ProgPower USA

ProgPower USA

General information
place	Atlanta , Georgia , USA
genre	Progressive Metal , Progressive Rock , Power Metal
Website	http://www.progpowerusa.com/

ProgPower USA is a music festival held annually in the United States . It was first held in February 2001 and has its origins in ProgPower Europe .

history

The festival was first held in February 2001 in Lansing ( Illinois instead). The following festivals were Stage Theater in the Center Atlanta ( Georgia organized). Before the actual festival, the Mid-Week Mayhem and later the showcase take place as a warm-up. From 2016, the Mid-Week Mayhem and the kick-off and showcase were canceled. Instead, it was decided to extend the whole festival to four days.

Line ups

year	1 day	2 day	3rd day	4th day
2019	While Heaven Wept ( Iron Mask and its replacement Ancient Bards had canceled) Theocracy (replacement for Secret Sphere ) Sanctuary (replacement for Pretty Maids ) Insomnium	Tomorrow's Eve Mayan Galneryus Evergrey	Paladin (replacement for Wind Rose ) Subsignal Ingot Earth Psychotic Waltz Order of Ogan Seventh Wonder	Sorcerer Jag tanks Caligula's Horse Poets of the Fall Threshold Demons & Wizards
2018	Voyager Nocturnal Rites Gloryhammer Ross the Boss	Angra Dream Evil Kingcrow Cellar darling	James LaBrie Redemption labyrinth Bloodbound Persefone Manimal	Tarja Turunen Alestorm Vuur Soen Eclipse Triosphere
2017	Power Quest Serenity Orphaned land hook	Next to None Twilight Force Vanden Plas Between the Buried and Me Metal Church	Daydream XI Distorted Harmony Lords of Black Angel Dust Myrath Mike Portnoy's Shattered Fortress	Seven Spiers (as a replacement for Teramaze ) Dynazty Snowy Shaw Pain Amaranth Katatonia
2016	lord Stream of Passion Spock's Beard DragonForce	Ghost Ship Octavius ​​(as replacement for Gloryhammer ) Pyramaze Circus Maximus Blind Guardian	Ascendia Vanishing Point Freedom Call The Gentle Storm Scar Symmetry Fates Warning	Savage Messiah Serious Black Green Carnation Refuge (classic Rage cast from 1988 to 1993) hook Devin Townsend

year	Main appearances	Showcase / kick-off	Mid-Week Mayhem
2015	Friday Native Construct (as a replacement for Anubis Gate ) Jeff Scott Soto (replacing Morgana Lefay ) Voyager anathema Falconer Saturday Helker Dragonland (as a replacement for Dynazty ) Riverside Unleash the Archers (as replacement for Persefone ) Royal Hunt Angra	Almah , Dragonland , Armored Saint , Saxon	Ashes of Ares (replacing While Heaven Wept ), Voyager , Evergrey , Halcyon Way
2014	Friday Stratovarius Seventh Wonder Overkill Leprous Order of Ogan Need Saturday Jon Oliva's Pain Pain of Salvation Master plan Voodoo Circle Divided multitude Withem	Pagan's Mind , DGM , Draekon	Pain of Salvation , Theocracy , Vangough
2013	Friday Damnation Angels Myrath Xandria Wolverine Ashes of Ares Soilwork Shadow Gallery Saturday Divinity Compromised Heaven's Cry wolf Circus Maximus Armored Saint Sabaton	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody , Circle II Circle , In the Silence	Mindcrime ( Queensrÿche Tribute Band), Mörglbl
2012	Friday Sinbreed Kingcrow Amaranth Serenity Primordial Redemption Epica Saturday Beyond the Bridge (replaced Above Symmetry , which had canceled) Lanfear Solution .45 Mystic Prophecy Mayan Pretty Maids Symphony X	Nightwish , Kamelot	Nightwish , Kamelot
2011	Friday Creation's End Darkwater Voyager Eldritch Mob Rules Ihsahn (replaced Arcturus who had canceled) Sanctuary Saturday hook While Heaven Wept Red Circuit labyrinth Forbidden (replaced Dream Evil who had canceled) Therion	Powerglove Vanden Plas Evergrey	Evergrey
2010	Hammerfall Kamelot Delain Tarot DGM Týr Oceans of Sadness Stormwarrior Seventh Wonder Nocturnal Rites Illusion suite Leaves' Eyes Blackguard	Accept Leprous Borealis Six Minute Century	Ross the Boss Vangough Seven Kingdoms
2009	Fates Warning Crimson Glory Brainstorm Royal Hunt Pagan's Mind Sabaton Orphaned land Diablo Swing Orchestra Circus Maximus Mindflow Cage	Primal Fear Enchant Suspyre Futures end
2008	Iced Earth Amorphis Jon Oliva's Pain Riverside Mustash Iron Savior Andromeda Rob Rock Elvenking Spheric Universe Experience Saint Deamon Pathosray	Helloween Gamma Ray Manticora	Circle II Circle Midnight Eclipsed by Sanity
2007	All Star Jam Sonata Arctica After forever Primal Fear Pagan's Mind Threshold Redemption Virgin Steele Firewind Communic Raintime	Freak Kitchen Cellador Crucible Halcyon Way
2006	Evergrey Jørn Lande Epica Mercenary Freak Kitchen Thunderstone Savage Circus Vision Divine Pyramaze Zero hour	Circle II Circle Leatherwolf Circus Maximus Theocracy
2005	Stratovarius Angra Conception Therion Orphaned land Pink Cream 69 Symphorce Manticora Circus Maximus Stride	Outworld Orphaned land DC Cooper Dreamscape
2004	Savatage Edguy Kamelot Pain of Salvation Tad Morose Brainstorm Wuthering Heights Dreamscape adagio Into Eternity	Prototype Magistral Enertia Halcyon Way
2003	Nightwish Rage Symphony X Evergrey Circle II Circle Vanden Plas Secret Sphere Mercenary Pagan's Mind Redemption	Katagory V Stride Prymary
2002	Blind Guardian Gamma Ray Angra Pain of Salvation Devin Townsend Edguy Threshold Silent Force Reading Zero Zero hour	Magistral Cea serine Persephone's Dream
November 2001	Symphony X Kamelot Evergrey Ark Angel Dust Steel Prophet Spiral Architect Nightingale Balance of power Superior
February 2001	Symphony X Pain of Salvation Evergrey Jag tanks Destiny's End Ion Vein Reading Zero Zero hour Power of Omens Etheria Onward

