I am glad I was at the real "Images & Words" tour in 1993, where you could meet and greet the band after the concert without any costs or wait time. I still have my signed tour shirt, which has never been washed since this day. :)
Of course, you could do that. But they made this back then (when nobody knew the term meet & greet) after the concert inside the location. They even brought their own pens for signing. But this shouldn't be critisicm. It was some different time back then, when there were maybe 300 - 500 visitors at a DT concert. You could not do that today this way, because the band would spend the rest of the night signing stuff... ;)
I've done a few of the meet and greets with DT and the reason for no hand shakes aside germs there's potential for injury from overzealous fans who crush their hands when shaking them, in their excitement, and given the band usually meets around 50 fans per M&G and a 2-3 hr performance ahead of them, they just don't want to risk it.
No wonder they are so loved by their fans. They are very down to earth, and they always take time to talk to each and every one of the vip ticket holders. I've been to a four of these, and it's always a great experience.
I can understand wanting to say hi and getting an autograph. But beyond that, it's just kinda weird and creepy. I mean what do you expect! They're just people. People who make a living as songwriters/performers. They don't belong to you. Why do you have to do a meet and greet?? They don't know you! They honestly are probably kinda weirded out by these people who treat them like a sideshow attraction or like they're on display at a zoo! Too show you enjoy their music just buy their albums and perhaps see them in concert for fuck's sake! Anything beyond that probably just creeps them out!
WTF?? hell no!!! it's not like you work at the post office. They became famous because they are great, ok, but all thanks to people supporting them and buying their cd. Maybe someone traveled for hundreds of kilometers and spent way too much money on that vip access only to find out the musicians you worshipped for years behaves like total assholes because they feel entitled to do so just because now are famous and bored of fans....Bet they didn't act like that on their first tours back in 1993 or 1995.....
in all honesty, february 2020 they're gonna play here in italy, in rome, i've been a fan since 2005, that would me my first time seeing them live, but after seeing this, and hearing so many stories about them, like making people pay 400 dollars for an after show handshake and photo , i'm not 100% sure i will go nex year....
I just had a G3 VIP experience in Reno, back in January 2018. JP was very nice to us. The crowd of us were told minutes before we met Joe, Phil and John to " not to shake hands for fear of spreading germs " ( we were in the start of Flu season too ) and fist bumps were " totally okay. " No one had a problem with this. But when it came to the signing of autographs, JP offered his hand to mine first, we shook and he smiled then signed my copy of his " Suspended Animation " disc ( he told me he was pleased to see others buying his solo CD ). He was very complimentary and professional the entire time, from autographs to picture taking. Every VIP experience I've had, from Satriani, to Hagar, to G3 and others. . . just about the majority of time, the artists have their minds in the set ups for their rigs/performances. So, it should be consistently encouraged to us FANS that, while artists love to meet their fans, we have to remember these artists ( heroes, really ) have a HUGE responsibility to perform at their absolute best. I would feel awful to make one of my heroes feel like crap if I passed on something to them, especially in these days where there is big money involved with delivering consistently great shows.
I would love to meet Mike Mangini at some point. As a drummer who plays casually, it would just be cool to say hi and tell him I admire his skill. It would be even better to learn from him but I would take just saying hi.
I'm not a famous musician, but I really don't care to shake hands unless absolutely necessary for a variety of reasons. In DT's case, they have about 1000 things to think about in their daily living, so I would think that staying away from sickness and even possible disease would be high on their priority list. If one of them gets sick, eventually all of them would most likely get sick also, and they literally cannot afford to miss scheduled shows. Besides, you never know what the behavior will be for people that visit and they might do something uncalled for, etc. So, I don't blame them one bit.
Shame that the only thing that stands out or i remember from this video is JP not shaking hands with a fan that probably paid about £500 to be there haa! (as is mentioned below in the comments, they tell you not to shake hands which is fair enough, just looks odd and cold when seeing it in the video) :D
Went to a Dream Theater meet and greet in 2008. They rushed everyone in and out so fast. Could barely say two words to the band. Mike Portnoy and James LaBrie were arrogant and couldn't be bothered being friendly to the fans! Sorry guys, it wasn't a great experience to remember!
