Music festivals are the best way to tackle your band bucket list. Here at Proglodytes, we thought we would try and compile a list of all of the progressive rock/metal music festival that we knew of, in case there is one that is happening close to you. If you are aware of one that we left off, or if we need to update any details, please let us know, and we’ll make sure to keep it up to date.

North America

Cruise to the Edge

Date: February 4-9 2019

Venue: Cruise Ship

City, Country: Florida, USA- Key West, Cozumel

Website: http://cruisetotheedge.com/

Bands: Steve Hackett, Mike Portnoy, Riverside, FISH, Jordan Rudess, Neal Morse Band, Adrian Belew Power Trio, John Lodge of the Moody Blues, The Sea Within, PFM, Frost, Gazpacho, Pedragon, Hajen, Focus, Brand X, Soft Machine, Enchant, Spock’s Beard, Airbag, Magic Pie, Baraka, Electric Asturias, IO Earth, David Cross Band, In Continuum, Tony MacAlpine, District 97, Fernando Perdomo, UniKuE, Marbin, Alan Hewitt and One Nation, Rachel Flowers, Brook Hansen

RoSFest

Date: May 3-5, 2019

Venue: Sarasota Opera House, Mandebille Beer Garden

City, Country: Sarasota, Florida USA

Website: https://rosfest.com/

Bands: Friday May 3: Cryptic Vision, Von Hertzen Brothers, The Five and Dime Boys, Saturday, May 4:Entransient, Mile Marker Zero, Karmamoi, Phideaux, Martin Barre’s 50 Years of Jethro Tull, Echo Matrix, Sunday, May 5: Edge of Reality, Traverser, Flor de Loto, Riverside

Terra Incognita Prog Festival

Date: May 17-19, 2019

Venue: La Chapelle

City, Country: Quebec, Canada

Website: www.terraincognita.quebec

Bands: Friday, May 17: Isproject, Oak, Bjorn Riis, Saturday, May 18 Isproject, Basta!, IZZ, Airbag Sunday, May 19: Isproject, Innerspace, Phideaux, Finisterre

ProgDay

Date: TBA

Venue: Storybook Farm

City, Country: Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA

Website: http://www.progday.net/

Bands: TBA

Seaprog 2019

Date: June 7-9, 2019

Venue: Royal Room, Columbia City Theater

City, Country: Seattle, Washington USA

Website: http://seaprogfest.org/

Bands: TBA

DanFest 2019

Date: August 10, 2019

Venue: Royal Room, Columbia City Theater

City, Country: Girard, Pennsylvania

Website: https://www.thedanfest.com/?fbclid=IwAR1jXtNdkeWVv-udtBFcMTMkGm3j3x-3FXy_apwyXqI-Sz1eL-T_SbKxR7U

Bands: TBA

ProgPower USA XX 2019

Date: September 4-7 2019

Venue: Center Stage Theater

City, Country: Atlanta, Georgia USA

Website: http://progpowerusa.com/

Bands: Wednesday, September 4: Pretty Maids, Insomnium, Secret Sphere, Iron Mask, Thursday, September 5: Evergrey, Galneryus, MaYan, Tomorrow’s Eve Friday, September 6: Seventh Wonder, Orden Ogan, Psychotic Waltz, Barren Earth, Subsignal, Wind Rose Saturday, September 7: Demons & Wizards, Threshold, Poets of the Fall, Caligula’s Horse, Jag Panzer, Sorcerer

Progstock 2019

Date: October 11-13, 2019

Venue: Union County Performing Arts Center

City, Country: Rahway, New Jersey, USA

Website: http://www.progstock.com/

Bands: IO Earth, Discipline, Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius, The Cyberiam, more TBA

Progtoberfest V

Date: October 12-13, 2019 (pre-party on October 11)

Venue: Reggies Chicago

City, Country: Chicago, Illinois USA

Website: http://www.reggieslive.com/

Bands: TBA

Europe

Complexity Fest

Date: February 16, 2019

Venue: Patronaat Haarlem

City, Country: Haarlem, The Netherlands

Website: https://www.facebook.com/complexityfest

Bands: The Ocean, Shining, The Armed, Klone, PinioL, Lotus Eater

Prognosis Festival

Date: March 22-23, 2019

Venue: Effenaar Grote Zaal

City, Country: Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Website: https://prognosis-festival.com/

Bands: Friday, March 22- Haken, Leprous, Soen, The Gathering, Alex Skolnick Trio, Wheel (Conferences and clinics as well). Saturday, March 23: Tesseract, Witchcraft, Sleepmakeswaves, Cog, Green Carnation, Our Oceans, Nosound, Prognosis, Golden Caves, Jo Quail, Letters from the Colony

