chance to take it all in live.