John Petrucci feat Mike Portnoy & Dave LaRue with special guest Meanstreak

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GRAMMY Award Winner, Guitar World Hall of Famer

John Petrucci brings his solo instrumental guitar performance on tour for the very first time. Featuring former Dream Theater bandmate Mike Portnoy on drums, and the legendary Dave LaRue on bass, the evening’s program includes tracks from John Petrucci’s Suspended Animation and long-anticipated, recently released follow-up, Terminal Velocity. Alongside special guests, Meanstreak, this night promises to be a can’t-miss celebration of guitar virtuosity and musical prowess.

Meanstreak is an all-female metal band from New York, formed in 1985 by guitarists Marlene Portnoy and Rena Sands who along with bandmates Bettina France (vocals), Martens Myung (bass), and Yael (drums), forged their way into male dominated territory, becoming one of the first all-female thrash metal bands. With influences such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica, they were true pioneers for women in metal and recorded an album with legendary producer Alex Perialas at Pyramid Sound in Ithaca, NY. Meanstreak’s 1988 release “Roadkill” put them on the metal charts and landed them spots as the supporting act to nationally touring bands such as Overkill, Manowar, Anthrax, Motorhead and others. They headlined shows at legendary clubs such as L’Amour, The Cat Club, The Limelight, CBGB’s and The China Club in NYC, as well as many other famed venues. Their album “Roadkill” is considered one of the best female thrash metal albums of all time. They disbanded in the early 90’s when the grunge scene took over and recently reunited bringing back their hard hitting, melodic, heavy metal blend to the studio and stage in 2022. Meanstreak will be hitting the road this summer and will be recording their unreleased demos as well as some newly written material later in 2022.