DEREK SHERINIAN

DEREK SHERINIAN Announces Live Dates With YNGWIE MALMSTEEN; Comments On EDDIE VAN HALEN Jam Session

Former DREAM THEATER keyboardist DEREK SHERINIAN has confirmed the following dates with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN:

November
4 - Thunderdome in Bangkok, Thailand
6 - HITEC in Hong Kong, China
11 - Family Theater in Taipei, Taiwan
14 - The Arena Complex, Brisbane, Australia
15 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia
16 - The Palace, Melbourne, Australia
17 - Thebarton Theater in Adelaide, Australia
19 - Metro City in Perth, Australia

December
13 - Icehall in Helsinki, Finland**
14 - Tullikamarinaukio in Tampere, Finland
15 - Teatria in Oulu, Finland**
16 - Arena in Jyvaskyla, Finland**
** Christmas Is Heavy 2006 Festival shows

In other news, he recently played with VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen and states: "I played with my idol Eddie Van Halen three weeks ago at the Sacred Sin party at his house. Playing with Eddie Van Halen, and hanging out with him for three hours in his studio listening to stories has been the musical high point of my life. A real dream come true."

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