ProgPower USA will return to Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia on September 9 to 11, 2027, opening a new chapter for one of North America’s longest running progressive and power metal festivals. Following the retirement of founder and longtime promoter Glenn Harveston, co-promoter Milton Mendonça is taking the helm.
The 2027 edition moves to a three-day format and features Eluveitie, Wind Rose, Nevermore, H.E.A.T, Unleash The Archers, Lynch Mob, Masterplan, Metal Church, Vision Divine, Triosphere, Einar Solberg, Silent Skies, Ihlo, Royal Sorrow, Power Paladin and Advent Horizon, with one more band still to be announced.
A New Chapter for ProgPower USA
For Mendonça, taking over the festival is deeply personal. He first attended ProgPower USA 24 years ago and later became part of the team.
“Twenty-four years ago, I attended ProgPower USA for the first time, and I remember what it felt like the moment I walked into the venue. It was a feeling of belonging.”
Milton Mendonça
“ProgPower has been part of most of my life. I met some of my best friends there, and I know people who met their best friends, their spouse, and people who first came as teenagers and now bring their kids. It’s the one weekend our community looks forward to every year.”
Milton Mendonça
His priority, he says, is to preserve what Harveston built.
“The most important thing to me is honoring Glenn’s legacy. Other than scaling the festival down to three days, my goal is to keep everything the same. The blueprint stays.”
Milton Mendonça
Since its inception, ProgPower USA has mixed internationally established acts, rare North American appearances and emerging artists from across the progressive and power metal worlds, building a community that returns to Atlanta year after year. The 2027 edition continues a tradition of almost three decades at Center Stage.
ProgPower USA 2027 Lineup
- Eluveitie
- Wind Rose
- Nevermore
- H.E.A.T
- Unleash The Archers
- Lynch Mob
- Masterplan
- Metal Church
- Vision Divine
- Triosphere
- Einar Solberg
- Silent Skies
- Ihlo
- Royal Sorrow
- Power Paladin
- Advent Horizon
- One more band to be announced
Tickets and updates: ProgPowerUSA.com.
