The Loreley Amphitheater is a UNESCO World Heritage and holds legendary ROCKPALAST shows in the 70s and 80s. On the hill of the River Rhine, it is located between Frankfurt and Cologne in Germany. Since 2006 the Night of the Prog Festival is happening at the legendary rock.
Featured bands and artists over the last years were: Dream Theater, Eloy, IQ, Riverside, Jethro Tull, Asia, Anathema, Steven Wilson, Spock's Beard, Arena, Pendragon, Tangerine Dream, Fish, Steve Hackett, Marillion and many more.

Friday July 15, 2016

LION SHEPHERD (Poland)
SUBSIGNAL (Germany)
MOSTLY AUTUMN (United Kingdom)
ANEKDOTEN (Sweden)
LUCIFER'S FRIEND (Germany/UK)
SPOCK'S BEARD & NEAL MORSE (USA)
play "SNOW" & more...

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Saturday July 16, 2016

SEVEN STEPS TO THE GREEN
DOOR (Germany)
FREQUENCY DRIFT (Germany)
GENS DE LA LUNE (France)
RPWL (Germany)
FOCUS (The Netherlands)
Peter Pankas JANE (Germany)
HAWKWIND (United Kingdom)


Sunday July 17, 2016

KNIFEWORLD (United Kingdom)
ANIMA MUNDI (Cuba)
LIFESIGNS (United Kingdom)
MAGIC PIE (Norway)
CARL PALMER'S ELP LEGACY
(United Kingdom)
THE MUSICAL BOX (Canada)
plays "FOXTROT" + rare songs

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FOCUS
With their unique brand of progressive rock, Focus manifested themselves at the start of the '70s as the most successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop-rock exports. Fronted by founding member Thijs Van Leer, and best known for their hits “Hocus Pocus”, “House of The King” and “Sylvia”, as well as critically acclaimed albums 'Moving Waves', 'Focus 3' and 'Hamburger Concerto', the iconic Dutch music masters are back with their tenth album, which is guaranteed to please their legions of fans! 
After a comeback in the early 2000's, which resulted in the well-received albums 'Focus 8' and 'Focus 9', the band regrouped with a fantastic new line-up. Along with Thijs van Leer on vocals, flute and keyboards, back on the drums is famed Focus drummer Pierre van der Linden, who joined the group on their second album 'Moving Waves' in 1972. Internationally renowned for his rhythmic skills, Pierre remains a defining factor in the Focus sound. Bassist Bobby Jacobs, who comes from a well-acclaimed Dutch musical family and guitarist Menno Gootjes, who participated in Focus at an earlier stage, complete the band's current line-up. Recently, Focus's biggest hit "Hocus Pocus" was used in a 4-minute Nike commercial before the World Cup broadcast. Focus music can be regularly heard on Top Gear and Saxondale on TV in the UK. 
A new Focus era has arrived! There is a rejuvenated passion in the new compositions that adorn the new album 'Focus X', which features a full scale Roger Dean painting on the cover. Says Thijs van Leer, who holds the distinction of being the first ever knighted musician in Holland, “It's a thrill to have finally completed 'Focus X'; we are all ecstatic and looking forward to playing the new material on the forthcoming Focus X World Tour.” 
Thijs van Leer - Hammond-organ, flute and vocals
Pierre van der Linden - drums 
Bobby Jacobs - bass 
Menno Gootjes- guitar

