Night Of The Prog plans to move festival to Mediterranean cruise

Germany's long-running prog festival, Night Of The Prog, has announced plans to take the event to the ocean with a European rival to America's successful Cruise To The Edge.

This year's event, the Festival's twenty-seventh year, will be the last in its current location at the Loreley Amphitheater from July 19-21.

In a new statement by the organisers, they say, "Night Of The Prog will no longer happen on the Loreley, but we are working on a different concept: NOTP at Sea - a prog cruise sailing from Genoa, Italy on the Mediterranean, which is scheduled to take place at the end of September / beginning of October 2026. More details will follow in due course after this year’s festival is over."

This year's event is headlined by Riverside , Steve Hackett and Big Big Train and will see appearances from Arena , Sylvan, IZZ, Pendragon , Lazuli , Beardfish , Steve Rothery Band, The Flower Kings , Meer and more.

Night Of The Prog started back in 2006, with Fish headlining along with Sylvan and Mostly Autumn . Over the years headline acts have included the creamof the progressive world including Jethro Tul l, Tangerine Dream , Marillion , Steve Hackett , Steven Wilson , Opeth , Dream Theater , Transatlantic , Camel , Renaissance , Leprous , Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets and more...

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