See below for a list of what the deluxe package contains:

- The album, A Dramatic Turn Of Events
- A second disc with instrumentals of the entire album
- A DVD of The Spirit Carries On: a 60-minute movie documenting DREAM THEATER’s drummer auditions
- A double-LP set of A Dramatic Turn Of Events (180-Gram Vinyl in gatefold jacket)
- A DREAM THEATER branded custom turntable slipmat
- A litho print of the album cover
- 50 lucky winners will find a DREAM THEATER "Ticket For Life" randomly inserted in the box
- All parts are presented in a custom box
- And, you will receive a digital download of the album the day before it's released!

The tracklisting for A Dramatic Turn Of Events CD is as follows:

1. On the Backs of Angels  (8:42)
2. Build Me Up, Break Me Down (6:59)
3. Lost Not Forgotten  (10:11)
4. This is the Life (6:57)
5. Bridges In The Sky (11:01)
6. Outcry  (11:24)
7. Far From Heaven (3:56)
8. Breaking All Illusions  (12:25)
9. Beneath The Surface  (5:26)