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    Posted: July 13 2005 at 07:31

Well I'll add to this as I get them done... but here's Friday night's bands

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And then my favorite of the weekend:  PFM

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2005 at 09:13
Cannot see Flavio Premoli on stage...Whats up?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2005 at 18:24

Originally posted by luc4fun luc4fun wrote:

Cannot see Flavio Premoli on stage...Whats up?

He is in the hospital and was not on this tour.  No other info is available

His replacement was more than adequate and I guess was not the first time he filled in 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2005 at 19:14

Great pix !!!

Great bands!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2005 at 19:23

Great pics - shame about Flavio.  I remember reading something on the website about bronchitis, but think that should have passed by now.  I'll go and check again when the entry was made, as they actually cancelled an Italian show because of it.  If he's out for the whole tour it would be a shame, as he is a key component of the sound, with both his playing and his voice.

I see Franz is still doing his frontman act - drumsticks sticking out everywhere, and loony dancing - like your embarrassing drunken grandad at a wedding!  He's such an amazing drummer and he's totally wasted out front.  If he craves the limelight so much, they should just stick his kit at the front of the stage.  Still, its PFM, and they just sound great anyway.  Wish I'd been there.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2005 at 19:38

This was the announcement from the guys at Nearfest regarding it and his replacement. Tagliavini was very good btw:

 

 

Flavio Premoli has taken ill and will not be doing the tour. Gianluca Tagliavini will be the keyboard player for the North and South American shows, including the Progressive Legends Showcase in Bethlehem, PA on July 8th. Premoli was taken to the hospital last week and will be under doctor's care for about two months. He is expected to make a full recovery. We certainly wish him well.

Gianluca is the "official" replacement for Premoli and is also in an ELP cover band called FOG. They recently conceived a tribute album and Gianluca's dazzling keys work can be sampled here,
http://www.elptribute.it/home.htm Rest assured, he is more than an able replacement and the PFM tour should be quite amazing.




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2005 at 00:47

Yes, he did a great job with PFM... not a glitch in their show...

Now on to Saturday:

Started off with a band from Norway called "Wobbler"

Next:  Frogg Cafe from the USA

Next:  A band from Belgium called "Present" (strangest band I've ever heard)

And to end the night:  IQ

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2005 at 04:13

Its a Pity Flavio was not there, as he has a unique role in the Band...

Tel us something more about IQ performance..

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2005 at 23:52
IQ actually did a great performance... altho I hear they didn't think so. There was some problems with the sound equipment all weekend, but personally it was so much better than the last time I saw them at Progeny in London a couple of years ago, I'm not complaining at all.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2005 at 08:13
God, these pics look so tasty, I have to go there next year. I always wanted to do a tour of New England  to see some of these mythical places Cooper described like Susqehanna Valley. Prog &Cooper!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2005 at 11:52
Fantastic pics as ever 3F. They all looked as though they were have a ball up on stage.


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