ProgPower Europe (formerly ProgPower) is a progressive metal festival held annually in the Netherlands since 1999. Notable headliners have included Sons of Apollo, Evergrey, and Caligula's Horse.
History
The beginnings of ProgPower Europe started in November 1998 by René Janssen (mostly known from his activities for the Dutch Progressive Rock Pages) decided the time had come for a special event in the progressive metal scene. A contest was held to name the festival; Peter Renfro (founder of the ProgDay Festival in the US) submitted ProgPower, which was deemed the best. So René started looking around for other prog metal fans who would be willing to organise a festival with him. The first ProgPower Europe took place in November 1999 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. All the follow on events have taken place at Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands.
ProgPower Europe Specials
Some special performances were given at ProgPower Europe:
In 2008 Wolverine played both on Saturday 4 October and on Sunday 5 October. On Saturday they played the same set they played 10 years before when they were headlining the first ProgPower festival. On Sunday they played their regular 2008 set. In 2009 Evergrey surprised everybody with an acoustic set during the diner break. In 2012 Persefone played Thursday night before ProgPower Europe in memory of Mikko Laine, who died in a truck accident the year before. Mikko Laine was the guitarplayer in the Finnish band Sole Remedy. In 2013 Damian Wilson was doing an acoustic set and standup show (!). He also jumped on a table outside the venue during a break playing acoustic guitar and sing-a-long songs with the ProgPower family. In 2014 Pain of Salvation played the whole of Remedy Lane, in addition to a regular set.
Lineups Year Location Thursday / Friday Saturday Sunday 1999 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands 14 November
Threshold (UK) Poverty's No Crime (Germany) Pain of Salvation (Sweden) Mayadome (Sweden) Evergrey (Sweden) Forever Times (Netherlands) Superior (Germany) Symmetry (Netherlands) Lemur Voice (Netherlands) Wolverine (Sweden)2000 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 10 November
Evergrey (Sweden) Sonic Debris (Norway) 11 November
Opeth (Sweden) Sonic Debris (Norway) Brayndance (Germany) After Forever (Netherlands) Spiral Architect (Norway) Manticora (Denmark) Arabesque (Netherlands) 2001 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 5 October
Pain of Salvation (Sweden) Superior (Germany) Zero Hour (United States) Silent Edge (Netherlands) 6 October
Vanden Plas (Germany) Into Eternity (Canada) Wolverine (Sweden) Poverty's No Crime (Germany) Anomaly (Netherlands) Andromeda (Sweden) 2002 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 5 October
Threshold (UK) Heaven's Cry (Canada) Dead Soul Tribe (Austria)) Stonehenge (Hungary) Divided Multitude (Norway) Antares (Netherlands) 6 October
After Forever (Netherlands) Ashes to Ashes (Norway) The Song Retains the Name (Germany) ACT (Sweden) Sun Caged (Netherlands) Arabesque (Netherlands) 2003 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 4 October
Vanden Plas (Germany) Nightingale (Sweden) Green Carnation (Norway) Novembre (Italy) Chrome Shift (Denmark) Symmetry (Netherlands) 5 October
Evergrey (Sweden) At Vance (Germany) Elegy (Netherlands) Pagan's Mind (Norway) Andromeda (Sweden) Xystus (Netherlands) 2004 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 2 October
Devin Townsend (Canada) Alchemist (Australia) Adagio (France) Platitude (Sweden) All Too Human (United States) The Dust Connection (Netherlands) 3 October
The Gathering (Netherlands) Katatonia (Sweden) Riverside (Poland) Tomorrow's Eve (Germany) Novact (Netherlands) Into Eternity (Canada) 2005 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 30 September
Mind Key (Italy) Time Line (Netherlands) 1 October
Epica (Netherlands) Green Carnation (Norway) Novembers Doom (United States) Orphaned Land (Israel) Throes of Dawn (Finland) Disillusion (Germany) 2 October