It's a shame how a fan gets a handshake rejected by maybe one of his favorites musicians. I admire JP, but at least he could firstbump or give him some kind a hug. Not the most gentle behavior by JP, and I don't care about he is famous. The fan probably felt dissapointed by the way JP rejected him
I know the guy personally, and no he was not dissappointed. He knew very well that he wasnt supposed to, and tried anyhow. I mean, they were told just minutes before that they should not try to shake hands, but go for fistbumps instead.
He used to do meet & greet and photos until some fans got weird and kinda stalked him, I understand why he doesn't do it anymore. Still he likes to shake hands to people and share a few words (he said it in some recent interview). Anyway I don't find anything wrong with this rule if fans were told, John Petrucci wasn't disrespectful at all.
Totally agree. If you are an artist and you are not willing to do this basic stuffs maybe you shouldn't do meet and greet. On the other hand, it's very cool the aftershow meeting. JP looks like a very kind guy.
JORDAN CANT STOP FUMBLING UP AND DOWN THE KEYS HE GOT SYNCOPATION PROBLEMS AND STUTTERS . HIS SOUND IS HORRIBLE IM NOT YESSING OR BOWING TO ANYONE HE IS HORRIBLE AND BORING
Really appreciate those artists thats willing to come out and talk to the fans after the show. VIP package seems too commercialized. I had the opportunity to attend a few vip events for different guitarist before, it's all depends on the artist's personality and maybe the mood of the day.
Steve F. clinics are the way to go. Back in 1987, I showed up 2 hours early to a drum clinic and got to hang out with Nicko McBrain and his roadie for an hour. To a 16 year old, it was like meeting god.
Why the hyper-classical very high volume piano behind a metal band? Kind of annoying throughout this video. I never had extreme adulation for any of my favorite bands, hence meet & greets are just a minute and not worth all the money in the end. Not like the old days when you actually hung out backstage.
The Handshake thing really disappointed me, but i understand the reasons why they do it, my only concern is, if i go to JP guitar escapade thing will be the same thing?
I and some friends met JP at a guitarshop, after he announced a meet and greet before the show in Hamburg in February, we got there and he did handshake everybody, and he even put his arm around my back, very humble man
I snagged a Meet and Greet VIP ticket for later this year. Even if it's just a short experience, it will still be cool to at least say hi and get a picture. Good to know about the "no handshakes" as well. I'm totally down for a fist bump!
you have doctors nurses police firemen and women who have toms of germs on them then you have general people no one likes to get sick im a guitarist like jp i an relatte to the hand shake thing i wouldent want my hand crushed nor would i want harm to my mates some people have there nikers worn to tight or the wrong way rofl dt is a awesome group super talented carry on carry on
Before the show they need to be safe. I didn’t understand the handshake thing when I snuck backstage after a G3 show and Vai came out. I was about 18 and he did shake my hand but he did it in the most absolutely delicate way, to show me what I was doing. I understood after that. There are just assholes and stupid people, so I think it’s appropriate not to offer your hands. Especially when they are older, hands become pretty delicate.
I had a meet and geet in 2012 and it wasn't a great experience overall.... JP, MM and JR were really kind but there was some tension through the whole thing. I won't do it again for sure...
@@jazzangelestudia Muyng and LaBrie were kind of rude, they didn't want to be there at all and they didn't even care to hide it a little bit...they didn't even say hi (and the thing was called meet & GREET) "Don't meet your idols" they say, and now I have to agree.
@@SebaProgre oh no 😓 sorry to hear that u had a bad experience while doing m&g with DT. But I’m kinda curious, how does Myung express himself or say something that make u realized that he doesn’t wanna do m&g? Bc u know, he always do poker face all the time hehe so it’s kind of hard to guess what he’s feeling.
Having a no handshaking policy is ridicules. I could understand a no hugging policy but seriously, what’s next? No looking at the band members? Lost a lot of respect for him there.....Not because he didn’t shake his hand, but because they put such a stupid stipulation in place.
