Play the ProgPower USA Ultimate Roster Fantasy Game

[Harvester]

Play the ProgPower USA Ultimate Fantasy Roster Game....

You are the promoter. You are booking the ultimate ProgPower USA edition. All the risk and reward falls into your lap.
The rules:

1. Your budget is $60.
2. You must pick 12 bands from the list below (each with their cost noted).
3. List 6 bands on each night (Fri/Sat) in order of headliner to opener. No exceptions.
4. You cannot go over $60. However, you do not have to spend all $60. List any amount you saved beside your roster.
5. Only one entry per person. Your entry may be listed on our forum or on our Facebook page.
6. Deadline is January 31st.

I will choose the top 10 finalists myself based on what I feel is a realistic roster in terms of selling tickets in today's market conditions. Those 10 finalists will be announced here & on Facebook on February 1st. I will then hold a poll at that time and the public will pick the winner. In the event of a tie, the winner is determined by the amount left over on the budget.
Winner receives 2 Gold Badges for this year’s show.
Good luck!


The Bands:
Above Symmetry $2.00
Accept $9.00
Adagio $1.00
After Forever $6.00
Amaranthe $3.00
Amorphis $9.00
Andromeda $3.00
Angel Dust $3.00
Angra $6.00
Ark $5.00
Balance Of Power $1.00
Blackguard $2.00
Blind Guardian $10.00
Borealis $1.00
Brainstorm $6.00
Cage $1.00
Cea Serin $1.00
Cellador $1.00
Circle II Circle $4.00
Circus Maximus $6.00
Communic $2.00
Conception $9.00
Creation's End $1.00
Crimson Glory $8.00
Darkwater $3.00
DC Cooper $4.00
Delain $6.00
Destiny's End $1.00
Devin Townsend Band $9.00
DGM $3.00
Diablo Swing Orchestra $4.00
Dreamscape $3.00
Edguy $9.00
Eldritch $3.00
Elvenking $2.00
Enchant $2.00
Enertia $1.00
Epica $9.00
Etheria $1.00
Evergrey $9.00
Fates Warning $10.00
Firewind $5.00
Forbidden $4.00
Freak Kitchen $5.00
Future's End $1.00
Gamma Ray $9.00
Haken $2.00
Halcyon Way $1.00
Hammerfall $10.00
Helloween $10.00
Iced Earth $10.00
Ihsahn $10.00
Illusion Suite $1.00
Into Eternity $1.00
Ion Vein $1.00
Iron Savior $3.00
Jag Panzer $2.00
Jon Oliva's Pain $8.00
Jorn $8.00
Kamelot $10.00
Katagory V $1.00
Kingcrow $3.00
Krucible $1.00
Labyrinth $6.00
Lanfear $2.00
Leatherwolf $3.00
Leaves' Eyes $4.00
Leprous $4.00
Magistral $1.00
Manticora $3.00
Mayan $6.00
Mercenary $5.00
Mindflow $4.00
Mob Rules $5.00
Mustasch $5.00
Mystic Prophecy $5.00
Nightingale $4.00
Nightwish $10.00
Nocturnal Rites $8.00
Oceans Of Sadness $2.00
Onward $1.00
Orphaned Land $6.00
Outworld $1.00
Pagan's Mind $7.00
Pain Of Salvation $8.00
Pathosray $1.00
Persephone's Dream $1.00
Pink Cream 69 $5.00
Power Of Omens $1.00
Powerglove $2.00
Pretty Maids $9.00
Primal Fear $9.00
Primoridal $7.00
Prototype $1.00
Prymary $1.00
Pyramaze $2.00
Rage $7.00
Raintime $1.00
Reading Zero $1.00
Red Circuit $2.00
Redemption $7.00
Riverside $7.00
Rob Rock $4.00
Royal Hunt $9.00
Sabaton $9.00
Saint Deamon $2.00
Sanctuary $10.00
Savage Circus $3.00
Secret Sphere $2.00
Serenity $5.00
Seventh Wonder $6.00
Silent Force $4.00
Sinbreed $2.00
Six Minute Century $1.00
Solution .45 $5.00
Sonata Arctica $9.00
Spheric Universe Experience $3.00
Spiral Architect $4.00
Steel Prophet $1.00
Stormwarrior $3.00
Stratovarius $10.00
Stride $1.00
Superior $2.00
Suspyre $1.00
Symphony X $10.00
Symphorce $3.00
Tad Morose $5.00
Tarot $9.00
Theocracy $1.00
Therion $10.00
Threshold $7.00
Thunderstone $4.00
Tyr $7.00
Vanden Plas $9.00
Vangough $1.00
Virgin Steele $3.00
Vision Divine $4.00
Voyager $5.00
Weapons Of Mass Destruction $9.00
While Heaven Wept $3.00
Wuthering Heights $2.00
Zero Hour $2.00

 

[longshot9]

oooo, fun!!

