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InProg was an international
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held almost yearly since 2001 in
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. The festival was organised by the Russian
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. The organizers of this
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called it "a festival of intellectual music", because except giving to
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artists to perform they also give to
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and other genre artists to perform. The official slogan of the festival is "Music for the brains". Though there was an InProg 2007 festival planned, it did not take place because of a low financial situation. "InProg on the Hills" has continued in 2011. A mix of Russian and Ukraine bands played there, including well-known Sunchild.


List of all festivals and performers

InProg on the Hills 2011 (10 June – 13 June) : Art-Nechto (Arkhangelsk-Moscow), Introspective F.M. (Yaroslavl'), Uphill Work (Moscow), Eternal Wanderers (Moscow), Cracked Rombix (Moscow), Sunchild (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Mystic Morrison Visions (Volzhskiy, Russia), Chikiss (St.Petersburg). InProg on the Hills 2010 (11 June – 13 June) : Uphill Work, Syncopated Silence, Olga Dzusova & SS-20, Orgia Pravednikov (All - Moscow, Russia),
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(Minsk, Belarus) - main progrock/metal/etc. set at 11 June. "Orgia" show was a big success. : Vespero (Astrakhan'), Klever (St.Petersburg), Cracked Rombix (Moscow), Mouches a l'Orange (Soligorsk, Belarus) - psychedelic set at 13 June. Due to dysfunctional stage/weather conditions it was moved to different stage and went late night and in-between reggae (!!!) set; weird mix indeed. InProg 2009 (24 October) : Beardfish ( Sweden), Vespero (
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"The Worm Ouroboros" 24.10.2009, InProg-2009, Moskva
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), Jazzator (
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). InProg on the Hills 2009 (12 June – 13 June) : Jazzator, Vespero,
Kostarev Group Aleksander Kostarev (russian: Александр Владимирович Костарев) is a Russian progressive rock musician. He began his musical career in the 1970s, but did not garner popular recognition until the 2000s when he became one ...
. Most of the planned bands were cancelled. Ecco Prog Fest 2008 (29 November) : Flower Kings ( Sweden),
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) and
Kostarev Group Aleksander Kostarev (russian: Александр Владимирович Костарев) is a Russian progressive rock musician. He began his musical career in the 1970s, but did not garner popular recognition until the 2000s when he became one ...
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). InProg on the Hills 2008 (12 June) :
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),
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), Inner Drive (
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), Batisfera (
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), EXIT project (
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), Olga Dzusova & SS-20 (
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), Kaftan Smeha (
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). :On 13 June,
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bands
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) and The Skys ( Lithuania) also played. InProg 2006 (9 April and 23 April) :Day 1 - Vicheslav Gorskiy & Kvadro, EXIT project, Blind Vandal, Olle Lukoye, Kaftan Smeha, a
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of different musicians led by Alexander Kostarev, who was specially invited to lead the
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. :Day 2 - Little Tragedies, Azazello,
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( Sweden). *All performers from
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, except where noted. InProg 2005 (14–15 May) :Day 1 - Samla Mammas Manna ( Sweden), Tanquam, Invisible Front, Andrey Suchilin and Do Major Neo. :Day 2 - Olive Mess (
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), Hidria Spacefolk (
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),
Kostarev Group Aleksander Kostarev (russian: Александр Владимирович Костарев) is a Russian progressive rock musician. He began his musical career in the 1970s, but did not garner popular recognition until the 2000s when he became one ...
, Marimba Plus,
Disen Gage Disen Gage is a Russian rock band from Moscow. History The band was formed in 1999 by Yuri Alaverdyan and Konstantin Mochalov on guitars, Nikolay Syrtsev on bass guitar and Eugeniy Kudryashov on drums. Despite of having gained a certain de ...
. *All performers from
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
, except where noted. InProg 2004 (11 April) :
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Kostarev Group Aleksander Kostarev (russian: Александр Владимирович Костарев) is a Russian progressive rock musician. He began his musical career in the 1970s, but did not garner popular recognition until the 2000s when he became one ...
, Disengage, NYL,
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. InProg 2003 (15, 22 February) :Day 1 - Nova Art, Orgiya Pravednikov, Face-X, Azazello. :Day 2 - NYL,
Kostarev Group Aleksander Kostarev (russian: Александр Владимирович Костарев) is a Russian progressive rock musician. He began his musical career in the 1970s, but did not garner popular recognition until the 2000s when he became one ...
, Azazello. * There was also a one-day InProg 2003 festival in Sankt Peterburg (16 February). InProg 2001 (11 November) : Azazello, Face-X, NYL, Nordream, Elisium.


See also

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Russian rock Rock music became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its Western roots. According to many music critics, its "golden age" years were the 1980s (especially the era of perestroika), when the Soviet underground r ...


References


External links


The festival organisers MySpace
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Review about the first day of InProg 2006

About InProg 2005
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Empty Hills festival official website
(Russian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Inprog Rock festivals in Russia Culture in Moscow Recurring events established in 2001