Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy performed the band’s efficiency Tuesday evening (Oct. 29) with a heavy coronary heart after studying of the dying of his sister Samantha simply hours earlier than hitting the stage. The drummer determined to hold on with the present and the band paid homage with an emotional efficiency of the music “The Spirit Carries On” in her honor.
Singer James LaBrie knowledgeable the viewers of the somber circumstances through which they have been performing earlier than taking part in the music.
“This music has a lot which means for each certainly one of us,” mentioned the singer. “Earlier than the present tonight, Mike Portnoy’s sister, only a few hours in the past, handed away. Samantha. So we will ask each certainly one of you to sing this one out of your coronary heart. We’ll sing it for Samantha up in heaven and for the opposite dearly departed. This one’s for Samantha. Let’s do that proper.”
What adopted was a tear-inducing efficiency with the viewers lit up with digicam lights and singing alongside. Portnoy himself made a prayer movement simply earlier than beginning the observe and lit up his personal telephone together with his palms to the sky. Fan-shot video of the efficiency will be seen under:
Dream Theater, “The Spirit Carries On” (Dwell in Zagreb, Croatia)
What Mike Portnoy Stated About His Sister’s Demise
After the efficiency, Portnoy commented on what he known as “one of many hardest exhibits I’ve ever needed to play.” He then addressed the passing of his sister, her longtime help of the band and utilizing the spirt of music to get by the robust moments of the evening.
On Fb, Portnoy posted, “Tonight in Zagreb Croatia was one of many hardest exhibits I’ve ever needed to play. About half-hour earlier than showtime, I obtained a name from my brother that my loving sister Samantha Leone Cattaneo had simply handed away. My sister had been battling Most cancers all 12 months and the previous few days she took a flip for the more severe…it’s been a devastating couple of days for me and my household understanding the inevitable was coming.”
He added, “As onerous because it was, tonight’s present went on and James devoted ‘The Spirit Carries On’ to her…this image is from tonight…these lights within the air have been for Sam…I wept like a child the complete time (John even got here and sat beside me at my equipment for the ending solo which meant a lot to me…)”
“My sister was at all times certainly one of DT’s greatest followers & supporters and us reuniting meant sooooooo a lot to her,” he continued. “She needed so badly to be in London however her well being had declined so shortly that it was inconceivable for her to journey. However she advised me she watched some movies of the present on-line within the hospital and I understand how blissful it made her.”
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The drummer concluded, “I will probably be pondering of her each evening on stage all through this tour once we play ‘The Spirit Carries On’ understanding that she now will get to observe each present, each evening, in all places. I really like you Sis.” #RIPSamanthaLeoneCattaneo #FuckCancer
Dream Theater’s fortieth Anniversary Tour continues on its present European tour leg by Nov. 24 in Amsterdam. A South American tour will observe in December with the band’s subsequent North American tour leg beginning Feb. 7 in Philadelphia. All dates, cities and venues together with ticketing data will be discovered by the band’s web site.
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