Progtoberfest Festival

03/11/2022

Unfortunately, Progtoberfest is postponed til next year

12/25/2021

Hey everyone! Happy Holidays.

The long awaited tribute CD, All We Nied Is Norm is finally here and available at the link below.

Buy one for yourself and a couple for your friends because you know and love the bands that contributed tracks and most importantly, 100% of the proceeds go to Saint Jude’s Hospital. A charity that was near and dear to Uncle Norm’s heart.

We all love and miss our dear friend and this is a great way to honor him and do a little good in the world. He would absolutely approve.

Thank you everyone.

Please feel free to share this post with anyone and any other group page where people knew Norm and would like to have this info. ✌🏼

The nieces and nephews put together this exciting compilation cd with some of Norm’s favorite artists. 100% of the profits go to St. Jude’s to help combat cancer.

11/16/2021

NOW TAKING SUBMISSIONS for Progtoberfest 2022!!

If interested, please email [email protected]

11/15/2021

🚨🚨BIG NEWS🚨🚨

Progtoberfest Festival is coming BACK!!!! 🙌 🤘
Coming October 2022
Dates will be announced soon
The festival will take place at Reggies
Next year's festival will be dedicated to
Uncle Norm Nied R.I.P.

07/26/2020

Independent venues can't survive without your help. Please go to www.SaveOurStages.com to support the new and Restart Act. This is our final push to Congress and we will not get another opportunity. Please send in the new letter now and tell your friends!

06/24/2020

Some exciting news!!!

Happy to announce I'm putting together "PROGTOBERFEST CELEBRATION: A Virtual Benefit Fundraiser for Reggies," one of Chicago's best concert venues!!! Since Reggies has been the host for Progtoberfest Festival for 5 years, this benefit will feature artists who've performed in past years at the festival and artists/bands who haven't. I know I'm only one person, but I hope this can help Reggies stay open!!!

05/22/2020

04/18/2020

Today's featured Progtoberfest artist set is Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly from 2016!! Enjoy!!

Accomplished Swedish songwriter Rikard Sjöblom is known mostly as the front-man and keyboardist for the now (sadly) dissolved progressive rock/metal band Bea...

04/17/2020

Our first featured band is the incredible Abacab - The Music Of Genesis from 2018. Enjoy their full set of the ENTIRE "Seconds Out" album!!!

This is the complete live recording of the acclaimed Abacab live show at Progtoberfest 2017. The setlist was as follows: 1- Squonk 2- The Carpet Crawlers 3- ...

04/17/2020

Hey everyone!! Hope you're staying safe and healthy while being quarantined! We wanted to give back to you guys somehow during this difficult time, so each day, we'll be posting a set/videos from different bands that have performed at Progtoberfest through the years! In return, please go to that artist's page and support their music, as many musicians are struggling! Stay safe and healthy and support one another as it's the right thing to do! ~Kevin

01/26/2020

Very low ticket warning! Almost sold out for Devin Townsend with The Contortionist and HAKEN at Metro Chicago on March 14th. Get your last chance tickets while you still can at https://tinyurl.com/twqyelj

01/14/2020

Very few tickets remain for Devin Townsend with The Contortionist and Haken Saturday March 14 at Metro Chicago! Get them while you still can at www.metrochicago.com