The venues have been announced for the February 2009 shows in Asia:

Feb. 13rd - Beijing, China - MG Live House
Feb. 15th - Shanghai, China - Wanping Theater
Feb. 17th - Kowloon, Hong Kong - HITEC Auditorium
Feb. 20th - Bangkok Thailand - Pridi Hall
Feb. 22nd - Taipei, Taiwan - Sword Lake Youth Activity Center

It's a Girl!
 
Ava Christine Allen was born on at 5:43am on Nov. 2nd 2008, weighing 5lbs 10oz.
 
Mom and baby are doing good :)
 
Ava was 4 weeks early..Russ says "I got home (from South America) just in time it seems.."

You can leave your congrats for Russ and Christie in a comment here :)

World Management would like to announce that on Nov. 4, 2008 , Symphony X will release a special 5.1 Edition of their critically acclaimed release "Paradise Lost".  The double disc package will include a DVD 5.1 mix by Jens Bogren of the whole album as well as two enhanced quality videos  "Set the World on Fire" and Serpent's Kiss.  The album can be pre-ordered on amazon.com here.  

In addition, Newbury Comics will have an exclusive edition of the 5.1 version of 'Paradise Lost', which will feature an autographed booklet signed by the entire band.  There are only 500 signed copies available and they can only be bought from Newbury Comics, so click here to reserve your copy now!

In connection to this release the band is also playing 5 shows in the Northeast US:

19 November 2008 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
20 November 2008 - Wantagh, NY - Mulcahy's
21 November 2008 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
22 November 2008 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
23 November 2008 - West Springfield, VA – Jaxx

World Management would like to announce the next leg of the Symphony X 
World tour in support of Paradise Lost.  As promised the band are 
playing in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia.  The band 
are extremely happy and are looking forward to playing for their fans in 
this part of the world.  Dates below:

Friday 13th February 2009 - Beijing, China
Sunday 15th February 2009 - Taipei, Taiwan
Tuesday 17th February 2009 - Kowloon, Hong Kong
Thursday 19th February 2009 – Bangkok, Thailand
Saturday 21st February 2009 – Jakarta, Indonesia

For those of you attending ProgPowerUSA in Atanta next weekend, this year's SymX fan lunch is going to be held at 11:30am on Saturday the 27th at the Madison Grill (madgrill.com - 1375 Peachtree St NE, at the corner of Peachtree St. NE and 17th street). This will be especially handy for those of you staying at the Residence Inn, as it's right next door (better odds of you dragging your hungover arses out for lunch if you don't have to walk far, right? *grin*); it's also just a short walk from the venue and the Granada. When you arrive, if we're not real obvious, just ask for the Symphony X lunch group (I've never eaten there with a large group before, so I don't know if they'll sequester us away or just shove us in a corner *g*).

I'm happy to say that we'll have some SymX goodies to give away; not sure if we'll have enough for everyone or if we'll have to draw numbers, that depends on how many people attend, but there will be SymX swag to be had. Much thanks to Glenn, SymX's faithful merch guy, for pitching in on this one.  :)  There'll also be nametags for everyone, and if there aren't enough goodies for everyone, we'll be drawing numbers from those nametags, so be sure to get one when you arrive.

You can find a map here; I put the restaurant, the venue, and the two most popular hotels on the map..if you're staying elsewhere, you may want to check a map or print out directions beforehand. I'll also have copies of it with me in Atlanta for those folks who never seem to know about the lunch until someone there tells them about it.