CARL PALMER
Carl Palmer is a drummer’s drummer. A consummate professional, a brilliant technician and a dynamic showman, he has thrilled listeners and audiences alike for nearly four decades with some of music’s most memorable bands including Atomic Rooster, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Asia and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Along the way his dazzling speed and mastery of the drums, combined with his infectious stage personality, have secured for him a respected place in history as one of Rock and Roll’s greatest drummers.
Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer was born in Birmingham, England, on March 20th, 1950. From the beginning it was clear that music was in the stars for the young Carl Palmer. His grandfather played the drums, his grandmother was a symphony violinist, his mother played an assortment of instruments, and his father sang, danced and played the guitar and drums as a semi-professional entertainer. In a musical family where even his brothers picked up the guitar and drums, Carl’s fascination with music began early and classical violin studies followed.
As he grew older, his tastes began to broaden and on ABC’s “In Concert” Palmer recalled how he was influenced by a film he saw during these formative years. The 1959 film “Drum Crazy” (aka “The Gene Krupa Story”), starring American film icon Sal Mineo (“Rebel Without A Cause”, “Exodus”), captured Carl’s imagination and set him on his way – he was hooked. His biggest influences from that point forward were Krupa and drum legend Buddy Rich who would later become a close personal friend of Carl’s. For his eleventh birthday he received a new drum set and immediately began to study the instrument.  Over the next three years he studied with local instructor Tommy Cunliffe, played in a radio orchestra (the Midland Light Orchestra) and performed with his father’s dance band.
At age 14 Carl Palmer joined his first professional band, a six-month stint with The Mecca Dance Band, for which he was paid a whopping 23 pounds a week. At 15, Palmer enlisted in the Motown influenced King Bees along with Richard King on guitar, Len Cox on bass and Geoff Brown on lead vocals. The band would later be known as The Craig.
Already a respected working drummer by 16, Palmer moved on to join Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds which also featured guitar great Albert Lee (later with Eric Clapton, Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Bill Wyman & the Rhythm Kings) and keyboardist Dave Greenslade (later in Colosseum). Pete Solley would eventually replace Greenslade in the band.  Recalls Palmer, “yeah that was a blues band, a soul band with saxophones and everything. At the time, we were produced by none other than Mick Jagger.” It was Jagger who had originally discovered Farlowe. With Palmer in the band the Thunderbirds enjoyed moderate success with the single "My Way of Giving” but it was the Rolling Stones cover “Out Of Time” which propelled Farlowe to the top of the UK charts.
At the age of 18, replacing drummer Drachen Theaker, Carl Palmer joined up with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown at the absolute peak of their success following the smash single “Fire” (“I am the God of Hellfire…”). Top 10 around the world and feeling the weight of success, cracks had begun to form in the band, there were personnel changes and Palmer arrived at a time when the band were touring with some of the biggest names in music. After brief rehearsals the lineup set out on an arduous U.S. tour alongside the cream of the rock world including the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Premier Cast of Hair, Iron Butterfly and others.
The concerts were bombastic, pyrotechnic spectacles bordering on insanity, including the eccentric Brown setting himself on fire in asbestos suit, and the tour was a blur for the band. Speaking to Janis Schacht of Circus Magazine Palmer recalled, “I don't know how the audiences were. I couldn't see them with Arthur Brown. I was wearing too many masks, there were too many strobe lights, it was very hard to tell. The audiences were nothing like what we have today and with Arthur being so visual you never got a chance in the band.” He added, “The audience anticipation was all Arthur's. So, musically, I was left behind. They would clap when he lit his fire helmet up. If I did something good, they wouldn't clap. Mind you, it might not have been good. I have no impressions from the last time.”
Continuing pressures, management problems, health issues and personality conflicts eventually took their toll. The disillusioned Brown became increasingly difficult and the band splintered. Speaking about Brown, Palmer recalled, “It was no use talking to him so I just left him in the middle of the night.” Carl, along with ailing keyboardist Vincent Crane, returned to the UK to form Atomic Rooster.
It was with Atomic Rooster that Carl Palmer enjoyed his first real success as a founding member of a band. Media and fans alike immediately embraced Crane, Palmer and bassist/vocalist Nick Graham as the late 60’s progressive rock scene was thriving. Their debut album, Atomic Rooster, hit number 49 in the U.K. All the while, fueled by his brilliant drum solos, Palmer’s reputation grew as a drummer with phenomenal skill and dizzying speed.
In the spring of 1970, Carl Palmer received a phone call that changed his life forever.  Keyboard virtuoso Keith Emerson, himself enjoying Top 10 U.K. success with The Nice, was forming a new band with King Crimson founder Greg Lake who had also just experienced real success with his band’s legendary “In The Court Of The Crimson King”. After trying out several drummers, including Mitch Mitchell, the two wanted Palmer to audition for a spot in the new trio but Palmer was uncertain if he wanted to leave the growing success of Atomic Rooster behind. Reluctantly, he agreed to meet and rehearse with the band and thank God he did.
The trio's first rehearsal mostly featured Nice and King Crimson standards, including "Rondo" and "21st Century Schizoid Man”, and all three musicians describe it as a “magical feeling” when they first played together. The session blew everyone away and Palmer was offered the job right there on the spot. Still not convinced however, he told Emerson and Lake that he would need to think it over. Returning the next day to another brilliant rehearsal, Carl Palmer accepted the invitation and joined the band.
Immediately dubbed a “supergroup” by the media, Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) entered the musical arena with great expectations.
In August of 1970, while they were still working on the tracks that would eventually form their first album, ELP played its first show at Plymouth, and moved on immediately to the legendary Isle of Wight Festival. Following their set, which included an explosive version of “Pictures At An Exhibition” (complete with cannons), the fallout was massive. Said Palmer of the festival, “I don’t recall how well we played. All I know is that we went down incredibly well.” Even that may have been an understatement. Perhaps signaling the path of the band itself, critical acclaim was monumental and overnight the band was thrust down the path to superstardom.
The following month the group finished its self-titled debut album, which was released in November. Instantly successful, it climbed to the Top 5 in England and the Top 20 in America. The classic single "Lucky Man" became a hit, and their stage show quickly became the stuff of legend.
The 1971 follow-up album, Tarkus, propelled the ELP’s sound in new directions and was the first real test for the band’s cohesiveness. Emerson, wanting to further experiment with the range of the Moog synthesizer, had composed a musically unorthodox, extended piece and Palmer had come up with an unusual drum pattern he wanted to incorporate. Arguments ensued and when Greg Lake, who was producing the album said he wouldn’t be involved it looked like that might be it for ELP. In the end there was agreement (or agreement to disagree) and the album, which for many came to define ELP’s sound, was released.
On the heels of Tarkus’ rise to #1 on the UK charts and Top 10 in the America, ELP arrived at Newcastle City Hall on March 21, 1971, to perform and record live their signature adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures At An Exhibition.  When released, that album too became a great success. [Both Pictures at an Exhibition and Tarkus feature original artwork by artist, William Neal.]
Following a blistering schedule which saw the band touring furiously, the world over, ELP returned to the studio and released another impressive effort in “Trilogy” which saw the band’s partnership fully back in balance.
1973 saw ELP returning to touring and Carl traveling to the Guildhall School of Music in London where he studied classical timpani. That year also saw ELP return to the studio to record the album Brain Salad Surgery, perhaps the band’s definitive work. Bearing such memorable work as “Karn Evil 9”, “Still You Turn Me On” and “Jerusalem”, the album is highlighted by “Toccata”, a reworking of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera's Piano Concerto No. 1, and some of Carl Palmer’s most amazing drumming and synthesized percussion work, including the world's first electric drum solo. So incredible and original was the performance in fact that Ginastera himself endorsed the recording. "Everyone thought it was Emerson on a keyboard but it was infact, my custom made electric drums, which were built in London," says Palmer.
An insane touring schedule followed and the legendary scale and musicianship of ELP’s live show continued to grow as evidenced by the release of the epic triple live album Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends, released in August 1974. Tired from a grueling four year run which had seen the release of 5 albums as well as untold hundreds of tour dates, the band decided to take a hiatus to explore other projects and to recharge their creative juices.
In reality, much of the material created during this period later went on the form the ELP albums Works, Volume I and Works, Volume II and when the band reunited for the former, a double album, it was decided that each would have a solo side followed by a forth side featuring the band as a unit. For his part, Carl Palmer’s contribution featured big band recordings recorded with 60’s and 70’s pianist & big band leader Harry South, as well as some individual tracks, including "LA '74" with guitarist Joe Walsh of the Eagles. The real gem from this period however was Palmer’s own epic “Concerto for Percussion” which, sadly, would wait nearly twenty years before finally being released.
Following the Works albums and a grandiose, bank breaking orchestral tour the band returned to the studio one last time for the album “Love Beach”. “In Concert”, a testament, to the Works orchestral tour followed and in 1979 ELP quietly disbanded and exited the musical arena.
