Distant Memories – Live in London is the ninth live album and video by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Recorded on February 21 and 22, 2020,[1] at the Hammersmith Apollo during Dream Theater's 2019-2020 Distance Over Time Tour, in support of the album Distance Over Time. The first half of the album consists of songs mostly of songs from Distance Over Time, while the second half features a complete performance of the album Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. This is the second Dream Theater live album to feature a complete performance of Scenes from a Memory, after 2001's Live Scenes from New York. Outside of entries in the Lost Not Forgotten Archives series, this is Dream Theater's last live album to feature drummer Mike Mangini.
Distant Memories – Live in London | ||||
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Cover art by Hugh Syme
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Live albumby | ||||
Released | November 27, 2020 | |||
Recorded | February 20–21, 2020 | |||
Venue | Hammersmith Apollo, London | |||
Genre | Progressive Metal | |||
Length | 149:39 (CD) 155:49 (DVD and Bluray) | |||
Label | Inside Out Music | |||
Producer | John Petrucci | |||
Dream Theater chronology | ||||
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Singles from Distant Memories - Live in London | ||||
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The album was released in a number of formats, including CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and Vinyl and combinations thereof.[2]
Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
Note: Video releases add the tour intro video and all the on stage speech, making the actual concert length as specified
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 37 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 48 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 71 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 31 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 13 |
French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 122 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 9 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 39 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] | 12 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 27 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 9 |