Electric Dreams Festival Features First Ever Prog Stage!

By Jerry Ewing
( Prog )
published

BJH, Curved Air, The Zombies, Karnataka and more lined up to appear

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Electric Dreams, the 80s themed Butlins weekender, will feature a prog stage this year for the very first time.

The event, which takes place between 2-5 December, will feature John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest, Curved Air, Karnataka, The Zombies, Birdpen, The Strawbs and The Enid amongst others on their very first prog stage. The weekend will also feature performances on the main stage from 80s acts such as OMD, Go West (fronted by Lonely Robot collaborator Peter Cox), Heaven 17, Marc Almond (who appeared with Ian Anderson at his Royal Albert Hall TAAB II shows), Holly Johnson and Blancmange, among others.

Further information and ticket prices are available from the event website.

Barclay James Harvest

Barclay James Harvest

Curved Air

Curved Air
Jerry Ewing
Jerry Ewing

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.