Pain of Salvation (Sweden) Pagan's Mind (Norway) Wolverine (Sweden) Cloudscape (Sweden) Dynamic Lights (Italy) The Aurora Project (Netherlands) 2006 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 29 September
Dreamscape (Germany) Zero Gravity (Belgium) 30 September
Mercenary (Denmark) Textures (Netherlands) Scar Symmetry (Sweden) Ephel Duath (Italy) Chaoswave (Italy) Another Messiah (Netherlands) 1 October
Riverside (Poland) Communic (Norway) Dark Suns (Germany) Voyager (Australia) Nova Art (Russia) Sphere of Souls (Netherlands) 2007 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 5 October
Thessera (Brazil) Picture of the Moon (Netherlands) 6 October
Alchemist (Australia) Orphaned Land (Israel) Nahemah (Spain) DGM (Italy) Oceans of Sadness (Belgium) Non-Divine (Netherlands) 7 October
Jon Oliva's Pain (United States) Sieges Even (Germany) Dreamscape (Germany) Circus Maximus (Norway) Meyvn (United States) Day Six (Netherlands) 2008 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 3 October
Pagan's Mind (Norway) Atrox (Norway) Division by Zero (Poland) 4 October
Cynic (United States) Zero Hour (United States) Alarum (Australia) Wolverine (Sweden) Sun Caged (Netherlands) Cilice (Netherlands) 5 October
Threshold (UK) Wolverine (Sweden) Suspyre (United States) The Aurora Project (Netherlands) Pathosray (Italy) 21 Eyes of Ruby (Netherlands) 2009 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 2 October
Andromeda (Sweden) Cloudscape (Sweden) Cirrha Niva (Netherlands) 3 October
Mercenary (Denmark) Nahemah (Spain) Seventh Wonder (Sweden) Chaos Divine (Australia) Vanity (Poland) Akphaezya (France) 4 October
Evergrey (Sweden) Hacride (France) Neverland (Turkey / Greece) Enochian Theory (UK) Prospect (Slovenia) Knight Area (Netherlands) 2010 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 1 October
Serenity (Austria) Leprous (Norway) Klone (France) 2 October
Shadow Gallery (United States) Myrath (Tunisia) Darkwater (Sweden) Xerath (UK) Proghma-C (Poland) Haken (UK) 3 October
Jon Oliva's Pain (United States) Oceans of Sadness (Belgium) Day Six (Netherlands) The Dust Connection (Netherlands) Sacrum (Argentina) Love de Vice (Poland) 2011 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 30 September
Seventh Wonder (Sweden) Subsignal (Germany) Barstool Philosophers (Netherlands) 1 October
Symphony X (US) Long Distance Calling (Germany) DGM (Italy) In Mourning (Sweden) White Walls (Romania) Schizoid Lloyd (Netherlands) 2 October
Redemption (US) Mekong Delta (Germany) Kingcrow (Italy) Sole Remedy (Finland) Memento Waltz (Italy) Sky Architect (Netherlands) 2012 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 5 October
Heaven's Cry (Canada) Anubis Gate (Denmark) Ørkenkjøtt (Norway)
4 October
Persefone (Andorra) 6 October
Vanden Plas (Germany) Nightingale (Sweden) The Levitation Hex (Australia) Alarum (Australia) Shattered Skies (Ireland) A Liquid Landscape (Netherlands) 7 October
Circus Maximus (Norway) Akphaezya (France) Borealis (Canada) Uneven Structure (France) Thurisaz (Belgium) Atlantis (Netherlands) 2013 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 4 October
Shadow Gallery (US) Damian Wilson (UK)
3 October
Nehl Aëlin (France) 5 October
Fates Warning (US) Haken (UK) Hacride (France) Oddland (Finland) Verbal Delirium (Greece) Dimaeon (Netherlands) 6 October
The Ocean (Germany) Wolverine (Sweden) The Omega Experiment (US) Toundra (Spain) Ramage Inc. (UK) Malicious Dream (Netherlands) 2014PROGPOWER EUROPE 2014 official LineUp, accessed May 23, 2014. Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands 2 October Heavy Hoempa
3 October
Jolly (US) Votum (PL)4 October
Voyager (AU) Aeon Zen (UK) Pain of Salvation (Replacement for Pagan's Mind (NO)Pagan's Mind cancel announcement 2014 Aeon of Horus (AU) Prospekt (UK) Disperse (PL) 5 October
