# ProgPower Europe

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) A.C.T (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) |
| 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) Aeon of Horus (AU) Prospekt (UK) Disperse (PL) | 5 October Pain of Salvation (SE) "Remedy Lane" Set Agent Fresco (IS) Chimp Spanner (UK) Vulture Industries (NO) Tenebris (PL) Cartographer (NL) |
| 2015 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 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, Netherlands | 30 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, Netherlands | 5 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, Netherlands | 4 October preparty at Kasteel De Berckt Spires (UK) 5 October Sons of Apollo (USA) Need (Greece) | 6 October Evergrey (Sweden) Major Parkinson (Norway) Ramage Inc. (UK) Adimiron (Italy) The Thirneenth Sun (Romania) Golden Caves (Netherlands) | 7 October Caligula's Horse (Australia) Subsignal (Germany) Circles (Australia) Voices (UK) DVNE (UK) Temples on Mars (UK) |