Have you tried shaking 100 peoples hands, with firm hard grips, and then playing guitar at a million notes per second? Have you tried shaking 100 peoples hands every day for several monhts straight and not getting sick from all the germs they carry? This is why they have that policy. I mean, if I had to choose between whether or not JP is able to play his solos, and shake his hands - i'd take the solos any day...
@@javila6341 just noticed your comment….I’ve bought all their albums, live DVD’s, I’ve bought an official JP Ernie ball music Man and I can soon say I’ve seen them live, hopefully….I love their music….but that doesn’t change the fact that shacking a hand is a sign of respect. I appreciate your comment but I obviously disagree….but at least we can agree that they are savage!!!!
"Friends dont let friends fuck up their tone" lol
I am glad I was at the real "Images & Words" tour in 1993, where you could meet and greet the band after the concert without any costs or wait time. I still have my signed tour shirt, which has never been washed since this day. :)
You usually still can, in most places, if you're willing to wait near the buses for an hour or two after the show.
Of course, you could do that. But they made this back then (when nobody knew the term meet & greet) after the concert inside the location. They even brought their own pens for signing.
But this shouldn't be critisicm. It was some different time back then, when there were maybe 300 - 500 visitors at a DT concert. You could not do that today this way, because the band would spend the rest of the night signing stuff... ;)
This video is the length of a short Dream Theater song.
It's really short when compared to their longest song "Regression"
I've done a few of the meet and greets with DT and the reason for no hand shakes aside germs there's potential for injury from overzealous fans who crush their hands when shaking them, in their excitement, and given the band usually meets around 50 fans per M&G and a 2-3 hr performance ahead of them, they just don't want to risk it.
Best thing about this clip, is John Myung fixing John Petrucci's beard 🤣
7:01
Gotta make sure the man looks good for the show I guess.
True bros
fuck, cant stand watch this without audio...
No wonder they are so loved by their fans. They are very down to earth, and they always take time to talk to each and every one of the vip ticket holders. I've been to a four of these, and it's always a great experience.
I can understand wanting to say hi and getting an autograph. But beyond that, it's just kinda weird and creepy. I mean what do you expect! They're just people. People who make a living as songwriters/performers. They don't belong to you. Why do you have to do a meet and greet?? They don't know you! They honestly are probably kinda weirded out by these people who treat them like a sideshow attraction or like they're on display at a zoo! Too show you enjoy their music just buy their albums and perhaps see them in concert for fuck's sake! Anything beyond that probably just creeps them out!
WTF?? hell no!!! it's not like you work at the post office. They became famous because they are great, ok, but all thanks to people supporting them and buying their cd. Maybe someone traveled for hundreds of kilometers and spent way too much money on that vip access only to find out the musicians you worshipped for years behaves like total assholes because they feel entitled to do so just because now are famous and bored of fans....Bet they didn't act like that on their first tours back in 1993 or 1995.....
in all honesty, february 2020 they're gonna play here in italy, in rome, i've been a fan since 2005, that would me my first time seeing them live, but after seeing this, and hearing so many stories about them, like making people pay 400 dollars for an after show handshake and photo , i'm not 100% sure i will go nex year....
@@cougar231000 Covid has you covered, mate.
I think it's normal for fans to want to meet their favorite band. I love the music but I've no interest in meeting them especially if I have to pay.
I just had a G3 VIP experience in Reno, back in January 2018. JP was very nice to us. The crowd of us were told minutes before we met Joe, Phil and John to " not to shake hands for fear of spreading germs " ( we were in the start of Flu season too ) and fist bumps were " totally okay. " No one had a problem with this. But when it came to the signing of autographs, JP offered his hand to mine first, we shook and he smiled then signed my copy of his " Suspended Animation " disc ( he told me he was pleased to see others buying his solo CD ). He was very complimentary and professional the entire time, from autographs to picture taking. Every VIP experience I've had, from Satriani, to Hagar, to G3 and others. . . just about the majority of time, the artists have their minds in the set ups for their rigs/performances. So, it should be consistently encouraged to us FANS that, while artists love to meet their fans, we have to remember these artists ( heroes, really ) have a HUGE responsibility to perform at their absolute best. I would feel awful to make one of my heroes feel like crap if I passed on something to them, especially in these days where there is big money involved with delivering consistently great shows.
