Dream Theater’s dream is about to come true. The progressive metal band from Long Island grew up attending concerts at Nassau Coliseum and now in its 40th anniversary year the group will headline the venue for the first time on Oct. 25.

"It’s always been this bucket list thing," said Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci , who grew up in Kings Park. "I spent my teenage years going to see every concert there from Judas Priest to Iron Maiden to Rush. The fact that we never played there before as a Long Island band makes it exciting. This is a really special event for us."

These days, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame members have a lot to celebrate. Not only are they in their 40th year but original Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy rejoined the band after departing

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