This all started when Mike was asked to play at the Modern Drummer Festival in 2003 - he decided that he would fulfil one of his life-long dreams and assemble a Beatles tribute band. The other members of the band were Neal Morse, Matt Bissonette and Paul Gilbert (Ty Tabor was originally to be included but had to pull out), and they went by the name of Yellow Matter Custard.

As well as the MD Fest show, they played a one-off gig at BB King's in New York City, which was recorded for a live CD and DVD released through Mike's website.

At the Montreal Drum Fest later that year Mike was asked to perform, but instead of re-uniting YMC he instead decided to form Hammer of the Gods, a Led Zeppelin tribute. Paul Gilbert, Dave LaRue and Daniel Gildenlow were chosen as the other members of the band, and they also played a one-off gig at BB King's.

In September 2005, for the Drum Pad's 20th anniversary celebrations, Mike created a Rush tribute band by the name of Cygnus & The Sea Monsters, with Paul Gilbert, Sean Malone and Jason McMaster.

Finally, in January 2006 he announced the fourth (and probably final) installment in his tribute series: Mike Portnoy's Amazing Journey (a tribute to the Who) featuring Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Gary Cherone. They will be playing at the CalProg festival, the Drum Pad in Chicago, and BB King's in NYC.

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From [url=http://www.faq.dtnorway.com/question/1081]faq.dtnorway.com[/url]: [quote][b][i]What are Mike's tribute bands?[/i][/b] This all started when Mike was asked to play at the Modern Drummer Festival in 2003 - he decided that he would fulfil one of his life-long dreams and assemble a Beatles tribute band. The other members of the band were Neal Morse, Matt Bissonette and Paul Gilbert (Ty Tabor was originally to be included but had to pull out), and they went by the name of Yellow Matter Custard. As well as the MD Fest show, they played a one-off gig at BB King's in New York City, which was recorded for a live CD and DVD released through Mike's website. At the Montreal Drum Fest later that year Mike was asked to perform, but instead of re-uniting YMC he instead decided to form Hammer of the Gods, a Led Zeppelin tribute. Paul Gilbert, Dave LaRue and Daniel Gildenlow were chosen as the other members of the band, and they also played a one-off gig at BB King's. In September 2005, for the Drum Pad's 20th anniversary celebrations, Mike created a Rush tribute band by the name of Cygnus & The Sea Monsters, with Paul Gilbert, Sean Malone and Jason McMaster. Finally, in January 2006 he announced the fourth (and probably final) installment in his tribute series: Mike Portnoy's Amazing Journey (a tribute to the Who) featuring Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Gary Cherone. They will be playing at the CalProg festival, the Drum Pad in Chicago, and BB King's in NYC.[/quote]