Airbag announced as third headline act for next year's Winter's End Festival
· louderBy Jerry Ewing
( Prog )
published 7 November 2024
80s prog legends Haze and Lesois also announced for Winter's End Festival which takes place from April 24-27.
Popular UK progressive rock festival Winter's End have confirmed that Norwegian proggers Airbag will headline the Friday night at next year's event.
The trio will be will be making a rare visit to the UK following the release of their acclaimed album The Century Of The Self earlier this year. At the same time, the final two slots at next year's festival will feature Dutch proggers Lesoir and UK prog legends Haze.
They join a bill that features fellow headliners Arena who are celebrating their 30th anniversary next year, and fellow Norwegians Wobbler. The exciting bill also features appearances from the UK's Antimatter, former Russian-based folky progger Dikajee, Credo, young UK proggers Teiger, in the Prog Magazine Presents slot, as well as Light Damage from Luxembourg and Viper Soup Complex from Malta and Italy's Aerostation (featuring Alex Carpani).
“Airbag have been on our hit list for a while and we’ve had many requests to book them, so it’s very exciting to finally nab them," says co-organiser Huw Lloyd-Jones. "With Wobbler playing the following day, the festival is taking on a decidedly Norwegian flavour.”
A Yes tribute act, Yes Please will be joining Camel tribute band Skylines in a doubleheader on the Thursday pre-festival bash.
Next year's Winter's End Festival will take place at Chepstow's Drill Hall from April 24-27. The line-up is:
FRIDAY
Airbag
Lesoir
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Wobbler
Haze
Aerostation
Teiger (presented by Prog Magazine)
Viper Soup Complex
SUNDAY
Arena
Antimatter
Credo
Light Damage
Dikajee
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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.
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