First Night Of The Progs Feat. The John Hackett Band & John Mitchell.
The inaugural quarterly Prog Night on Saturday 16th November at The Butler venue in Reading will feature the John Hackett Band, John Mitchell (acoustic) and Hoopy Frood. Future Prog Nights will showcase Prog-Rock bands from this vibrant circuit genre.
First Night of the Progs – Saturday 16th November 2024
The John Hackett Band embodies the spirit of progressive rock. From John’s pastoral flute textures, through the funky interplay between drummer Duncan Parsons and bassist Jeremy Richardson to the intricacies of Nick Fletcher’s lead guitar the group embrace pop, rock, jazz, classical, funk and all stops in-between, from the tenderest of ballads to hair-raising instrumental workouts!
John Hackett has been a much-loved and admired figure in the progressive rock scene since the mid-70’s; best-known for his flute work with his brother, former Genesis guitarist, Steve Hackett on albums such as Voyage of The Acolyte, Sketches of Satie and Please Don’t Touch, alongside his own solo albums Checking Out Of London, Another Life and The Piper Plays His Tune.
John Mitchell is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.
A multi-instrumentalist who predominantly sings and plays guitar, Mitchell is a member of several popular progressive rock bands, including Frost*, It Bites and Arena.
John releases his solo music under the pseudonym Lonely Robot. John also masterminded the bands Kino and The Urbane and played bass for alternative rock band A. John has performed live with the likes of John Wetton (Asia) and Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) to name a few.
Hoopy Frood are celebrating 20yrs together and about to release their new album “Mostly Harmless”, a few tracks from which will be included in their set”.
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Tickets: https://wegottickets.com/event/634448
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