Lazuli, The Blackheart Orchestra, Kyros and more for the new online Fusion 3

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This year's Fusion Festival, which was supposed to have taken place in March at Stourport Civic Centre will now take place online through YouTube on May 30.

Bands already signed up to appear include Lazuli, Kyros, The Blackheart Orchestra, That Joe Payne, Mellotrononism, Franck Carducci and more.

"We may be down, but DEFINITELY not out," says festival organiser Steve Gould. "Join the party on May 30th with a whole host of Fusion 3 refugees with more bands joining day by day.

"In fact, since the poster was created (many many thanks yet again to the mighty Colin Kendrick), Red Bazar and Coma Rossi will be joining in."

The event, which originally featured Lifesigns, Magenta, Quill, Maschine, Leaf Blade and The Paradox Twin, will now take place through YouTube from 7pm (BST) on Saturday May 30. All donations raised will go towards MIND and The Samaritans.

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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.