 

[nailz]

This is awesome I am totally doing this this weekend. Is the amount of money per band relevant to their actual fees/costs of booking them proportionally? For example, would Sabaton really cost 4x as much as say, Wuthering Heights? Just my own curiosity.

 

[Dustro25]

Oh Man! this is cool!

 

[usaprogmusic]

Well, these are really the bands I'd love to see again, so I'd buy a ticket to see this line-up!

Friday
Devin Townsend Band $9.00
Seventh Wonder $6.00
Future's End $1.00
Voyager $5.00
Zero Hour $2.00
Suspyre $1.00

Saturday
Nightwish $10.00
Pain Of Salvation $8.00
Circus Maximus $6.00
Leprous $4.00
Pathosray $1.00
Borealis $1.00

Total: $54.00 (saved $6)

 

[grilled_cheese]

Since the two hottest names right now are Kiske and Kai (yet have never been a huge fan of Helloween), and thinking like a promoter...

FRIDAY
Gamma Ray (9)
Delain (6)
Iron Savior (3)
Enchant (2)
Balance of Power (1)
Theocracy (1)


SATURDAY
Helloween (10)
Nocturnal Rites (8)
Silent Force (4)
Virgin Steele (3)
DGM (3)
Spiral Architect (4)

TOTAL= $54 (savings of $6)

* There are endless possibilities with the whole Gamma Ray/Helloween/Iron Savior combination.

* Really do not like female-opera metal bands, but evidently one of said bands needs to be obligatory included - yes?

 

[VenomGA]

damn this is hard....do you want to go with a dream lineup based on these bands or what would do well with the masses even though you can't stand a few of the bands???

 

[Troy the nomad]

Cool idea, I'll play!

1-Kingcrow $3.00
2-Haken $2.00
3-Andromeda $3.00
4-Mustasch $5.00
5-Redemption $7.00
6-Weapons Of Mass Destruction $9.00

1-Cea Serin $1.00
2-Zero Hour $2.00
3-Diablo Swing Orchestra $4.00
4-Freak Kitchen $5.00
5-Devin Townsend Band $9.00
6-Nightwish $10.00

Savings? Pshaw!

 

[kvona1]

FRIDAY

1. Helloween $10
2. Pagan's Mind $7
3. Solution .45 $5
4. Elvenking $2
5. Enchant $2
6. Borealis $1


SATURDAY

1. Nightwish $10
2. Primal Fear $9
3. Seventh Wonder $6
4. Amaranthe $3
5. Suspyre $1
6. Above Symmetry $2

The total budget comes to $58. I only saved $2.....but this was a lot of fun!

 

[MysticX9]

Very cool idea Glenn, makes me appreciate realistically what you have to go through to select a lineup. I'll have to think about it for awhile, really interesting!!!

 

[jem777az]

Friday

Kamelot - $10
Ihsahn - $10
Delain - $6
Dreamscape - $3
Communic - $2
Borealis - $1


Saturday
Nightwish - $10
Pagan's Mind - $7
Solution .45 - $5
Amaranthe - $3
Lanfear - $2
Adagio - $1


Money Saved $0!

 

[truemindframe]

Dream lineup for me, AND under budget!

Gamma Ray $9.00
Rage $7.00
Voyager $5.00
DGM $3.00
Adagio $1.00
Halcyon Way $1.00

Edguy $9.00
Angra $6.00
Leprous $4.00
Mystic Prophecy $5.00
Spheric Universe Experience $3.00
Enchant $2.00

$55 w/ $5 savings!

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

Friday:

1. ICED EARTH - $10
2. Pagan's Mind - $7
3. Seventh Wonder - $6
4. Cage - $1
5. Dark Water - 3$
6. Sinbreed- $2

Saturday:

1. BLIND GUARDIAN - $10
2. Sabaton - $9
3. Freak Kitchen - $5
4. Iron Savior - $3
5. Pyramaze - $2
6. Haken - $2

Total of $60.