Looking for new horizons beyond ELP Carl Palmer formed his own band, PM, for which he recruited vocalist Todd Cochran from the band Automatic Man and blues guitarist John Nitzinger, along with Erik Scott and Barry Finnerty. The band, an attempt at Top 40-style rock, released one album, entitled 1:PM, which was released in 1980 in Europe only. Success eluded the album and the band, which broke up shortly thereafter.
Opportunity knocked again for Carl Palmer when manager Brian Lane approached him in 1981. Lane was trying to put together a supergroup concept for Geffen records and, reportedly, one of his first attempts brought together Palmer along with bassist/vocalist John Wetton (U.K., King Crimson), Rick Wakeman (Yes) and guitar ace Trevor Rabin (Rabbit, Manfred Mann and later Yes). A deal with Geffen is said to have fallen through when Wakeman bailed. Still intent on his idea of a supergroup, Lane introduced John Wetton to Yes axeman Steve Howe. When that musical fit seemed right Lane brought in Palmer and keyboardist Geoff Downes (The Buggles, Yes) filled out the lineup. The group Asia was born.
Recording with Asia, and the concept of performing as a band rather than a fusing of solo artists, was something of a new experience for Carl Palmer who said, “We have tried to create a sound collectively rather than a project as individuals.” The band’s self-titled debut album “Asia” was released in 1982 and a small tour began. Palmer and Wetton have said that they had a feeling in the studio they were doing something special but no one could have been prepared for what happened next. Asia exploded on the charts, right to number one, and over 7 million copies of the album were sold worldwide.  Along the way singles such as “Heat Of The Moment”, “Only Time Will Tell”, “Wildest Dreams” and “Sole Survivor” dominated the charts for months. Asia was a perfect fit for the musical climate of the time.
“We were unique,” said Palmer. “Asia was English rock with a technical side. It's sophisticated rock mixed in with melodies and singles. It was taboo in those days. And you very rarely hear that today, either.”
After an exhausting 18-month tour, Asia followed up with their second album, Alpha, which spawned two charting hits, “Don't Cry” and “The Smile Has Left Your Eyes”. With the inevitable pressures that accompany such phenomenal success came signs that Asia was beginning to come apart.
Pressures from management and personality clashes in the band finally came to head with the sudden departure of John Wetton late in 1983. Committed to a live MTV broadcast, “Asia in Asia”, Asia brought in Palmer’s old ELP mate Greg Lake to fill Wetton’s shoes. Shortly thereafter Lake went his own way, the band brought Wetton back in and Steve Howe departed the band for good.  Astra, the band’s third album, followed in 1985 with Mandy Meyer taking Steve Howe’s spot but the album failed to match the success of the earlier albums. A planned tour was abandoned and Asia went their separate ways.
In 1988 the chance came for Carl Palmer to team up once again with Keith Emerson in a new group with California-based singer/bassist Robert Berry. 3, as they were called, released their only album, To The Power Of Three, on Geffen records. Though the group received respectable FM airplay and followed with a successful club tour, their release generated little interest and they disbanded early in 1989.
Later in 1989 the Asia banner was raised once again when an invitation play a series of stadium dates with the Beach Boys brought Carl Palmer and John Wetton back into the Asia fold along with hired guns John Young and Alan Darby.  Encouraged by the reception they received, Asia arranged another tour for the fall and convinced Geoff Downes to return.
Hoping to generate interest in another Asia album the group set out on a feverish touring schedule accompanied by guitarist Pat Thrall. For the well traveled Carl Palmer it meant a return to the road and successful tours ensued in Germany, the U.K., Japan, Brazil and Russian. The Russian shows in particular represented another high in the Asia saga and were captured for posterity in the CD and video releases of Asia Live in Moscow. As Asia prepared to write a new album in 1991 John Wetton decided to leave and Carl Palmer jumped at the chance to reunite with his old mates Keith Emerson and Greg Lake in ELP.
Originally the band had only intended on writing and recording music for a planned film score but the chemistry was clearly still there and eventually it was decided that they should record an album. Signed to the newly founded Victory Records, ELP returned in 1992 with Black Moon, a strong effort produced by Mark Mancina. A video was released and an ambitious tour followed. To the surprise of many the tour was quite successful and saw ELP circle the globe on a tour that lasted from the summer of 1992 well into 1993. Recalled Palmer, “I knew we’d be OK but I never dreamed it would be to this magnitude.”
ELP headed back into the studio but problems with Keith Emerson’s right arm and production that didn’t really gel with the sound of ELP plagued the effort. In The Hot Seat was released in 1994 but failed to attract any real attention. ELP headed their own ways to concentrate on medical and personal issues but returned to touring in 1996 and over the next three years they were accompanied on the road by such notable acts as Deep Purple, Dream Theatre, Kansas and Jethro Tull. In the winter of 1998, and in the midst of great anticipation about a much hyped, forthcoming concept album Greg Lake left ELP which left Carl open to another reunion that was in the works.
The wheels had begun to turn again and excitement grew for another reunion of the Asia originals. Negotiations continued and the band began to rehearse together in February 1999, joined by guitarist Dave Kilminster. The feeling among the principals was that the magic was still there and a world tour was announced, set to begin in June. Following a world tour, Asia had hoped to record a new album and Geoff Downes and John Wetton had already begun writing songs again. Said Carl Palmer at the time: “There's some new material that is being rehearsed and recorded which will be played on the upcoming tour. I would say that there would be a new Asia album in the works for the year 2000. That's where we are at the moment.”
Unfortunately that is as far as it went. Almost as quickly as the whole project had begun it came crashing down with the announcement by Geoff Downes that he was abandoning the reunion. The event, which so many had hoped for, would have to wait. It did lead however to the brief reunion of Wetton and Palmer, along with guitarist Dave Kilminster and keyboardist John Young in the band Qango. Sporting a set list consisting of classic ELP, Asia, and King Crimson material, along with some new songs, Qango played a well-received series of dates. “It was a wonderful feeling to be back on stage playing this material with our new band,” said Palmer. “The shows went down very well and have made us excited about continuing with more tours and the recording of new material.” One memorable night even saw the band joined onstage by none other than Keith Emerson. Once again though, hope was short-lived and John Wetton departed the project leaving Palmer to ponder his next move.
Not one to sit around, Palmer set out on a schedule that included instructing drum clinics & master classes and once again set out to create his own new band and along with bassist SIMON FITZPATRICK and guitarist extraordinare PAUL BIELATOWICZ he formed the progressive trio “Palmer”. The thought of Carl Palmer assembling a progressive trio might seem like he was relying on formula, especially since the band’s material consisted mainly of ELP classics, but this was indeed a new direction. Purely guitar driven, this band put a new face on such tracks as “Toccata”, “Hoedown” and Fanfare For The Common Man” and performed them with dizzying complexity and an energy perhaps not heard since the earliest days of ELP.
Fans fortunate enough to see the group live immediately embraced their raw power and virtuosity and critics were quick to agree. Malcolm Dome of Classic Rock Magazine wrote, “The venerable Palmer, who is still great Drummer, leads his current line up though impressive reworkings of ELP music” and added, “There's an energy and edge here that belongs to (today) 2003. The music might go way back, but the musicianship is most certainly from here and now.” Tim Jones of Record Collector magazine observed, “If you like instrumental virtuosity this should sit well with you.” Palmer, the band, began touring at will.
In 1991, Carl Palmer released his much-anticipated two-disk anthology Do Ya Wanna Play, Carl. The collection showcased Palmer’s greatest recordings with ELP, Asia, Atomic Rooster plus and several rare and never-before-released tracks from every professional group had ever been in. Highlights included cuts from sessions with British rock artist Mike Oldfield, and a live track featuring Carl with his childhood idol, drum jazz icon Buddy Rich and his Orchestra.  Perhaps the biggest gem for fans was the inclusion of the piece fans had been asking for since the seventies.
 “Concerto for Percussion” made its debut fifteen years after it had been recorded. In a 1991 interview he said, “The album has been in the works since 1976, when ELP took its hiatus to do solo projects. What came of it was the WORKS double LP, with one band side and three solo sides. It was then that I did the “Percussion Concerto.” It didn’t make it to Works, Vol. 1 or Works Vol. 2. I have always wanted to release it and now it has finally come out.”
The Carl Palmer Band lineup did a highly successful US tour in 2006 and continues to tour throughout the world. Featuring Paul Bielatowicz on guitars; Simon Fitzpatrick on bass and Palmer on drums, the band will also embark on a 29 date tour of Canada, The US, and South America. The band has released a concert DVD and three acclaimed live CDs, Working Live Vol 1. Vol 2, and Vol. 3.
In 2006, Carl also regrouped for the long awaited reunion of the original ASIA, with Steve Howe, Geoff Downes and John Wetton. The band has done five world tours and recorded two new studio albums PHOENIX, released on Frontiers and EMI Records in 2008, and Omega, released in the Spring of 2010.
In July 2010, Palmer also participated in a one-time reunion of ELP, staged before 30,000 at the High Voltage Festival in London.
Says Palmer: "I have the best of both worlds now. I have an active schedule with The Carl Palmer Band, and I continue to tour and record the original line up of ASIA. It is very satisfying and gratifying to know the fans are still out there and willing to support and enjoy the music I create. I hope to keep doing this for many more years to come."