Pain of Salvation (SE) "Remedy Lane" Set Pain Of Salvation Remedy Lane Set , accessed Sept. 30. 2014 Agent Fresco (IS) Chimp Spanner (UK) Vulture Industries (NO) Tenebris (PL) Cartographer (NL) 2015 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands2 October
Myrath (TN) Vola (DK)3 October
Pagan's Mind (AU) Soen (S) Schizoid Lloyd (NL) Exxasens (E) Karma Rassa (RU) Armed Cloud (NL) 4 October
Leprous (NO) Enchant (US) Obsidian Kingdom (E) Animations (PL) Serdce (BY) Until Rain (GR) 2016 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands30 September
Jolly (US) Subterranean Masquerade (Worldwide)1 October
Textures (NL) Chaos Divine (AU) In Mourning (S) Distorted Harmony (ISR) 6:33 (FR) Atmospheres (B) 2 October
Threshold (UK) Wolverine (S) Nordic Giants (UK) Klone (FR) Sadist (IT) Smallman (BG) 2017 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands5 October
Damian Wilson (UK)
6 October
Voyager (Australia) Sleepmakeswaves (Australia)7 October
Soen (Sweden) Pyramaze (Denmark) Atrox (Norway) Kauan (Russia) Blindead (Poland) Cataya (Germany) 8 October
Tesseract (UK) Toehider (Australia) Hemina (Australia) Brutai (UK) Organized Chaos (Serbia/Chile) Semistereo (Netherlands) 2018 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands4 October preparty at Kasteel De Berckt Spires (UK)
5 October
Sons of Apollo (United States) Need (Greece)6 October
Evergrey (Sweden) Major Parkinson (Norway) Ramage Inc. (UK) Adimiron (Italy) The Thirteenth Sun (Romania) Golden Caves (Netherlands) 7 October
Caligula's Horse (Australia) Subsignal (Germany) Circles (Australia) Voices (UK) Dvne (Scotland, UK) Temples on Mars (UK) 2019 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands4 October
Diablo Swing Orchestra (Sweden) Voyager (Australia)5 October
Psychotic Waltz (United States) Ghost Ship Octavius (United States) Kingcrow (Italy) Voices From The Fuselage (UK) Anima Tempo (Mexico) Scarlet Stories (Netherlands) 6 October
Lost In Thought (UK) Prehistoric Animals (Sweden) Rendezvous Point (Norway) Kong (Netherlands) Teramaze (Australia) Persefone (Andorra) 2022 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands30 September
Von Hertzen Brothers (Finland) Mother Of Millions (Greece)1 October
Green Carnation (Norway) Iotunn (Denmark) Godsticks (UK) Feather Mountain (Denmark) Smalltape (Germany) Inhalo (Netherlands) 2 October
Seventh Wonder (Sweden) Avandra (Puerto Rico United States) Meer (Norway) Vulkan (Sweden) Nero di Marte (Italy) Neverus (Netherlands) 2023 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands6 October
Earthside (United States) Wheel (Finland)7 October
Wilderun (United States) An Abstract Illusion (Sweden) Dordeduh (Romania) Hei’an (Slovenia) Chaosbay (Germany) Hackberry (Netherlands) 8 October
Teramaze (Australia) Darkwater (Sweden) Maraton (Norway) Ihlo (UK) Obsidian Tide (Israel) Omnerod (Belgium) 2024 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands4 October
Maestrick (Brazil) Pure Reason Revolution (UK)5 October
ENMA (Netherlands) No Terror In The Bang (France) TERRA (Italy) Apotheus (Portugal) Madder Mortem (Norway) Sadist (Italy) 6 October
URSA (Belgium) Ions (Czech Republic) Ou (China) The Anchoret (Canada) Crimson Glory (United States) Caligula's Horse (Australia) 2025 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands3 October
Extol (Norway) Nospun (United States)4 October
Vanden Plas (Germany) Major Parkinson (Norway) Elegy (Netherlands) Mayfire (Norway) Trylion (Poland) The Cryptex (Germany) 5 October
Threshold (UK) Kingcrow (Italy) Kyros (UK) Voidchaser (Canada) Tiberius (UK) TRAELS (Belgium) 2026 Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands2 October
The Reticent (United States) Rendezvous Point (Norway)3 October
Hyla (Netherlands) Playgrounded (Greece/Netherlands) Terravia (Norway) Hippotraktor (Belgium) PreHistoric Animals (Sweden) The Dear Hunter (United States) 4 October
Royal Sorrow (Finland) Sister May (Belgium) Quantum (Sweden) Fractal Sun (Costa Rica) Esoterica (UK) Einar Solberg (Norway)
Postponed and cancelled lineups 2020–2021