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| ProgPower Europe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Progressive metal |
| Dates | October |
| Location(s) | Baarlo, Netherlands Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Founders | Rene Janssen |
| Website | progpowereurope |
ProgPower Europe (formerly ProgPower) is a progressive metal festival held annually in the Netherlands since 1999. Notable headliners have included Sons of Apollo, Evergrey, and Caligula's Horse.
History
[edit]The beginnings of ProgPower Europe started in November 1998 by René Janssen (mostly known from his activities for the Dutch Progressive Rock Pages) decided the time had come for a special event in the progressive metal scene. So he started looking around for other prog metal fans who would be willing to organise a festival with him.[1] The first ProgPower Europe took place in November 1999 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. All the follow on events have taken place at Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands.
ProgPower Europe Specials
[edit]Some special performances were given at ProgPower Europe:
- In 2008 Wolverine played both on Saturday 4 October and on Sunday 5 October. On Saturday they played the same set they played 10 years before when they were headlining the first ProgPower festival. On Sunday they played their regular 2008 set.
- In 2009 Evergrey surprised everybody with an acoustic set during the diner break.
- In 2012 Persefone played Thursday night before ProgPower Europe in memory of Mikko Laine, who died in a truck accident the year before. Mikko Laine was the guitarplayer in the Finnish band Sole Remedy.
- In 2013 Damian Wilson was doing an acoustic set and standup show (!). He also jumped on a table outside the venue during a break playing acoustic guitar and sing-a-long songs with the ProgPower family.
- In 2014 Pain of Salvation played the whole of Remedy Lane, in addition to a regular set.
Lineups
[edit]| Year | Location | Thursday / Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands | 14 November
| ||
| 2000 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 10 November
| 11 November
| |
| 2001[2] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
| 6 October
| |
| 2002[3] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
| 6 October
| |
| 2003 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 4 October
| 5 October
| |
| 2004[4] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October
| 3 October
| |
| 2005[5] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 30 September
| 1 October
| 2 October
|
| 2006[6] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 29 September
| 30 September
| 1 October |
| 2007[7] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
| 6 October
| 7 October
|
| 2008 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 3 October
| 4 October | 5 October
|
| 2009 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October
| 3 October
| 4 October
|
| 2010 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 1 October | 2 October | 3 October
|
| 2011 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 30 September
| 1 October
| 2 October
|
| 2012 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
4 October
| 6 October
| 7 October
|
| 2013[8] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 4 October
3 October
| 5 October
| 6 October |
| 2014[9] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October
3 October | 4 October | 5 October
|
| 2015 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October | 3 October
| 4 October
|
| 2016 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 30 September
| 1 October
| 2 October
|
| 2017 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
6 October
| 7 October | 8 October
|
| 2018 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 4 October preparty at Kasteel De Berckt
5 October
| 6 October
| 7 October
|
References
[edit]- ^ "ProgPower - Progressive & Power metal Festival". www.progpower.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Vampster review of ProgPower Europe 2001". October 16, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Vampster review of ProgPower Europe 2002". October 22, 2002. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "PopFrontal.de review of ProgPower Europe 2004". Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "ZwareMetalen.com review of ProgPower Europe 2005". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "ProgPower Europe 2006". Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "ProgPower Europe 2007". Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "ProgPower Europe, Friday 4th to Sunday 6th October 2013 at Baarlo, Holland. ⋆ Ave Noctum". October 13, 2013.
- ^ PROGPOWER EUROPE 2014 official LineUp, accessed May 23, 2014.
- ^ Pagan's Mind cancel announcement 2014 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pain Of Salvation Remedy Lane Set Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed Sept. 30. 2014