HAWKWIND
Over their 30-odd year history, HAWKWIND were probably the most famous underground rock band in the world. The group was formed in the late '60s by guitarist/singer Dave BROCK, guitarist Mick SLATTERY and saxman/flautist/singer Nik TURNER. Dave BROCK was the leader of HAWKWIND and he was the captain, as it were. The band never would have made it for 30 years without Dave.
HAWKWIND's history has been marked by a series of confusing line-ups through 40 or so personnel changes. Their sound has continued to metamorphose and evolve: an almost jazz feel ("Hawkwind"), the "experimental" & acoustic sounds of early releases ("In Search of Space"), changing to the metal sound of their days (mid 70's), and a modern electronic feel on the latest ("Electric Teepee"). Yes, one can detect definite evolutions. With the primary use of the synthesizer, heavy and delay with the touch of techno, HAWKWIND practically created a genre of music that be called: psychedelic space-rock. Their creativity seems to be in the use of the synths to add to the intense moods of their songs. They were the master of the acid-space rock genre.
There are at least 100 total albums that are either compilations, EP's, bootlegs of live performances, etc. You can't go wrong with any of the 70's releases in my opinion.
"Doremi Fasol Latido" ('72) - A great album with a heavy metal space rock a-la lan Lemmy KILMISTER, who later founded MOTORHEAD.
"A Space Ritual" ('73) - The essential live album combining Space-rock music, and poetry. The GREATEST album in the world!
"Hall of the Mountain Grill" ('74) - A great album for FLOYD fans - very heavy, psychedelic music with lots of effects.
"Warrior at the Edge of Time" ('75) - In my opinion, THE classic album.
"Quark, Strangeness and Charm" ('77) - A return to a more traditional HAWKWIND sound.
"The Hawklords - 25 Years On" ('78) - This is a massive compilation of their best stuff.
"PXR 5" ('79) - This album really started the HAWKWIND tradition of semi-live, semi-studio albums.
Then you should consider the following efforts which I would recommend to the "Hawkfan":
"Levitation" ('80) - The last truly great HAWKWIND studio album.
"The Church of Hawkwind" ('82) - Really a Dave BROCK solo album. Very spacey and electronic.
"Chronicle of the Black Sword" ('85) - The last major HAWKWIND release, was a concept album inspired by their friend Michael MOORCOCK's writings.
"Palace Springs" ('91) - A strong li.