Fusion 2019

Date: March 22-24, 2019

Venue: Stourport Civic Centre

City, Country: Stourport-on-Severn, England

Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/fusionmusicfestivals/posts/?ref=page_internal

Bands: Friday, March 22- Focus, The Gift, Hey Jester Saturday, March 23: The Book of Genesis, England, Final COil, I Am the Manic Whale, Dec Burke, Encircled, Hats Off Gentleman It’s Adequate Sunday, March 24: Frank Carducci Band, IO Earth, Circu5, Spiral Key, Emperor Norton, Leafblade

Prog in the Park

Date: April 6, 2019

Venue: Glen Pavilion

City, Country: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/212460709393100/?fref=gc&dti=1212533295490905&hc_location=ufi

Bands: StillMarillion, Alan Reed and the Daughters of Expediency, Noddy’s Puncture, Afterglow, Altres

Artrock Festival VII

Date: April 12-14, 2019

Venue:Neuberinhaus Reichenbach

City, Country: Vogtland, Germany

Website: https://www.facebook.com/Artrock-Festival-Reichenbach-985219821539737/

Bands: Arena, IQ, RPWL, Karat, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin, Credo, Franck Carducci, Mystery, Red Sand, Sylvan, Silhouette, Anton, Cyril, Melli Mau & Martin Schnella, Mirror, Polis, Seven Steps to the Green Door

The Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival 2019

Date: April 4-7, 2019

Venue: The Drill Hall, Lower Church St, Chepstow

City, Country: Chepstow, United Kingdom

Website: http://www.summersend.co.uk/wintersend.html

Bands: Friday, April 5: RPWL, Midnight Sun, Aaron Brooks, Saturday April 6: Threshold, Abel Ganz, Cyril, Weend o, Exploring Birdsong, Sunday, April 7: Kayak, ZIO, Godsticks, Crystal Palace, L’Anima

Gouveia Art Rock Festival

Date: May 3-5, 2019

Venue: Teatro-Cine

City, Country: Gouveia, Portugal

Website: https://www.facebook.com/GouveiaArtRock/?fref=ts&hc_location=ufi

Bands: TBA

Rock in Opposition 2019

Date: May 9-11, 2019

Venue: Maison de la Musique

City, Country: Lyons, France

Website: http://rockinopposition.rocktime.org/index.php/en

Bands: May 9: John Greaves & Annie Barbazza, Mange Ferraille, Poil, May 10: Koenjihyakkei, a.P.A.t.T, Schnellertollermeier, May 11: Pinoil, The Watts (Cutler, Leigh, Holdgkinson, etc), Present, The North Sea Radio Orchestral with John Greaves and Annie Barbazza

We Låve Rock Festival 2019

Date: May 24-25, 2019

Venue: Grønsand Gjestegård

City, Country: Buskerud, Norway

Website:https://www.facebook.com/events/462062454247653/

Bands: Friday, May 24– Pymlico, Wobbler, Threshold Saturday, May 25– Magenta, Saluki, Arabs in Aspic, Meer

Close to the Rain- Bergen Prog Festival

Date: August 31-September 1, 2019

Venue: GUSF Verftet

City, Country: Bergen, Norway

Website: https://www.facebook.com/closetotherain.no/

Bands: TBA

Close to the Snow- Trondheim Prog Festival

Date: March 16, 2019

Venue: Nidelven Bar & Scene

City, Country: Trondheim, Norway

Website: https://www.facebook.com/closetotherain.no/

Bands: The Windmill, Adventure, Pymlico

Midsmmer Prog Festival

Date: June 22, 2019

Venue: Openluchttheater

City, Country: Valkenburg, The Netherlands

Website: http://midsummerprog.com/

Bands: IQ, Pure Reason Revolution, Focus, JOLLY

Rock the Coast Festival

Date: June 14-15, 2019

Venue: Marenostrum Music Castle Park

City, Country: Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain

Website: http://www.rockthecoastfestival.es

Bands: Friday June 14: Scorpions, Europe, UFO, Tarja, Carcass, UDO, Wintersun, Graveyard, Seventh Wonder, Blayze Bayley, Angel Witch, Alealdid, Saturday, June 15: Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Opeth, The Darkness, Michael Monroe, magnum, Dark Tranquility, Conception, Twelve Foot Ninja, Freedom Call Jinger. To Be Confirmed: Angelus Apatrida, Arkona, Leo Jimenez, Aborted, Von Hertzen Brothers, Absolva, Hypnose, Crisalida, Dry River, Debler, Taken Siddharta, Bloodhunter, Hitten, The Holeum, Chaos Before Gea, The Broken Horizon, Thyrant

