| ProgPower Europe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Progressive metal |
| Dates | October |
| Location(s) | Baarlo, Netherlands Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Founded by | Rene Janssen |
| Website | progpowereurope |
ProgPower Europe (formerly ProgPower) is a progressive metal festival held annually in the Netherlands since 1999. Notable headliners have included Sons of Apollo, Evergrey, and Caligula's Horse.
The beginnings of ProgPower Europe started in November 1998 by René Janssen (mostly known from his activities for the Dutch Progressive Rock Pages) decided the time had come for a special event in the progressive metal scene. So he started looking around for other prog metal fans who would be willing to organise a festival with him. [1] The first ProgPower Europe took place in November 1999 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. All the follow on events have taken place at Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands.
Some special performances were given at ProgPower Europe:
| Year | Location | Thursday / Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands | 14 November
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| 2000 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 10 November
| 11 November
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| 2001 [2] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
| 6 October
| |
| 2002 [3] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
| 6 October
| |
| 2003 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 4 October
| 5 October
| |
| 2004 [4] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October
| 3 October
| |
| 2005 [5] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 30 September
| 1 October
| 2 October
|
| 2006 [6] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 29 September
| 30 September
| 1 October |
| 2007 [7] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
| 6 October
| 7 October
|
| 2008 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 3 October
| 4 October | 5 October
|
| 2009 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October
| 3 October
| 4 October
|
| 2010 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 1 October | 2 October | 3 October
|
| 2011 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 30 September
| 1 October
| 2 October
|
| 2012 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
4 October
| 6 October
| 7 October
|
| 2013 [8] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 4 October
3 October
| 5 October
| 6 October |
| 2014 [9] | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October
3 October | 4 October | 5 October
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| 2015 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 2 October | 3 October
| 4 October
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| 2016 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 30 September
| 1 October
| 2 October
|
| 2017 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 5 October
6 October
| 7 October | 8 October
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| 2018 | Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands | 4 October preparty at Kasteel De Berckt
5 October
| 6 October
| 7 October
|
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