I wanted to make sure you all know about the upcoming tour
with one of Sweden’s best prog rock bands: BEARDFISH with support SONIQ CIRCUS
Feb 13 - Brygghuset, Stockholm
Feb 14 - Musikens hus, Gothenburg
Feb 15 - Folkets hus & park, Skurup - with special guests ATLAS
Ever since their debut in 2003 this Gävle band has delivered some fantastically
smart and powerful music, both on album and on stage. It’s no surprise that
Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy hailed Beardfish as a favourite band of his, and
invited them as support on their tours. With epic songs, concept albums and a
wide variety of musical styles and moods, the tag ”prog rock” fits Beardfish
well, but there’s also a foundation in classic rock and simply high quality
song writing with great riffs, strong melodies and vintage keyboards that
strikes a vibe. If you’re into 70’s rock that has parts of Frank Zappa’s
playfulness, the heaviness of King Crimson and harmonies of Gentle Giant,
chances are you’ll fall for Beardfish!
One of the band’s last gigs before a long break was at Progressive Circus 2015,
and it’s awesome to now get their first reunion tour together, with dates at
Brygghuset in Stockholm february 13, Musikens hus in Gothenburg february 14 and
Folkets hus & park in Skurup in Skåne february 15. On stage you will
experience the fabulous quartet of Rikard Sjöblom on vocals, guitar and
keyboards (also Big Big Train, Gungfly and solo), David Zackrisson on guitar,
Magnus Östgren on drums and the always superb Robert Hansen on bass. Apart from
favourites from their first 12 years, we will also hear some just released
material from „Songs from Beating Hearts”, released November 1 2024.
SONIQ CIRCUS joins the tour as support, with their 70’s flavoured progressive
rock with hints of modern metal. During the last years, the band has released
Chapter 1 and 2 of a musical story about a bunch of strangers whose destinies
intertwine on a cursed cruise, which has gotten some really great reviews.
Soniq Circus always give a rocking and fun show for fans of prog and good rock.
The concert in Skurup is arranged in collaboration with Club UFO, and also
includes ATLAS, who released a Camel/Genesis/Kaipa flavoured cult album “Blå
Vardag” in 1979 but disbanded shortly thereafter. After more than 35 years, the
band got together to play at Progressive Circus 2016, which caused fans to
travel from different places in Europe, and now it’s finally time to see the
band on stage again – 9 years later. Do not miss!!
Beardfish on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5g8zU3hIMirIT8gwhV6Hlz" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5g8zU3hIMirIT8gwhV6Hlz
“In the Autumn” –Beardfish’s recent single release: https://youtu.be/Ji3vT-J7yww" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/Ji3vT-J7yww
Soniq Circus on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1tLTgzwaDIb2VNo6yCPYu1" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/artist/1tLTgzwaDIb2VNo6yCPYu1
“I of the storm” by Soniq Circus https://youtu.be/SD6nTH9ZPv4?si=ClNy4_YGnBccsEIl" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/SD6nTH9ZPv4?si=ClNy4_YGnBccsEIl
Atlas on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/62fuowf7IAcvxjGsMBtFQH" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/artist/62fuowf7IAcvxjGsMBtFQH