Prog Sud: Prog Paradise!
What more do you want? A superb, eclectic mix of Prog in the beautiful environment of Provence, with warm hospitality and gastronomic delights. This is Prog Paradise!
ProgYes attended the ProgSud festival recently near Marseille. Running from 8-11 May 2013, this was the 14th edition of the festival. ProgYes attended the festival with friend Thierry Sportouche from Acid Dragon. There were 11 bands performing over the four days. The Prog Sud organisers deserve considerable credit for running this superb festival. The selection of bands was excellent – an eclectic mix of bands from all over the world, covering the whole prog genre, from Canterbury scene, to jazz rock, symphonic rock, folk rock and metal. ProgYes knows how difficult a logistical feat it is to stage a festival, particularly when you feature bands from around the world. Apart from a brilliant selection of music, at ProgSud you get excellent organisation, great continuity/stage management and most importantly, a superb sound. Music from various bands will be featured on the next ProgYes show.



The First 'ProgAge' series of gigs, to coincide with the Winter Solstice, was held at The Orb Knaresborough on 21.12.12. This final ProgYes promoted gig of 2012 was supposed to be the final gig ever, with 21.12.12 predicted by Mayans to be the end of the world. In fact, for the enthusiastic audience - it proved to be a great way to start the 2012 festive season. Starting with 'Commercial Suicide' (from 'The Pathway of Light') Tim Hunter featured new material from the forthcoming 'Ascension', some beefed up versions of other tracks from 'The Pathway Of Light' (which is set for re-issue in mid 2013) and ended with his seasonal anthem 'Sing It In'. H2 followed with a spelbinding selection of their unique, hypnotic electronic Free Jazz. Finally, Tim joined H2 on stage for a 3 way improvisation, adding guitar synthesiser