I would love to meet Mike Mangini at some point. As a drummer who plays casually, it would just be cool to say hi and tell him I admire his skill.
It would be even better to learn from him but I would take just saying hi.
1:58 The wizard playing keyboard with his mind
The whole video
I'm not a famous musician, but I really don't care to shake hands unless absolutely necessary for a variety of reasons. In DT's case, they have about 1000 things to think about in their daily living, so I would think that staying away from sickness and even possible disease would be high on their priority list. If one of them gets sick, eventually all of them would most likely get sick also, and they literally cannot afford to miss scheduled shows. Besides, you never know what the behavior will be for people that visit and they might do something uncalled for, etc. So, I don't blame them one bit.
I imagine bigger guys with a strong handshake would test JPs grip. I wouldn't want that either.
Today we have a great problem about shake hands, but before, it's something weird...
Shame that the only thing that stands out or i remember from this video is JP not shaking hands with a fan that probably paid about £500 to be there haa! (as is mentioned below in the comments, they tell you not to shake hands which is fair enough, just looks odd and cold when seeing it in the video) :D
Went to a Dream Theater meet and greet in 2008. They rushed everyone in and out so fast. Could barely say two words to the band. Mike Portnoy and James LaBrie were arrogant and couldn't be bothered being friendly to the fans! Sorry guys, it wasn't a great experience to remember!
It sounds like a nightmare to remember
@@IsaacT22 Hahaha. There you go.
It’s funny I believe those two get along the worst.
It's a shame how a fan gets a handshake rejected by maybe one of his favorites musicians. I admire JP, but at least he could firstbump or give him some kind a hug. Not the most gentle behavior by JP, and I don't care about he is famous. The fan probably felt dissapointed by the way JP rejected him
I know the guy personally, and no he was not dissappointed. He knew very well that he wasnt supposed to, and tried anyhow. I mean, they were told just minutes before that they should not try to shake hands, but go for fistbumps instead.
Have you seen meet and greet from metallica? Total opposite.
You mean like how James Hetfield refuses to do Meet & Greets anymore, nor does he take pictures or sign stuff for fans anymore? Yeah, total opposite.
He used to do meet & greet and photos until some fans got weird and kinda stalked him, I understand why he doesn't do it anymore. Still he likes to shake hands to people and share a few words (he said it in some recent interview). Anyway I don't find anything wrong with this rule if fans were told, John Petrucci wasn't disrespectful at all.
Totally agree. If you are an artist and you are not willing to do this basic stuffs maybe you shouldn't do meet and greet. On the other hand, it's very cool the aftershow meeting. JP looks like a very kind guy.
cool..wish i were there....love it! Yeah DT Forever!
JORDAN CANT STOP FUMBLING UP AND DOWN THE KEYS HE GOT SYNCOPATION PROBLEMS AND STUTTERS . HIS SOUND IS HORRIBLE IM NOT YESSING OR BOWING TO ANYONE HE IS HORRIBLE AND BORING
What's going on with the atmosphere?? It looks ungainly
4:40 I'm being so entertained and then suddenly DARK ETERNAL NIGHT:D
That is such a killer riff. Its a must know if ya play a 7.
0:28 The Simpsons HAHAHAHAHA !!
Don´t try to shake hands?
3:12 denied
Really appreciate those artists thats willing to come out and talk to the fans after the show. VIP package seems too commercialized. I had the opportunity to attend a few vip events for different guitarist before, it's all depends on the artist's personality and maybe the mood of the day.
Steve F. clinics are the way to go. Back in 1987, I showed up 2 hours early to a drum clinic and got to hang out with Nicko McBrain and his roadie for an hour. To a 16 year old, it was like meeting god.
Why the hyper-classical very high volume piano behind a metal band? Kind of annoying throughout this video. I never had extreme adulation for any of my favorite bands, hence meet & greets are just a minute and not worth all the money in the end. Not like the old days when you actually hung out backstage.