MOSTLY AUTUMN
Mostly Autumn are an English rock band. The group formed in 1995 and have built their reputation through constant touring, never signing to a major label. They produce music heavily influenced by 1970s progressive rock. According to the BBC, Mostly Autumn "fuse the music of Genesis and Pink Floyd with Celtic themes, hard rock and strong, emotional melodies".[1] They have also been compared with other progressive bands from the same era such as Jethro Tull and Camel, blended with traditional folk music. Later albums also include more contemporary influences.
Mostly Autumn was formed in the mid 1990s, the original line up included several members of Pink Floyd/1970s tribute band One Stoned Snowman. The band's founding line-up consisted of band leader Bryan Josh (vocals and guitars), along with Heidi Widdop (vocals), Iain Jennings (keyboards), Liam Davison (guitars), Alun Hughes (bass), Bob Faulds (violin), Kev Gibbons (whistles), and Chris Walton (drums). Mostly Autumn's first live shows were the former supporting the latter or vice versa; One Stoned Snowman's final concert was a farewell show in December 1995. Mostly Autumn's original rhythm section of Alun Hughes and Chris Walton left the band during 1996 to concentrate on other musical projects and family commitments respectively, and were subsequently replaced by bassist Stuart Carver and drummer Allan Scott. Shortly after this, Widdop was replaced on vocals by Heather Findlay.
This line-up recorded For All We Shared... in 1998. More line-up changes ensued however, and by the time the band recorded their second album, The Spirit of Autumn Past in 1999, Gibbons and Scott had been replaced by Angela Goldthorpe and Rob McNeil respectively.
In 2000 (as a three piece – Bryan, Heather and Angela) they achieved a support slot for Blackmore's Night on their Under a Violet Moon tour, bringing them to a wider audience. On the cover artwork for the following Blackmore's Night album Fires at Midnight (2001), Heather Findlay provided the illustration for the song "Hanging Tree".
On Mostly Autumn's third album, The Last Bright Light (2001), Rob McNeil in turn was replaced by Jonathan Blackmore (not related to Ritchie). Andy Smith replaced Stuart Carver on the bass guitar. Shortly before the band's 'V Shows' tour in 2004, Iain's brother Andrew Jennings took over on drums and percussion. By this time, the band had been praised by Rick Wright of Pink Floyd. Olivia Sparnenn joined the band in 2005 to provide additional backing vocals. Ben Matthews of Thunder stood in on keyboards for Mostly Autumn's headline gig at the Baja Prog Festival in Mexico in March 2006.[citation needed] Chris Johnson was then recruited as a permanent replacement, with Angela (now under her married name Gordon) also taking a more prominent role on keyboards.

