 In 2007, after their show in Salt Lake City on July 30, Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed a proclamation officially marking July 30, 2007 as "Dream Theater Day" in the state of Utah.In 2008 Dream Theater started the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, along with Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, and 3.The tour is the brainchild of Mike Portnoy, who stated, "I've been wanting to assemble a package tour like this for many years now.