ProgPower UK news

[Marlies]

1. Thanks to everyone for the feedback. We think that the launch went very well. We have had a phenomenal amount of interest already from bands/management/fans/stallholders.

2. The last two bands should be confirmed soon. Check the news pages and the forum on www.progpoweruk.com for the latest.

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[Marlies]

ProgPower UK have announced the sixth band to be confirmed for ProgPower UK 2006.

Norway's Progressive Metal Gods PAGAN'S MIND are now confirmed for the lineup.

This means, that with one more band to be added, the show is looking like:

THERION
THRESHOLD
PAGANS MIND
FREEDOM CALL
ORPHANED LAND
FIREWIND

Tickets are onsale now and selling fast.

www.progpoweruk.com

 

[Marlies]

Hails from ProgPower UK!

The Final band for ProgPower UK 2006 are:

SECRET SPHERE (Italy)

An incredible blend of hard-rock edged symphonic power metal.

So, the confirmed lineup for ther first ProgPower in the UK is:

THERION
Threshold
Pagan's Mind
Freedom Call
Orphaned Land
Secret Sphere
Firewind

25.03.2006 - The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse.

Providing entertainment throughout the day will be TOTAL ROCK DJs, playing music videos on the big screens and running competitions, with maybe some interviews thrown in...

Do not miss this show!

www.progpoweruk.com

 

[Gaunerin]

ProgPower, the European and US Progressive Metal phenomenon comes to the UK in March 2006. The line-up for the inaugural ProgPowerUK festival has now been finalised. Therion have been in place as headliners for some time, but the Swedish metal sensation will be supported by a truly cosmopolitan bill featuring Threshold (the only UK act to be playing this year) Pagans Mind from Norway, Germany’s Freedom Call, Orphaned Land from Israel, Italy’s Secret Sphere and Firewind from Greece.

The festival gives UK fans their first chance to see Pagans Mind, Orphaned Land and Secret Sphere, none of whom have ever played live in the UK before, while Freedom Call and Firewind have only performed a handful of British dates between them. Threshold (who headlined the first ever ProgPower Festival) make a welcome return to the British stage, having kept a low profile in the UK since playing a few gigs in support of their Subsurface album in 2004, and ProgPowerUK is the first opportunity UK fans of Therion have had to see the band play a stage whose size befits both the band’s status and the epic nature of their material.

ProgPower is already an established name in both Europe where the festival originated in 1999 (the event was headlined this year by Epica and Pain Of Salvation) and America where shows have been staged since 2001. It was Sean Hetherington and Jon Hoare (from UK metal bands Intense and Mercury Rain respectively) who had the idea to bring the festival to the UK. “What we wanted to do was put together a bill that showcased a varied collection of bands which you wouldn’t often see in the UK,” explains Jon Hoare. “Even Threshold, one of the UK’s best bands, don’t seem to play that many gigs over here, so this is a chance to see seven well-respected bands in one go that might not play here again for quite some time.”

ProgPower UK is a one-day event which takes place on 25th March 2006 at The Centaur, a prestigious multi-purpose easily-accessible venue with plenty of free on-site parking at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire.

For tickets and further information, go to www.ProgPowerUK.com or email info@progpowerUK.com.

 

[Marlies]

PROGPOWER UK
JANUARY 2006 UPDATE

THERION + THRESHOLD + PAGAN’S MIND* + FREEDOM CALL
ORPHANED LAND* + SECRET SPHERE* + FIREWIND
25.03.2006
THE CENTAUR, CHELTENHAMRACECOURSE, UK.
TICKETLINE 0870 4444 400
*UK EXCLUSIVE

…THE MOMENTUM BUILDS!
A brief January update from the ProgPower UK Team as to
Where we are with preparations for the first ProgPower UK.


PRE-SHOW WARM-UP PARTY ANNOUNCED!
Orphaned Land (Acoustic Show)
Power Quest (Magic Never Dies Tour Part II)
Intense (Playing songs from their forthcoming album)

The Hub, 1A Imperial Lane, Cheltenham. 200 Tickets Only for this show!

Tickets available online at the ProgPower UK Website




CD SAMPLER TRACKLIST COMPLETE!
Given FREE to all ticket holders at the festival:

Threshold Mission Profile (Radio Version)
Orphaned Land OceanLand
Pagan’s Mind Enigmatic Mission
Thy Majestie The Chosen
Intense Anger of The Ancients (from their forthcoming album)
Power Quest Another World
ShadowKeep Ten Shades Of Black (from their forthcoming album)
Section 16 Rewind
Soliloquy Of Earth & Sky
Humanity Retribution (Demo)
Dreamscape Short Time News
Conquest of Steel Only the Devil (can stop us now)
Liquid Sky TBC (from their forthcoming album)
All Too Human E-Killer
Snake Eyes Into War we go


SOUVENIR EVENT PROGRAMME UPDATE!

Journalist and Author John Tucker (not to mention ProgPower UK Press officer) has been hard at work behind the scenes on this,
turning in to something really tasty. There are specially commissioned interviews with ALL the
bands playing at ProgPower UK and with the promoters of ProgPower Europe and ProgPower USA,
plus the history of ProgPower, …and loads more!

There is still a tiny amount of advertising space available in this unique publication. Get in touch if you are interested.


METAL MARKET ALMOST FULLY SUBSCRIBED!

The Metal Market, to be held in the building right next to the main arena is almost fully subscribed.
Bring your wallet, as there will be a fantastic range of CDs, T-Shirts, DVDs, Jewelry, giveaways, freebies, and loads more!

This is a great opportunity to sell direct to people at the festival, and there are one or possibly two slots left. Stalls are £100 (no VAT), table provided,
with ground floor access, free, secure parking right outside, a dedicated bar and very easy loading access.

SPONSORS
We have one more sponsor to be confirmed, but the following companies have fully backed and committed to ProgPower UK 2006:

CENTURY MEDIA : CYCLONE MUSIC : ELIXIR STRINGS : GNT GUITARS
INTROMENTAL : NUCLEAR BLAST : PMUK : THE ROCK MATRIX
TOTAL CARNAGE : TOTAL ROCK : ULTIMATE METAL : ZERO TOLERANCE MAGAZINE


CONTACT DETAILS
If have any questions or need to get in touch with us at ProgPower UK, please us the following e-mail address:

info@ProgPowerUK.com

Official Website & Tickets: www.ProgPowerUK.com

METAL REGARDS,

THE PROGPOWER UK TEAM

 

[Marlies]