LION SHEPHERD
While he was wandering in the fields, a lion got a thorn stuck in his paw.
He immediately went to a shepherd, wagging his tail as he said:
'Don't be afraid! I have come to ask your help; I'm not looking for food.'
The lion then lifted his paw and placed it in the man's lap. The shepherd pulled out the thorn from the lion's paw and the lion went back into the woods.
Later on, the shepherd was falsely accused of a crime and at the next public games he was released from jail and thrown to the beasts. As the wild animals rushed upon him from all sides, the lion recognized that this was the same man who had healed him. Once again the lion raised his paw and placed it in the shepherd's lap. When the king understood what had happened, he commanded that the lion be spared and that the gentle shepherd be sent back home to his family.

SPOCK’S BEARD
Spock's Beard began in 1992 when brothers Neal (lead vocals) and Al Morse (guitar) teamed up with drummer Nick D'Virgilio. After self-financing their first album, bassist Dave Meros joined, and The Light was recorded in 1994. Consisting of four lengthy songs, this debut album was well received by progressive rock fans, but received little public acclaim. Ryo Okumoto joined in 1995 to play keyboards. In 1996, The Official Bootleg was released, a live performance containing the entire first album plus one song from the upcoming second album. 1996 also saw the band sign with various record labels around the world, in addition to releasing Beware of Darkness, which contains the same style of music, but in shorter pieces (all ten minutes or less, except for the 15-plus-minute last track). Spock's Beard's third studio album, The Kindness of Strangers, was released at the end of 1997; Day for Night followed in 1999 and V was issued a year later. Deciding they had the experience and chops to attempt a concept album, they spent the next few years putting together Snow. The double album revolved around the title character, an albino teenager that could possibly be the messiah. Taking a much more detailed approach to the material, the band had a difficult two years writing the album and was rewarded with a strong promotional push from Metal Blade Records. Following Snow, Neal Morse became a born again Christian and left the band. The remaining members quickly regrouped, however, with D'Virgilio assuming the lead vocal duties and managed to release Feeling Euphoria the following year. 2004 saw the rerelease of their first three albums and in 2005 they delivered both a new studio offering (Ocatane) and Live in 2005: Gluttons for Punishment.

MAGIC PIE
MAGIC PIE started to take shape during autumn 2001. The members; Kim Stenberg (Guitars/Vocals), Gilbert Marshall (Keyboard/Vocals), Eirik Hanssen (Vocals), Jan Torkild Johannessen (Drums) & John "Mini" Kamphaug (Bass) came from a wide variety of musical background, each one previously playing in several bands and projects of different genres.
The band first started out playing cover-songs alongside a couple of their own material. After fooling around with the covers for a while, suggestions were made to cut them out completely and go for writing their own material. This proved to be a major turning point, and really set the band into work mode.
During 2001 - 2004,  John "Mini" Kamphaug was replaced with Lars Petter Holstad on bass, and Allan Olsen came onboard as the third lead vocalist - bringing a powerful voice to the table.
Intentions was to create a “progressive” sound texture in the spirit of the `70´s, and to blend musical tendencies from both back then and from today´s more modern progressive scene.
The common factor playing as the key and the link between all members, is the mutual love for listening to bands and artists a little to the “side” of what have been the mainstream rock trend in both the `80´s & `90´s, and of course the fact that the great musical “revolution” of the `70´s is firmly seated within all as no less than a fantastic source of inspiration.
Magic Pie never set out to make songs sounding like this and that, and was never interested in trying to copy someone else´s style and signature. Instead we have tried to extract the different musical/instrumental influences buried inside each member.
The debut album “Motions Of Desire” was released in 2005 and was very well received by both the public and the press.
This album really set Magic Pie on the map, and they became a household name for progfans around the world, with their blend of classic prog, 70´s hard rock and progressive metal.
They followed the success of "Motions Of Desire" and released their second album, "Circus of life"  in 2007.
They opted for a concept album, aiming to bring the heritage from the previous album a step further. "Circus Of Life" won several polls as "album of the year".
In 2011, Magic Pie released their third album "The Suffering Joy". Another concept album bringing the band a step upwards. 
This was the first radical «change» in the musical expression introducing Eirikur Hauksson (Artch, Ken Hensley) as the new lead singer - replacing Allan Olsen.
The talented Icelandic/Norwegian singer brought a much needed frontman to the band and the album showed a more mature and cohesive Magic Pie, with perhaps a harder edge to it.
After the 3rd album, Magic Pie decided it was time for a another serious «change», both due to the fact that Gilbert Marshall left the band in 2012, and a desire and need for a wider horizon and footprint in the progressive rock segment. As a result Erling Henanger acquired the keyboards, and Magic Pie signed with the Norwegian company Karisma Records.
The 4th album “King For A Day” was then released in 2015, and by the new record company, the band also was able to finally release their first and long awaited Vinyl/LP.
The album was mixed and mastered by Rich Mouser (Neal Morse, Transatlantic, Spock´s Beard) to ensure the songs and overall sound would reach its full potential.
- Another big step for Magic Pie (and the listener).
The song "Trick Of The Trade" was chosen as the first single & video, and the album is praised among critics and fans as the strongest Magic Pie album to date.
With newcomer Erling Henanger on keyboard the band have never sounded as fit, whether it’s in the studio or live.. 

