advertisement
Sat, Feb 11 2012
Dream Theater's Portnoy wants Berbatov jersey for Kaliakra Rock Fest '09
Mike Portnoy
Photo: Wikipedia
Mike Portnoy, the drummer of Dream Theater famous for being a passionate football fan, has requested that organisers of the Kaliakra festival provide him with a Bulgarian national shirt bearing the name of Dimitar Berbatov. He has said that he will wear it during the band's show, scheduled for July 2 at the Kaliakra Rock Fest 2009.
Portnoy is the drummer and backing vocalist for the American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Known for his unique drumming prowess and technical skill, Portnoy has won 23 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. Not only he is a gifted musician and the powerhouse behind the band's powerful riffs and ear shattering rhythm, Portnoy has co-produced the last five Dream Theater albums with the co-operation of the band's guitarist John Petrucci.
Moreover, Portnoy has been writing a substantial amount of Dream Theater's lyrics, filling the void left by Kevin Moore.
Dream Theater performed in Sofia for the first time seven years ago, a show heralded as a massive success. Now, with the release of the band's tenth studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, the band has embarked on an international promotional tour, part of which will be Bulgaria.
Kaliakra Rock Fest will be held for the fourth consecutive year. Scheduled to last from July 1-3, the headliners on the first day will be Motley Crue, followed by the German rock legends Scorpions, who will headline on July 2, supported by the German power metal band, Blind Guardian.
On the final night of the festival, Dream Theater will hit the stage, supported by the progressive band Cynic.
Tickets for the festival are available at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) ticket centre, or on line at www.ticketstream.bg and www.eventim.bg
A single day's ticket is priced at 55 leva. A package ticket for the three-day event will cost 100 leva.
Portnoy is the drummer and backing vocalist for the American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Known for his unique drumming prowess and technical skill, Portnoy has won 23 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. Not only he is a gifted musician and the powerhouse behind the band's powerful riffs and ear shattering rhythm, Portnoy has co-produced the last five Dream Theater albums with the co-operation of the band's guitarist John Petrucci.
Moreover, Portnoy has been writing a substantial amount of Dream Theater's lyrics, filling the void left by Kevin Moore.
Dream Theater performed in Sofia for the first time seven years ago, a show heralded as a massive success. Now, with the release of the band's tenth studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, the band has embarked on an international promotional tour, part of which will be Bulgaria.
Kaliakra Rock Fest will be held for the fourth consecutive year. Scheduled to last from July 1-3, the headliners on the first day will be Motley Crue, followed by the German rock legends Scorpions, who will headline on July 2, supported by the German power metal band, Blind Guardian.
On the final night of the festival, Dream Theater will hit the stage, supported by the progressive band Cynic.
Tickets for the festival are available at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) ticket centre, or on line at www.ticketstream.bg and www.eventim.bg
A single day's ticket is priced at 55 leva. A package ticket for the three-day event will cost 100 leva.
-
Print
-
Send via email
- Translate to
-
Share:
Comments
To post comments, please, Login or Register.
Please read the The Sofia Echo forum comments policy.
Kaliakra Rock Fest 2009 ticket update - all three day passes must be replaced
Kaliakra Rock Fest bill: Motley Crue and Lauren Harris (the daughter of Iron Maiden's Steve Harris) on July 1, Scorpions, Blind Guardian and Edguy on July 2 and Cynic and Dream Theater on July 3.
Motley Crue plan a grandiose show in Kaliakra
The tour commemorates the 20th anniversary of the release of the band's vintage classing, Dr Feelgood – arguably, the band's best ever release.
Dream Theater booked for Kaliakra Rock Fest
New York-based progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater have been booked to headline the first night of this year's edition of Kaliakra Rock Fest on July 3 in Kavarna
Rocking Kaliakra
For several years already, summer in Bulgaria is nothing without some really hard rock evenings, provided by the Kaliakra Rock Fest. After bringing Halloween, Twisted Sister, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead and Manowar, the organisers this time managed to attract Alice Cooper, Slayer, In Flames and Holyhell. Manowar and Sixth Sense, on the other hand, liked it so much here last year, so that they decided to drop by again. And they liked their warm up band too, so they decided to bring them as well.
THREE-HOUR MANOWAR ROCK MARATHON ENDS BULGARIA'S KALIAKRA ROCK FEST
Manowar made Kaliakra rock fest audience ecstatic during the final performance of the event. More than 15 000 fans enjoyed a three-hour long metal marathon, avtora.com reported. Manowar's supporting group, Russia's Sixth Sense, performed instrumental version of the Bulgarian national anthem. The main warm-up group was Holyhell. The group's vocal Maria Breon showed her exceptional talent. In the end of
More in this category
US embassy in Sofia announces youth essay contest
Works will be reviewed by a group of judges, and winners will receive certificates and prizes.
Bulgarian police bust drug distribution gang in ‘Operation Hammer’
Seven arrested, including ‘The Squirrel’ who was found in possession of 10 00 euro, Interior Ministry says. Mobile phones, computer equipment and drug paraphernalia seized.
Bulgaria’s winter weekend weather – cloudy and cold with light snow
Maximum temperatures across the country will remain mostly below zero.
Mild earth tremors in Bulgaria on February 10
The first tremor was at about 12.34am, followed by another three minutes later. Their epicentres were located between the towns of Radnevo and Topolovgrad.
Bulgaria halts electricity exports after power plant accident
There was no risk of blackouts caused by insufficient power supply, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told Bulgarian National Radio.
© 2000-2012, Sofia Echo Media Ltd.
Web Design by RIZN
Sofia Echo Media is part of the Economedia Group.
The news and information content on this website is provided by our editorial team and is copyrighted.
Any unauthorised reproduction or use of it is strictly forbidden. Reproduction of this website's content is permitted only
with prior written permission from the Editor-in-Chief, should be propertly acredited and provide an active link back to our site.
Comments posted by the website's visitors are independent of the editorial materials and do not represent the views of sofiaecho.com.
Sofia Echo Media cannot be held responsible for the statements contained in visitor comments.
The percentаge change in the shares' prices are based on the price of the last transaction of the current session compared to the
price of the last transaction of the previous session. Bulgarian Stock Exchange data is not real-time, but updated every 15 minutes,
and should not be used as a basis for decisions about buying or selling stock options.
- Economedia Group portfolio:
- In Bulgarian:
-
Business:
Капитал,
Кариери,
Пазари,
Ho Re Mag,
Регал,
Градът.bg,
Одит,
Foton.bg,
Online shop
- News: Дневник, Европа, Foreign Policy - България
- IT: IDG.BG, Computerworld, PC World, CIO, Networkworld
- Entertainment: Бакхус
-
In English:
The Sofia Echo
In the festival's official site says that it starts every day at 20:00 and ends at 22:30, is this possible? I mean the bands will have to play for very short period.