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Prog 152
Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

By Jerry Ewing Published

Plus Focus, Gryphon, Tim Bowness, Leprous, Yes, Saucerful Of Secrets, Jadis, ELO, Caligula's Horse, Azure and loads more...

Magazines
Focus – Focus 12
55 years in, there’s a dependable charm to the moderate ambitions of Focus’ Focus 12

By Chris Roberts Published

55 years in, there’s a dependable charm to the way Thijs Van Leer keeps his quartet’s ambitions moderate

Music
Focus 12 cover art
Focus veer from grandiose to sombre on expansive 12th album

By Hugh Fielder Published

Old Dutch masters Focus return

Albums
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Focus share music video for Fjord Focus, the first new music from upcoming album Focus 12

By Jerry Ewing Published

Dutch prog legends Focus will release the cunningly titled Focus 12, their 12th studio album, in July

Albums
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“How beautiful life can be when a band plays so easily" Focus will release album number 12 in July

By Jerry Ewing Published

Focus will release the cunningly titled Focus 12, their 12th studio album, in July

Albums
Jan Akkerman
Jan Akkerman announces two Trading Boundaries shows in June

By Jerry Ewing Published

Dutch prog legend and Focus co-founder Jan Akkeman brings hus My Focus tour to the UK in June

Concerts & Shows
Focus pose by the Thames River London, in 1972
"One minute they were a band you'd never heard of, then the next you couldn't get into the gigs": In 1972 the then-unknown Focus appeared on UK TV. Within a year, their guitarist was voted best player on the planet

By Rob Hughes Published

Powered by Jan Akkerman's guitar and Thijs van Leer's Hammond organ, Sylvia helped pave the way for the rapid rise to fame of Dutch proggers Focus

Tracks & Singles
Focus on The Old Grey Whistle Test and host Bob Harris
“We discovered we had an audience out there and it numbered in millions”: How Focus secured TV music show The Old Grey Whistle Test’s future

By Rob Hughes Published

Revered music series ran for nearly two decades after Thijs van Leer’s band played two-song set during its first year

Interviews
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Focus return to the UK for November live dates

By Jerry Ewing Published

Perennially touring Dutch prog legends Focus will return to the UK in November for more live dates

Albums
Focus on Midnight Special 1973
Now that's what I call demented: Watch Focus play Hocus Pocus stupidly fast on Midnight Special

By Martin Kielty Last updated

The song was nearly seven minutes long – but the Dutch prog jesters only had four minutes to play it. The solution? PLAY IT FAST!

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