BP3 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 The prog rock NEARfest has been canceled due to poor ticket sales. This is one of many such festivals to shut down in recent years. Hopefully, they'll be able to make a go of it next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonianKing Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 =( who were the acts for this year? "The purple piper plays his tune, The choir softly sing; Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, For the court of the crimson king" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 =( who were the acts for this year? Clonk here. or here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I've never been, but I was under the impression NEARfest always sold out. Apparently I was wrong. Estonia 190, Korg TrinityPlus, Yamaha P90, Roland PK-5a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Might just be me, but the scheduled acts were for the most part..yawners. I mean, where is Duffy? Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I've only heard of two of those bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosendorphen Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Curved Air is back together???? Would Mr. Jobson have put in an appearance had they played? Too bad about the cancellation. The times I've been to NEARFest have been quite enjoyable. "The devil take the poets who dare to sing the pleasures of an artist's life." - Gottschalk Soundcloud Aethellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 The lineup was intentionally a non-70s era legacy booking. It doesn't seem to have worked. In the past couple years they have had Eddie Jobson, Three Friends (partial Gentle Giant), Gong, Steve Hackett, PFM and more. There were also plenty of newer, lesser known acts and the festival had a good balance between the two. I've participated at NF as an engineer, musician and patron for over half of the shows they've done and I always enjoyed he hang. It is as much about the people who attend as the bands who play. Between the economy and the lineup I believe they found out an unfortunate truth. A prog festival without a legacy 70s headliner will not draw enough to be sustainable. The festival has always done best when it reunites bands that don't tour on a regular basis. It's a shame that the fest has gone dark this year. I hope they can regroup and give it another shot next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonianKing Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 The lineup was intentionally a non-70s era legacy booking. It doesn't seem to have worked. In the past couple years they have had Eddie Jobson, Three Friends (partial Gentle Giant), Gong, Steve Hackett, PFM and more. There were also plenty of newer, lesser known acts and the festival had a good balance between the two. I've participated at NF as an engineer, musician and patron for over half of the shows they've done and I always enjoyed he hang. It is as much about the people who attend as the bands who play. Between the economy and the lineup I believe they found out an unfortunate truth. A prog festival without a legacy 70s headliner will not draw enough to be sustainable. The festival has always done best when it reunites bands that don't tour on a regular basis. It's a shame that the fest has gone dark this year. I hope they can regroup and give it another shot next year. +1 They also had Camel and Anekdoten. Apart from Curved Air and Accordo Dei Contrari i could careless about the other bands. HALF PAST FOUR CANADA CANTERBURY/JAZZ Now, how can you be a Canterbury scene band if you're from Canada? "The purple piper plays his tune, The choir softly sing; Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, For the court of the crimson king" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 Some would call Happy The Man a Canterbury "style" band even from the mid-Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonianKing Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Some would call Happy The Man a Canterbury "style" band even from the mid-Atlantic. It still makes no sense to me, but oh well...Let's hope next year they bring big acts like Procol Harum, Tull or even The Moody Blues, now, that would be great. "The purple piper plays his tune, The choir softly sing; Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, For the court of the crimson king" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The lineup was intentionally a non-70s era legacy booking. It doesn't seem to have worked. In the past couple years they have had Eddie Jobson, Three Friends (partial Gentle Giant), Gong, Steve Hackett, PFM and more. There were also plenty of newer, lesser known acts and the festival had a good balance between the two. I've participated at NF as an engineer, musician and patron for over half of the shows they've done and I always enjoyed he hang. It is as much about the people who attend as the bands who play. Between the economy and the lineup I believe they found out an unfortunate truth. A prog festival without a legacy 70s headliner will not draw enough to be sustainable. The festival has always done best when it reunites bands that don't tour on a regular basis. It's a shame that the fest has gone dark this year. I hope they can regroup and give it another shot next year. Sorry to hear that, Bill. But I still hope to see your band play someday soon! DC's Sonic Circuits Festival falls more on the "obscure" side of artist lineups. I sat in on festival planning meetings for a short amount of time in 2004 and I was amazed they were operating on such a tiny budget (about $4000). The ownership of the festival has changed hands a couple of times over the years. Lately though, their reach has gotten more ambitious - with Faust being brought in for 2009, and 2010 saw underground prog legends Miriodor, Univers Zero, and MAGMA all coming to play at the festival. I've joked with current head organizer Jeff Surak that his "Russian Mafia connections" made this all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Between the economy and the lineup I believe they found out an unfortunate truth. A prog festival without a legacy 70s headliner will not draw enough to be sustainable. 100% agreed. It's good for the newer acts, too, since they gain awareness and new fans via association with the older acts. Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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