Dream Theater / Tokyo, Japan 02.25.2026 Complete IEM Matrix Edition

Fans have been eagerly awaiting this release: a complete recording of the February 25th show at the Nippon Budokan, the opening night of Dream Theater’s 40th Anniversary Japan Tour, captured in astonishingly high-quality sound. Presented by the familiar L label, this is a multi-stereo IEM matrix audio source. Multiple IEM sources with different mix balances used by each band member on stage are exquisitely blended with the label’s original high-quality audience source into a stereo mix. With keyboards and guitars perfectly separated into left and right channels, drums that come at you with overwhelming stereo separation, a bass with a powerful, gritty midrange that is characteristic of line-in sources, and vocals that have a strong presence in the center, the recording captures every aspect of the band’s sound with astonishing separation and resolution that approaches stereo soundboard recordings, while also conveying the live atmosphere, such as the deep bass and the excitement of the audience, resulting in an ideal live sound. Click tracks are used on some songs, mainly new material, but they are almost entirely absent in landmark numbers such as the opening “Metropolis,” so you should be able to enjoy the show without any stress. The two-part, nearly three-hour-long, passionate performances on this tour show significant changes in content from day to day, and this first Tokyo performance at Budokan is completely different from the second Tokyo performance held the following day at EX Theater, so we highly recommend listening to both days in this highest sound quality to compare them. This is the fastest and definitive title that conveys the entirety of the special tour celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary, which began with Mike Portnoy’s surprise return. Contents = Tokyo performance, February 25, 2026 Audio source = Multi-stereo IEM matrix recording Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 25th February 2026 CD 1 01. Prelude (Psycho) 02. Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper 03. Act I: Scene Two: I. Overture 1928 04. Act I: Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu 05. Act I: Scene Three: I. Through My Words 06. Act I: Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy 07. The Mirror 08. The Enemy Inside 09. Peruvian Skies 10. As I Am 11. Let’s All Go to the Lobby CD 2 Act II: 01. In the Arms of Morpheus 02. Night Terror 03. Midnight Messiah 04. Are We Dreaming?(Interlude) 05. Bend the Clock 06. The Shadow Man Incident CD 3 01. Octavarium Encore: 02. Act II: Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On 03. Pull Me Under 04. Outro (Singin’ in the Rain)