Be Prog! My Friend 2018 dates revealed

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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Hot on the heels of winning a Progressive Music Award last week, Barcelona's Be Prog! My Friend festival announces 2018 dates

Last year's Be Prog! My Friend festival
Last year's Be Prog! My Friend festival (Image credit: Getty)

Hot on the heels of picking up the Progressive Music Award for Live Event Of The Year last week, organisers of the Be Prog! My Friend festival have announced next year’s dates.

The festival will take place at Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, on June 29-30 – and although no artists have been confirmed so far, early bird tickets will go on sale from Thursday (September 21) from 12noon CET from the official website.

Organisers say: “You know you will come, you know you will eternally regret it if you don’t come, you know you will need to come to Be Prog! – so September 21, don’t lose time and buy your early bird ticket!”

This year’s event featured Marillion, Ian Anderson’s Jethro Tull, Anathema, Devin Townsend, Caligula’s Horse, Animals As Leaders, Leprous, Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress and Jardin De La Croix.

Find out more about the 2018 event on the official website.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.