Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Progfest is the ultimate annual gathering for progressive music fans, and prog as a genre is one of the nation’s fastest growing.
The 2019 line up of Progfest is definitely their biggest yet with three colossal internationals announced. Germany’s legendary post-metal act The Ocean and UK’s djent-groove metal pioneers Monuments will share headlining duties across all 3 Progfest festivals, along with India’s finest progressive rock export Skyharbor, who will be making their first ever appearances on Australian shores.
The Ocean and Monuments have now both announced special Progfest sideshows in Perth and Adelaide, to complement their New Zealand sideshows in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch (The Ocean only).
The full national line up for all festival shows can now be revealed. Confirming a massive 40 bands will be taking part across the 3 festivals (acts to appear on selected dates as per below).
PROGFEST 2019 Featuring:
The Ocean | Monuments
Skyharbor | Circles | Chaos Divine | City Of Souls
Toehider | James Norbert Ivanyi | Glass Ocean | Opus Of A Machine
Melbourne only
Bear The Mammoth | Transience | Mushroom Giant | Figures | Khan
Ebonivory | The Valley Ends | Red Lotus | M0DAL1TY | Neo Relic
Sydney only
Lo! | Hemina | Red Bee | Anubis | SEIMS
SNVFF | Hashshashin | Sevsons | Shanghai | Numidia
Brisbane only
Aerials | Kodiak Empire | Hazards Of Swimming Naked | Magenta Voyeur | Flynn Effect
Mass Sky Raid | Sum Of Us | The Stranger | Therein | Seraphic
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2019 festival is the biggest edition ever with some of Australia’s best homegrown progressive music talent.
PROGFEST TOUR DATES 2019
MELBOURNE
Saturday, January 26: The Croxton
The Ocean | Monuments
Skyharbor | Circles | Chaos Divine | City Of Souls
Toehider | James Norbert Ivanyi | Glass Ocean | Opus Of A Machine
Bear The Mammoth | Transience | Muchroom Giant | Figures | Khan
Ebonivory | The Valley Ends | Red Lotus | M0DAL1TY | Neo Relic
SYDNEY
Sunday, January 27: The Factory Theatre
The Ocean | Monuments
Skyharbor | Circles | Chaos Divine | City Of Souls
Toehider | James Norbert Ivanyi | Glass Ocean | Opus Of A Machine
Lo! | Hemina | Red Bee | Anubis | SEIMS
SNVFF | Hashshashin | Sevsons | Shanghai | Numidia
BRISBANE
Monday, January 28: The Valley Drive In / The Brightside, (Public Holiday)
The Ocean | Monuments
Skyharbor | Circles | Chaos Divine | City Of Souls
Toehider | James Norbert Ivanyi | Glass Ocean | Opus Of A Machine
Aerials | Kodiak Empire | Hazards Of Swimming Naked | Magenta Voyeur | Flynn Effect
Mass Sky Raid | Sum Of Us | The Stranger | Therein | Seraphic
SIDESHOWS
MONUMENTS
Wednesday, January 23: Valhalla, Wellington
Thursday, January 24: Galatos, Auckland
Tuesday, January 29: Jive, Adelaide
Wednesday, January 30: Badlands, Perth
THE OCEAN
Thursday, January 24: Badlands, Perth
Friday, January 25: Jive, Adelaide
Thursday, January 31: Valhalla, Wellington
Friday, February 1: Club Tavern, Christchurch
Saturday, February 2: Galatos, Auckland
Tickets and Info for All Shows from wildthingpresents.com