Present members
Kim Stenberg, Guitar/backing vocals, 2001 -
Eirik Hanssen - Accoustic guitar, lead/backing vocals, 2001 -
Jan Torkild Johannessen - Drums, Percussion, 2001 - 
Lars Petter Holstad - Bass, Backing Vocals, June 2003 – 
Eirikur Hauksson - Guitar, lead/backing vocals, December 2007 – 
Erling Henanger – Synthesisers/Keyboards, backing vocals,  November 2012 -

Sint-Pietersplein, Gent
Tickets: 
€ 54 General Admission /
€ 78 PIT (incl. servicekosten)
Verkoop: 
vanaf 15.04.2016 om 11:00
​via: Ticketmaster.be

Massive Attack komt op 28 augustus 2016 terug naar ons land voor een openluchtconcert op het Gentse Sint-Pietersplein. Voor hun exclusief zomerconcert (het enige in de Benelux) verkozen ze het indrukwekkende kader van het Sint-Pietersplein. Met de prachtige Sint-Pietersabdij op de achtergrond, zal de beleving van een Massive Attack- show nog intenser zijn.

Sinds het begin van de jaren ’90 is Massive Attack de ultieme vaandeldrager van uitdagende muziek. In een recent verleden lieten ze in Luik (Les Ardentes), Brugge (Cactusfestival) en Brussel (Ancienne Belgique en Paleis 12) een verpletterende indruk achter met weinig voor de hand liggende muziek. De enscenering (teksten in lokale taal op de lichtkrant), indrukwekkende gasten (Horace Andy, Deborah Miller en Martina Topley-Bird), politieke thema’s, bezwerende ritmes en apocalyptische sfeer, zorgden voor een onvergetelijke ervaring. Niemand kan de wereld aantrekkelijker een geweten schoppen dan 3D en Daddy G.

Bij Massive Attack oversteeg de kwaliteit steeds de kwantiteit. Hun debuut ‘Blue Lines’ ontketende in 1991 met de singles ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ en ‘Safe from Harm’ een revolutie in de populaire muziek en betekende de geboorte van een genre dat (even) later als triphop omschreven zou worden. De opvolgers ‘Protection’, ‘Mezzanine’ en ‘100th Window’ hadden elk hun unieke identiteit en bevatten intrigerende parels die in 2006 op ‘Collected’ verzameld werden. In 2010 volgde ‘Heligoland’.

Begin dit jaar bracht Massive attack een app ‘Fantom’ en een EP ‘Ritual Spirit’ uit: vier verse nummers die ze samen met Tricky (herenigd na 22 jaar), Young Fathers, Roots Manuva en nieuwkomer Azekel creëerden. Voor de video-clips strikten ze John Hawkes (“Take it There”) en Kate Moss (“Ritual Spirit”). Tijdens hun passage in Paleis 12 werden deze broeierige nummers door pers en publiek zeer warm onthaald.

De groep kondigde voor 2016 nog een tweede EP en een volwaardige langspeler aan. In afwachting van deze nieuwe releases, doen ze wat ze het best kunnen: live optreden, ditmaal op een unieke locatie!

Alle info over het concert: www.massiveattackgent.be. 

Sinds het begin van de jaren ’90 is Massive Attack de ultieme vaandeldrager van uitdagende muziek. In een recent verleden lieten ze in Luik (Les Ardentes), Brugge (Cactusfestival) en Brussel (Ancienne Belgique en Paleis 12) een verpletterende indruk achter met weinig voor de hand liggende muziek.
De enscenering (teksten in lokale taal op de lichtkrant), indrukwekkende gasten (Horace Andy, Deborah Miller en Martina Topley-Bird), politieke thema’s, bezwerende ritmes en apocalyptische sfeer, zorgden voor een onvergetelijke ervaring. Niemand kan de wereld aantrekkelijker een geweten schoppen dan 3D en Daddy G.

Dagtickets 
vrijdag 5 - zaterdag 6 - zondag 7 augustus
VVK € 65 / ADD € 80

2-daagse tickets
vrijdag 5 & zaterdag 6 augustus
zaterdag 6 & zondag 7 augustus
VVK € 95 / ADD € 110

Weekendticket
vrijdag 5 & zaterdag 6 & zondag 7 augustus
VVK € 115 / ADD € 130

Natuurpunt ticket = weekend ticket
€ 5 van dit ticket wordt gedoneerd aan Natuurpunt!

