Sons Of Apollo & Focus confirmed for Cruise To The Edge 2018

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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Supergroup Sons Of Apollo and Focus will set sail from Florida in February with artists including Yes, Marillion, Anathema, Gong and Haken

Sons Of Apollo
Sons Of Apollo

Supergroup Sons Of Apollo are the latest band to be confirmed for next year’s Cruise To The Edge.

While former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian had previously been announced – it’s now been revealed that they’ll be joined onboard the Brilliance Of The Seas by Sons Of Apollo bandmates Billy Sheehan, Jeff Scott Soto and Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal.

The cruise will set sail from Tampa to Belize and Costa Maya from February 3-8, 2018 – and also joining the stellar lineup is Casey McPherson of Flying Colors fame and Dutch rock legends Focus.

Previously confirmed artists on the Yes-hosted event include Marillion, Anathema, Steve Hackett, Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy, Knifeword, Martin Barre, Haken and Gong.

See a full list of artists in the Cruise To The Edge poster below.

In addition to the live sets, there will also be Q&A sessions, special theme nights and photo opportunities. Cruise To The Edge Late Night Live returns, where fans can showcase their own musical talent in four different performance scenarios.

The final public ticket sale is now under way via the Cruise To The Edge 2018 website.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.