Cloud Atlas, Winter In Eden

Ticket: £10 Buy Now
Doors: 19:30pm
Age: 14+

Misused that phrase, ‘progressive rock’, isn’t it? To the uninformed or out-of-touch it conjures images of Rick Wakeman in a cape or Peter Gabriel with a flower round his head.

But it’s so much more than that, has moved with the times and is in good hands with the likes of Heidi Widdop and her new band CLOUD ATLAS.

From early days with Mostly Autumn and progression with ill-fated projects Breathing Space and Stolen Earth, our heroine has shown a steely determination to settle for nothing but the best. Not just the musicians surrounding her but also songwriting, arrangement and putting on a great show!

Inspired by a photograph of the sky one morning, the name Cloud Atlas seemed to be perfect, summing up the mystery and unpredictable nature of Heidi’s musical journey.

Sweeping soundscapes, sometimes dark but always intriguing and full to bursting with melody and atmosphere, this is ‘prog rock’ at its finest, it’s most up-to-date and, quite frankly, bloody fantastic.

Supported here by the wonderful WINTER IN EDEN, symphonic metallers from the NE releasing their third full-length album ‘Court Of Conscience’, the follow-up to critically acclaimed ‘Echoes Of Betrayal’ in 2012.

Both these acts are doing long sets so EARLY ARRIVAL recommended!