Pull up a chair: The Emerald Dawn at ...

What an incredible 2025 it’s been in the world of prog. This year, we’ve taken a different approach to our Critics’ Choice and instead of printing our writers’ Top 20 lists, we’ve pooled them to create a definitive Top 50 with profile pieces on some of the key players. Did your favourite make the cut? We look forward to reading your thoughts on the results.

VENUE DOWNSTAIRS AT THE DOME, LONDON DATE 23/11/2025 ...

VENUE THE PIPER, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA DATE 16/11/2025 “Y ...

One of the great British blues-rock bands of the 60s and 70s, they’re still keeping their flag flying.

The tour hasn’t even happened yet, but if 2025 is remembered for one thing, it most likely will be Rush announcing they were going back out on the road, with German drummer Anika Nilles, for their R50 shows.