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Tue, 07 May 2024 20:15:35 GMT en-US hourly 1 https://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2011/09/WGRD_LOGO-v2.png Mike Portnoy - 97.9 WGRD https://wgrd.com Carbon Will Dream Theater Play Mike Mangini Material During Upcoming Tour With Mike Portnoy? https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/dream-theater-play-mike-mangini-material-tour-mike-portnoy/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:29:46 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Ethan Miller, Getty Images / Wagner Meier / Ethan Miller, Getty Images https://wgrd.com/?p=3660000000587704 wgrd.com grand-rapids Dream Theater Announce First Tour With Portnoy Since 2010 https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/dream-theater-2024-tour-dates-mike-portnoy/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:15 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Sergione Infuso, Corbis Entertainment/Getty Images / Miikka Skaffari, FilmMagic, Getty Images https://wgrd.com/?p=3660000000584705 wgrd.com grand-rapids Dream Theater Play Their Favorite Riffs + Other Parts (Gear Factor) 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