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.

• 7:00pm Glass (with friends)
• 8:30pm Hughscore
• 10:00pm Pip Pyle's Bash! – world debut

• 1:00pm Hamster Theatre – first performance outside Colorado
• 2:15pm Richard Sinclair
• 4:00pm Phreeworld
• 6:30pm Kopecky
• 8:00pm Richard Sinclair and David Rees-Williams
• 9:30pm Soft Works – world debut

• 2:00pm Stinkhorn
• 3:00pm David Rees-Williams
• 4:30pm Azigza
• 7:00pm Phil Miller's In Cahoots
• 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)

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. Mike Ratledge was invited to Progman, but declined to attend, even as a spectator. Robert Wyatt's health prevented him from travelling.

• 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
• Highlights from the 2002 festival were released as Canterburied in Seattle 2002 on Glass's Bandcamp page
• The entire 2003 festival (less Procol Harum and Alan Parsons) was released on Glass's Bandcamp page
• Richard Sinclair's performances have been released on his Bandcamp page

• 5:00pm Two Monkey Finger (Two Monkey Finger consisted of different musicians for different songs—see below)
• 9:00pm The Alan Parsons Project

• 5:00pm Two Monkey Finger
• 7:30pm Steve Smith / Michael Zilber Quartet
• 9:30pm Procol Harum

• 2003 Festival announcement
• Review of 2002 Festival
• 2002 Festival highlights
• 2003 Festival (complete)