Night of the Prog Festival XIII

Date: July 19-21, 2019

Venue: Loreley Amphitheater

City, Country: Sankt Goarshausen, Germany

Website: http://www.nightoftheprogfestival.com/en/home-2/

Bands: Friday, July 19: IQ, Dilemma Saturday 20: Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Karcius, t, Sunday 21: The Steve Hillage Band, Ranestrane, OAK

Eppyfest 8

Date: TBA

Venue: St. Margaret’s Hall

City, Country: Cheltenham, UK

Website: https://eppyfest.businesscatalyst.com/

Bands: TBA

Festival Rock au Chateau de Villersexel

Date: August 3-4, 2019

Venue: Château de Villersexel

City, Country: Villersexel, France

Website: https://www.rockauchateau.fr/

Bands: The Flower Kings, Martin Barre, Pat O’May Band, Tryo, Anima Mundi, ZIO,

A New Day Festival 2019

Date: August 2-4, 2019

Venue: Mount Ephraim Gardens

City, Country: Faversham, UK

Website: http://www.anewdayfestival.com/

Bands: Glenn Hughes performs Classic Deep Purple Live, Fish, Wilko Johnson, Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre, Hawklords, Focus, Uli Jon Roth, Mungo Jerry, Soft Machine, The Sweet Stonewire, Climax Blues Band, Band of Friends, Zal Cleminson’s Sin Dogs, Solstice, Sacret Geometry, Martin Turner, Jawbone, Lapis Lazuli, The Fierce and the Dead, Kingdom of Madness, The Regulars, Kangaroo Moon, JKackie McAuley, Leatherat, Jackie Lynton Band, Tommy Justice, Thunderstick, Kanda Bongo Man, Kylver, True Deceivers, Bad Touch, Madeline Secker

Crescendo

Date: August 17-19, 2019

Venue: Esplanade du Concié

City, Country: Saint Palais Sur Mer, France

Website: http://festival-crescendo.com

Bands: Triangle, Nexus, Gungfly, IO Earth, Pixie Ninja, Sky Architect, Kentish Spires, Blank Manuskript, Lo Zoo Di Berlino, Monnaie De Singe

2Days Prog +1 Festival

Date: TBA

Venue: Piazzetta della Musica

City, Country: Veruno Novara, Italy

Website: https://www.facebook.com/VerunoProgRockFestival/

Bands: TBA

Progdreams VIII

Date: September 20-22, 2019

Venue: Boerderij Cultuurpodium

City, Country: Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

Website: https://www.facebook.com/progdreams/

Bands: Von Herzen Brothers, John Hackett Band, Gazpacho, Finch, The Watch, The Paradox Twin, Knight Area, Sky Architect, Frank Carducci, IO Earth, The Dame, Moonparticle

Euroblast Festival

Date: September 27-29, 2018

Venue: Essigfabrik

City, Country: Cologne, Germany

Website: http://www.euroblast.net/en/

Bands: TBA

ProgPower Europe

Date: October 4-6 2019

Venue: JC SJIWA

City, Country: Baarlo, The Netherlands

Website: http://www.progpowereurope.com/

Bands: Friday October 4: Diablo Swing Orchestra, TBA Saturday October 5: Psychotic Waltz, Persefone, Voices from the Fuselage, Sunday October 6: Teramaze, Kong, Prehistoric Animals

The Summer’s End Festival

Date: October 3-6, 2019

Venue: The Drill Hall

City, Country: Chepstow, England

Website: http://www.summersend.co.uk/

Bands: Collage, Wobbler, Hasse Froberg and Musical Companion, Phideaux, District 97, Comedy of Errors, Lesoir, Mayra Orchestram The Windmill, Talitha Rise, The Far Meadow, The Kentish Spires

Ready for Prog? Festival

Date: October 11-12, 2019

Venue: Le Metronum

City, Country: Toulouse, France

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/527132164430941/

Bands: Mobius, Eldritch, Shattered Skies, Mangiance, More TBA

HRH Prog VI

Date: October 26-27, 2019

Venue: O2 Shepherds Bushg Empire

City, Country: Pwllheli, North Wales

Website: http://www.hrhprog.com/

Bands: Gong, The Pineapple Thief, Uriah Heep, Caravan, Soft Machine, Hawklords, Krankschaft, Captain Starfighter and the Lockheeds, Vintage Caravan, Pre-Med, Pearl Handled Revolver, 4th Labyrinth