 

[J-Man]

Friday

1. Sabaton($9)
2. Pagan's Mind($7)
3. Freak Kitchen($5)
4. Nightingale($4)
5. Spheric Universe Experience($3)
6. Elvenking($2)

Sat

1. Nightwish($10)
2. Seventh Wonder($6)
3. Circus Maximus($6)
4 Leprous($4)
5. Amaranthe($3)
6 Future's End($1)

$60 spent/0 savings

 

[Locust0311]

Ok, going for a good mix of styles, bands that are popular with the fest folks and the public at large while getting the most bang for my buck:

FRIDAY
1. Nightwish ($10)
2. Angra ($6)
3. Diablo Swing Orchestra ($4)
4. Spiral Architect ($4)
5. Jag Panzer ($2)
6. Into Eternity ($1)

SATURDAY
1. Blind Guardian ($10)
2. Forbidden ($4)
3. Circle II Circle ($4)
4. Angel Dust ($3)
5. Dreamscape ($3)
6. Pyramaze ($2)

Total: $53
Savings: $7

My logic:

Nightwish and Blind Guardian are the heavy hitters who don't tour the states so often that ProgPower would be 'just another show'. Angra never tours here, has a significant fan base (relatively speaking of course) and I thought was undervalued at $6. I thought Forbidden at $4 was a steal, solid fan base, brings a thrash element to the show. DSO was the last band I picked, I wanted a real oddball and they were well received the last time, haven't been back anywhere else that I know of and were reasonably priced. A 3 slot may be a tad high but the crowd needs a fun break after... Spiral Architect. May not have a huge fan base but I bet those who do like them would travel great distances to see them. Circle II Circle has the obvious Savatage connections, appeals both inside and outside the fest crowd and was a good value at $4. Angel Dust was about to blow up before they split up. They were great live and anyone who remembers ProgPower 2.0 would surely love to see them again. For $3? Hell yeah! Jag Panzer, been around forever, doesn't play out much and would draw a better crowd than your average #2 band. Only $2? Sign me up. Needed some more of a straight prog element so I went with Dreamscape. Ok value at $3, mostly because they were so popular with the fest folks. Wouldn't draw flies outside the core attendees though. Pyramaze just to get Urban on the ProgPower stage again. Perhaps having Barlow for an album raised their profile enough to draw better than your average opener. Lastly Into Eternity. Yes they were America's house band for a stretch there but its been a while and all that playing out had to create a fan base. For $1 I'll take a band plenty of folks have heard of (oh, and that Iced Earth connection too) and who'll melt faces to kick off the fest! Sounds like an amazing show to me. Plus I save $7 in a bad economy and if it sells out (sure it would!) I can throw that much more at Arjen next year for that once in a lifetime Ayreon show

 

[kingdomgone86]

Sonata Arctica $9.00
Pagan's Mind $7.00
Iron Savior $3.00
Virgin Steele $3.00
Adagio $1.00
Theocracy $1.00

Nightwish $10.00
Sabaton $9.00
Seventh Wonder $6.00
Into Eternity $1.00
Vision Divine $4.00
Haken $2.00

 

[delainnation]

Friday
Therion $10.00
Seventh Wonder $6.00
Leave's Eyes $4.00
Diablo Swing Orchestra $4.00
Amaranthe $3.00
Haken $2.00


Saturday
Nightwish $10.00
Delain $6.00
Mayan $6.00
Serenity $5.00
Stormwarrior $3.00
Halcyon Way $1.00

Total: $60
Savings: $0
Reward: Priceless


Hey what can I say..............I love my friends.

 

[dcowboys311]

Is it possible to add a certain percentage of the band's fee for an 'exclusive' set? Ex: add 25% to DTB's $9 to have them play a record in its entirety, or something along those lines. Or even so that the appearance is US-exclusive.

 

[Riceloft]

Friday:
1. Jon Oliva’s Pain (8)
2. Riverside (7)
3. Freak Kitchen (5)
4. Elvenking (2)
5. Wuthering Heights (2)
6. Illusion Suite (1)

Saturday:
1. Nightwish (10)
2. Pain of Salvation (8)
3. Serenity (5)
4. While Heaven Wept (3)
5. Kingcrow (3)
6. Sinbreed (2)

Total Cost: $56 - Saved $4

 

[AngraRULES]

From Headliner to Opener (as per the rules - can't believe some people ignored that):

Friday:

Kamelot 10
Devin Townsend 9
Redemption 7
Amaranthe 3
Wuthering Heights 2
Prototype 1

Saturday:

Blind Guardian 10
Angra 6
Circus maximus 6
Leprous 4
Cage 1
Borealis 1

Total: 60 (I think it's a good investment, lol)