ProgPower Europe


ProgPower Europe is a progressive metal festival held annually in the Netherlands since 1999. The latest edition, the 20th, was held at Sjiwa in Baarlo from 5 October - 7 October 2018. Headliners were Sons of Apollo, Evergrey and Caligula's Horse.

History

The beginnings of ProgPower Europe started in November 1998 by René Janssen decided the time had come for a special event in the progressive metal scene. So he started looking around for other prog metal fans who would be willing to organise a festival with him. The first ProgPower Europe took place in November 1999 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. All the follow on events have taken place at Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands.

ProgPower Europe Specials

Some special performances were given at ProgPower Europe: