With: April Wine and Tyketto
The Magician's Farewell
location_city The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
English progressive rock band formed in 1969 who have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.
The current lineup is Mick Box (founding member) - guitar / vocals, Bernie Shaw - lead vocals, Phil Lanzon - keyboards / vocals, Dave Rimmer - bass/ vocals and Russell Gilbrook - percussion / vocals.
They released their debut album, "...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble" in 1970, followed by: "Look at Yourself" (1971), "Salisbury" (1971), "The Magician's Birthday" (1972), "Demons and Wizards" (1972), "Sweet Freedom" (1973), "Wonderworld" (1974), "Return to Fantasy" (1975), "High and Mighty" (1976), "Innocent Victim" (1977), "Firefly" (1977), "Fallen Angel" (1978), "Conquest" (1980), "Abominog" (1982), "Head First" (1983), "Equator" (1985), "Raging Silence" (1989), "Different World" (1991), "Sea of Light" (1995), "Sonic Origami" (1998), "Wake the Sleeper" (2008), "Into the Wild" (2011), "Outsider" (2014), "Living the Dream" (2018), plus 2023's: "Chaos & Colour".