''Live at Luna Park'' is the seventh live album and
video
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by American
progressive metal band
Dream Theater
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, released on November 5, 2013, through
Eagle Rock Entertainment. The concert film was produced by Over The Edge Productions and directed by Mike Leonard. The album is available as a two-disc DVD, single-disc Blu-ray, 2DVD/3CD, Blu-ray/3CD, and a deluxe edition box set including all three formats with a 40-page book. Both the album and video are also available as digital downloads.
The album was recorded over two nights at
Luna Park Stadium
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in
Buenos Aires
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, the complete show of disc 1 on August 19, 2012, and the bonus tracks of disc 2 on August 20, 2012. It is Dream Theater's first live recording to feature drummer
Mike Mangini, following
Mike Portnoy's departure in 2010.
At over 195 minutes, it is Dream Theater's longest album.
Track listing
The band toured for about 15 months, performing in 35 countries, supporting their commercially successful studio album, ''
A Dramatic Turn of Events
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'', released in 2011. The track list is primarily based on the songs from this album.
Special edition CD
The Special Edition 6-disc set includes the 2 DVDs and the Blu-ray as specified above as well as the audio tracks on a 3-disc set.
Personnel
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James LaBrie – lead vocals
*
John Petrucci – guitars, backing vocals
*
Jordan Rudess – keyboards, keytar, continuum, lap steel guitar,
iPad
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John Myung
John Ro Myung (; born January 24, 1967) is an American bassist and a founding member of the progressive metal group Dream Theater.
Background and personal life
Born in Chicago to South Korean parents, Myung grew up with John Petrucci on King ...
– bass,
Moog Taurus pedals
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Mike Mangini – drums
String quartet
* Oleg Pishenin – 1st violin
* Serdar Geldymuradov – 2nd violin
* Joëlle Perdaens – viola
* Néstor Tedesco – violincello
Other
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Hugh Syme
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- cover art
Charts
Albums charts
Video charts
References
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Dream Theater video albums
Dream Theater live albums
2013 live albums
Albums recorded at Estadio Luna Park