Ed’s Letter
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of Prog. It is, in fact, quite a unique one for us: our first ever Review-Of-The-Year issue! This year we felt the achievements of the prog world in 2025 needed celebrating properly, so that’s what we’ve done.
Aside from grabbing chats with Steven Wilson, Yes, Marillion’s Steve Rothery, Genesis, EBB, Steeleye Span and more, we also shine a light on the work of the Progrock.com’s Essentials label and the Solent Area Prog gigs held at the 1865 in Southampton; pay our respects to those who left us in 2025; and Prog’s own newshound Julian dons his best Mystic Meg outfit and looks ahead to what’s coming your way in 2026. Oh, and even though it hasn’t happened yet, it’s been all over the media for the latter part of this year, so we look at the Rush reunion: how it happened and what we think the tour will entail.