The piano was all Jordan Rudess playing. IT was either that or no sound. Volume is normal volume :p
u dont say
The Handshake thing really disappointed me, but i understand the reasons why they do it, my only concern is, if i go to JP guitar escapade thing will be the same thing?
I and some friends met JP at a guitarshop, after he announced a meet and greet before the show in Hamburg in February, we got there and he did handshake everybody, and he even put his arm around my back, very humble man
Get JP when there isn't 60 thirsty fans around and he'll talk your ear off, give you a Jesus handshake and a bear hug. He's a gentle giant.
I snagged a Meet and Greet VIP ticket for later this year. Even if it's just a short experience, it will still be cool to at least say hi and get a picture. Good to know about the "no handshakes" as well. I'm totally down for a fist bump!
you have doctors nurses police firemen and women who have toms of germs on them then you have general people no one likes to get sick im a guitarist like jp i an relatte to the hand shake thing i wouldent want my hand crushed nor would i want harm to my mates some people have there nikers worn to tight or the wrong way rofl dt is a awesome group super talented carry on carry on
Can you greet each band member individually when you get the picture taken? Just asking because I overthink everything lol.
Is (are) there any other rules for m&g that didn’t mentioned in the vid?
Imagine getting your guitar signed by a keyboard player.
All 5 are left handed?!! Or am I aseeing things.........
kkk right handed
They tell you how to "behave" when meeting DT? That´s a freaking joke. Paying to meet them? C´mon dudes. I like DT and all, but this is ridiculous.
Before the show they need to be safe. I didn’t understand the handshake thing when I snuck backstage after a G3 show and Vai came out. I was about 18 and he did shake my hand but he did it in the most absolutely delicate way, to show me what I was doing. I understood after that. There are just assholes and stupid people, so I think it’s appropriate not to offer your hands. Especially when they are older, hands become pretty delicate.
Handshake?????okay...they can go down.....
Mute keyboard, insupported
I still dont get why petrucci didnt shake that guy's hand
germs... when you tour you try everything to not get sick which makes alot of sense imo... wouldn't wanna be the guy who screws the next shows
I had a meet and geet in 2012 and it wasn't a great experience overall.... JP, MM and JR were really kind but there was some tension through the whole thing. I won't do it again for sure...
Why? What happened?
@@jazzangelestudia Muyng and LaBrie were kind of rude, they didn't want to be there at all and they didn't even care to hide it a little bit...they didn't even say hi (and the thing was called meet & GREET) "Don't meet your idols" they say, and now I have to agree.
@@SebaProgre oh no 😓 sorry to hear that u had a bad experience while doing m&g with DT. But I’m kinda curious, how does Myung express himself or say something that make u realized that he doesn’t wanna do m&g? Bc u know, he always do poker face all the time hehe so it’s kind of hard to guess what he’s feeling.
I think paying to see your favorite band is compete bullshit
Then don't do it.
10 Platinum VIP packages by lot, so you buy a normal ticket and 10 tickets are selected by random...
That piano piece is annoying...
Having a no handshaking policy is ridicules. I could understand a no hugging policy but seriously, what’s next? No looking at the band members? Lost a lot of respect for him there.....Not because he didn’t shake his hand, but because they put such a stupid stipulation in place.
Have you tried shaking 100 peoples hands, with firm hard grips, and then playing guitar at a million notes per second? Have you tried shaking 100 peoples hands every day for several monhts straight and not getting sick from all the germs they carry? This is why they have that policy. I mean, if I had to choose between whether or not JP is able to play his solos, and shake his hands - i'd take the solos any day...
I guess that if JP gets sick for two weeks, thats a lot of money that they and their crew loses.
Your comment comes from total disrespect and ignorance to the Artist you are a fan of
That didn't age too well
@@javila6341 just noticed your comment….I’ve bought all their albums, live DVD’s, I’ve bought an official JP Ernie ball music Man and I can soon say I’ve seen them live, hopefully….I love their music….but that doesn’t change the fact that shacking a hand is a sign of respect. I appreciate your comment but I obviously disagree….but at least we can agree that they are savage!!!!
You couldn't play the actual songs played instead of stupid piano music