Please welcome for the first time on the rock, from Germany: SMALLTAPE, a promising project by musician and sound designer Philipp Nespital from Berlin. Their newest album “The Ocean“, which was released in 2017, received great reviews in German Prog magazines and websites (i.e. Eclipsed Magazine). SMALLTAPE will present their new album among other tracks on the Loreley.
Please welcome on saturday, from Sweden: Rikard Sjöblom’s GUNGFLY, the musical solo outlet of the multi-instrumentalist madman behind the microphone of the now-legendary BEARDFISH. Expect incredible vocal range, intensely personal lyrics, Sjöblom’s signature sense of complex-yet-catchy keyboard melodies, and a guitar work that spans the spectrum of folksy to downright face melting.
For the first time on the Loreley: The legendary French Prog band ANGE will perform their first ever gig in Germany on the Loreley. ANGE were formed in 1970 by the Décamps brothers Francis and Christian and were mainly influenced by two major Prog bands: King Crimson and Genesis. Although they undertook their Farewell Tour in 1995, the band eventually returned in 1999, this time with Christian and Tristan Décamps (Christian’s son). ANGE are currently working on their new album, “Heureux”, to be released this year.
Liverpool’s band ANTIMATTER, fronted by Mick Moss has continued to forge forward on the live scene with an ever-evolving live band. Their release, “Live Between The Earth & Clouds” was described by Prog Magazine UK as ”essential viewing, capturing them at their very best”.
Welcome on the rock: THRESHOLD were formed in the leafy suburbs of Surrey, England in 1988. The band has released numerous studio and live albums. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast Records. THRESHOLD released their album “For The Journey” in 2014. It includes the 12 minute epic “The Box” and opening single “Watchtower On The Moon”, which was featured on the Roadkill video game. The album charted in several countries, peaking at no. 19 in Switzerland and no. 33 in Germany and Finland.
In 2017, their latest output was released: “Legend Of The Shires”, a double album which was well received by both, press and fans. Glynn Morgan, the band’s former vocalist from 1994 to 1996, replaced Damian Wilson on that album. “Legend Of The Shires” peaked at no. 14 in Switzerland and no. 13 in Germany – their biggest success so far.
For the first time on the rock: RETROSPECTIVE. The Polish band was founded approx. 10 years ago. They are not restricted to a particular music style, but often search for different kinds of rock, ranging from “art” to “hard”. Their most recent album is called “Re:Search” and was released by Progressive Promotion Records early last year. We are proud to welcome RETROSPECTIVE on stage on the Loreley on Friday, 13th July 2018.
The Sea Within – a new art-rock supergroup formed by Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, The Flower Kings), Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation), Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings, Karmakanic, The Tangent), Tom Brislin (Renaissance, Spiraling, Yes Symphonic, Deborah Harry) & Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, UK, Joe Satriani) will join us on the rock on July 14 to present their very first album – We are already thrilled to listen to the result of this unique collaboration!
STEVE HOGARTH & ISILDURS BANE (with special guest RICHARD BARBIERI) confirmed. Swedish Prog veterans ISILDURS BANE will perform their highly acclaimed last album “Colours Not Found In Nature” and other tracks together with Marillion vocalist STEVE HOGARTH exclusively on Sunday, 15th July 2018 at the Night of the Prog Festival.
After their outstanding performance during our 10th anniversary festival in 2015, CAMEL will perform their masterpiece “Moonmadness” in its entirety on 14th July 2018 at the Night of the Prog Festival at the Loreley Amphitheater.
Winfried Völklein, CEO: “The way the 2018 line-up grows makes me very confident that it will be one of the finest we’ve ever had.
Camel is one of my favorite bands, so – after getting the news that they will do “Moonmadness” live in 2018 I had to take the chance and the engagement makes me very happy.”
For more information about CAMEL, visit their official website.
From Down Under to the River Rhine…
ANUBIS will hit the Loreley Stage for the first time on 15th of July 2018. The Progressive Rock band from Sydney, Australia will perform on 15th of July 2018.
The band has released four studio albums so far: ‘230503’ (2009), the critically acclaimed ‘A Tower of Silence’ (2011), ‘Hitchhiking to Byzantium’ (2014) and the fourth album, “The Second Hand”, has been released earlier in 2017. For more information about the band, visit their band camp website or the official website.
You can find the current lineup here.
For the first time on the rock: GENTLE KNIFE. The progressive rock band from Norway will perform on 15th of July 2018. The band has 11 members, all from Oslo. Their sound dives deep into 70’s prog rock, resurfacing with a modern take on the genre. After “Gentle Knife” (2015) and “Clock Unwound” (2017), the band is currently working on their 3rd album. We are looking forward to hear tracks of all three albums during the festival. You can find the current lineup here.
For the Night of the Prog Festival we offer two different camping options: Festival Camping and the premium AAA Camping. Both tickets are valid from Thursday, July 12, 4pm until Monday, July 16, 12pm. Each person has to purchase a ticket whether they are staying in a Caravan or Tent. See Camping & Hotels for more information.
We are very proud to announce polish prog rock veterans RIVERSIDE
After a difficult year with the passing of founding member Piotr Grudziński, Riverside made a triumphant return on stage this year. A new album is scheduled for next year and Riverside will play the Loreley on Friday, 13th July 2018.
We are very proud to announce for the first time on the rock: MYSTERY. This is an exclusive german appearance in 2018! To celebrate the release of their brand new studio album on this very day, Mystery will play a special 2 hours show this night.
Tickets for the Festival Campsite are now available in the Ticket Shop. Separate tickets as well as combined Camping/Festival-Tickets are available. At the same time we have updated our Camping FAQ. If you have any questions just use our social media channels or drop us an e-mail.
To offer a credit card based payment option, we have included PayPal in our online ticket shop. A credit card based payment option has been a popular request and we hope it will make things easier for some of you. Besides PayPal, you can still pay via wire transfer / bank transfer as usual.
3 times Prog Magazine’s Progressive Music Award Winner in different categories BIG BIG TRAIN will hit european mainland for the very first time to perform EXCLUSIVELY in 2018 at the Night of the Prog Festival on Friday 13th 2018. Once again: This is the only european mainland appearance in 2018 – don’t miss it!