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HEADLINE ACT-ONLY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PROG FEST
CELEBR8, the British Progressive Rock Festival has announced that headline act only tickets (IQ and It Bites) are now available at only £25.00. The Acoustic Stage acts have also been finalised and include Mars Hollow’s former bassist Kerry (Chicoine) Kompost and one man guitar orchestra Matt Stevens along with Jadis mainman Gary Chandler who will be premiering acoustic versions of songs from the forthcoming album as well as Jadis classics.
Former Pallas vocalist Alan Reed has also been added to the acoustic bill and will be performing with usual partner in crime Mark Spencer.
The Festival takes place at The Hippodrome, Kingston upon Thames on July 7th & 8th and the final line-up reads like a who’s who of Progressive Rock with headliners IQ and IT BITES and including PALLAS, THE TANGENT, MAGENTA and TOUCHSTONE.
Weekend and day tickets are available NOW. Weekend tickets are available for £70.00 as are individual day tickets for either Saturday or Sunday priced £45.00 All tickets are available online via the CELEBR8 website or directly from The Merch Desk. http://www.themerchdesk.com
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