Web links

• Festival website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kamelot To Headline ProgPower USA XI In 2010 , accessed February 7, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Midweek Mayhem ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 7, 2012. 
3. ^ D. Zachary Fehl: ProgPower USA announces 2016 festival line-up / format changes; Fates Warning & Devin Townsend to headline. metalinsider.net, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Festival Review: ProgPower USA 2019. skullfracturingmetal.com, accessed on May 23, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ProgPower USA Presents: PROG POWER USA XIX. ABOUT. centerstage-atlanta.com, accessed November 1, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Official ProgPower USA XVIII Metal Festival Days 1 & 2. Facebook , accessed on November 18, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Official ProgPower USA XVIII Metal Festival Days 3 & 4. Facebook, accessed on November 18, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Mark Gromen: ProgPower USA 2017 - Changing Of The Guard? bravewords.com, accessed November 18, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Chris: ProgPower USA 2016: The Full Review. themetalist.net, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
10. ↑ EVENT INFO ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 7, 2012. 
11. ↑ Chris: ProgPower USA XVI: Day One. (No longer available online.) Themetalist.net, formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 5, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
12. ↑ Chris: ProgPower USA XVI: Day Two. themetalist.net, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Chris: ProgPower USA XVI: Day Three. themetalist.net, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
14. ↑ Don de Leaumont: While Heaven Wept Cancels Midweek Mayhem / ProgPower USA Performance. thegreatsouthernbrainfart.com, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
15. ↑ CROMCarl: ProgPower USA Adds Native Construct To Lineup. metalunderground.com, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
16. ↑ CROMCarl: ProgPower USA Announces Jeff Scott Soto As Replacement For Morgana Lefay. metalunderground.com, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
17. ↑ Mark Gromen: ProgPower USA XVI - Shock & Awe! bravewords.com, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
18. ↑ CROMCarl: ProgPower USA Announces Persefone Dropped From Bill, Unleash The Archers To Replace. metalunderground.com, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
19. ↑ News. Ashes Of Ares at Midweek Mayhem. infinityconcerts.net, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
20. ↑ BANDS. (No longer available online.) Progpowerusa.com, archived from the original on December 4, 2013 ; Retrieved September 20, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
21. ↑ Official ProgPower USA XIV Roster - September 4-7, 2013 in Atlanta. Facebook , accessed September 20, 2014 . 
22. ↑ EVENT INFO ( Memento of the original dated August 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 20, 2012. 
23. ↑ ABOVE SYMMETRY Drop Off Bill For ProgPower USA XIII; BEYOND THE BRIDGE Step In , accessed October 20, 2012.
24. ↑ General Info ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 7, 2012. 
25. ↑ ProgPower USA IX SOLD OUT! ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 7, 2012.