King Crimson announce three Royal Albert Hall dates for 2019

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King Crimson have announced three dates at the Royal Albert Hall for June of next year. They will play the celebrated London venue on June 18, 19 and 20th.

The current Prog magazine cover stars celebrate their 50th Anniversary next year, which forms part of a series of events and releases for their 50th anniversary, King Crimson’s 2019 tour will include special concerts across three continents, including both festivals and headline shows. An in depth documentary on the band, Cosmikc F*kc will also be released.

Talking of the band's recent Pompeii show, which Prog Awards host Al Murray covered for the magazine, Robert Fripp says, “In Pompeii, a large percentage of the audience was young couples; KC moved into the mainstream in Italy. I walked onstage knowing that this band’s position in the world has changed level.”

Ticket update: General tickets will go on sale on Friday 30 November. However various packages are now available from the band including front row seats, Grand Box tickets, meet and greets and exclusive merchandise. Check out the page at the King Crimson website here.

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Jerry Ewing

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.