Predicting the headliners is really tough. I don't even know where to begin. I remember the earlier post where Glenn said something about cementing the "prog / power" name but even that little tidbit isn't much to go on. To me that means bringing at least one act in that hasn't played the festival before. Avantasia? Ayreon? Too expensive. So who does that leave that's really big and within budget? Lots I suppose. And I really don't know what acts would be considered big enough to cement anything regarding PPIX that would fall within budgetary constraints. Thus, all I can do is guess. I suppose that's all any of us, except Glenn, can do.
For some reason I keep thinking Iced Earth is a strong candidate. I more or less have felt that for some time but have nothing to really base that on. I don't think Iced Earth have played at PP before. If they have then my first guess means nothing. But I'm going with Iced Earth as one of the headliners.
I keep feeling that the other headliner will be an act that has already played PP in the past. This could be almost anyone. Gamma Ray perhaps is overdue for a return visit and I think they'd be well-received again. So I'm going to go with Gamma Ray as the other headliner.
I guess this really doesn't completely, or at all, appease the prog tastes of many of us though does it although power and prog at times cross each others' boundaries a bit.
I'm probably about as far off as one can be with my guesses! Oh well, c'est la vie!
ICED EARTH
GAMMA RAY
Feel free to hack my guesses to bits! hahahaha
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