Latest Prog News
Ten minutes of previously unseen live film of Pink Floyd has escaped onto the internet
The footage sees Pink Floyd playing Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Money on their North American tour in 1977
Roger Waters believes that his vocal opposition to "evil" US President Trump could get him killed
"Trump is obviously very evil, but now he's demented as well as being very evil"
Pink Floyd's legendary Pompeii concert film to get 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray release
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLIXXII will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in February
Peter Gabriel announces physical release of live albums In The Big Room and Live At WOMAD 82
Peter Gabriel will release live albums In The Big Room in March and Live At WOMAD 82 in May
Grateful Dead founding guitarist and singer Bob Weir dead at 78
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has died from underlying lung issues months after cancer battle
Renaissance drummer Terry Sullivan has died
Terry Sullivan joined Renaissance in 1972 and was a member of the band's much-loved classic lineup
Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Asia, Caravan, Focus and more lined up for huge new prog cruise taking place this summer
Prog-friendly venue Trading Boundaries announces a new prog cruise venture up and down the Rhine for July
Latest Prog Features
How Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess nearly played on Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Keyboard maestro admits he gave a “very poor” performance during 1979 session, and Bob Ezrin was right to kick him out
“I was 100 per cent sure I was going to die”: Leprous’ Einar Solberg faced his teenage demons on solo debut 16
Abandoning attempts to dial down his own drama, he delivered a moving and multifaceted collection of collaborations in 2023. He immediately wanted to do it again
“Dream Theater have been completely unchallenged until now”: How Sons Of Apollo flew before they fell
Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian had big ambitions when they teamed up with Guns N’ Roses, Mr Big and Journey alumni
“I was shocked when it wasn’t received well”: This 80s band pioneered a new kind of rock – and paid the price
Their bassist quit, then the band split after one more record. Nearly four decades on, their ambitious post rock album is regarded as a masterpiece
Prog's Tracks Of The Week is back with cool new proggy sounds from Big Big Train, Soen, Charlotte Wessels and more
Awesome new prog from Fågelle, Jagged City, Sum Of Seven and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
Debate: Will the return of Rush be the biggest prog event of 2026?
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?
“You probably wouldn’t think we sound like Pink Floyd”: Feeder’s Grant Nicholas lists his prog stars
Indie rocker, who was once in a prog band, lists his heroes of the genre
“Somebody threw a toilet roll at Peter Gabriel. He threw it back and it landed just below me. I had that bog roll on my windowsill for years!” Marc Riley’s prog world
Turned on by Genesis, Beefheart, Zappa and Can, the former member of The Fall and The Creepers continues to smuggle prog into his radio shows
Latest Prog Reviews
Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance
Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns
“Originally a career-staller, this version really is essential”: Ultravox’s The Collection – Deluxe Edition
Revisited with deep attention to detail, Midge Ure and co’s imperial phase reissue is a genuine audio-visual banquet
“An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live
Over 20 years in, Oslo trio deliver their first official live album – and it was worth the wait
“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror
Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding
“In many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains mysterious at 50
Alienation, loss and a legendary live bootleg – the prog giants’ post-Dark Side masterpiece gets an impressive anniversary box set treatment.
“Often too leaden to float, but the future is visible”: Nektar’s deluxe edition of A Tab In The Ocean
1972 album, which saw them edging away from psychedelia back to standard rock, returns with live treats that hint at what was to come
