Prog News
Latest News on Prog

"Life is full of surprises!" Rush announce first live shows in eleven years, reveal new live drummer
By Jerry Ewing published
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will be joined on their first live dates for over a decade by former Jeff Beck drummer Anika Nilles

Toyah and Robert Fripp explore uncharted musical territory in new Sunday Lunch video
By Fraser Lewry published
They're back! Again!

Kraftwerk announce their first UK and Ireland tour for eight years
By Jerry Ewing published
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will play 15 dates across the Uk and Ireland in May and June

Opeth announce one-off UK show for 2026
By Jerry Ewing published
Swedish prog metallers Opeth will play Halifax's The Piece Hall on August 1

New book puts Canadian prog metal pioneers Voivod in the spotlight
By Jerry Ewing published
Jeff Wagner's 540-page biography, Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse Of Voïvod is published in November

Lunatic Soul reveal softer side with album cycle-closing video for The New End
By Jerry Ewing published
Riverside frontman Mariusz Duda will release his eighth Lunactic Soul album, The World Under Unsun, in October

TesseracT celebrate tenth anniversary of Polaris with new clear vinly remastered reissue
By Jerry Ewing published
TesseracT's third album, Polars, saw singer Dan Tompkins return to the band's line-up

That acclaimed movie about the Mars Volta and At The Drive-In is coming to UK cinemas
By Fraser Lewry published
Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird tells the story of the friendship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala

New singer announced for Rick Wakeman's upcoming English Rock Ensemble tour
By Jerry Ewing published
Young British vocalist Jesse Smith will front Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble on their upcoming The Return Of The Caped Crusader Part 2 dates

David Gilmour says Pink Floyd were never progressive rock
By Fraser Lewry published
It turns out that lengthy, multi-part instrumentals and concept albums aren't prog after all

Watch King Crimson 80s affiliate band Beat perform Elephant Talk live
By Jerry Ewing published
Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai have just released Beat Live on Blu-ray, vinly and CD

Rick Wakeman shares video for new single, the gently haunting Melancholia
By Jerry Ewing published
Rick Wakeman will release his brand new studio album, Melancholia, in October

Jethro Tull announce newly remastered reissue of Aqualung Live
By Jerry Ewing published
Jethro Tull's classic 1971 album Aqualung was recorded live for SiriusXM in 2005 and is newly remastered for coloured vinyl, CD and digital release in November

Annie Haslam to team up with Renaissance founder Jim McCarty for US live shows
By Jerry Ewing published
Annie Haslam and JimMcCarty will present The History Of Renaissance live shows in the US in November

"The most ambitious project we’ve ever done!" Snarky Puppy announce new collaboration with Metropole Orkest
By Jerry Ewing published
Snarky Puppy will release Omni, their second collaboration with Dutch orchestra Metropole Orkest, in November

Mike Vennart records new vocals on unheard material for reissue of Oceansize's Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
By Jerry Ewing published
Oceansize's final album, 2010's Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up, to be reissued on triple vinyl in October

Pentangle and John Martyn bassist Danny Thompson has died, aged 86
By Jerry Ewing published
Danny Thompson was a founding member of Pentangle and worked with John Martyn, Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Peter Gabriel, Talk Talk and more
Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!