Progman Cometh
Progman Cometh Music Festivals were two Canterbury scene music concerts held at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Washington, USA, in 2002 and 2003.
Progman Cometh 2002[]
Elton Dean performing with Glass
Friday, August 16[]
Saturday, August 17[]
- 1:00pm Hamster Theatre – first performance outside Colorado
- 2:15pm Richard Sinclair
- 4:00pm Phreeworld
- 6:30pm Kopecky[1]
- 8:00pm Richard Sinclair and David Rees-Williams
- 9:30pm Soft Works – world debut
Sunday, August 18[]
- 2:00pm Stinkhorn
- 3:00pm David Rees-Williams
- 4:30pm Azigza
- 7:00pm Phil Miller's In Cahoots[2]
- 8:30pm Daevid Allen's University of Errors (with Kevin Ayers)
- 10:00pm All Star Jam (everyone who is still in town and has any energy left)
Notes[]
Gordon Beck was scheduled to appear but had to cancel at the last minute due to illness. Akinetón Retard (from Chile) were also scheduled but were prevented from leaving Chile by customs. The "friends" appearing with Glass were William Kopecky, Joe Kopecky and Elton Dean. Soft Works (billed as "Software" before their name change) consisted of Hugh Hopper, Allan Holdsworth, Elton Dean and John Marshall.
Releases[]
- Hamster Theatre's performance was later released on their double-CD The Public Execution of Mister Personality / Quasi Day Room: Live at the Moore Theatre
- Two songs from the performance of Pip Pyle's Bash were released on Pip's CD Belle Illusion
- The performance by Glass was released as Glass Live At Progman Cometh.
Progman Cometh 2003[]
Saturday, August 2[]
- 5:00pm Two Monkey Finger (Two Monkey Finger consisted of different musicians for different songs -- see below)
- 9:00pm The Alan Parsons Project[3]
Two Monkey Finger Set #1[]
| Artist / Song | 1st Bass | Guitar | 1st Keys | 2nd Keys | 2nd Bass | Horn | Vocals | Drums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer / Darkness/Earth in Search of a Sun | Jeff Sherman | Patrice Meyer | David Rees-Williams | Greg Sherman | Jerry Cook | |||
| Hatfield and the North / Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract)/Going Up To People and Tinkling/Calyx | Richard Sinclair | Phil Miller | Greg Sherman | Jeff Sherman | Richard Sinclair | Jerry Cook | ||
| In Cahoots / Halflife | Richard Sinclair | Phil Miller | David Rees-Williams | Greg Sherman | Elton Dean | Jerry Cook | ||
| Passport / Handmade | Hugh Hopper | Phil Miller | Greg Sherman | Jeff Sherman | Elton Dean | Jerry Cook | ||
| Hugh Hopper / Long Lingers Autumn Time | Hugh Hopper | Greg Sherman | Richard Sinclair | Richard Sinclair | ||||
| Confusion / Where Are You | Richard Sinclair | Patrice Meyer | David Rees-Williams | Richard Sinclair | Jerry Cook | |||
| Soft Works / First Train | Hugh Hopper | Patrice Meyer | Elton Dean | Jerry Cook |
Sunday, August 3[]
- 5:00pm Two Monkey Finger
- 7:30pm Steve Smith / Michael Zilber Quartet
- 9:30pm Procol Harum
Two Monkey Finger Set #2[]
| Artist / Song | 1st Bass | Guitar | 1st Keys | 2nd Keys | 2nd Bass | Horn | Vocals | Drums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport / Abracadabra | Richard Sinclair | Greg Sherman | Jeff Sherman | Elton Dean | Jerry Cook | |||
| Hugh Hopper / Hopper Tunity Box | Hugh Hopper | David Rees-Williams | Greg Sherman | Elton Dean | Jerry Cook | |||
| Hugh Hopper / Oyster Perpetual | Hugh Hopper | Jeff Sherman | ||||||
| Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond / Take Five | Hugh Hopper | Gordon Beck | Elton Dean | Jerry Cook | ||||
| Confusion / Traveler in Time | Richard Sinclair | Patrice Meyer | David Rees-Williams | Jerry Cook | ||||
| Franglo Band / Dedicated to You/7 For Lee | Patrice Meyer | Elton Dean | ||||||
| Soft Machine / Facelift | Hugh Hopper | Greg Sherman | Jeff Sherman | Elton Dean | Jerry Cook | |||
| Weather Report / Birdland | Richard Sinclair | Phil Miller | David Rees-Williams | Greg Sherman | Elton Dean | Richard Sinclair | Jerry Cook |
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References[]
Categories:
- Music festivals in Washington (state)
- Canterbury scene
- Rock festivals in the United States