RoSfest,PA,USA 2010 - Latest news,Line up

I'll be there Friday night for Pendragon and I'm looking forward to checking out Mystery as well. :)

Saturday

Posted the above on behalf of George Roldan and the ROSfest crew :-)

Olav :-)

If I can swing the pocketbooks just right, Harry Hood and I will try to be in attendance.  Still loving A Matter Of Life And Death, any chance we'll hear Midnight Sail or The Dream?  

Unitopia will be the first Australian band to play RoSFest!

Arriving just in time for their RoSFest 2010 show - Unitopia’s Artificial hits stores in May 2010!

 

Let the good times rock n' roll!

New website is up !

http://www.unitopiamusic.com/

 

Edited by Foxtrottresspass - November 17 2009 at 14:07

Hoping to see you there then - with a bit of luck me and my wife will attend.

Pendragon Announced for Encore Performance at RoSfest 2010

RoSfest is pleased to announce the return of Pendragon as the Friday night headliner for 2010. Since their last performance at RoSfest at the Colonial Theater in 2007, the band has released two DVDs, 2007's "Past & Presence" and 2009's "Concerto Maximo", and a CD called "Pure". The band has toured extensively in support of their latest releases, most recently performing at Summer's End Festival in the UK and the Night of the Prog Festival at Loreley in Germany, as well as opening for Dream Theater in Portugal. Pure received the Classic Rock Society's Album of the Year, and rave reviews from websites across the globe. Look for this veteran band featuring Nick Barrett (Guitar/vocals), Peter Gee (Bass), Clive Nolan (Keyboards), and new drum sensation Scott Higham (Drums) to bring the house down at the Majestic Theater with a stellar performance.

Remember that RoSfest gold seat tickets go on sale this Saturday, November 14th at 12 Noon Eastern time. For more information go to http://rosfest.com/Ticket_Info.htm

Just a quick note, we are really close to signing our Saturday night headliner. This is a band that has never played RoSfest.

Pendragon - official Website: http://www.pendragon.mu/
Pendragon - official Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/toffrecords
Check out the band's bio and MP3 - http://rosfest.com/Performers-2010/Pendragon.htm

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Rites Of Spring Festival - April 30th, May 1st & 2nd - 2010



Bands announced for ROSfest 2010 so far:
Magic Pie - Gazpacho - DeeExpus - Manning - Mystery - Unitopia - Ajalon - Von Hertzen Brothers - Pendragon

Forwarding this one from George Roldan.

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We are very excited to announce Norwegian band Gazpacho for an appearance at RoSfest 2010.  
  Gazpacho consists of:
 • Jan-Henrik Ohme - vocals
 • Jon-Arne Vilbo – guitars
 • Thomas Andersen - keyboards
 • Mikael Krømer - violin, mandolin
 • Robert R Johansen - drums, percussion
 • Kristian Torp - bass guitar 

 Gazpacho has been described by one critic as being "classical post ambient nocturnal atmospheric folk world rock".  Putting them in a single genre is not really possible, although bands  like Radiohead, Muse, Marillion, Talk Talk or Porcupine Tree have been named.
 
 Gazpacho's first three albums, "Bravo" (2003), When Earth Lets Go" (2004), and "Firebird" (2005) gained acclaim by word of mouth throughout the world. It didn't take long before they had debuted in the Dutch indie charts at #6, hit #1 three times on Mp3.com, won international songwriter competitions, got playlistings on national radio in several countries, were offered a support slot throughout Europe, voted as one of the top 10 albums of the year for over 6 months on various sites, and a general 'good vibe' was spreading about Gazpacho underground.
 
 They played support on Marillion's "Marbles" tour in 2004 with 31 shows in 11 countries in front of than 40.000 people, which radically raised their profile, earning the respect of audiences everywhere they played and garnering critical acclaim. Overwhelmed by the audience's positive reaction to Gazpacho, Marillion's record label, "Intact Records", sought to capitalize on Gazpacho's potential.  They launched Gazpacho's 3rd studio album 'Firebird', and licensed the back catalogue. Appearing on Firebird is none other than Marillion's guitar legend Steve Rothery who contributed stunning melodic guitars on the track 'Do You Know What You Are Saying?'  
 Their fourth album "Night" (2007) showed a departure from the short song format of the previous albums, and instead consists of one long 50-minute conceptual piece, divided into five parts. The album was instantly well-received in prog-circles, topping the Just For Kicks Music sales chart for two weeks after its release. The international press was almost unanimously positive, calling the album "very, very grand art", "nothing short of a masterpiece" and "an incredible album". The album charted in the reader's top 20 at Progwereld for more than a year. Night also did very well in several readers' polls at the end of 2007. The album was voted 9th best album of 2007 by listeners of Polish radio station MLWZ and 8th best album in the Dutch Progressive Rock Page Poll. The album is also in the top 10 of 2007 at Progarchives. 
 
 The band's follow-up for Night, titled "Tick Tock", was released in March 2009 and is garnering rave reviews as the band's best album to date.  The album tells the story of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's airplane crash in the Sahara Desert and subsequent rescue.  The story is told through exciting and mature music, showing the band's growth from previous albums but maintaining the Gazpacho sound.  The band has since headlined a European tour, including a performance at the prestigious Night of the Prog Festival in Loreley.   
 We are proud to bring this terrific band to North America for the first time for RoSfest 2010. 

GAZPACHO official Website: www.gazpachoworld.com 
GAZPACHO Audio Samples: www.last.fm/music/gazpacho 
GAZPACHO Street Team & Fanclub: www.myspace.com/gazpachostreetteam
Check out the band's bio and MP3 - http://rosfest.com/Performers-2010/Gazpacho.htm 

CHEERS!
George Roldan

Padraic wrote: Garion81 wrote: ^ How can you say fail?  This is a great location that opens it up to a lot more people who couldn't go before.  This is what a 60 minute drive from Philly?  More like a 2-2.5 hour drive.  The Keswick was a 10 minute drive from my house.    That's why Jozef is calling it a "fail". It will be farther for those in Philly/SE PA, but a bit closer for Marylanders or people living near DC.  I visited Gettysburg when I lived in Rockville, MD and it was about a 75 minute drive.

I live about 45 minutes away from Glenside and I took the train up there. I saw King Crimson at the Keswick last year and it is indeed an excellent venue.

I loved last year's festival. I went both friday and saturday, I just think Gettysburg might be a bit of a stretch, but depending on the lineup, I'll make my decision.

Padraic wrote: Garion81 wrote: ^ How can you say fail?  This is a great location that opens it up to a lot more people who couldn't go before.  This is what a 60 minute drive from Philly?  More like a 2-2.5 hour drive.  The Keswick was a 10 minute drive from my house.    That's why Jozef is calling it a "fail". It will be farther for those in Philly/SE PA, but a bit closer for Marylanders or people living near DC.  I visited Gettysburg when I lived in Rockville, MD and it was about a 75 minute drive.