Free download compilation: The New Generation of Prog 2015

cover_the_new_generation_of_prog_2015As we’ve done a few times before, we are once again presenting you with a free download compilation of the festival artists, this time presented by [progrock-dt] – check out the bands you haven’t heard yet and help us spread the word about the festival by sharing the link with your friends!

The free compilation is available here:
http://generationprog.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-generation-of-prog-2015

Note: Subsignal, who will play on the second festival day, are not featured on the compilation. The Psion song is a bonus track as the band is not part of this year’s festival line-up. However, guitarist Tom MacLean and vocalist Paul Adrian Villarreal will perform at the festival with other bands.

Last week for the hotel packages!

Hotelpaket_2015An update regarding the hotel packages: Only 13 rooms are left for Friday and 10 for Saturday. The last possible booking date is October 22, so only one week left! Until then they are available via our online store.

Order tickets or hotel packages now!

Single-day tickets now available!

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As previously announced, single-day tickets for the Generation Prog Festival 2015 are available via our online store starting today! Here’s a list of which band plays on which day:

Generation Prog Festival 2015
November 20+21, 2015
Luise – The Cultfactory, Nürnberg

Friday, November 20:

23:15-01:00 The Aristocrats (USA/UK)
21:15-22:45 Panzerballett (GER/AT)
19:55-20:45 Alessandro Bertoni Keystone Quartet (USA/UK/NL/GER)
18:30-19:25 Counter-World Experience (GER)

Doors: 17:30

Saturday, November 21:

23:15-01:00 Leprous (NOR)
21:15-22:45 Subsignal (GER)
19:25-20:45 Circle of Illusion (AT)
18:00-18:45 Disperse (PL)

Doors: 17:00

Order tickets now!

New partner hotel: Congress Hotel Mercure Nürnberg an der Messe

Logo_Congress_Hotel_MercureWe have a surprising change to announce: Our partner hotel, the Wöhrdersee Hotel Mercure, will be taken over by a new owner at the end of the year and then renovated. Thus, it will cease operation on November 16. This forces us to switch over to the “Congress Hotel Mercure Nürnberg an der Messe”. This one is also pretty close to the festival venue and a tad above our previous choice quality-wise (also a four-star hotel). There’s going to be a free shuttle service from the hotel to the festival venue and back on both festival days. The prices stay the same, which means more savings for you compared to the regular offers. Those who aren’t happy with this change can of course cancel their booking through us.

More information about the hotel:
http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-2924-congress-hotel-mercure-nuernberg-an-der-messe/index.shtml

Congress Hotel Mercure Nürnberg an der Messe
Münchener Str. 283
90471 Nürnberg

Don’t be surprised: We have adapted the rest of the website since, making sure that no outdated hotel information is found anywhere.

Tickets now in stock, more information about single-day tickets and hotel packages

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The tickets are now in stock, we will start shipping them this upcoming week. Tickets and hotel packages can be ordered via our online store.

Some additional information:

  • Single-day tickets without a hotel room will be available from September 14 on.
  • The hotel packages will only be available until October 22.

Order your tickets now!

The ticket pre-sale has begun!

Ticket_2015Hotelpaket_2015Logo_Congress_Hotel_MercureTickets and hotel packages for the Generation Prog Festival 2015 can now be pre-ordered via our online store. The following options are available:

Single-day tickets without hotel will be available at a later point!

The Congress Hotel Mercure Nürnberg an der Messe is the official partner hotel of the festival. The comfortable 4-sterne hotel is within 5 minutes (by car) of the festival venue, the Luise – The Cultfactory, Nürnberg. For guests without a car, the hotel will be offering a shuttle service to the festival venue and back on both evenings. The hotel package deals are currently limited to 40 rooms, although the hotel could increase this number later. Either way we recommend ordering early!

The weekend hotel packages include two nights from November 20 until November 22. If you want to book additional nights at equally affordable rates or if you have special wishes (just one ticket but a double room, for example), please contact us under sales@generation-prog.com!

If you want to pay via wire transfer or you’re having problems with the ordering process, please also contact us under sales@generation-prog.com!

We should start shipping tickets sometime in August.

Pre-order now!

Update August 28: Replaced the previous partner hotel with the Congress Hotel Mercure Nürnberg an der Messe.

Generation Prog Festival 2015

We can now announce the date and location of the next Generation Prog Festival:
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Now in its fifth year, the international festival for progressive music will feature a world class line-up over two nights.

Generation Prog Festival 2015
November 20+21, 2015
Luise – The Cultfactory, Nürnberg

Friday, November 20:

23:15-01:00 The Aristocrats (USA/UK)
21:15-22:45 Panzerballett (GER/AT)
19:55-20:45 Alessandro Bertoni Keystone Quartet (USA/UK/NL/GER)
18:30-19:25 Counter-World Experience (GER)

Doors: 17:30

Saturday, November 21:

23:15-01:00 Leprous (NOR)
21:15-22:45 Subsignal (GER)
19:25-20:45 Circle of Illusion (AT)
18:00-18:45 Disperse (PL)

Doors: 17:00

Order your tickets now!

Coming soon: THEO – The Game of Ouroboros

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New year, new release: We’re excited to be releasing the debut album from the progressive rock project THEO in collaboration with Big O Records. THEO was founded by Jim Alfredson, otherwise known as the keyboardist for the great modern organ jazz trio Organissimo. “I formed THEO because I wanted to hear the kind of music I grew up listening to as a kid. Remember putting on the headphones, putting the needle in the groove, opening the gatefold, and letting the music take you to another place? That’s what THEO is about,” says Alfredson. Inspired by classic bands like Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Genesis, THEO brings epic songwriting and sweeping narratives back to the forefront with contemporary sensibilities and production.

Here’s an excerpt from the title track of the album:

THEO’s debut album is called The Game of Ouroboros and consists of 6 tracks with a total playing time of 58 minutes. On January 27, 2015 it will be available as a download, as an audio CD and as a special edition with audio CD and a Blu-ray Disc (BD-R format) with a stereo mix in 24 bit / 96 kHz and a 5.1 mix in Dolby AC-3. We’re already taking pre-orders via our online store!

Here’s a complete song to give you another taste of the album – These Are the Simple Days:

We’ll have more tickets available at the door!

The pre-sale for this year’s Generation Prog Festival has been a great success. We’ve managed to sell our entire pre-sale allotment of tickets with 10 more days to go until the event.

But don’t fret: We’ll have some more tickets available at the door! However, we recommend arriving early – which should be a must anyway, given the great bands playing!

Last call for the hotel package deals

Please note: We will only be able to accept orders for the hotel package deals until 3 p.m. on October 31, because that’s the booking deadline or the hotel rooms. So if you want to take advantage of this affordable offer, don’t hesitate any longer!

And the ticket pre-sale is also coming to an end: As of today (October 29), only 40 remain available. The plan is to offer some more at the counter, but the exact number of those is unclear, as we don’t know with 100% certainty how many people we’ll be allowed to let into the MUZclub. So if you want to be there, make sure to order your ticket soon, otherwise it could be too late!