UGO.com has uploaded a series of pre-tour blogs and video blogs courtesy of DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess. Click the following links to check out the material:



-- Rehearsals

-- Rehearsals 2

-- San Diego

-- Video Blogs

Remaining dates on Dream Theater's North American tour are as follows:

August
11 - Tower City Amphitheater - Cleveland, OH
13 - State Theater - Detroit, MI
14 - Pier Six - Baltimore, MD
16 - Expocite Site - Quebec City, QC
17 - Bell Center - Montreal, QUE
18 - Molson Amphitheater - Toronto, ON
20 - University Of Buffalo Center for the Arts - Buffalo, NY
21 - Bank Of America Pavillion - Boston, MA
22 - Chevrolet Theater - Hartford, CT
24 - PNC - Holmdel, NJ
25 - Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY
26 - Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA

As previously reported, Rudess' upcoming solo album, The Road Home, is now available for pre-sale ordering. Samples of all the tracks on the album, which include 'Dance On A Volcano', 'Sound Chaser', 'Just The Same', 'JR Piano Medley', 'Piece Of The Pi' and 'Tarkus', can be found at this location.

The Road Home will be available on September 12th via Magna Carta.