Campingticket
geldig voor alle dagen
VVK € 16 / ADD € 20

Drankvoucher
€ 20 voor 15 drankbonnen
1 consumptie = 2 drankbonnen

Speciale tarieven voor kinderen & jongeren
Gratis voor kinderen & jongeren t.e.m. 11 jaar
Twaalf -en dertienjarigen genieten 50% korting op de kassaprijs
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We kondigden reeds 30 acts aan, waaronder o.a. Balthazar, ZAZ, Tourist LeMC, Trixie Whitley, The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini, Dez Mona, Afro Celt Sound System, Tout Va Bien, Yevgueni, Flying Horseman en Hayseed Dixie.  Daar voegen we nu aan toe: Michael Kiwanuka, Arno, An Pierlé, Nahko and Medicine For The People, Alaverdi, Will Pound & Eddy Jay, Tiny Legs Tim, Ethno Flanders en Riguelle chante Brel.
Michael Kiwanuka werd beroemd toen hij opgepikt werd door Jools Holland en daarna ook de ‘BBC Sound of 2012’ won. Zijn soulvolle debuutplaat ‘Home Again’ scheerde hoge toppen en singles ‘Home Again’ en ‘Tell Me A Tale’  behoren reeds tot het collectief muzikaal erfgoed. De prachtige, nieuwe single ‘Black Man In A White World’ is de voorloper van zijn nieuwe album ‘Love & Hate’, dat eind mei verschijnt. Folky souljazz van wereldniveau!

Arno's stomende live-sets zijn even legendarisch als memorabel. Met zijn mélange van rauwe blues, etnische invloeden, rock, reggae en chanson staat Arno al decennia op het voorplan van de Belgische muziekscene. Op zijn nieuw album 'Human Incognito’ gooit hij terug Engels en Frans bewust door elkaar. Live zullen zijn nieuwe songs natuurlijk afgewisseld worden met een waslijst aan classics zoals ‘Les Filles Du Bord De Mer’, ‘O La La La’ en ‘Putain Putain’. Het wordt zijn vierde passage op Festival Dranouter!

‘Arches’, het nieuwe album van An Pierlé verschijnt in april en vindt zijn oorsprong in 2012, tijdens Odegand. Daar blaasde ze in het kader van haar toenmalige 'Stadscomponistenschap' het stof uit de pijpen van het orgel in de Gentse Sint-Jacobskerk. ‘Arches’ is een verzameling van songs gebouwd rond een kerkorgel en hemelse harmonieën. Als je weet dat in de kerk van Dranouter nog een speelkaar orgel staat, dan zou dit wel eens een bijzonder en uniek concert kunnen worden!
Met zowel Filipijns, Puerto Ricaans als indiaans bloed in de aderen is Nahko een echte man van de wereld. Geïnspireerd door Amerikaanse storytellers als Bob Dylan en Bright Eyes brengt hij samen met zijn band 'Medicine For The People' folkrock, roots, world en hiphop. Voor fans van Michael Franti en Xavier Rudd!

Riguelle & band zetten hun tanden in het onnavolgbare oeuvre van Brel. Verwacht je aan een selectie songs uit de begindagen in de Parijse cabarets tot de periode van zelfverbanning naar de Marquise-eilanden in de Stille Oceaan. Zowel de klassiekers als ook het minder bekende werk van Le Grand Jacques komen aan bod. Een concert vol passionele en poëtische Belgitude.

Tiny Legs Tim bewijst dat hedendaagse blues veel meer kan zijn dan het herkauwen van de bestaande vormen. Hij ontwikkelde op korte tijd een zeer persoonlijke stijl en inhoudelijk overstijgt hij moeiteloos alle clichés. Swampy rhythm & blues en een swingende New Orleans vibe, Tiny Legs Tim is anno 2016 beter dan ooit. 

Alaverdi is een Georgisch kwartet dat nieuwe zuurstof geeft aan de eeuwenoude traditie van polyfonische gezangen. Hun songs verzamelen alle facetten die de zangkunst zo mooi maken: van diepe bas, sterke bariton over tenor tot hoge en wilde falsetto’s, telkens versterkt en aangevuld met traditionele Georgische snaar –en blaasinstrumenten. 
Will Pound is één van 's werelds beste harmonicaspelers, zijn vernieuwende stijl verlegt de grenzen van het instrument en het genre ‘folk’ op zich. Samen met Eddy Jay, een heuse virtuoos op de accordeon, staat hij garant voor een adembenemende nieuwe folk sound waarbij beide instrumenten op een magische manier samensmelten. Of zoals de Britse singer-songwriter Passenger reeds zei: “These guys are amazing!”
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Ethno Flanders presenteert op zondag het resultaat van een muzikale wereldreis. Gedurende een week komen 60 jonge muzikanten van over de hele wereld samen om elkaars (traditionele) muziek te leren spelen. 

TICKETS zijn reeds te koop via www.festivaldranouter.be 
Festival Dranouter

5-6-7 augustus 2016